2026 Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award is currently open for submission. The winning poet will receive a two thousand dollar award and the winning poem.
2026 Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award
2026 Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award is currently open for submission. The winning poet will receive a two thousand dollar award and the winning poem will be published in Plough Quarterly.
In addition, two finalists will receive two hundred and fifty dollars as well as publication in Plough.
This award honors the achievements of the great Dominican-American poet, translator, and public school teacher Rhina Polonia Espaillat. The Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award will be awarded for an original poem of not more than fifty lines that reflects her lyricism, attention to form, empathy, and ability to find grace in everyday events of life without having to be explicitly religious.
Submission Guidelines for the 2026 Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award
The Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award is free to Plough Quarterly subscribers, and there is a $7.00 fee per poem for non-subscribers. If you prefer to skip the fee, please subscribe here before entering your poem.
Submit your work via the form below on or before April 30, 2026. Results will be announced in August 2026 on Plough.com, and by email to all contestants. Please follow these guidelines:
All submissions must be previously unpublished, and may not be submitted elsewhere.
Each contestant may submit up to three poems.
Each poem must be submitted on a separate Microsoft Word document. Please do NOT put your name and email in the Word doc.
In order to qualify, please ensure that your payment matches the number of poems submitted.
Poems must be not more than fifty lines.
Due to the volume of submissions, we may not be able to contact you back or refund you if the work submitted does not meet these requirements.
The official information page.
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