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 The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers recognizes outstanding young poets and is open to high school sophomores and juniors throughout the world. The contest winner receives a full scholarship to the Kenyon Review Young Writers workshop. In addition, the winning poem will be published in The Kenyon Review. The second and third place winners will also see their poems published.
The contest is named in honor of Patricia Grodd in recognition of her generous support of The Kenyon Review and its programs, as well as her passionate commitment to education and deep love for poetry.
The final judge of the contest is KR poetry editor David Baker.
The submission period for this contest is the month of November. Please check back next fall for more information.
The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize
for Young Writers—Past Award Recipients
2010
# of Entrants: 590
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First Prize
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Anna Faison
Aiken, South Carolina
“Han” |
Runner Up
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Emma Broder
Hamden, Connecticut
“Nkoaranga” |
Runner Up
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Megan Gallagher
Greenville, South Carolina
“Clutch” |
| SPECIAL MERIT |
Kevin Hong, Needham, Massachusetts; “The Rose Mooncake”
Mallory Weiss, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey; “no need to fight retrospect embarrassment”
Vienna Wagner, Carmel, Indiana; “Esther”
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2009
# of Entrants: 615
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First Prize
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Felicity Sheehy
Jefferson Valley, New York
“Letter” |
Runner Up
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Arbil Lopez
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
“Ciudad” |
Runner Up
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Haley Markbreiter
New York, New York
“The Solitude of Hungarians” |
2008
# of Entrants: 945
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First Prize
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Molly Brown
Sweet Briar, Virginia
“Terra Incognita”
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Second Prize
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Weihui Lu
Flushing, New York
“(why) can't i hear you anymore?”
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Third Prize
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Samantha Berstler
Morristown, New Jersey
“Self-Portrait (she can't write poetry)”
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| SPECIAL MERIT |
Sarah Konowitz, Canton, Massachusetts; “Minnesota Soldier”
Nadia Qari, Allendale, New Jersey; “Directions to Follow”
Hannah Crum, Corvallis, Oregon ; “Ornaments (My grandmother)”
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2007
# of Entrants: 1,255
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First Prize
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Rebekah Latour
Clemson, South Carolina
“Twisted Like Dogwood” |
Second Prize
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Frankie Romano
Bellmore, New York
“The Night You Questioned the Purpose of Flowers”
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Third Prize
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Hannah Irvin
Birmingham, Alabama
“For My Father”
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Honorable
Mention
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Celeste Brewer
Greenville, South Carolina
“Gemini”
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| SPECIAL MERIT |
Zoe Bursztajn-Illingworth, Cambridge, Massachusetts; “No Spaces”
Laura Nuckols, Minnetonka, Minnesota; “Caiodh”
Natalie Reinhart, New Hope, Alabama ; “Roman Spring”
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2006
# of Entrants: 1,132
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First Prize
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Justine Li
Laguna Niguel, California
“El Norte”
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Second Prize
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Laura Winnick
Hamden, Connecticut
“A Quantum Leap”
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Third Prize
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Dan Li
Palo Alto, California
“A Heap of Fruits”
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Honorable
Mention
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Anne Greenberg
Westfield, New Jersey
“Upon Discovering the Disappearance of My Left Hand”
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| SPECIAL MERIT |
Tara Wright, Hermitage, Tennessee, “I Don't Think Thunder”
Molly Shannon, Southfield, Michigan, “Holiday in Fallujah”
Katharine Locke, Raleigh, North Carolina, “Just Fine”
Danielle Bishop, Grand Rapids, Ohio, “The Rower's Daybreak”
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| 2005 |
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| First Prize |
Emma Hansen
Peacham, Vermont
“Good Morning America”
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| Second Prize |
Sarah Winsberg
Rochester, New York
“Evolution”
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| Third Prize |
Amrita Khalid
Idyllwild, California
“Apology for the Death of Your Father”
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Honorable
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Andrea Harris
Dorchester, Massachusetts
“Lynching: 1998”
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Talia Hershewe
Reno, Nevada
“Naming Last Names”
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| Special Merit |
Bridget Behrmann, “Shifting”
Liza Flum, “Turning Red”
Carolyn Kerchof, “on”
Jenna McNair, “Fallen”
Katherin Monasterio, “Rush Hour”
Esei Murakishi, “Encephalogram”
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| 2004 |
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| First Prize |
Robin Myers
Maplewood, New Jersey
“A Birth”
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| Second Prize |
Madeline Weinstein
Wellesley, Massachusetts
“Art Appreciation”
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| Third Prize |
Laura Bennett
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
“Spilled Rice”
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| Honorable Mention |
Mohammed Abbasi
Brooklyn, New York
“War Season”
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Emma Hulse
Indianapolis, Indiana
“To Sylvia”
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Keith Yoder
Elkhart, Indiana
“Share My Soul”
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Young Writers is an intensive two-week workshop for intellectually curious, motivated high-school students who value writing. Our goal is to help students develop their creative and critical abilities with language—to become better, more productive writers and more insightful thinkers.
The author of the winning story will receive a scholarship to the 2010 Writers Workshop in Gambier, Ohio. The story will be published in the Winter 2011 issue. The final judge is Louise Erdrich.
KR will host Amit Majmudar, Margot Singer, Katy Lederer and Zach Savich in Spring 2010. All readings free and open to the public. Details, details!
The Kenyon Review Writers Workshop is a bit like boot camp (without the yelling and obstacle courses) for serious writers. Intensely creative, pushing you beyond what you thought you were capable of achieving—you eat, sleep, drink, breathe writing. More information and application instructions here.
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