Jacklyn Potter Young Poets Competition
Deadline March 15, 2024, by midnight
The Jacklyn Potter Young Poets Competition provides an annual opportunity for two high school students to read their original work with an established poet. The winners are selected by an independent judge.
Submission Guidelines
- Create a single Word Document or PDF.
- Type your name and contact information (email, mobile phone, address, etc.) on the first page of the submission.
- Include 5 original poems, no more than one poem per page. No one poem longer than two pages. Please put your name on every page.
- Include a brief biographical note, including name of school, grade, publications, readings, literary studies, prizes.
- Email submission as an attachment with the subject “JPYP Your Name Submission” to WordWorksCafeMuse@gmail.com.
- Deadline March 15, 2024, by midnight.
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Winner Selection
- Any form or style of poetry will be considered; selection is made based on the poems submitted. The biographical note is for information only.
- Two high school students will be selected and scheduled to read their original work for Café Muse with established poet, Sarah Ghazal Ali, on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. They will receive an honorarium.
The Winners
1988 – Laura Flippin & Robin Suleiman
1989 – Tamara Gawthrop & Deborah Wassertzug
1990 – Sarah DeWeerdt & Melissa Levine
1991 – Tracee Rhodes & Sonja Weisel
1992 – Guang-Shing Cheng & Cristina Brown
1993 – Jennifer Dante & Erica Weitzman
1994 – Kim Lynn & Ann Strom
1995 – Lisa Cantey & Craig McEldowney
1996 – Joe Bawol & Elizabeth Hazen
1997 – Jennifer LeRoy & Melissa Marshall
1998 – Michelle Gil-Montero & Damon Talbott
1999 – Maia McAleavey & Dora Malech
2000 – Pilar Andrus & Katherine Plimpton
2001 – Shan Shi & Sarah Stillman
2002 – Sarah Shahmoradian & Jessica Talley
2003 – Mike Bushnell & Kino Clarke
2004 – Jeanne Allen & Jo Jimenez
2005 – Laura Fletcher & Haley McKey
2006 – Lauren Schott & Helen Sitar
2007 – Amanda Gutterman & Elizabeth McLean
2008 – Will Frazier & Megan Hauptman
2009 – Katherine Casey & Baobao Zhang
2010 – Will Frazier & Julia Holemans
2011 – Trevor Bobola, Julia Holemans & Cori Stash
2012 – Zachary Fine & Ariana Yeatts-Lonske
2013 – Elena Botts & Kathryn McDonald Matheson
2014 – Brittany Crow & Maja Olsson
2015 – Neil Hailey
2016 –Katherine Brown & Taylor Petty
2017 – Cindy Song & Olivia Tucker
2018 – Rida Ali, Sofia Flynn & Michaela Lacy
2019 – Julien Berman & Renato Econa
2020 – Phoebe Price & Lauren Young
2021 – Penny Duran & Chioma Opaigbeogu
2022 – Jenna Nesky
2023– Evan Wang
2023– Evan Wang