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University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi sponsors the Willie Morris Awards, including an annual award for a single poem evoking the U.S. South.
Open to poets
- Willie Morris Award for Southern Poetry. Closed; 2026 window was Jul 1–Sep 30. Fee: Free. Pays: $3,000 plus expenses-paid trip to the Oxford Conference for the Book. Up to 1 poems.
Official site: williemorrisawards.org. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
Checked 2026-10-27. Find more places to send your poems on Poetry Marketplace, free.
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