National Program Directors' Prize

National Program Directors' Prize

Instituted by the directors of AWP’s member programs, two National Program Directors' Prizes for undergraduate literary magazines are awarded annually to outstanding journals in the categories of content and design. Each winning magazine receives a $1,000 cash award. Winners are announced in The Writer's Chronicle and in other media, and the winning magazines are acknowledged at AWP's Annual Conference & Bookfair the following year. Prize honoraria are sent directly to the winning magazines. The final judges for content and design are announced at the conclusion of the competition.

Guidelines

• For print journals, two copies of a single issue of the magazine should be submitted as the representative of the year’s production. Each entry should be accompanied by a cover letter that contains complete contact information. The final judges for content and design will be announced at the conclusion of the competition.
• Each winning magazine receives a $1,000 cash award. Winners are announced in the Writer's Chronicle and in other media, and the winning magazines are acknowledged at AWP's annual conference the following year. Prize honoraria are sent directly to the winning magazines.
• The final judges for content and design are announced at the conclusion of the competition.