ANNOUNCING:

The Academy of American Poets / Virginia de Araujo Prize

• SUBMIT: One to three poems, no more than a total of 150 lines (counting the three poems combined).

• ELIGIBILITY: Any undergraduate or graduate student taking at least 6 units of course work in a degree program is eligible to enter. Recipients of previous years’ prizes are not eligible to enter.

• JUDGING: The contest will be judged by a distinguished poet not affiliated with San Jose State University who will select the winner(s). The judge’s name will be announced when the winner is named.

• PRIZE: The winner will receive a cash award of $100 dollars. If two winners are selected, the there will be two $50 prizes awarded. Second- and third-place winners will receive certificates of honor. The winner(s) of the Academy of American Poets Virginia de Araujo Award will be announced on May 6, at the Awards program of the Department of English and Comparative Literature.

• HOW TO ENTER: Turn in three copies of your poem and a cover sheet (obtainable here and from the office of the Department of English & Comparative Literature FO 102). The essay must be received by the Department office staff by 5:00 PM, Friday, April 8, 2005.