2027 Ambroggio Prize

About this opportunity

The 2027 Ambroggio Prize is a $1,000 publication prize given for a book-length poetry manuscript originally written in Spanish and with an English translation. The winning manuscript is published by the University of Arizona Press, which is nationally recognized for its commitment to publishing the award-winning works of emerging and established voices in Latinx and Indigenous literature, as well as groundbreaking scholarship in Latinx and Indigenous studies. Established in 2017, the Ambroggio Prize is the only annual award of its kind in the United States that honors American poets whose first language is Spanish. Submissions are accepted June 15, 2026 through September 15, 2026. The judge for the 2027 Ambroggio Prize is Roque Raquel Salas Rivera. Please review the guidelines before sendi...