Annie Balocating Undergraduate Prize for Poetry

The Annie Balocating Undergraduate Prize for Poetry was established in 2011. It awards $500 for a single poem, and is open to Michigan State University undergraduate students in any major.

Congratulations to Farah Karavana, winner of the 2026 Balocating Undergraduate Prize for Poetry!

Please click here to read more about her and her winning poem.

The call for entries for the 2027 Balocating Prize will go out in spring 2027.

Please see Guidelines for complete information and to enter.