National Program Directors' Prize Winners

2024 is the first year the prizes will be awarded under the title "AWP Prizes for Undergrad Lit Mags." All previous awards were given under the title "National Program Directors' Prize."

Year	Content Award	Design Award
2023	Lewis & Clark Literary Review, Lewis & Clark College DeMisty D. Bellinger-Delfeld, Fitchburg State University	Grub Street, Towson University Travis Kurowski, York College of Pennsylvania
2022	Ellipsis, Westminster College Selected by Judy Wilson, Southwest Minnesota State University	Arcturus, Highline College Selected by DeMisty D. Bellinger-Delfeld, Fitchburg State University
2021	Furrow, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Selected by Sean Bernard, University of La Verne	the peacock's feet, Georgia College Selected by Ryan Stone,Paradise Valley Community College
2020	North Texas Review, University of North Texas Selected by Kim Chinquee, SUNY-Buffalo State	The Abington Review, Penn State Abington Selected by Stephanie Vanderslice, The University of Central Arkansas
2019	Furrow, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Selected by Tyler Mills, Assistant Professor at New Mexico Highlands University and Editor-in-Chief at The Account	Chimera, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Selected by Catherine Anderson, JOYS (Just Organize Your Stuff, Inc.)
2018	Miracle Monocle, University of Louisville Selected by Mark Wagenaar, Visiting Assistant Professor at Valparaiso University	KODON, Wheaton College Selected by Anne C. Kerns, AIGA
2017	Runestone, Hamline University Selected by Sharon Dolin, Director, Writing About Art in Barcelona	Phoenix, Clark College Selected by Lisa Noble, Creative Services Manager, Edelman Financial Services
2016	The Abington Review, Penn State Abington Selected by Beth Bachmann, Writerin Residence, Vanderbilt University	Grub Street, Towson University Selected by Selected by Steve Buccellato, Legendhaus
2015	R2: The Rice Review, Rice University Selected by David Jauss, Vermont College of Fine Arts	SKALD, Villa Maria College Selected by Reece Quinones, George Mason University
2014	Catch, Knox College Selected by John H. Fleming, University of South Florida	Totem, Gannon University Selected by Maureen Lauran, George Mason University
2013	Glass Mountain, University of Houston Selected by Bonnie Culver, Wilkes University	Totem, Gannon University Selected by Roger Lathbury, Orchises Press
2012	*SLAB* , Slippery Rock University Selected by Elise Blackwell, University of South Carolina	Sans Merci, Shepherd University Selected by Roger Lathbury, George Mason University
2011	12th Street, The New School Selected by Roger Lathbury, George Mason University	12th Street, The New School Selected by Judith Baumel, Adelphi University
2010	Three Rivers Review, University of Pittsburgh Selected by Denise Low-Weso, Haskell Indian Nations University	Quarto, Columbia University Selected by Dinty W. Moore, Ohio University
2009	Alligator Juniper, Prescott College Selected by Jerod Santek, Loft Literary Center	12th Street, The New School Selected by Roger Lathbury,George Mason University
2008	Statement, California State University, Los Angeles Selected by Rane Arroyo, University of Toledo	Spring Formal, Kansas City Art Institute Selected by Donald Morrill, University of Tampa
2007	The Evansville Review, University of Evansville Selected by Carolyne Wright, Whidbey Island Writers Association	American River Review, American River College Selected by Ron Tanner, Loyola University
2006	Eclectic, State University of West Georgia Selected by Kevin Mellvoy, New Mexico State University	Fire 10: Maryland Institute College of Art Student Poetry Journal, Maryland Institute College of Art Selected by Robin Behn, University of Alabama
2005	Cargoes, Hollins University Selected by Allison Joseph, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale	Chimera, Edinboro University Selected by Phillip Sterling, Ferris State University
2004	Alligator Juniper, Prescott College Selected by Maurice Kilwein Guevara, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Calliope, West Virginia University Selected by Sidney Wade, University of Florida
2003	Catch, Knox College Selected by Martin Lammon, Georgia College & State University	Long River Review, University of Connecticut Selected by Sandra Hudson, University of Georgia Press
2002	Lewis & Clark Literary Review, Lewis & Clark College Selected by Gerry La Femina, Kirtland Community College	Tahoma West, University of Washington Selected by Roger Lathbury, Orchises Press
2001	Alligator Juniper, Prescott College Selected by Jeff Knorr and Tim Schell, Clackamas Literary Review	Tahoma West, University of Washington Selected by Roger Lathbury, Orchises Press

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National Program Directors' Prize Winners