Abhijit Sarmah finalist for coveted national poetry fellowship

The Creative Writing Program is proud to share that graduate student Abhijit Sarmah has been named a finalist for the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships. 

About the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships:

The Poetry Foundation awards five Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships annually. Perhaps the largest award offered to young poets in the US, the $27,000 prize is intended to support exceptional US poets between 21 and 31 years of age.

The fellowships were established in 1989 by the Indianapolis philanthropist Ruth Lilly and expanded in 2013 with a gift from the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Memorial Fund.

In 2023, the prize amount was increased from $25,800 to $27,000 for each recipient.

Primary Requirements:

· Applicants must be at least 21 years of age and no older than 31 years of age as of April 30, 2023.

· Applicants should be able to demonstrate a commitment to poetry.

· Applicants must be US citizens or currently reside in the US.

Link to foundation website here