Judge:
Jose Hernandez Diaz
Jose Hernandez Diaz is a Mexican American writer, editor, and teacher. He is the author of four poetry collections, including The Lighthouse Tattoo (Acre Books, 2026); Bad Mexican, Bad American (Acre Books, 2024); and The Fire Eater (Texas Review Press, 2020).
A 2017 National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellow, Diaz lives in Norwalk, California.
About the Prize
Reading/contest fee: $20
Deadline: January 1, 2027
Open to all poets and writers
Learn more: https://torresandcompany.subfolios.com/submit
All entrants are automatically considered for free admission to the awards ceremony in Los Angeles, CA. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Los Angeles Poetry Prize awards $500 for a single poem and inaugurates the poet at a venue in Los Angeles, CA in February of 2027.
Executive Team
Judge: Jose Hernandez Diaz
Administrator: Luis Torres
General Advisor: Sam Yaziji, the production editor at Poetry International
General Advisor: Jasmine Huerta Lara, instructor at San Diego State University