January 21, 2026

Maria Gillan Judges the Steve Kowit Poetry Prize 2025



Congratulations to Jeff Walt for earning the Steve Kowit Poetry Prize 2025, and to Steve McDonald and Pat Owen for earning second and third places. The 2025 entries were judged by Maria Mazziotti Gillan. 
The award ceremony will be held April 21, 2026t atop of the San Diego Public Library, downtown.




Maria Mazziotti Gillan's newest poetry collection is When the Stars Were Still Visible (2021). Other recent publications are the poetry and photography collection, Paterson Light and Shadowand the poetry collections What Blooms in Winter and The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets, a pairing of her poems with her paintings.
Maria's artist website is MariaMazziottiGillan.com and her poetry website is MariaGillan.com.

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