T. S. Eliot Prize (Truman State University)

This article is about the poetry prize administered by Truman State University. For the poetry prize administered by the Poetry Book Society, see T. S. Eliot Prize.

The T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry is awarded annually by Truman State University, which is a United States university located in Missouri. First awarded in 1997, the prize is given "for the best unpublished book-length collection of poetry in English, in honor of native Missourian T. S. Eliot's considerable intellectual and artistic legacy". The prize includes publication of the collection as well as a purse of $2000. Poets submit their unpublished collections to Truman State University Press for each year's competition.

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