The Ambroggio Prize is a publication prize given for a book-length poetry manuscript originally written in Spanish and with an English translation. The winning manuscript is published by the University of Arizona Press, which is nationally recognized for its commitment to publishing the award-winning works of emerging and established voices in Latinx and Indigenous literature, as well as groundbreaking scholarship in Latinx and Indigenous studies.

Poetry Criteria:

• To be eligible for the prize, the manuscript must be originally written in Spanish and accompanied by a translation in English. Poets may translate their own work or collaborate with a translator who may or may not be a poet. The poet and translator must share the prize.
• Poems may have been previously published in periodicals or chapbooks, but the collection must not have been previously published, including self-publications and e-books.
• The original manuscript in Spanish must contain original poetry by one poet. There are no restrictions on the style of poetry or subject matter.
• The original manuscript in Spanish must be between 48 and 100 pages, typed single-spaced, unless the poems are meant to be presented using nonstandard spacing. Multiple poems may not appear on a single page.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)