The Brittingham Prize in Poetry is a major American literary award for a book of poetry chosen from an open competition.
The prize, established in 1985, is sponsored by the English Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is selected by a nationally recognized poet.
Each winning poet receives $2,500 ($1,000 cash prize and $1,500 honorarium for a public reading of the work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison).
The prize is named for Thomas E. Brittingham and is made possible by a grant from his foundation.
A $28.00 non-refundable reading fee must accompany each manuscript,