The Kate Tufts Discovery Award is a counterpart of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, that is awarded to first time poets. The prize for the award is $10 000.

Winners:

  • 1994 - Catherine Bowman, 1-800-HOT-RIBS
  • 1995 - Doug Anderson, The Moon Reflected Fire
  • 1996 - Barbara Hamby, Delirium
  • 1997 - Lucia Perillo, The Body Mutinies
  • 1998 - Charles Harper Webb, Reading the Water
  • 1999 - Barbara Ras, Bite Every Sorrow
  • 2000 - Terrance Hayes, Muscular Music
  • 2001 - Jennifer Clarvoe, Invisible Tender
  • 2002 - Cate Marvin, World's Tallest Disaster
  • 2003 - Joanie Mackowski, The Zoo

See also: List of poetry awards