| Year | Title | Publisher | Prize Amount | Judges |
| 2000 | A Point Is That Which Has No Part | University of Iowa Press | $5,000 | Agha Shahid Ali |
| Lynn Emanuel | ||||
| Marilyn Nelson |
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Liz Waldner was raised in rural Mississippi. She received a BA in philosophy and mathematics from St. John’s College, and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.