| Year | Title | Publisher | Prize Amount | Judges |
| 1999 | HIV, Mon Amour | Sheep Meadow Press | $5,000 | Lynn Emanuel |
| Yusef Komunyakaa | ||||
| Marilyn Nelson |
In 1958, Tory Dent was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She received a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College in 1981 and a master’s degree in creative writing at New York University.