May 26 2022 Winner of a 2023 Pushcart Prize My poem "Father Weaver" won a Pushcart Prize. It was originally published in RHINO Poetry and won their 2021 editor's prize.
May 29 2021 2020 YesYes Books Open Reading Period Selection Jamaica Baldwin's first book will be published by YesYes Books in Spring of 2023 along with co-winners, Jill Mceldowney and Natalie Wee. Congratulations to all the finalists! 2020 YesYes Books Open Reading Period Selection
Mar 13 2021 Winner of the 2021 RHINO Poetry Editors Prize "Congratulations to Jamaica Baldwin, Winner of the 2021 RHINO Editors’ Prize for her poem, “Father Weaver.”" - RHINO Poetry
Feb 4 2021 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship DATE: February 4, 2021 CONTACT: Jamaica Baldwin Jamaica Baldwin Receives National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship Lincoln, Nebraska—Today, the National Endowment for the Arts announced that Jamaica Baldwin is one of 35 writers who will receive an FY…Read more
Jun 23 2020 Winner of the San Miguel de Allende Conference Contest in Poetry - 2019 Winner of the 2019 San Miguel de Allende Conference Contest in Poetry for "Teaching The Beasts to Devour My Mother."
Jun 23 2020 Glenna Luschei Prairie Schooner Award - 2018 Glenna Luschei Prairie Schooner Award for "Stitched" and "Symphonies" published in the Summer 2018 issue.