| Year | Title | Publisher | Prize Amount | Judge |
| 2018 | Brute | Graywolf Press | $5,000 | Joy Harjo |
Emily Skaja was born and raised in northern Illinois. Her debut poetry collection, Brute, was selected by Joy Harjo as the winner of the 2018 Walt Whitman Award.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Prize Amount | Judge |
| 2018 | Brute | Graywolf Press | $5,000 | Joy Harjo |
Emily Skaja was born and raised in northern Illinois. Her debut poetry collection, Brute, was selected by Joy Harjo as the winner of the 2018 Walt Whitman Award.