Each spring, the English department presents four awards to graduating seniors:

For more information about each award, please visit: Award Information

Additionally, the department sponsors three writing contests:

For 2022 submission guidelines please visit: Submission Guidelines
For more information about each contest, please visit: Contest Information
We look forward to reading your work!

 

2022 Writing Contest Winners

 

Nixeon Civille Handy Poetry Award
Sara Orozco, "March Migration"

Sandler Critical Essay Award
Austyn Smith, "Language as Liberation"

Esther Wagner Fiction Prize
Brenna Sweeny, "The Gardener"

 

2022 Awardees

 

Barry Bauska Senior Creative Writing Major Award
Alex Miller

Kathryn Irene Rodgers Scholarship
Soncirey Mitchell

Peter Greenfield Award
Nola Thury

Philip Hager Award
Ben Williams
Mikaela Fouts

Departmental Honors
Soncirey Mitchell, Alex Miller