Wednesday, April 19, 2023

7:30 p.m. 

Location TBA

Readings by winners of the Creative Writing Program and English Department student writing contests and scholarships

We close our year by celebrating the work we do within the Department of English and the Creative Writing Program to develop new, young writing of all kinds in keeping with the USA Today report that we are the No. 1 place for budding writers in the country. We hope you will join us to hear the newest voices in the chorus.

WRITING AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Department of English -- Undergraduate

Best Undergraduate Essay

Johnston Fellowships for Travel and Research

Betty and Michael Wolf Prize in American Literature

Andrea De Man Award for Excellence in English

Harry and Sue Rusche Scholarship

Department of English -- Graduate

Best Graduate Essay

The James Richardson Award for Dissertation Research in African American or American Literature

Creative Writing Program Writing

Academy of American Poets Prize

Artistine Mann Awards in Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction and Playwriting

Agnes Nixon and Kiki McCabe Prize in Screenwriting

Grace Abernethy Scholarships

Tom-Chris Allen Scholarship