Creative Writing Contest Winners 2011
The William Carlos Williams Prize,
from The Academy of American Poets
awarded for the best original poems by a graduate student
Judge: Philip Dacey
Winner: Matthew Federici
The College Alumni Society Poetry Prizes
awarded to the best original poems by an undergraduate
Judge: Philip Dacey
First: Justin Ching
Second: Arabella Susie Ahn
Third: Jenny Fan
Honorable
Mention: Alexander Athienitis, Ken Chang, Lyn Li Che, Matthew Chiarello,
Emily Fisher, Lisa Pang,
Trishula Patel, Ashlee Paxton-Turner
The Phi Kappa Sigma Fiction Prizes
awarded for the best original fiction by an undergraduate
Judge: Richard Burgin
First: Daniel Felsenthal
Second: Anne Huang
Third: Lyn Li Che
Honorable Mention: Esther Saks, Joe Pinsker
The Judy Lee Award for Dramatic Writing
awarded to a graduate or undergraduate for the best script
(for stage, screen,
television, or radio)
Judge: Alex Bilger
First: Ying (Sarah) Zhang
Second: Ben Rosen
Third: Anna Belc
The Lilian and Benjamin Levy Award
awarded for the best review by an undergraduate
of a current play, book, film,
cd, art show, or performance
Judge: Stephanie Zacharek
First: Colette Bloom
Second: Kiley Bense
Third: Aaron Klapwald
The Ezra Pound Prize for Literary Translation
awarded for the best translation from any language of
either verse or prose
by a graduate or undergraduate
Judge: Chana Bloch
Winner: Jaqueline Yue
The Gibson Peacock Prize for Creative Nonfiction
awarded for the best nonfiction piece by an undergraduate
Judge: Jeff Sharlet
First: Jessica Goldstein
Second: Jenny Fan
Third: Justin Ching
The Parker Prize
awarded to the best newspaper or magazine article, feature story, exposé
or other piece of
investigative journalism by an undergraduate
Judge: Catherine Lucey
Winner: Matt Flegenheimer
Creative Writing Contest Winners 2010
The William Carlos Williams Prize,
from The Academy of American Poets
awarded for the best original poems by a graduate student
Judge: Catie Rosemurgy
Winner: Cara Bertron
The College Alumni Society Poetry Prizes
awarded to the best original poems by an undergraduate
Judge: Catie Rosemurgy
First: Jessica Rivo
Second: Leo Amino
Third: Valeria Tsygankova
Honorable
Mention: Lauren Yates, Frances Wright
The Phi Kappa Sigma Fiction Prizes
awarded for the best original fiction by an undergraduate
Judge: Jess Row
First: Sanaë Lemoine
Second: Alyssa Songsiridej
Third: Anne Huang
Honorable Mention: Garret McKay, Zachary Sergi
The Judy Lee Award for Dramatic Writing
awarded to a graduate or undergraduate for the best script
(for stage, screen,
television, or radio)
Judge: Dan Wigutow and Caroline Moore
First: Zachary Sergi
Second: Terrence Sellers
Third: Garret McKay
The Lilian and Benjamin Levy Award
awarded for the best review by an undergraduate
of a current play, book, film,
cd, art show, or performance
Judge: Nathan Brackett
Winner: Aliza Hoffman
The Ezra Pound Prize for Literary Translation
awarded for the best translation from any language of
either verse or prose
by a graduate or undergraduate
Judge: George Economou
Co-Winners: Christopher Schaefer
Valeria Tsygankova
The Gibson Peacock Prize for Creative Nonfiction
awarded for the best nonfiction piece by an undergraduate
Judge: J. C. Hallman
First: Matt Flegenheimer
Second: Molly Johnsen
Third: Sarah Richter
Honorable Mentions: Rachel Taube, Maxime McKenna, Aliza Hoffman
Creative Writing Contest Winners 2009
The William Carlos Williams Prize,
from The Academy of American Poets
awarded for the best original poems by a graduate student
Judge: Robert Wrigley
Winner: Amy Paeth
The College Alumni Society Poetry Prizes
awarded to the best original poems by an undergraduate
Judge: Robert Wrigley
First: Stephen Krewson
Second: Frances Wright
Third: Curtis Rogers
Honorable
Mention: Lauren Yates
The Phi Kappa Sigma Fiction Prizes
awarded for the best original fiction by an undergraduate
Judge: Karen Russell
First: Sanaë Lemoine
Second: Ann Marie Meehan
Third: Yuri Castano
Honorable Mention: Rennie Whang
The Judy Lee Award for Dramatic Writing
awarded to a graduate or undergraduate for the best script
(for stage, screen,
television, or radio)
Judge: Douglas Graham
First: David A. Chang
Second: Allison Karic
Third: Jean Elizabeth Lee
The Lilian and Benjamin Levy Award
awarded for the best review by an undergraduate
of a current play, book, film,
cd, art show, or performance
Judge: Elysa Gardner
First: Douglas Moore
Second: Julie Steinberg
The Ezra Pound Prize for Literary Translation
awarded for the best translation from any language of
either verse or prose
by a graduate or undergraduate
Judge: Lisa Sewell
Winner: Rachel Epstein
Creative Writing Program Prize in Nonfiction
awarded for the best nonfiction piece by an undergraduate
Judge: Dustin Smith
First: Sarah Cantin
Second: Penina Braffman
Third: Rebecca LeVine
Creative Writing Contest Winners 2008
The William Carlos Williams Prize,
from The Academy of American Poets
awarded for the best original poems by a graduate student
Judge: Stephe Dunn
Winner: Adrian Khactu
The College Alumni Society Poetry Prizes
awarded to the best original poems by an undergraduate
Judge: Stephen Dunn
First: Julie Steinberg
Second: Kara Daddario
Third: Valeria Tsygankova
Honorable
Mention: Rivka Fogel
The Phi Kappa Sigma Fiction Prizes
awarded for the best original fiction by an undergraduate
Judge: Rob Cohen
First: Danny Goldstein
Second: Sanaë Lemoine
Third: Gabriel Oppenheim
Honorable Mentions: Malka Fleischmann, Evan Koch, Dryesha Hunt
The Judy Lee Award for Dramatic Writing
awarded to a graduate or undergraduate for the best script
(for stage, screen,
television, or radio)
Judge: Alexis Alexanian
Winner: Katherine Myers
The Lilian and Benjamin Levy Award
awarded for the best review by an undergraduate
of a current play, book, film,
cd, art show, or performance
Judge: Nathaniel Popkin
Winner: Evan Koch
Honorable Mention: Kaegan Sparks
The Ezra Pound Prize for Literary Translation
awarded for the best translation from any language of
either verse or prose
by a graduate or undergraduate
Judge: Dian Der Hovanessian
First: Emlen Smith
Second: Zackary Wainer
Third: Valeria Tsygankova
Alexander Lessie
Creative Writing Program Prize in Nonfiction
awarded for the best nonfiction piece by an undergraduate
Judge: Barbara Hurd
First: Shira Bender
Second: Eric Karlan
Third: St. John Barned-Smith
Creative Writing Contest Winners 2007
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Contest Winners Reading, recorded 4/25/07 at the Kelly Writers House.
Congratulations to all the winners!
The William Carlos Williams Prize,
from The Academy of American Poets
awarded for the best original poems by a graduate student
Judge: Laura Kasischke
Winner: Kayla Rosen
The College Alumni Society Poetry Prizes
awarded to the best original poems by an undergraduate
Judge: Laura Kasischke
First: Connie Meng
Second: Philip Rocco
Third: Sam Donsky
Honorable
Mentions: Pia Aliperti
The Phi Kappa Sigma Fiction Prizes
awarded for the best original fiction by an undergraduate
Judge: Rachel Pastan
First: Helene Haywoode
Second: Eric Plunkett
Third: Dan Goldstein
Honorable Mentions: Zachary Sergi, Frances Woo
The Judy Lee Award for Dramatic Writing
awarded to a graduate or undergraduate for the best script
(stage, screen,
television, or radio)
Judge: Jesse Wigutow
First: Lindsey Rosin
Second: Katherine A. Myers
Third: Michael F. Bonner
The Lilian and Benjamin Levy Award
awarded for the best review by an undergraduate
of a current play, book, film,
cd, or performance
Judge: Nate Chinen
Winner: Stephen Robert Morse
The Ezra Pound Prize for Literary Translation
awarded for the best translation from any language of
either verse or prose
by a graduate or undergraduate
Judge: Seth Widden
Winner: Matthew Mulholland
Creative Writing Program Prize in Nonfiction
awarded for the best nonfiction piece by an undergraduate
Judge: Beth Kephart
First: Gabriel Oppenheim
Second: Sam Donsky
Third: Alicia Puglionesi
Honorable Mention: Drew Feith Tye
Creative Writing Contest Winners 2006
2006 Prize
Winners' Reading
The William Carlos Williams Prize,
from The Academy of American Poets
awarded for the best original poems by a graduate student
Judge: J. Allyn Rosser
Winner: Julia Bloch
The College Alumni Society Poetry Prizes
awarded to the best original poems by an undergraduate
Judge: J. Allyn Rosser
First: Sam Donsky
Second: Kathryn Fleishman
Third: Pia Aliperti
Honorable
Mentions: Victoria Lees, Kara Daddario
The Phi Kappa Sigma Fiction Prizes
awarded for the best original fiction by an undergraduate
Judge: Mary Kay Zuravleff
First: Alicia Oltuski
Second: David Hindin
Third: Jane Sussman
Honorable Mentions: Aichlee Bushnell, Stephen Lewis
The Judy Lee Award for Dramatic Writing
awarded to a graduate or undergraduate for the best script
(stage, screen,
television, or radio)
Judge: Nick Wardigo
First: Lindsey Rosin
Second: Robert Forman
Third: Stephen Morse
The Lilian and Benjamin Levy Award
awarded for the best review by an undergraduate
of a current play, book, film,
cd, or performance
Judge: Josh Tyrangiel
First: Henry (Jim) Goldblum
Second: Matt Rosenbaum
Honrable Mention: Anna Levett
The Ezra Pound Prize for Literary Translation
awarded for the best translation from any language of
either verse or prose
by a graduate or undergraduate
Judge: Wyatt Mason
Winner: Adrian Khactu
Creative Writing Program Prize in Nonfiction
awarded for the best nonfiction piece by an undergraduate
Judge: Mimi Schwartz
First: Andrew Scott Dulberg
Second: Alicia Oltuski
Third: Danielle Hardoon
Honorable Mention: Eric Plunkett
