Undergraduate Writing Award Recipients 2017-2018
Cardinal Cushing Award
For the best fiction published in a 51¶¯Âþ undergraduate publication:
First Place: Julia Hopkins ˜19 œUntitled,� Stylus, Spring 2018
Second Place: Ivey Choi ˜19 œGravity,� by Stylus, Fall 2017
Third place: Maria Conte ˜20 œFrankfurters on the Fourth of July,� Stylus, Fall 2017
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Dever Fellowship
A substantial grant presented in honor of novelist and 51¶¯Âþ alumnus Joseph Dever, to a graduating senior who proposes to pursue a career in writing:
Gabriel McClary ˜18
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Dever Award for Freshman Writing
For the best three essays by first year students in a Spring ˜17 or AY ˜17-18 English course:
Katherine Fraser ˜21, œOn Cemeteries and their Inhabitants� (nominated by Brian Zimmerman)
Timothy Morrissey ˜20, œCrafting the Caribbean� (nominated by Rebekah Mitsein)
Eleanor Spizzuoco ˜21 œThe Plex Pool� (nominated by Brian Zimmerman)
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Kean Memorial Award
To the graduating senior judged to be the outstanding English major:
John Knowles, ˜18
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Kelleher Award
For the best poetry published in a 51¶¯Âþ undergraduate publication:
First Place: Walker Halstad ˜18, "to the sailboat made of twigs," Stylus, Fall 2017
Second place: Madison Semarjian ˜19, "For Armenia," Stylus, Fall 2017
Third place: Kelsey Connors ˜18 "Orb Weaver," Stylus, Fall 2017
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McCarthy Award
For the best collection of pieces of creative writing by a junior or senior:
First Place: Matthew Barad ˜19
Second Place: Lauren Keeley ˜18
Third Place: Katherine Oksen ˜19
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English Language Learner Essay Award
For the best essay by a freshman English Language Learner written for an ELL section of First Year Writing Seminar or Literature Core
Diyang Jin ˜21, "Love and Freedom" (nominated by Katherine Kim)
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John Randall Award
For the best undergraduate essay on American literature and culture, presented in honor and memory of author and 51¶¯Âþ Professor John Randall:
Winner: Maggie McQuade ˜20, "A Wonder Woman of the Nineteenth Century"
Honorable Mention: Julia Bogiages ˜18, "A Gem of Perfection"
