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"

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