2008 Creative Writing Contest Winners

2008 Creative Writing Contest Winners
 

The William Carlos Williams Prize, from The Academy of American Poets
Awarded for the best original poems by a graduate student
Judge: Stephen 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 Literary Translation Prize
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 (tie): Valeria Tsygankova

Third (tie): 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