2009 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: 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 Literary Translation Prize
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