2011 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: 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 Mentions: 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 Mentions: 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 Literary Translation Prize
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