2013 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: Lia Purpura
Winner: Amy Conwell
The College Alumni Society Poetry Prizes
Awarded to the best original poems by an undergraduate
Judge: Lia Purpura
First: Seth Simons
Second: Linda Wang
Third: Lisa Pang
Honorable Mentions: Madeleine Kruhly, Glenn Shrum, Eric Xu
The Phi Kappa Sigma Fiction Prizes
Awarded for the best original fiction by an undergraduate
Judge: Eileen Pollack
First: Taylor Cook
Second: Alina Grabowski
Third: Callie Ward
Honorable Mentions: Alica Ma, Richard Thomson
The Judy Lee Award for Dramatic Writing
Awarded to a graduate or undergraduate for the best script (for stage, screen, television, or radio)
Judge: Rob Cohen
First: Emily Sheera Cutler
Second: Aaron Klapwald
Third: Sam Pasternack
Honorable Mention: Daniel Eisenberg
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: Melanie Rehak
First: Kiley Bense
Second: Alexa Bryn
Third: Shaj Mathew
The Literary Translation Prize
Awarded for the best translation from any language of either verse or prose by a graduate or undergraduate
Judge: Adam Sorkin
First: Carolyn Brunelle
Second: Anjali Tsui
Third: Jacqueline Yue
The Gibson Peacock Prize for Creative Nonfiction
Awarded for the best nonfiction piece by an undergraduate
Judge: Chris Kemp
First: Eric Kim
Second: Michael Morse
Third: Elizabeth Horkley
Honorable Mentions: Barbara Nolan, Matt Chylak, Katie Giarla, Jesse DuBois, Eesha Sardesai
The Parker Prize
Awarded to the best newspaper or magazine article, feature story, exposé or other piece of investigative journalism by an undergraduate
Judge: Avery Rome
Winner: Joe Pinsker