2014 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: Michael Waters
Winner: Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach
The College Alumni Society Poetry Prizes
Awarded to the best original poems by an undergraduate
Judge: Michael Waters
First: Lyn Li Che
Second: Seth Simons
Third: Peter LaBerge
Honorable Mentions: Lina Hashem, Divya Ramesh, Eric Xu
The Phi Kappa Sigma Fiction Prize
Awarded for the best original fiction by an undergraduate
Judge: Justin Taylor
First: Alina Grabowski
Second: Erin Peraza
Third: Meg Pendoley
The Judy Lee Award for Dramatic Writing
Awarded to a graduate or undergraduate for the best script (for stage, screen, television, or radio)
Judge: Asaph Polonsky
First: Aaron Klapwald
Second: Elvina Yau
Third: Seth Simons
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: Eric Banks
First: Shaj Mathew
Second: David Spelman
Third: Kenna O'Rourke
The Literary Translation Prize
Awarded for the best translation from any language of either verse or prose by a graduate or undergraduate
Judge: Mihaela Moscaliuc
First: Devorah Fischler
Second: Peter I. Osorio
Third: Lauren Kaufmann
Honorable Mentions: Bill Beck, Nathaniel Davis, Alex Judd
The Gibson Peacock Prize for Creative Nonfiction
Awarded for the best nonfiction piece by an undergraduate
Judge: Jane Satterfield
First: Nicole Greenstein
Second: Nadia Laher
Third: Peter LaBerge
Honorable Mentions: Maegan A. Cadet, David Marchino
The Parker Prize
Awarded to the best newspaper or magazine article, feature story, exposé or other piece of investigative journalism by an undergraduate
Judge: Jennifer Lin
Winner: Sam Brodey