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English Department Honors Student Writers

On May 2, the English Department held its annual Adamson Awards to honor student writing. The winners were as follows:

Creative Nonfiction

1. Casey Taylor
2. Kelly Cahill
3. Alayna Frankenberry
Honorable Mentions: Brittany McCandless, Andrea Fisk

Nonfiction for Academic Journals

1. Thora Brylowe
2. Ari Klein
3. Elizabeth Barsotti
Honorable Mention: Alison Seger

The Hilary Masters Award in Creative Nonfiction

Sally Mao

Screen Writing

1. Jordan Rosenfield
2. Annika Rosenvinge
3. Sally Mao

Fiction

1. Brittany McCandless
2. Sally Mao
3. Shannon Deep
Honorable Mentions: Michael McPharlane, Elizabeth Barsotti, Cecilia Westbrook

Carnegie Mellon University Press Prize, Fiction

Jane Wu

The Alan Topol Award, Fiction

Casey Taylor

Academy of American Poetry Award

1. Elizabeth Herring
Honorable Mentions: Elizabeth Barstotti, Ari Klein

Carnegie Mellon University Press Prize, Poetry


1. Alison Seger
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Duray

Adamson Poetry Award

1. Alayna Frankenberry
2. Meaghen Callen
3. Sally Mao
Honorable Mentions: Erin Davignon Gagnon, Michael Hartwell

 

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