Congratulations to the 2020 Student Award Winners!

UNDERGRADUATE

ROBERTO R. ARELLANO AWARD
For excellence in writing by a Writing Seminars undergraduate.
Alan Y. Fang

THE CHAFFEE WRITING PRIZE
Recognizing the performance and promise of one or more Writing Seminars undergraduates.
Gemma J. Simoes Decarvalho
Faith J. Terry

DANIELLE ALYSE BASFORD WRITING PRIZE
A yearly award established in memory of Danielle Basford, a 2012 graduate of the program.
Claire M. Beaver

THE STEPHEN DIXON LITERARY PRIZE
A yearly literary prize will be given in the name of our distinguished colleague, Stephen Dixon, and awarded to a graduating senior whose work has demonstrated distinctive stylistic flair in keeping with the high mark established by Professor Dixon’s stories and novels.
Theo J. Kranidas

JACOB H. HOLLANDER PRIZE
For excellence in writing by a Writing Seminars undergraduate.
Rojahne S. Azwoir

THE THREE ARTS CLUB OF HOMELAND AWARD
For excellence in writing by a Writing Seminars undergraduate.
Emily S. McDonald

GRADUATE

DR. BENJAMIN T. SANKEY FELLOWSHIP
A yearly award established in memory of Benjamin Sankey, a graduate of our program, that recognizes superior performance in the graduate MFA program of The Writing Seminars.
Joint award for graduate students (poetry and fiction).
Em Z. Bogdonoff
Marlo Starr