Awards & Prizes
2010-2011 Writing Awards
And the winners are...
The Lynch Pendergast Medal
Matthew Collins, senior, "Literary Hysteria"
The Ora Mary Phelam Poetry Prize
Anna Salinas, junior, "I Am Seven"
The Quicksall Medal
Paul E. Milani, senior, "Colonialism and the Paradox of the Natural in The Tempest and Othello"
The Bernard M. Wagner Medal
Madeline E. Collins, sophomore, "The Bridge"
The Annabelle Bonner Medal
Thomas McNulty Kelly, senior, "The Lookouts," 1st Prize
Mya Jones, senior, "A Father's Love," 2nd Prize
Vanessa Dorismond, senior, "Sleeping with the Dictionary," Honorable Mention
Lauren Meigs, senior, "A Yellow Future," Honorable Mention
Each year Georgetown students are eligible to submit entries for the following writing awards:
The Lynch Pendergast Medal
For the best essay on any topic in the discipline of English (2,500 to 4,000 words; open to juniors and seniors only)
The Ora Mary Phelam Poetry Prize (cash award & one year membership to the Academy of American Poets)
For the most outstanding poem or group of poems (a "group" may not consist of more than five poems; open to undergraduates and graduates)
The Quicksall Medal
For the best essay on Shakespearean drama (open to undergraduates only)
The Bernard M. Wagner Medal
For excellence in writing in any genre except drama (fiction, nonfiction and poetry; open to College freshmen, sophomores, and juniors only)
The Annabelle Bonner Medal
For short fiction that demonstrates technical skill and promise in the art of the short story or narrative (open to seniors only, in any college or program)
Submission Guidelines:
Entries not adhering to all of the guidelines will be automatically disqualified.
All entries should include a COVER SHEET including
- title of the work(s) submitted
- applicant’s name, address, phone number, email address
- school
- year of graduation
- name of award
DO NOT put your name on any other pages except the cover sheet
Submit entries to Bridget Rector in the English Department Office, 306 New North; for students abroad please submit entries by e-mail (brh24@georgetown.edu).
Past winners:
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