NEW YORK ENGLISH DEPARTMENT 

WRITING AWARDS CEREMONY 

THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017 

3:15 - 5:00 PM 

Aniello Bianco Room (Level B), 1 Pace Plaza, NYC 

Conducted by Writing Awards Director Brice Particelli 

Refreshments will be served. Please join us for the ceremony. 

Willis, Owens, Gill, Cannon, and Rose Writing Awards, 

and the Academy of American Poets Prize 

The Sarah Willis, Billie and Curtis Owens, Richard Gill, Gerard Cannon, and James Rose memorial funds, named in honor of distinguished English Department faculty, and the David A. Bickimer-Promise of Learnings / Academy of American Poets Prize 

POETRY 

Chang (Harrison) Yang Academy of American Poets/John Ashbery Prize 

Mollie Murtagh Gerard Cannon Award 1st Place 

Kelsey O'Brien-Enders Gerard Cannon Award 1st Place 

Katie Curley Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place 

Alexa Mauzy Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place 

Jacob Holzman Richard Gill Award 3rd Place 

Jordan Rose Little Richard Gill Award 3rd Place 

Sabrina Boyle Billie and Curtis Owens Award Honorable Mention 

Leopoldo A. Orozco Correa Billie and Curtis Owens Award Honorable Mention 

FICTION 

Cristina E. Vidal Gerard Cannon Award 1st Place 

Nessie Nankivell Gerard Cannon Award 1st Place 

Morgan Hamilton Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place 

Kayla Hyland Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place 

Haley Boden Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place 

Harold Hodge Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place 

Nicholas A. Krauss Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention 

Ida Seshie Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention 

NONFICTION 

Madisyn Ritland Gerard Cannon Award 1st Place 

Juliet Mueller James Rose Award 2nd Place 

Ayla McCarthy Combes Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place 

Nicholas A. Krauss Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place 

Vincent Maximilliano Onofre Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention 

Megan Millisky Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention 

Thomas Milligan Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention 

Nicki Kern Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention 

SCREENWRITING 

Marcos Hinojosa Gerard Cannon Award 1st Place 

Conor Baker Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place 

Noura Boustany Jost Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place 

PLAYWRITING 

Juliet Mueller Gerard Cannon Award 1st Place 

Nanichi Aguado Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place 

Joshua Call Richard Gill Award 3rd Place 

Nessie Nankivell James Rose Award Honorable Mention 

Harold Hodge James Rose Award Honorable Mention 

LINGUISTIC AND RHETORICAL ANALYSIS 

Asia Letlow and Sarah Hillyer Gerard Cannon Award 1st Place 

Nessie Nankivell Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place 

Meagan McLaughlin Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place 

Cole Bedford James Rose Award 3rd Place 

LITERARY CRITICISM 

Madisyn Ritland James Rose Award 1st Place 

Ayla McCarthy Combes Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place 

Luke Widlund Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place 

Tasha Gagnon Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place 

Sabrina Boyle Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention 

Nicholas A. Krauss Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention 

Zane Davis A. Zamora Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention 

Katana Collado Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention 

WRITING ON FILM 

Tyler Crosby Gerard Cannon Award 1st Place 

Madisyn Ritland Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place 

Colleen Haggerty Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place 

Katherine Orgen Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place 

JOURNALISM 

Sarah Hartzell Sarah Willis Award 1st Place 

Katrina Alonso James Rose Award 2nd Place 

Felice (Anna) Yesilevskiy Richard Gill Award 3rd Place 

Anna Maria Sejuelas Richard Gill Award 3rd Place 

Kelly Herbert Writing Award 

Endowed by Ms. Julie Hanus and administered by the Pace Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Asexual and Ally (LGBTQA) & Social Justice Center 

Presented by Erin Furey, Assistant Director of the LGBTQA & Social Justice Center 

Nelli Agbulos, “An Open Letter on Allyship”