NEW YORK ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
WRITING AWARDS CEREMONY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2018
3:15 - 5:00 PM
163 WILLIAM ST., 18THFL BANQUET ROOM
Conducted by Writing Awards Director Eugene Richie
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
LITERARY CRITICISM
Erica Magrin Gerard Cannon Award 1st Place
Joe Reault Gerard Cannon Award 1st Place
Nicki Kern Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place
Kayla Hyland Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place
Ayla Combes Richard Gill Award 3rd Place
Sarah Hillyer Richard Gill Award 3rd Place
Jacob Holzman James Rose Award Honorable Mention
Melanie Rapoport James Rose Award Honorable Mention
JOURNALISM
Juliet Mueller Billie and Curtis Owens Award 1st Place
Katrina Alonso Gerard Cannon Award 2nd Place
Brooke Salamone Gerard Cannon Award 2nd Place
Asia Letlow Sarah Willis Award 3rd Place
Eric Thomas Sarah Willis Award 3rd Place
Veronica Albarella Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention
Brooke Sufrin Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention
LINGUISTIC AND RHETORICAL ANALYSIS
Austin Goodman (with co-author Yohei Mizobuchi)
Sarah Willis Award 1st Place
Klara Nilsson (with co-author Miranda Chhor
Gerard Cannon Award 2nd Place
Cole Bedford Gerard Cannon Award 2nd Place
Elise Graham Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place
Sarah Hillyer Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place
PLAYWRITING
Semaje Wicker Sarah Willis Award 1st Place
Harold Hodge Gerard Cannon Award 2nd Place
Ayla Combes Gerard Cannon Award 3rd Place
Paulina Katja Custodio Billie and Curtis Owens Award Honorable Mention
Samantha Ericson Billie and Curtis Owens Award Honorable Mention
SCREENWRITING
Matthew Tighe Gerard Cannon Award 1st Place
Jasmin Tejada Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place
Harold Hodge Richard Gill Award 3rd Place
WRITING ON FILM
Jacob Holzman Sarah Willis Award 1st Place
Leif Tystad Sarah Willis Award 1st Place
Jasmine Healy Billie and Curtis Owens Award 2nd Place
Mollie Murtagh Billie and Curtis Owens Award 2nd Place
Austin Goodman Gerard Cannon Award 3rd Place
Anna Maria Sejuelas James Rose Award Honorable Mention
NONFICTION
Alexandra Feinman Gerard Cannon Award 2nd Place
Jordan Rose Little Gerard Cannon Award 2nd Place
Georgette Charalambous Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place
Sarah Song Murray Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place
Laura DeBella Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention
Jasmine Healy Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention
Andrew Sciallo Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention
FICTION
Juliet Mueller Richard Gill 1st Place
Haley Boden Gerard Cannon Award 2nd Place
Melanie Rapoport Gerard Cannon Award 2nd Place
Ingrid Lorenzi Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place
Chantal Towns Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place
Abigail Letson Sarah Willis Award Honorable Mention
Molly Linnen Sarah Willis Award Honorable Mention
POETRY
Mollie Murtagh David A. Bickimer—Promise of Learnings /Academy of American Poets Prize
Jordan Rose Little Sarah Willis Award 1st Place
Alma Hansson Nilson Sarah Willis Award 1st Place
Jacob Holzman Billie and Curtis Owens Award 2nd Place
Miranda Valleau Billie and Curtis Owens Award 2nd Place
Kaitlin Owens Richard Gill Award 3rd Place
Elena Vail Richard Gill Award 3rd Place
Molly Linnen Gerard Cannon Award Honorable Mention
Noah Toth Gerard Cannon Award Honorable Mention
Kelly Herbert Writing Award
Originally endowed by Ms. Julie Hanus. Administered by Pace University’s LGBTQA & Social Justice Center, the award recognizes outstanding writing about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Asexual and Ally lives and issues.
Presented by Kelley Herbert
Alida Munir,“The Letters I Wrote”
