Saturday, May 4, 2019
Thursday, May 2, 2019
PACE UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
WRITING AWARDS CEREMONY
MONDAY, MAY 6, 2019
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Aniello Bianco Room (Level B), 1 Pace Plaza, NYC
Conducted by Writing Awards Director Eugene Richie
Refreshments will be served. Please join us for the ceremony.
Welcome
Dr. Erica Johnson, English Department Chair
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
Samantha Ericson Richard Gill Award 3rd Place
Alexandra Feinman Richard Gill Award 3rd Place
Melanie Rapoport Billie and Curtis Owens Award Honorable Mention
Julia Zorluoglu James Rose Award Honorable Mention
LINGUISTIC AND RHETORICAL ANALYSIS
Jessica O’Leary Sarah Willis Award 1st Place
Barbara Rucci & Brianna Tarzia Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place
Madison Finney Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention
Sydney Tisch Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention
WRITING ON FILM
Laura Sicilia Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place
Sarah Baker Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention
JOURNALISM
Katrina Alonso Sarah Willis Award 1st Place
Brianna Adkins Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place
Samantha Unger Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention
PLAYWRITING
Maclaine Bolden Gerard Cannon Award 2nd Place
Deshea Pendergast Gerard Cannon Award 2nd Place
Shelby Pickelny Billie and Curtis Owens Award Honorable Mention
WRITING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION
FEATURES
Rory Spillane Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place
Anthony Camaj Richard Gill Award 3rd Place
TELEVISION
Carly Bivona Sarah Willis Award 2nd Place
Ryan Blomquist Richard Gill Award 3rd Place
NONFICTION
Bria Diemer Sarah Willis Award 1st Place
Alma Hansson Nilson Gerard Cannon Award 3rd Place
Andrew Sciallo Gerard Cannon Award 3rd Place
Emilia Cadden Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention
Alexandra Feinman James Rose Award Honorable Mention
Jeanette González Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention
Hillary Litberg James Rose Award Honorable Mention
POETRY
Ingrid Lorenzi David A. Bickimer—Promise of Learnings /Academy of American Poets Prize
Adam Phillips Gerard Cannon Award 2nd Place
Kelsey Nicholson Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place
FICTION
Natalie Bevilacqua Gerard Cannon Award 1st Place
Philip Fera Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place
Sarah Murray Billie and Curtis Owens Award 3rd Place
Courtney Hurley Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention
Savana Rivera Richard Gill Award Honorable Mention
Sunday, March 31, 2019
2019 WRITING AWARDS
2019 NYC English Department Willis, Owens, Gill, Cannon, and Rose Writing Awards, and the Academy of American Poets Prize
AWARDS: $15,000 in awardsfrom the Sarah Willis, Billie and Curtis Owens, Richard Gill, Gerard Cannon, and James Rose funds (former English Dept. faculty) will be given in Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing for Film and Television, Playwriting, Journalism, Writing on Film, Literary Criticism, and Linguistic and Rhetorical Analysis. The Academy of American Poets Prize (established at Pace by John Ashbery and David Kermani) is awarded in the Poetry category.
ELIGIBILITY: You must be a NYC undergraduate English or Film and Screen Studies (FSS) major or minor, or an undergraduate in any major who has taken (or is taking) a Pace LIT 205; any LIT 211 or 212; ENG 205, ENG 212, ENG 214, ENG 223, ENG 223C, or ENG 223E; any 300-level ENG or LIT course; or any FSS course. Also, you must be enrolled as a Pace NYC student during the current academic year, either in Fall 2018 or Spring 2019, or both.
DEADLINE: Mon., April 8, 2019, by 11:59 pm. Submissions by email only to nyenglishawards@gmail.com
Send one email and attach a separate .doc(x) file in that one email for each award category you enter. Do not send a pdfunless you are using playwriting or screenwriting software that cannot be converted. Resend your email if you do not get an automatic receipt confirmation. Second or more emails on the same day will not receive receipts.
WRITING CATEGORIES
You may submit in multiple categories, but submit one cover page for each writing category you enter.
· FICTION: 30 double-spaced pages maximum, but no more than 3 pieces, i.e., short stories or part of a novel
· POETRY: 5 poems maximum (maximum number of pages: 5)
· NONFICTION: 30 double-spaced pages maximum, but no more than 3 pieces, i.e., personal essays, profiles, memoirs, biography, food, travel, or cultural writing (but notliterary criticism, film criticism, or journalism)
· WRITING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION: For feature-length screenplays, 10-30 pages maximum in screenplay format, and a 1-page (double-spaced) story outline. For television scripts, a completed spec episode or pilot in standard script format
· PLAYWRITING: 10-30 pages maximum in standard play format and a 1-page analysis of characters, setting, action, and the singular event that sparks the subsequent action.
· JOURNALISM: 25 double-spaced pages maximum, but no more than 3 pieces, i.e., news or feature writing; and reviews of current gallery shows, performances, multimedia work, books, theater, or cinema
· WRITING ON FILM: 25 double-spaced pages maximum, no more than 1 piece, i.e. formal, historical, or theoretical analysis of film (see Journalism for film reviews)
· LITERARY CRITICISM: 30 double-spaced pages maximum, but no more than 3 pieces, i.e., critical essays on literature (see Journalism for reviews of current books)
· LINGUISTIC AND RHETORICAL ANALYSIS: 15 double-spaced pages maximum, but no more than 3 pieces, that present data and apply methods taught in Language and Linguistics courses
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Submit one Cover Page for each writing category you enter. Each Cover Page consists of the following:
· The heading ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WRITING AWARDS
· Name of appropriate category (i.e., FICTION)
· Your name; 9-digit student ID or U#; and please list your English or FSS major or minor; or if you are a major from another dept., please list your major and the course #, semester, and year of an ENG 205, 212, 214, 223, 223C, or 223E course, a 300-level ENG or LIT course, any LIT 211 or 212, or any FSS course you've taken
· Email address, phone number(s), local mailing address
· The title(s) of only the works in this category
Writing Entry: DO NOT put your name on any other page aside from the cover page.
· All writing must be carefully edited and proofread.
· DO NOT include page numbers on any pages.
· These application guidelines are also in the English Dept., Rm. 1512, 41 Park Row, 15th FL, and on the Pace NYC English Dept. Awards site (http://www.pace.edu/dyson/departments/english-nyc/writing-awards)
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