English Department - Publications

The College regularly recognizes students who demonstrate outstanding writing ability. More than $3500 per year is awarded in prize and scholarships. Contact the chair of the English Department for more information about these awards.

The Thomas D. Clareson Prize for the best English Jr. I.S. paper of the year

The Vonna Hicks Adrian Poetry Prize for an original critical analysis of a poem or poems

The Becky DeWine Endowment Fund sponsors a summer internship opportunity in journalism between the junior and senior year.

The Robert M. Bruce Memorial Scholarship to a first-year student who has shown the most improvement in writing skills during the first year

The Donaldson Prize for Fiction

First Place:                                     Molly Lehman                "Dippity-Do," "Arctic Hero," and other stories
Second Place (co-winner):           Julia Hendrickson          "The Wren"
Second Place (co-winner):          Hannah LeGris                "Uncle Billy," "Monster Stick" and other stories

The Donaldson Prize for a Personal Essay

First Place:                                     Cara Stoddard                 "Sticks and Stones"
Second Place :                                Molly Lehman                  "On the Riverbank"
Third Place:                                    Arianne Beros                  "Porcelain"
Honorable Mention:                     Adam Lieberg                  "Neon Guts"
Honorable Mention:                     Marissa Marangoni         "Califor-nigh-ae," "Waiting," and "Lettered"

The Donaldson Prize for a Critical Essay

First Place:                                    Julia Hendrickson                "Laughing at the Woodshed: Literary Conversations in                                                                                                             Stella Gibbons' Cold Comfort Farm"
Honorable Mention:                    Melissa Morgenstern          " ' Am I a Scorpion? Do I Sting?': Female
                                                                                                           Chastity and Its Social Implications"

The Vonna Hicks Adrian Prize for Poetry

First Place:                                    Molly Lehman                  "The Red Cross" and other poems
Second Place (co-winner):          Megan Smith                    "A Shipment of the Enlightenment," and other poems
Second Place (co-winner):          Mitch Storar                     "Liederkreis"
Third Place (co-winner):            Danny Caine                      "Orion"
Third Place (co-winner)            Martha Dowell                  "Sir Zydeco Balloon"
Honorable Mention:                   Aliya Maseelall                  "I Think of the Birthplace of My Mother"

The Vonna Hicks Adrian Prize for a Critical Essay on Poetry

First Place: Elizabeth Dluga "The 'Supreme Theme' of ['William Butler Yeats'] 'After Long Silence' "

The Ralph L. Kinsey Poetry Award

The Academy of American Poets Award for Poetry

First Place: Megan Donelson excerpts from the novel Beatrice and the Heavenly
Bodies, from the Spanish of Lucia Etxebarria

Second Place: Mollie Cardina "There Is No Untrodden Snow," from the German of
Kurt Tucholsky

Honorable Mention: Cora Hofstetter Two poems from the Spanish of Federico Garcia Lorca

Honorable Mention: Maureen Hochman "After the Flood," from the French of Arthur Rimbaud

	Writing Prizes and Scholarships
The College regularly recognizes students who demonstrate outstanding writing ability. More than $3500 per year is awarded in prize and scholarships. Contact the chair of the English Department for more information about these awards. The Thomas D. Clareson Prize for the best English Jr. I.S. paper of the year The Waldo H. Dunn Prize for the best English Sr. I.S. project The Vonna Hicks Adrian Poetry Prize for outstanding group of poetry The Vonna Hicks Adrian Poetry Prize for an original critical analysis of a poem or poems The Ralph L. Kinsey Poetry Award The Academy of American Poetry College Poetry Prize The Stephen R. Donaldson Prize for Fiction The Stephen R. Donaldson Prize for Non-Fiction The Stephen R. Donaldson Prize for I.S. The Becky DeWine Endowment Fund sponsors a summer internship opportunity in journalism between the junior and senior year. The Robert M. Bruce Memorial Scholarship to a first-year student who has shown the most improvement in writing skills during the first year 2007 Prize Winners The Donaldson Prize for Fiction First Place: Molly Lehman "Dippity-Do," "Arctic Hero," and other stories Second Place (co-winner): Julia Hendrickson "The Wren" Second Place (co-winner): Hannah LeGris "Uncle Billy," "Monster Stick" and other stories The Donaldson Prize for a Personal Essay First Place: Cara Stoddard "Sticks and Stones" Second Place : Molly Lehman "On the Riverbank" Third Place: Arianne Beros "Porcelain" Honorable Mention: Adam Lieberg "Neon Guts" Honorable Mention: Marissa Marangoni "Califor-nigh-ae," "Waiting," and "Lettered" The Donaldson Prize for a Critical Essay First Place: Julia Hendrickson "Laughing at the Woodshed: Literary Conversations in Stella Gibbons' Cold Comfort Farm" Honorable Mention: Melissa Morgenstern " ' Am I a Scorpion? Do I Sting?': Female Chastity and Its Social Implications" The Vonna Hicks Adrian Prize for Poetry First Place: Molly Lehman "The Red Cross" and other poems Second Place (co-winner): Megan Smith "A Shipment of the Enlightenment," and other poems Second Place (co-winner): Mitch Storar "Liederkreis" Third Place (co-winner): Danny Caine "Orion" Third Place (co-winner) Martha Dowell "Sir Zydeco Balloon" Honorable Mention: Aliya Maseelall "I Think of the Birthplace of My Mother" The Vonna Hicks Adrian Prize for a Critical Essay on Poetry First Place: Elizabeth Dluga "The 'Supreme Theme' of ['William Butler Yeats'] 'After Long Silence' " The Ralph L. Kinsey Poetry Award First Place: Julie Hufnagel "Remedies" and other poems The Academy of American Poets Award for Poetry First Place: Julie Hufnagel "Near Killbuck Marsh, Ohio" The Donaldson Prize for Translation First Place: Megan Donelson excerpts from the novel Beatrice and the Heavenly Bodies, from the Spanish of Lucia Etxebarria Second Place: Mollie Cardina "There Is No Untrodden Snow," from the German of Kurt Tucholsky Honorable Mention: Cora Hofstetter Two poems from the Spanish of Federico Garcia Lorca Honorable Mention: Maureen Hochman "After the Flood," from the French of Arthur Rimbaud [English] [Faculty] [Curriculum] [Independent Study] [Electronic Resources] [Visiting Writers] [Publications] [Prizes] [FAQ] [C.O.W. Homepage]