The 2020 College Honors & Awards in Creative Writing

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Each year, the Department of Creative Writing awards prizes to students for their work throughout the year. Ranging from prose to poetry, from fiction to non-fiction, this years winners span majors throughout the college as well as literary topics. See the full list of awards and winners here on the Department of Creative Writing’s website here.

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The Olga and Paul Menn Foundation Prize
“A Baby Named Bathwater”
Mireille Farjo, Fourth year Biology Major, Creative Writing Minor

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The Les River Fellowship for Young Novelists
The Documentarians
Felix Lecocq , Fourth year Creative Writing and English Major

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The John Billings Fiske Poetry Prize
A Portrait of Flannery Miller
Jake Weiss, Fourth Year Public Policy Major, Creative Writing Minor

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The Margaret C. Annan Awards
How To Be Sick
Kevin Hassett, Third Year Creative Writing Major

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The Margaret C. Annan Awards
24 Frames
Serin Lee, Third Year Creative Writing and English Major

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The Margaret C. Annan Awards
Kaeieteur
Jason Lalljee, Fourth Year Political Science and English Major

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The David Blair McLaughlin Prizes, First Place
Excerpt of “Downtown” from “The Chagrin River Valley: Essays”
Paige Resnick, Fourth Year English Major, Creative Writing Minor

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The David Blair McLaughlin Prizes, Second Place
Lessons That Are Bound to Stick
Eli Winter, Fouth Year Creative Writing Major

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