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Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 English Department writing contests

Prentiss Cheney Hoyt Poetry Contest 1st place Mallory Trainor ’22 for “I Dream in Time Lapse” 2nd place Jesse Lowe’24 for “( )” (Parentheses) 3rd place Ursula Zia ’24 for “Becoming an Air Plant” Betty ’79 & Stanley Sultan Short Story Contest 1st place Juliana Hall ’24 for “The Disappearance of Persephone Reid” 2nd place Olivia…

English Department S’22 Writing Contests

Mark your calendars for the English Department’s Writing Contest deadline! Our annual Writing Contest is open to all Clark Undergraduate students, including those enrolled in the School of Professional Studies. All work must be completely original and submitted by February 21, 2022 @ 11:59 PM. Information about how to submit your entries to each of the…

Nov. 13: English Dept. hosts poetry reading by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

Please join us for a reading and conversation with award-winning poet Honorée Fanonne Jeffers as she shares work from her recent book, The Age of Phillis. Based on over a decade worth of research, The Age of Phillis fills in biographical gaps in what we know about the remarkable life of Phillis Wheatley Peters, often…

Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 English Dept. creative writing contests

The English Department is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Creative Writing Contest. Prentiss Cheney Hoyt Poetry Contest 1st Place: Sarah Wells ’17, “Dissipate” 2nd Place: Jessica Hoops ’18, “Depression” 3rd Place: Mal Sklar ’18, “Sandmen” Betty ’79 & Stanley Sultan Short Story Contest 1st Place: Thomas Rhalter ’18, “The Monarch” 2nd Place:…

English Department announces winners of the 2013 Leroy Allston Ames Essay Contest

The English Department is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Leroy Allston Ames Essay Contest. First Place:  Allison Lanes ’13 for her entry “Ladies Lusting for the Conservative:  Enhancing Conservative Didacticism through Morals and Marketing in Samuel Richardson’s Pamela and E.L. James’s Fifty Shades of Grey.” Second Place:  Adam L. Kelley ’13 for…