First and second prizes awarded. For the best essay of 5000 words or less on any topic in cultural criticism by an undergraduate junior or senior. First and second prizes awarded. The contest is open to all students currently enrolled in the Graduate Program in Creative Writing. For the best poem or poems by an undergraduate or graduate student currently enrolled in the University.
Submission can be a collection of brief pieces or one long piece.
Two premiums awarded at the end of the junior year to English concentrators who show extraordinary academic achievement and promise. The 2001 award goes to creative writing.