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Writing Prizes

DEADLINE for submissions: April 22, 2009

The Writing Program recognizes excellence in academic writing through the awarding of the Three Generations Prize for Writing 125, the Three Generations Prize for Writing about Science, the Three Generations Prize for Writing about Social Science, and the Davis Prize for Writing about Art. The cash prizes of $300 are awarded annually.

Congratulations to the Spring '08 winners of the Three Generations Writing Competition for Writing 125!

The judges awarded First Prize to Victoria D. Munro for essays she wrote in Wini Wood's section on Women in Film.

Cyndhia G. Ramatchandirane earned second prize for her essays related to 21st Century Biomedical Literacy, a section taught by Tucker Crum.

Two students were awarded Honorable Mention: Jessica Dill and Yaffa S. Fredrick. Like Victoria, they did their winning writing in Wini Wood's Women in Film course.

Judges for this competition were Jeannine Johnson and Adam Schwartz of the Writing Program and Wilfrid Rollman of the History Department.

To read excerpts of prize winning essays from previous years, click here.

For information on entry requirements, click on the appropriate link below:

The Three Generations Prize for Writing 125
The Three Generations Prize for Writing about Science
The Three Generations Prize for Writing about Social Science
The Davis Prize for Writing about Art

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