AWARD WINNERS

THE 2007-2008 ILONA KARMEL WRITING PRIZES COMPETITION

 


On May 8, 2008 the 2007-2008 Ilona Karmel Writing Prizes Competition, chaired by Mr. William Corbett, Director of Student Writing Activities, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies, recognized the writing achievements of 28 students. The winners were chosen from 112 entries by 62 students in the categories of essay, drama, poetry, short story, fiction, science fiction, and scientific and technical writing.

 

Boit Manuscript Prize - Category: Drama

1st prize: Allison Berke '08, mathematics and biology, for Disatisfaction
2nd prize:
Mariam Shaikh '08, brain and cognitive sciences, for The Man in the Mirror
Honorable Mention:
Sarah Dupuis-Kornreich '10, writing for Public Relations

Boit Manuscript Prize - Category: Essay

Honorable Mention: Sarah Dupuis-Kornreich '10, writing, for Turn On, Turn Up: Three Essays on Pop Culture
Honorable Mention: Sharon Cochenour '10, architecture, for From There to Here

Boit Manuscript Prize - Category: Fiction

1st prize: Michael Obilade '08, brain and cognitive sciences, for Roseblood
2nd prize:
Samantha Weiss '08, chemical engineering and writing, for Viastrin Dust
Honorable Mention:
Gillian Conahan '10, physics, for Codominion

Boit Manuscript Prize - Category: Poetry

1st prize: Zachary Smith 08, biology, for Waiting For My Socks to Stink: Walking and Working Poems
2nd prize: Renee Reder '10, architecture, for Senses-Spirit

Ellen King Prize for Freshman Writing

1st prize: Emma Rosen '11, undecided for Running on Empty, essay
2nd prize: Adrianna L. Tam '11, undeclared, for The Pursuit of Happiness, essay
Honorable Mention: Irina Kholodenko '11, undecided, for Four Poems, poetry  

Prize for Writing Science Fiction

1st prize: Samantha Weiss '08, chemical engineering and writing, for Creator's Café
2nd prize:
Dan Levine '08, aeronautics and astronautics, for The Expense of Spirit
Honorable Mention:
Gillian Conahan '10, physics, for No One Needs to Know

The Robert A. Boit Writing Prize - Category: Essay

1st prize: Katie Sievert '09, electrical engineering and computer science, for Rhythms of Return
2nd prize:
Nina Mann '08, chemical engineering, for On Huahogs, Waterfire, and Coffeemilk: What's Big in a Little State
Third prize:
Elizabeth Finn '09, chemical engineering, for Almost Famous
Honorable Mention:
Tony Valderrama '11, electrical engineering and computer science, for Nonino 

The Robert A. Boit Writing Prize - Category: Poetry

1st prize: Sarah Dupuis-Kornreich '10, writing, for THE GHOST: A Collection of Poems
2nd prize:
Dan Levine, '08, aeronautics and astronautics, for Range 

The Robert A. Boit Writing Prize - Category: Short Story

1st prize: Anneke Schwob '10, biology, for Danny O'Malley is Dead
2nd prize: Samantha Weiss '08, chemical engineering and writing, for Simulated in Black and White
3rd prize: Molly Jabas '08, chemical engineering and writing, for The Tree Lot
Honorable Mention: Alison Berke '08, mathematics and biology, for The Cardinal

S. Klein Prize for Science Writing

1st prize: Lissa Harris Graduate, science writing, for Heredity Blues
2nd prize: Allyson T. Collins Graduate, science writing for Insight from Outcasts

S. Klein Prize for Technical Writing

1st prize: C. Carter Jernigan '08, and Behram Mistree '08, electrical engineering and computer science, for Gaydar: Facebook Friendships Expose Sexual Orientation
2nd prize:
Shuo Han '09, biology, for A Game of Switches: Epigenetic Regulation of Variegating Cell Wall Genes

DeWitt Wallace Prize for Science Writing for the Public

1st prize: Derrick S. Boone, Jr. '08, chemical engineering, Clemmons, NC - for Quanta from Heaven

2nd prize: Anna Wexler '07, brain and cognitive sciences and writing - for From Neurons to Neighborhoods: Profile of a Salesman

The Vera List Prize for Writing on the Visual Arts

1st prize: Eric Schmiedl 09, comparative media studies, for The Use of Narrative in Advertising Photography
2nd prize:
Mihai Duduta '10, materials science and engineering and chemistry, for Frank Ghery, Starchitect or Master of Spin?