2009 Writing Award Winners

 

Barbara Winder Award--Jake E. Kara

The Arnold C. Brackman Memorial Scholarship--Thomas Jacob

CSU Fiction Prize--Winner, Kevin McNulty-DeNunzio; Honorable Mention, Robert Ferris

CSU Essay, Honorable Mention--Martha Riedel

Outstanding Features/Lifestyle Story Award--Kristen E. Andreoli for "Check out arts magazine Black and White," Danbury News Times, January 2009

Outstanding Commentary Award--Max L. Wittstein and Craig J. Donofrio for Echo editorial "Anonymous Swastikas Are for Cowards"

Outstanding Spot News Award--Danielle N. Stone for "Brookfield man walks away from 'Millionaire' with $4,000," March 2008

Ray Baubles Award--Suzanne D. Monroe

Louise Kolb Award for  Excellence in Tutoring--Asucena Gonzalez and Peter J. Moretti

John Tamas Memorial Scholarship--Joshua L. Durkin

The R. Nolan Scholarship for student who intends to be a teacher of writing--

Distinction for Writing Portfolio--

Kristen Andreoli

Joseph Benedict

Allison Fabrizio

Ryan T. Guertin

Grant E. McGuire

Thomas Perkins

John Ready

Rebecca Richards

Jacqueline D. Scanlon

Nancy Tanner

Julie Warner

 

2008 Writing Award Winners

Barbara Winder Award--Thomas Monckton for "The Cursed Sand"

The Arnold C. Brackman Memorial Scholarship--Matthew Renfer and Max L. Wittstein

Outstanding Feature/Lifestyles Story--Danielle Stone for "Dipping into Fond Memories"

Outstanding Spot News Award--Matt Renfer for "BSA Debt May Hold Back Club"

Outstanding Commentary Award--Max L. Wittstein for "Response to Chris Powell's Editorial in the New London Day"

Ray Baubles Award--Mark Ferry

Louise Kolb Award for  Excellence in Tutoring--Maria Merino-Schweitzer and Heather Gunnoud

The Senior Writing Award --Roxana Chirvase

The R. Nolan Scholarship for student who intends to be a teacher of writing--Frank Flynn

 

WCSU students who won CSU Writing Awards,
winners published in Connecticut Review Spring 2008 issue:

Fiction winner--Jake Edward Kara
Fiction Honorable Mention--Lenny Levine
Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize--Erik K. Mortenson

Leo Connellan Poetry Prize--Don Lowe, Honorable Mention

 

WestConn AWP Intro Award Winners

Fiction: Suzanne Monroe (undergrad)
Creative Nonfiction: Kateri Kosek (MFA)
Poetry: Erik Mortenson (MFA), Mary Ann Campbell (MFA), and Jennifer Salkin (MA)

 

Distinction for Writing Portfolio--

Zakariaz Gerhard
Michael W. Schwartz
Jared R. Sturges
Matthew R. Renfer