Annual First Year Student Essay Contest

Congratulations to our three 2007-2008 essay contest winners!

Molly Chester, “My Childhood Home”
Written for an ENGL 110 course taught by Dr. Alexis Easley

Francisca Marino-Rojas, “Perception, Prejudice, and the Need to Belong”
Written for an ENGL 111 course taught by Dr. Young-ok An

Daniel Petranek, “Shakespeare and the History Boys”
Written for an ENGL 190 course taught by Dr. Catherine Craft-Fairchild

Any student enrolled in English 110, 111, 112, or 190 during the 2008-2009 school year may enter this contest by submitting essays written for these courses.

Guidelines: 

• Submissions must respond to literature in some way and should not consist entirely of narrative without reflection.
• Submissions must include a rough draft that demonstrates substantial revision.
• No more than two submissions per student.

Format for Submissions:

Essays should be typed, double-spaced. Please paperclip the formal essay pages together—do not staple—and attach your rough draft to the back of the essay by paperclip. Since it will be judged blindly, do not include your name on the essay itself, just a title. With your essay, submit a cover sheet that includes your name, the essay title, the class for which the essay was written, the instructor’s name, and your on-campus mail number. You have the option of discussing your essay submission with your instructor for revisions and suitability. Please note that submitted essays will not be returned.

Deadline:

Essay(s) must be received by the English Department administrative office (JRC 333) by 3 p.m., Friday, March 13, 2009.

Prize:

Three $75 cash prizes will be awarded to the writers of the best ENGL 110 essay,
the best ENGL 111 or ENGL 112 essay, and the best ENGL 190 essay.