Department of English

The Lynch Pendergast Medal

For the best essay on any topic in the discipline of English (2,500 to 4,000 words; open to juniors and seniors only)

The Ora Mary Phelam Poetry Prize (cash award & one year membership to the Academy of American Poets) 

For the most outstanding poem or group of poems (a "group" may not consist of more than five poems; open to undergraduates and graduates) 

The Quicksall Medal

For the best essay on Shakespearean drama (open to undergraduates only)

The Bernard M. Wagner Medal

For excellence in writing in any genre except drama (fiction, nonfiction and poetry; open to College freshmen, sophomores, and juniors only) 

The Annabelle Bonner Medal

For short fiction that demonstrates technical skill and promise in the art of the short story or narrative (open to seniors only, in any college or program)

Submission Guidelines:

Entries not adhering to all of the guidelines will be automatically disqualified.

All entries should include a COVER SHEET including

• title of the work(s) submitted
• applicant’s name, address, phone number, email address
• school
• year of graduation
• name of award

DO NOT put your name on any other pages except the cover sheet

Submit entries to Hannah Calkins in the English Department Office, 306 New North; for students abroad please submit entries by e-mail (hmc49@georgetown.edu). 

Past winners:

• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001