Department of English

The English Department announces the 2006 winners of

Awards and Prizes in English

The Annabelle Bonner Medal

for short fiction that demonstrates technical skill and promise in the art of the short story or narrative

Christina Hauser, COL 2006

"A Chelsea Eskimo in Time of Heat and Squalor"

The Lynch Pendergast Medal

for the best essay on any topic in English literature (2,500 to 4,000 words)

Meaghan McDonnell, COL 2006

"A Search for Home: Dickens's Examination of the Victorian Domestic Ideal"

The Ora Mary Phelam Poetry Prize

for the most outstanding poem or group of poems

Sumi Lee, COL 2006

"Summer Generation" & "Easter Saturday"

Second Prize: Benay Brotman & Ryan Davis

Honorable Mentions: Michael Adams & Joshua DeMinter

The Quicksall Medal

for the best essay on Shakespearean drama

Bridget Silvi, COL 2007

"What Is It That Makes a Friend?"

Honorable Mentions: Neal Gorevic, Rita Maxwell, & Julia Tarnell

The Bernard M. Wagner Medal

for excellence in writing in any genre except drama (fiction, nonfiction and poetry)

Noreen Malone, COL 2007

"How I Spent My Summer Vacations"