| The John Redman Freshman Writing Award |
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Awarded for a piece of writing completed as a regular course assignment by a PSU freshman student. |
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| The Tom and Phyllis Burnam Awards |
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Recognizes the best work written by students in a writing course in the following areas: Undergraduate
Fiction; Undergraduate Poetry; Graduate Fiction; Graduate Poetry.
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| The Burnam Nonfiction Award |
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Awarded to one undergraduate student for a piece of nonfiction prose written in a writing class.
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| The Frank Andrew Clarke and Helen Clarke Memorial Award |
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Awarded to an undergraduate for a work of excellence submitted as a regular course assignment. |
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| The Academy of American Poets Award |
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Presented for the best poem or group of poems
submitted by a student. Winning poems may be selected for publication by the Academy. |
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| The Wilma Morrison Award |
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Presented by the University Publications Board for outstanding writing in The Vanguard student newspaper. |
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| The Giving Back Fellowship |
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Awarded to a second-year student in the graduate nonfiction writing program based on a writing sample, general achievement, and need. |
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| The Nina Mae Kellogg Award |
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Provides substantial cash prizes for outstanding sophomore
and senior students. Invitations to compete for the award are issued after an initial
examination of grade point averages. The senior award is limited to English majors; the
sophomore is open to all majors who demonstrate proficiency in writing. |
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| The Philip Ford Graduate Award |
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Honors the best piece of original scholarship or criticism written for
graduate credit in an English course. |
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| The Tom Doulis Graduate Fiction Writing Awards |
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Awarded for a work of fiction by a student enrolled in a graduate-level fiction writing course. |
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| The Shelley Reece Award in Poetry |
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Given to a graduate student of English who is interested in pursuing a career in
the field of writing. The recipient must have completed a
minimum of one year of coursework at PSU and will be selected for their achievements, interest and talent
in the field of poetry writing, as well as demonstrated financial need. |
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| The Duncan Carter Writing Award |
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The Duncan Carter Writing Award honors longtime English Professor Duncan Carter.
A PSU faculty member for over 25 years, he has been not only a much loved and respected teacher,
but has also served as Director of Rhetoric
and Composition, Chair of the English Department, and Associate Dean of CLAS. This award for most outstanding
student writing in a composition course recognizes his exceptional contribution, including his encouragement of
student writing and his mentoring of rhetoric and composition teachers during his long tenure here. |
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| The Tom Bates Awards in Nonfiction Writing |
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Given to students enrolled in the M.A. in Writing program whose work shows excellence and commitment. Awards are given in the following areas: Memoir, Essay Writing,
and Reporting (newspaper or magazine writing). |
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| Dennis Stovall First Edition Award |
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Awarded to a graduate student in the publishing program who best exemplifies the program's mission. The award is named
for Dennis Stovall, who founded the Master's program in Publishing in 2001. Through classes on the theory and practice
of publishing, as well as its student-staffed publishing house, Ooligan Press, the program provides real-world publishing
experience in an academic setting. |
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| The Marilyn Folkestad Scholarship |
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Awarded to one female undergraduate student and one female graduate student who have returned to university study after a break, and who wish to pursue a
career in literature or creative writing. Candidates are required to demonstrate academic promise and writing talent.
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