The English department held its annual End-of-Year Celebration on May 1, 2023. At this event, the English department celebrates the year with dinner and a program during which our seniors were honored and the recipients of our prizes and awards were announced. It was a great evening!
Ardis Hillman Wheeler Prize for International Study Winners
Birdie Keller – Cape Town
Sofia Vaz – Edinburgh
Lauren Petro – New Zealand
Nick Adams Short Story Contest Macalester Finalists
Zoe Frank for Almsgiver
Colleen Apostle for The Dive Bell
Kien Nguyen for 1722 Grand Avenue
Carling McQuinn for Phantom
PLUS Carling is the winner of Nick Adams at the ACM level!
Academy of American Poets College Prize
Julian Applebaum – Honorable Mention
I heard my phone buzz when I died
Ode to Mr. 10 1⁄2
Lost In Motion
Anna Šverclová – Mac Winner
On New Snow Morning
My Father Snoring
The Second Time
Harry Scherman Writing Poetry Award Winners
Hugh Gabriel for In Every Little Pool
Lenny Prater for Quiet Conversations
Harry Scherman Writing Literary Analysis Award Winners
Ella Rehman for “A Good Man Like Gawain: Masculinity and Self-Mythology in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”
Jordan Grabanski for “The Inconsolable as Automaton: Defining the Human in Harriet Wilson’s Sketches in the Life of a Free Black”
Harry Scherman Writing Creative Prose Award Winner
Kathryn Alldaffer for Salt-Sown Fields
Wendy Parrish Poetry Award Winners – Poetry award to students who exemplifies a commitment to poetry and excellence in writing. Winners: Ariadne Smith, Ella Deutchman, and Charlie Kelley-Pegg.
Livingston-Patnode Prize – Award for a graduating senior who has made a special contribution as an English major. Winner: Colleen Apostle
Congratulations to all of our finalists, and winners! Best wishes to our seniors – the class of 2023!
