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DEPARTMENTAL
WRITING PRIZES |
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Submissions for the prizes must be turned in to 602 Philosophy Hall
DEADLINE: Friday, March 12, 2004 by 5:00 p.m.
- Each prize requires a separate submission with a separate
cover sheet.
- The same material can be submitted for more than one prize.
- The Department will accept no more than one submission per person
for each prize.
- A separate information sheet is available with guidelines for
the Brownstein Prize (for work in prose fiction or playwriting
by a Columbia College senior).
- THE PRIZES in brief [see Prize Descriptions
below for restrictions on submissions]
For any Columbia University degree student (undergraduate
& graduate):
Bunner Awards—for essays
dealing with American literatureVan
Rensselaer Prize—for poetry
For CC, GS and Barnard undergraduates:
Woodberry Poetry Prize—for
an original poem [Not offered in 2004]
For CC and GS undergraduates:
Academy of American Poets Prize—for
a poem or group of poems
John Vincent Hickey Prize—for an essay on English, Irish
or American poetry
For all CC undergraduates:
Brick Memorial Prize —for
a one-act or full-length playFord
Poetry Prize—for a poem or group of poems Philolexian
Prize—for fiction, essays, memoirs, poetry, plays, film
scripts, literary translations
For CC SENIORS only:
Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize—for
critical writing in any scholarly field
DESCRIPTION OF THE WRITING PRIZES [including
restrictions on individual submissions]
Van Rensselaer Poetry Prize: A prize awarded
to a Columbia University degree candidate who is deemed the author
of the best example of English lyric verse.
SUBMISSION RESTRICTIONS: no more than 3 poems, totaling not more
than 10 pages
George Edward Woodberry Poetry Prize: Established
by the Woodberry Society as a memorial to George Edward Woodberry.
Awarded to an undergraduate student of the University, including
Barnard College, for the best original poem. Offered every other
year. Not offered in 2004.
Academy of American Poets Poetry Prize: Award
for the best poem or group of poems (unpublished) written by a
College or Geeneral Studies undergraduate degree candidate.
SUBMISSION RESTRICTIONS: but no more than 5 poems, and totaling
not more than 10 pages
The Bunner Award: In memory of Henry Cuyler Bunner,
this award recognizes Columbia degree candidates who present the
best essay on any topic dealing with American literature. Senior
essays on an American topic will automatically be considered for
this award.
Philolexian Prize: An award for fiction, essays,
memoirs, poetry, plays, film scripts, or translations of literature
written by an undergraduate in Columbia College.
SUBMISSION RESTRICTIONS: submission may include work in any one
or more of these genres, but is limited to one work in each genre,
except poetry, where the limit is 5 poems; prose submissions are
not to exceed 35 pages
Arthur E. Ford Poetry Award: For the best collection
of poems by an undergraduate in Columbia College. An annual gift
from Mrs. Doris M. Ford in memory of her husband.
SUBMISSION RESTRICTIONS: but no more than 5 poems, and totaling
not more than 10 pages
Seymour Brick Memorial Prize: Awarded to the
College undergraduate who submits the best one-act or full-length
play. The award was established by Mrs. Seymour Brick and her
son in honor of their husband and father who graduated from the
College in 1934.
Charles Paterno Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize:
Awarded to a Columbia College senior who is judged to have excelled
in critical writing in any scholarly field. Established by his
parents and his sister in honor of Charles, who graduated from
the College in 1983. Senior essays will automatically be considered
for this prize.
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