Introduction Advising Keeping Informed Major Requirements Major Worksheet Options & Restrictions English Concentrations Senior Essay Program Registration Procedures Course Distribution Lists 09-10 by Category 09-10 by Course Barnard Courses Summer Courses Past Distribution Lists Writing Prizes The Williams Traveling Fellowship Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism (CJLC) FORMER PRIZE RECIPIENTS Recipients of the Writing Awards 2010 Academy of American Poets: Nicholas Yoke Hin Wong Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize for critical writing: Hillary Busis, Rosalind Parry, Juan Lamata Bunner Award for critical writing on American literature: Ryan Alberts John Vincent Hickey Prize for critical writing on Irish, British, or American poetry: James Lowder The Richmond B. Williams Traveling Research Fellowship 2010: Tara Menon, Ayo Alston-Moore, Seo Hee Im, Anna Feuer Recipients of the Writing Awards 2009 Academy of American Poets: Marissa Brodney Arthur E. Ford Prize: Fu Yitian Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize for critical writing: Elizabeth Tarras Brick Playwriting Prize: Shaday Stewart Brownstein Writing Prize for prose fiction or playwriting: Crystal Kim and Elizabeth Straus Bunner Award for critical writing on American literature: Max Tobin John Vincent Hickey Prize for critical writing on Irish, British, or American poetry: Max Friedman Lea Baechler Prize for critical writing on poetry: Ryan Alberts Philolexian Prize for essays, fiction, or poetry: Daniel Feldman The Richmond B. Williams Traveling Research Fellowship 2009: Isla Hansen and Lucy Tang Van Rennselaer Poetry Award: Danielle Jones Recipients of the Writing Awards 2008 Academy of American Poets: Nicholas Wong Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize for critical writing: Christopher Westcott Brownstein Writing Prize for prose fiction or playwriting: Sara Davis, Julia Kalow, and Margie Abigail Rosebrock Bunner Award for critical writing on American literature: Finn Dusenberry Lea Baechler Prize for critical writing on poetry: Florence Lui John Vincent Hickey Prize for critical writing on Irish, British, or American poetry: Jefferson Baum Philolexian Prize for essays, fiction, or poetry: Hannah Assadi and Shaday Stewart Van Rennselaer Poetry Award: Marguerite Van Cook Recipients of the Writing Awards 2007 Academy of American Poets: Daniel J. Shapiro Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize for critical writing: Isabel Bussarakum Brownstein Writing Prize for prose fiction or playwriting: Anne Berke Bunner Award for critical writing on American literature: Jonathan Blitzer Lea Baechler Prize for critical writing on poetry: Daniel J. Shapiro John Vincent Hickey Prize for critical writing on Irish, British, or American poetry: Swetha Regunathan Philolexian Prize for essays, fiction, or poetry: Katarzyna Kozanecka Van Rennselaer Poetry Award: Robert Kohen Recipients of the Writing Awards 2006 Academy of American Poets: Peter Hall Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize for critical writing: Ying Ling Tiong Seymour Brick Memorial Prize for playwriting: Andrew Kalaidjian Brownstein Writing Prize for prose fiction or playwriting: Daniel Elkind Bunner Award for critical writing on American literature: Gillian Osborne Lea Baechler Prize for critical writing on poetry: Janet Min Lee Arthur E. Ford Poetry Award for a collection of poems: Gillian Osborne John Vincent Hickey Prize for critical writing on Irish, British, or American poetry: Peter Hall Philolexian Prize for essays, fiction, or poetry: Liesl Yamaguchi Van Rennselaer Poetry Award: Janet Min Lee Recipients of the Writing Awards 2005 Academy of American Poets: Matthew Harrison Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize for critical writing: Ben Parker Seymour Brick Memorial Prize for playwriting: Michael Yates Crowley Brownstein Writing Prize for prose fiction or playwriting: No prize awarded 2005 Bunner Award for critical writing on American literature: Nikil Saval Lea Baechler Prize for critical writing on poetry: Gemma Sieff Arthur E. Ford Poetry Award for a collection of poems: Nicholas Bredie John Vincent Hickey Prize for critical writing on Irish, British, or American poetry: No prize awarded 2005 Philolexian Prize for essays, fiction, or poetry: Esinam Bediako Van Rennselaer Poetry Award: Janet Min Lee and Yvette Siegert (co-winners) Woodberry Poetry Prize: Jessica Fjeld — Winning submissions for the 2005 Creative Writing Prizes. Recipients of the Writing Awards 2004 Academy of American Poets: Ian Volner Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize for critical writing: Britt Peterson Seymour Brick Memorial Prize for playwriting: Michael Yates Crowley Brownstein Writing Prize for prose fiction or playwriting: Brian Platzer Bunner Award for critical writing on American literature: Arielle Fenigstein Arthur E. Ford Poetry Award for a collection of poems: Christina Rumpf Philolexian Prize for essays, fiction, or poetry: Erik Linsker Van Rennselaer Poetry Award: Michael Paulson Honorable Mention: Simona Schneider Recipients of the Writing Awards 2003 Academy of American Poets: Yvette Siegert Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize for critical writing: R. J. Jenkins and John L'Ecuyer Seymour Brick Memorial Prize for playwriting: Esinam Bediako and Hannah Pollin Brownstein Writing Prize for prose fiction or playwriting: David Gerrard Bunner Award for critical writing on American literature: Will Welch Arthur E. Ford Poetry Award for a collection of poems: June Kim Philolexian Prize for essays, fiction, or poetry: Nikil Saval Van Rennselaer Poetry Award: Laura Kolb Woodberry Poetry Prize: Qian Xi Teng Recipients of the Writing Awards 2002 Academy of American Poets: Justin Jamail Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize for critical writing: Jesse Shapins Seymour Brick Memorial Prize for playwriting: Reina Hardy Brownstein Writing Prize for prose fiction or playwriting: Michael Weiss Bunner Award for critical writing on American literature: No Undergraduate Award given 2002 Arthur E. Ford Poetry Award for a collection of poems: Michael Paulson, Honorable Mention: Lara Weibgen Philolexian Prize for essays, fiction, or poetry: Paul KielVan Rennselaer Poetry Award: David Volner Recipients of the Writing Awards 2001 Academy of American Poets: Michael Paulson Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize for critical writing: Francisco Reinking Seymour Brick Memorial Prize for playwriting: Joshua Feldman & Mike Weiss Brownstein Writing Prize for prose fiction or playwriting: Kate Cortesi Bunner Awards for critical writing on American literature: No Undergraduate Award given 2001 Arthur E. Ford Poetry Award for a collection of poems: Justin Jamail, Honorable Mention: Leo Martin Philolexian Prize for essays, fiction, or poetry: Fallon Scoggins Van Rennselaer Poetry: Anthony Morales, Honorable Mention: Francisco Reinking Woodberry Poetry Prize: Ariana Reines and Rachel Fleishman Recipients of the Writing Awards 2000 Academy of American Poets: Daniel Browne Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize for critical writing: Jennifer Glaser Seymour Brick Memorial Prize for playwriting: Ryan Brown and Franklin Laviola Brownstein Writing Prize for prose fiction or playwriting: Noam Cohen Bunner Awards for critical writing on American literature: Sarah Goldstein, Amy Rosenberg, and Mary Kate Stimmler Arthur E. Ford Poetry Award for a collection of poems: David Austerweil and Emily Wilkinson, Honorable Mention: Gennarose Pope Andrew D. Fried Memorial Prize for creative and critical writing: Leah Hoffman, Honorable Mention: Juliet Ross Philolexian Prize for essays, fiction, or poetry: Melanie Kain and Lara Weibgen Philolexian Centennial Prize for essays, fiction, or poetry: Carson Cistulli Van Rennselaer Poetry: Stephen Massimilla, Honorable Mention: Nadia Colburn and Paul Stephens Woodberry Poetry Prize: Claire Hunsaker and Justin Jamail