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) DEPARTMENTAL WRITING PRIZES THE CREATIVE WRITING PRIZES The Academy of American Poets Poetry Prize: This prize is given by the Academy to the Columbia College or General Studies poet who has written the best poem or group of poems submitted during the academic year. Seymour Brick Memorial Prize: This award is awarded annually to the Columbia College undergraduate who submits the best one-act or full-length play. Brownstein Writing Prize: This prize is awarded to a graduating senior in Columbia College who has written a single piece or a body of work so distinguished in its originality of concept and excellence of execution that it fairly demands the award, support, and recognition the prize intends.  The prize was established in 1992 as a gift of the Sand Hill Philanthropic Fund. Arthur E. Ford Poetry Prize: Established in 1980, this prize may be awarded annually for the best collection of poems submitted by a Columbia College senior. Philolexian Prize Fund: Established in 1904, this prize is awarded to Columbia College students for essays, short stories, and poetry. Van Rensselaer Prize: This prize will be awarded to the candidate for a Columbia University degree who is the author of the best example of English lyric verse.  Applicants should submit no more than three poems, totaling a maximum of twenty pages.  Open to Barnard students, graduate students, and professional students. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR THE CREATIVE WRITING PRIZES Students may submit for more than one prize, but must submit ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ENTRIES for each prize; repeat submissions will be disqualified. Submissions must be sent in electronic attachments in Microsoft Word format.  Email submissions to Professor Eleanor Johnson (ebj2117@columbia.edu) no later than March 1 of each year.  Late submissions will not be considered for prizes. In addition to your writing submissions, create a Word document including your full name, email address, phone number, address, Columbia Affiliation (CC, BC, Grad, etc.), your year, and which prize your submission(s) is (are) intended for.  The committees that review submissions will have results by April 15th of each year. THE CRITICAL WRITING PRIZES Charles Paterno Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize: This prize may be awarded to a Columbia College senior who is judged by the English Department to have excelled in critical writing in any scholarly field.  The prize was established by in honor of Charles Paterno Barratt-Brown, Class of 1983, by his family. Bunner Prize: This prize may be awarded to a candidate for a dregree at Columbia University who has submitted the best essay on a topic dealing with American literature.  The topic is selected in connection with course or seminar work in American literature and must be approved by the Chairman of the Bunner Prize Committee. John Vincent Hickey Prize: Established in 2004, this prize is awarded to the senior whose English thesis demonstrates excellence in the fields of English, American, or Irish poetry. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR THE CRITICAL WRITING PRIZES All senior essays are automatically considered for the critical writing prizes.  For any other submissions, five (5) copies must be submitted to the English office, 602 Philosophy Hall, by 2:00 PM on Monday, April 2, 2012.  Absolutely no late submissions.