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2012 Student Award Winners: John Liles (left), Elizabeth Rose, Golsa Honarfar, Anna Tam, Mika Kennedy

Student Awards

Spring is upon us, which means it's time for the Department of Literature’s annual Stewart Prize in Poetry ($300 prize) and Milton Saier Award in Fiction ($1,000 prize) writing competitions, open to all UCSD undergraduates.

You may submit up to 5 poems for the Stewart Prize and one piece of fiction (15 pages max) for the Saier Award. More detailed information is included on the entry forms, which are available in the Literature Undergraduate Office.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS TUESDAY, APRIL 30th.

The winners will be announced at the Spring Celebration of the Arts Reading and Reception. We hope to see you there.

Winners: 2012

Burckhardt Honors Award in Literary/Cultural Criticism
Golsa Honarfar

Dr. Milton H. Saier, Sr. Memorial Award in Fiction
Mika Kennedy
Runner Up: Anna Tam

Sherley Williams Memorial Award in Literary Arts
Elizabeth Rose

Stewart Prize in Poetry
John Liles
Runner up: Mika Kennedy
"It may sound awfully cliché, but if you're a writer, studying and living in Paris pretty much guarantees unlimited inspiration. But I imagine that this will be the case studying abroad in any big city, and faced with a new situation."

- Gaelle Faure, Literature/Writing Major, '06
Student Advising:
Danny Panella
Undergraduate Advisor
117 Literature Building
(858) 534-8681
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Director Undergraduate Studies:
John D. Blanco


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