{"id":149979,"date":"2020-11-20T10:44:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T15:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps-en\/?page_id=149979"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:08:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:08:49","slug":"creative-writing-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/experience\/awards-prizes\/creative-writing-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Writing Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>We offer several awards open only to Creative Writing majors and minors that recognize the achievements of our talented and capable students. These awards are administered by the Creative Writing faculty as a whole. Some of the awards are by submission, while others are selected by the faculty from among the Creative Writing student community. All recipients of the awards are honoured at an annual awards ceremony held at the York Keele campus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-uppercase h5\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.yorku.ca\/york-gpa-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPA Calculator<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/advising\/cluster-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic Advising<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/fund-your-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fund Your Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/dare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DARE Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/academic-resources\/awards-scholarships-bursaries\/english-awards\/\">English Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/experience\/awards-prizes\/university-wide-writing-prizes\/\">University-wide Writing Prizes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group grey-bg-block has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-thumbnail rounded-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2021\/12\/Priscila-Uppal.jpg\" alt=\"Priscila Uppal profile photo\" class=\"wp-image-152459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2021\/12\/Priscila-Uppal.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2021\/12\/Priscila-Uppal-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.6%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Priscila Uppal Poetry Prize<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Faculty members nominate students for this award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This prize will be awarded to a fourth-year student majoring or minoring in Creative Writing. Recipients must demonstrate talent and achievement in the area of poetry writing. Faculty members in the Creative Writing Program will nominate students, and a selection committee within the Creative Writing program will select the recipient each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Priscila Uppal (BA Hons. \u201997, PhD \u201904) was a poet, novelist and playwright, and one of 快播视频\u2019s most distinguished teachers and writers. She died on September 4, 2018 at the age of 43. Priscila\u2019s friends and colleagues, led by York president emeritus Lorna Marsden, honour her memory through the establishment of this new prize.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id149979_4bf5d7-d7 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id149979_4bf5d7-d7 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id149979_4bf5d7-d7 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id149979_4bf5d7-d7 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id149979_4bf5d7-d7 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id149979_4bf5d7-d7 kt-accordion-has-5-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane149979_39247a-cd\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Past Winners<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>2025 | Natalia Sadowski<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 | Tori Gosse <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 | Rosina Nicolazzo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 | Ivy Derege-Braga<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5\">bpNichol Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Faculty members nominate students for this award.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>bpNichol\u2019s death in September 1988, before his 44th birthday, was a tragedy for 快播视频 and the Canadian literary world. He was a winner of the Governor-General\u2019s Award, a Fellow of Calumet College and taught with the Creative Writing program. He is remembered as a gentle, giving and humane man. This award, in the form of a book certificate, is presented to an undergraduate student writer for outstanding contributions to literary citizenship. To be eligible, students must be nominated each spring by an instructor in the Creative Writing program.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id149979_5532d2-fd .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id149979_5532d2-fd .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id149979_5532d2-fd > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id149979_5532d2-fd .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id149979_5532d2-fd .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id149979_5532d2-fd kt-accordion-has-9-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-9 kt-pane149979_229cbf-1d\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Past Winners<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>2025 | Aqib Chaudhry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 | Jaymi-Lynn Butler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 | Euridice Correa &amp; Mairi Badcock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 |  Matteo Cerilli <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 | Laura Bourbonnais<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 | Rachel Kearney; Jackson Donnelly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 | Alannah White<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 | Alvin Wong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 | Jacob Morrow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016 | Kaitlynn McCuaig<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2015 | Emma Beckett<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014 | Joy Wong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2013 | Dylan Wagman<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5\">Babs Burggraf Award in Creative Writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Faculty members nominate students for this award.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This award offers financial assistance to a Year 4 student enrolled in a creative writing course with proven talent and achievement in the area of short story writing. Faculty members in the program will nominate Year 4 students (successful completion of at least 84 credits) who have submitted short stories as part of their academic work for the session. The recipient must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person, an Ontario resident and demonstrate financial need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kt-accordion-id149979_cddea8-24 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id149979_cddea8-24 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id149979_cddea8-24 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id149979_cddea8-24 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id149979_cddea8-24 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id149979_cddea8-24 kt-accordion-has-7-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-7 kt-pane149979_39cccc-e1\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Past Winners<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>2025 | Sathana Muraleetharan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 | Suzzanne Bakr <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 | Theo Bow &amp; Josie Cormier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 | Andrei Topala<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 | Marlee John<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 | Teya Hollier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 | Dylan Martin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 | Rebecca Mangra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 | Keara MacNeil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016 | Steven Lee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2015 | Jennifer Hunt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014 | Stephanie McKechnie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2013 | Josh Edgar<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5\">Adrienne Grago Memorial Prize for Short Fiction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Submission-based award.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Adrienne Grago Memorial Prize for Short Fiction was established by Barbara Rasha Grago and Jennifer Hann in memory of Barbara's daughter Adrienne, who graduated from 快播视频 with an Honours BA in Creative Writing and English in 2007. The prize honours the best short story by a student in any creative writing course who is completing their third year or fourth year of study.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id149979_3d9235-97 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id149979_3d9235-97 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id149979_3d9235-97 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id149979_3d9235-97 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id149979_3d9235-97 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id149979_3d9235-97 kt-accordion-has-11-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-11 kt-pane149979_c8265a-99\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Past Winners<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>2025 | Gabriella Samfira &amp; Melia Tessel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 |  Lily Scriven <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 | Matteo Cerilli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 | Marlee John<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 | David Dupont<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 | Eliot Gilbert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016 | Luke Gagliardi<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5\">Sorbara Award in Creative Writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Faculty members nominate students for this award.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Awarded to students with proven talent and commitment in creative writing. Recipients must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, Ontario residents and demonstrate financial need. This award is made possible by the generous donation of Gregory and Kate Sorbara and their six children, all of whom have a strong dedication to the creative arts and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kt-accordion-id149979_3c0025-e9 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id149979_3c0025-e9 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id149979_3c0025-e9 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id149979_3c0025-e9 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id149979_3c0025-e9 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id149979_3c0025-e9 kt-accordion-has-11-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-9 kt-pane149979_0819f7-23\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Past Winners<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>2025 | Ollie Levai<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 | Michelle Lemay <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 | Kaitlyn Langendoen - Winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 | Lillian Scriven - Honourable Mention<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 | Sakeina Syed <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 | Michael Kayser - Winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 | Rachel Kearney - Honourable Mention<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 | Moboluwajidide Joseph - Honourable Mention<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 | Dante Nieuwold<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 | Taylor Morgan; Dylan Woods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 | Miriam Gallou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 | Harpit Samra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016 | Danielle Carter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2015 | JR Amparado<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014 | Jennifer Hunt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2013 | Magdalena Fedorov<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5\">The Judith Gewurtz Memorial Poetry Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Submission-based award.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Awarded for the best poem submitted by a creative writing major completing their third year of study (90 credits). The recipient must demonstrate financial need and be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person and an Ontario resident.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id149979_316054-70 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id149979_316054-70 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id149979_316054-70 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id149979_316054-70 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id149979_316054-70 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id149979_316054-70 kt-accordion-has-10-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-10 kt-pane149979_537b09-5b\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Past Winners<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>2025 | Melia Tessel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 | Natalia Sadowski<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 | Julia Usher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 | Ben O'Connor - Winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 | Jean Paul Mazlymian - Honourable Mention<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 | Ivy de Rege-Braga<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 | Justin Vanek<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 | Teya Hollier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 | Dylan Martin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 | Eliot Gilbert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016 | Danielle Carter; Abisheik Devathasan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2015 | Yasmina Jaksic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014 | Whitney Sweet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2013 | Daniel Kim<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5\">Stanley Fefferman Prize in Creative Writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Submission-based award.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This award is presented to the student producing the best final class portfolio in an introductory creative writing course.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id149979_aea2fb-ed .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id149979_aea2fb-ed .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id149979_aea2fb-ed > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id149979_aea2fb-ed .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id149979_aea2fb-ed .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id149979_aea2fb-ed kt-accordion-has-14-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-14 kt-pane149979_4b6179-56\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Past Winners<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>2025 | Evan Miller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 | Angelique (AJ) Lawrence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 | Hannah Palmier Blizzard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 |  Jean Paul Mazlymian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 | Sakeina Syed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 | Moboluwajidide Joseph<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 | Jackson Donnelly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 | Dylan Woods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 | Miriam Gallou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016 | Luke Gagliardi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014 | Steven K. 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