The Esther Hyneman Graduate Awards in Poetry and Fiction

The graduate creative writing faculty of the English Department gives two annual awards ($250 for poetry and $250 for fiction) to graduate students in the creative writing program.  The awards are named for Professor Esther Hyneman, in recognition of her creative energy and her many years of dedicated service to the English Department. The first award year was 2003.

Submission Guidelines: Submit 8-10 pages of poetry and/or 10-15 pages of fiction.  For each piece, include two cover pages, one with title, name of writer, address, email address, and telephone number.  The other cover page should list only the title of the work. Place submissions in Lewis Warsh's faculty mailbox in the English Department. For further information about these awards, contact Lewis Warsh.

Watch the English Department blog (The Longest Island) for the next call for entries and the announcement of this year's winners.

Past Winners

2008	Poetry: Gary Parrish Fiction: Jessica Rogers
2007	Poetry: Margot Nasti Fiction: Michael DeSerio
2006	Poetry: Sarah Kolbasowski Fiction: Diane Macaraeg
2005	Poetry: Courtney Frederick & Sarah Kolbasowski Fiction: Walter Balcerak & Ashley Carter-Sinclair
2004	Poetry: Valerie Deus Fiction: Christopher Leary
2003	Poetry: Joy Surles Fiction: Betsy Brody