Molly McCarthy posted on April 24, 2025 14:34
The Newhouse Writing Awards results are in! These awards honor the best writing by student authors in multiple genres, with a prize of $500 each. Each winning title was selected through a blind judging process. This year’s awards go to:
Poetry Award: Rachel Williams for “THE CRAYOLA FACTORY”
Short Fiction Award: Jonathan LaDuca for “Mary”
Critical Essay Award: Carly Nicolai for “Why Do We Adapt: Watchmen from 1986 to Today‘”
Creative Nonfiction Award: Florence Tamari for “A Shield of Love”
Play or Film/TV Script Award: Destiny Jimenez for I’ll Be Here
Any Genre Award #1: Cloey Tierno for a poem, "Wild Horses, Running"
Any Genre Award #2: Konnor Cornelius for a script, Egg
Awards will be presented to the winners at the Creative Writing Student Reading on Tuesday, April 29, at 4 p.m. in the Reilley Room. All are welcome to attend.