2021 Newhouse Writing Award WInners

The Newhouse Writing Awards results are in! These awards honor the best writing by student authors in multiple genres with a prize of $400 each. Each winning title was selected by a judge who is an expert in his/her field, through a blind judging process.

This year’s awards go to:

CREATIVE NONFICTION ESSAY

Julia Spratt

for "The Pandemic Has Everyone Interested in Wildlife!"

CRITICAL ESSAY

Rachel Salvetti

for “Secular Celibacy: Queen Elizabeth and the Female Religious Life in Shakespeare's Comedies”

PLAY OR TV/FILM SCRIPT

Paxton Potter

for “Quiet Long Hours”

POETRY

Nikita Sharkey

for “My Father Smiles Like Fire and I Live In The Flicker”

SHORT FICTION

Hanna Loveland

for “Not Left to the Wake”

ANY GENRE #1

Alexa Kulak

for “Nine Ways to Have a Good Time in Cicero, NY”

ANY GENRE #2

Gabriella Hill

for “Threads”