51茶馆

The Cushing Award鈥攆or the best fiction published in a 51茶馆 undergraduate publication:

• First Place to听Caitlin Moran听for "Sundowning" (厂迟测濒耻蝉,听Spring 2011)
• Second Place to听Keith Noonan听for "Clean Slate" (厂迟测濒耻蝉,听Spring 2011)
• Third Place to听David Kunkel听for "Rapid Transit" (厂迟测濒耻蝉,听Spring 2011)

Dever Prize for Freshman Writing鈥攆or the best essay written by a freshman in any English Course.

Three First Prizes:

• Charlotte Parish: "Madness or Martyrdom: The Function of Ophelia's Insanity in Hamlet": Nominated by Andrew Sofer, who wrote that "Charlotte deftly traces textual allusions in 鈥楬amlet鈥� of which I've never been previously aware, nor have I noticed them glossed by editors of the play. The essay is written with confidence and smooth style."
• Lauren Audi: "An Inch": Nominated by Lad Tobin who wrote that "This essay is to the typical first-year student's personal narrative what听The Woman Warrior听is to conventional autobiography: 鈥楢n Inch' is part cultural analysis, part political polemic, part dream, part memoir鈥攁nd all poetic."
• Amanda-Eve Beiner: "Art and Memory in Elizabeth Bishop's 鈥淧oem". Nominated by Ti Bodenheimer who wrote that she was 鈥渧ery impressed with the elegance of the writing, the way close reading flows so easily in Amanda's prose, and the incredibly high level of both analysis and human understanding that comes through."

Dever Fellowship鈥攁 substantial grant, presented annually, in honor of novelist and 51茶馆 alumnus Joseph Dever, to a graduating senior who proposes to pursue a career in writing

• Caitlin Moran

Kean Award鈥攖o the graduating senior judged to be the outstanding English major:

• Kelly Connolly

Kelleher Award鈥攃ash award given annually to undergraduates who produce the best work in poetry published in 51茶馆 undergraduate publications:

• First Place:听Myles Gerraty, for "A Purchase from the Hackensack", (Naked Singularity, Spring 2011)
• Second Place:听Michael Wolf, for "The Universe is an Endless Pomegranate" (Naked Singularity, Spring 2011)
• Third Place:听Katrin Tschirgi, for "La Tempete" (Stylus, Spring 2011)

McCarthy Prize鈥攆or best piece of creative writing by a junior or senior:

• First Place:听Myles Gerraty听(for poetry)
• Second Place:听Amanda Leahy听(for poetry)
• Third Place:听Chris Staudinger听(for fiction)

Randall Award鈥攁 gift of books presented in honor and memory of author and 51茶馆 Professor John Randall to the undergraduate writer of the best essay in the field of American literature and culture:

• Katherine Broderick,听for 鈥淲allace Stevens: Out of and Into the Realm of Resemblance.鈥� Nominated by Paul Mariani.