GRADUATE STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST

Each year the English Department awards a grand prize of $100.00, a second place prize of $75.00, and a $50.00 third prize for the BEST GRADUATE STUDENT ESSAYS.  The entry must have been written during one's graduate career at UCR.  No previous award-winning essay may be submitted.

Limit 1 essay per student. Essays must be submitted anonymously but should include a cover sheet stating the student's name, ID number, local address and phone, and the title of the essay. The essay itself should include the title, but NOT the student's name.

Submit three copies of the essay, along with the cover sheet, to Tina Feldmann in the English Department Office, 1202 HMNSS (essays are usually due in early May). Winners are announced at the end-of-the-year party in June (date TBA).  Winning papers are kept on file for perusal.

PAST RECIPIENTS

Spring 2002 Winners:

First place -- Craig Svonkin
Second place -- Kristin Brunnemer
Third place -- Oceana Callum

Spring 2001 Winners:

Grand prize -- Christine Smedley
Second prize -- Amy Robbins
Third prize -- Michael Manous
Honorable mentiona -- Craig Svonkin, Christie Firtha, Jennifer Fletcher