2022-2023 Writing Award Winners

The John Hollowell Composition Program Awards

Yassine El Antably

Instructor: Bryce Lillmars, Lecturer, Department of English

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Best Argument Project Award

Joseph Reilly

Instructor: Patrick McBurney-Nicolay, Associate Instructor, Department of English

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Best Advocacy Essay Award

Zayaan Khan

Instructor: Patrick McBurnie-Nicolay, Associate Instructor, Department of English

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Genre Analysis Essay or Imitation Project Award

The Nora Folkenflik Memorial Essay Awards

Lauren Minkyung Koh

Instructor: Rebeca Helfer, Associate Professor, Department of English

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Best Essay in English 15

Janice Park

Instructor: Larisa Castillo, Associate Professor of Teaching, Humanities Core

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Best Essay in a Humanities Core Course

Rushika Weerackoon

Instructor: Gretchen Short, Lecturer, Humanities Core

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The Humanities Core Outstanding Website Project in Multimodal Writing Award

Aesha Amin

Instructor: Rebecca Schultz, Academic Coordinator, Entry-Level Creative Writing Courses, Department of English

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The Ariel Miranda Caldwell Memorial Short Story Award

Serenity Thu Ritchey

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The Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Poetry

Sammy Ismet Merabet

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The Bret Baldwin Memorial Poetry Award

Cindy El Jamrah

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The James McMichael Prize for Excellence in Poetry

Erica K. Yi

Instructor: Barry Siegel, Professor and Director, Literary Journalism

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The Literary Journalism Writing Award

Kimberly Thien Nguyễn

Instructor: Patricia Pierson, Associate Director, Literary Journalism

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The Scott Kaufman Memorial Writing Award

Bridge Darrah Robinson

Instructor: Patricia Pierson, Associate Director, Literary Journalism

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The James McMichael Prize for Excellence in Poetry

Alyssa Nakatsukasa

Instructor: Erika Hayasaki, Associate Professor, Literary Journalism

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The Literary Journalism Writing Award

The Upper-Division Writing Awards

Kyle Thomas Chapman

Instructor: Annalisa Coliva, Professor, Department of Philosophy

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Award for Excellent Upper-Division Academic Writing in Humanities and Arts

Katherine Morales-Alvarado

Instructor: Glenda M. Flores, Associate Professor, Department of Chicano/Latino Studies

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Award for Excellent Upper-Division Academic Writing in Social Sciences and Social Ecology

Award for Best Public or Professional Writing

Cynthia Carillo

Instructor: Patrick P. Hong, Lecturer, Henry Samueli School of Engineering

Tony Machuca

Instructor: Patrick P. Hong, Lecturer, Henry Samueli School of Engineering

Faye Saied

Instructor: Patrick P. Hong, Lecturer, Henry Samueli School of Engineering