Undergraduate Literary Prizes
The Stadler Center / West Branch Literary Prizes, judged by a recent contributor to West Branch magazine, awards first and second place cash prizes in poetry and prose. First and second place prizes, as well as honorable mentions, are awarded in each of two genres: prose, which includes both fiction and creative nonfiction, and poetry. The first and second place winners receive cash awards. These awards recognize outstanding works of poetry and prose by Bucknell undergraduate writers. The awards are made possible by the generous support of Rob Cadigan '86 and his wife Joan and the Bucknell Association for the Arts.
The Julia Fonville Smithson Memorial Prize, established in the memory of a Bucknell graduate who died in 1977, awards one prize each in poetry and prose. The winning manuscripts are selected each year by a committee of English professors from a pool of nominated works.
Each year the Annual Student Reading gathers the winners of the two contests for a formal reading in Bucknell Hall. The winners are determined early in the spring semester.
Click here for the 2009-10 Stadler Center / West Branch Literary Prizes submission guidelines.
Stadler Center/West Branch Prizes '09
Winners were chosen by Amaud Jamaul Johnson, author of Red Summer, and Christopher Torockio, author of Floating Holidays and The Truth at Daybreak. Click on a winner's name below for an excerpt from his/her work.
First Prize
Chrissy Friedlander, poetry
Hilary Umbreit, proseSecond Prize
Margaret Graham, poetry
Weston Bettner, proseHonorable Mention
James Elliott, poetry
Pat Stansik, prose
Julia Fonville Smithson Memorial Prizes '09
Winners of the 2009 Smithson Memorial Prizes were selected by a committee of Bucknell English professors.
Louisa Diodato, poetry
Christopher Opiela, fiction
Chrissy Friedlander, nonfiction
