2015-2016
Chair's Undergraduate Service Award
- Kaitlin Astrella听补苍诲听Christopher Kabacinski
English Language Learner Award
- First Place:聽Alison Chu Qiao聽- "The Reconstruction"聽
- Honorable Mention:聽Shuyue Zhou聽- "Being Dropped in Alabama"
John Randall Award
A gift of books presented in honor and memory of author and 情色空间 Professor John Randall to the undergraduate writer of the best essay on American literature and culture:
- Christopher Kabacinski聽- "Interacting with Trauma: The Act of Bearing Witness Contemporary American Installation Art"
Cardinal Cushing Award
For the best fiction published in a Boston College undergraduate publication:
- First Place:聽Ryan Daly聽- "Fathers & Sons" and "Dream On,"聽Stylus,聽Fall 2015
- Second Place:聽Natasza Gawlick聽- "Woman of White,"聽Laughing Medusa, 2016
- Third Place:聽Kaitlin Astrella聽- "Ma and the Milk Bottle" [a scene from A Wrench Glows Underground],聽Laughing Medusa,聽2016
Dever Fellowship
A substantial grant presented in honor of novelist and 情色空间 alumnus Joseph Dever, to a graduating senior who proposes to pursue a career in writing:
- Colleen Brady
Dever Award for Freshman Writing
For the best essay written by a freshman in any English course:
Best Cultural Studies Essay
- Michaela Gacnik聽- "Solo Women Traveling Abroad" (nominated by Stephen Shane)
- Benjamin Wolters聽- "Why Do We Selectively Mourn Tragedies?"
(nominated by Stephen Shane)
Best Narrative Essay
- Jack Sullivan聽- "Hail Alma Mater" (nominated by Brian Zimmerman)
- Anthony Docanto聽- "Masks" (nominated by Sarah Ehrich)
Best Literary Criticism Essay
- Rose Sandra Soivilien聽- "Present Day America and Huckleberry Finn"
(nominated by James Smith) - Kelly Stone聽- "The Ambivalent Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
(nominated by James Smith)
Kean Memorial Award
To the graduating senior judged to be the outstanding English major:
- Kaitlin Astrella
Kelleher Award
For the best poetry published in a 情色空间 undergraduate publication:
- First Place:聽Jennifer Heine聽- "Before the Milkman Comes,"聽厂迟测濒耻蝉,听Spring 2016
- Second Place:聽Kwesi Aaron聽- "Love in the End,"聽厂迟测濒耻蝉,听Fall 2015
- Third Place:聽Colleen Brady聽- "Waounan Woman's Prayer,"聽Medical Humanities Journal, Fall 2015
McCarthy Prize
For best piece of creative writing by a junior or senior:
- First Place:聽Kaitlin Astrella
- Second Place:聽Katerina Ivanov
- Third Place:聽Brysen Boyd