2022-2023 Writing Award Winners

The John Hollowell Composition Program Awards

Yassine El Antably

Yassine El Antably

Instructor: Bryce Lillmars, Lecturer, Department of English

Best Argument Project Award

Joseph Reilly

Joseph Reilly

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

Best Advocacy Essay Award

Zayaan Khan

Zayaan Khan

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

Genre Analysis Essay or Imitation Project Award

The Nora Folkenflik Memorial Essay Awards

Lauren Minkyung Koh

Lauren Minkyung Koh

Instructor: Rebeca Helfer, Associate Professor, Department of English

Best Essay in English 15

Janice Park

Janice Park

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

Best Essay in a Humanities Core Course


Rushika Weerackoon

Rushika Weerackoon

Instructor: Gretchen Short, Lecturer, Humanities Core

The Humanities Core Outstanding Website Project in Multimodal Writing Award

Aesha Amin

Aesha Amin

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

The Ariel Miranda Caldwell Memorial Short Story Award

Serenity Thu Ritchey

Serenity Thu Ritchey

The Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Poetry

Sammy Ismet Merabet

Sammy Ismet Merabet

The Bret Baldwin Memorial Poetry Award

Cindy El Jamrah

Cindy El Jamrah

The James McMichael Prize for Excellence in Poetry

Erica K. Yi

Erica K. Yi

Instructor: Barry Siegel, Professor and Director, Literary Journalism

The Literary Journalism Writing Award

Kimberly Thien Nguyễn

Kimberly Thien Nguyễn

Instructor: Patricia Pierson, Associate Director, Literary Journalism

The Scott Kaufman Memorial Writing Award

Bridge Darrah Robinson

Bridge Darrah Robinson

Instructor: Patricia Pierson, Associate Director, Literary Journalism

The James McMichael Prize for Excellence in Poetry

Alyssa Nakatsukasa

Alyssa Nakatsukasa

Instructor: Erika Hayasaki, Associate Professor, Literary Journalism

The Literary Journalism Writing Award

The Upper-Division Writing Awards

Kyle Thomas Chapman

Kyle Thomas Chapman

Instructor: Annalisa Coliva, Professor, Department of Philosophy

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

Katherine Morales-Alvarado

Katherine Morales-Alvarado

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

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

Award for Best Public or Professional Writing

Cynthia Carillo

Cynthia Carillo

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

Tony Machuca

Tony Machuca

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

Faye Saied

Faye Saied

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