Ithaca College

The Department of Writing is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Writing Contest. We again had hundreds of entries and our judges completed the tough job of selecting winners in each category.

Fiction
Nina Boutsikaris – “Maxine Before the War”
Carrie-Lynne Davis – “Mustache and Gums: A Love Story”

Creative Nonfiction
Colin Oettle – “Italy”
Shanan Glandz – “The Tyranny of Ringxiety”

Poetry
Kath Tibbetts – “Ode to the girl made of broken glass”
Carlene Willsie – “A Letter to Lost George”

Expository Essay
Bart Comegys – “Living with the Wild”
Shanan Glandz – “My Brilliant Career: I am”

First-Year Essay
Daniel Weller – “The Coming of Age of a Ken Doll”
Terri Trovato – “Severed Ties”

There will be a reading and celebration for the 2009 Writing Contest winners at the Handwerker Gallery on Thursday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. Students will read from their winning entries and an open reading will follow at 7:30 p.m. We urge you to come and listen and to bring your own poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for the Open Reading.

The Department of Writing will distribute a small volume of the winning entries as well as post the student work to our department's website.

Department of Writing

Many thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s contest. We look forward to the 2010 Writing Contest.

Contact Bob Klier (rklier@ithaca.edu) with any questions.