竞赛
奥尔登堡写作比赛
E. 威廉·奥尔登堡博士.D.密歇根大学. 比尔是英语系的主任, 研究美国文学的学者, a published poet 和 author of a novel for children about the Indian heritage of Ottawa County. Bill was an avid actor, participating in many theatrical productions. Bill died in an auto accident on his way to school in 1974.
In conjunction with the Departments of Classics 和 Writing, the GVSU English Department is pleased to announce its annual 奥尔登堡写作比赛 (PDF). Named in honor of former department member E. 威廉·奥尔登堡, the contest offers GVSU students first-place cash prizes of $100 和 second-place prizes of $75 和 third-place prizes of $50 in each of the following categories. 现在网上申请.
类别
- Personal, analytical, or persuasive essay written by a first-year student.
- Personal essay written by a sophomore, junior, or senior.
- Analytical or persuasive essay written by a sophomore, junior, or senior.
- Poetry written by any GVSU undergraduate student. A small portfolio of three to five poems would be an appropriate entry. A single poem normally would not be considered.
- Fiction written by any GVSU undergraduate student. 每位参赛者一篇短篇小说.
- Drama written by any GVSU undergraduate student. 每位参赛者一出短剧.
- Essay, poetry, fiction, or drama written by a GVSU graduate student.
规则
Entries must have been written while the enrolled at GVSU. 每个类别最多一个条目. Writing entered in a prior year may not be resubmitted. 参赛作品应输入, double-spaced (photocopies are acceptable) 和 submitted with a detachable cover-sheet indicating:
- 作品名称
- 类别进入
- 参赛者姓名及学号
- 地址、电话号码和电子邮件
Place contestant's name on the cover-sheet only, not on the manuscript. 可以找到一个示例封面页 在这里.
的最后期限
报名截止日期为 周日，2024年3月17日. 获奖者将通过电子邮件收到通知. The awards will be presented at the English Department Awards Ceremony in April 2024. 联系 莎拉·威廉姆斯 了解更多信息.
Submissions accepted February 19 - March 17, 2024.
2023年奥尔登堡写作大赛优胜者
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 奥尔登堡写作比赛! Congratulations to all who won, 和 thank you to all who entered! 衷心的感谢, 也, goes out to all our faculty judges who made these difficult decisions.
Analytical or persuasive essay written by a sophomore, junior, or senior
First Place - "Nicolas Galanin: Artistic Voice for Indigenous Peoples" by Montana Schrader
Second Place - "New Wave Science Fiction: Exploring Inner Space" 奥黛丽·凯利
Third Place - "African American English: Appropriation, 升值, Lex Prillwitz的《博天堂官方网页》
Essay, poetry, fiction, or drama written by a GVSU graduate student
First Place - "'Affirmation of Life': Black Music in 看不见的人兼总经理Elle Nieuwsma的文章
Fiction written by an GVSU undergraduate student
First Place - "The Summer of the Fire" by Ashlyn Miller
Second Place - "The Last of the Aziza" by Abigail Caswell
Third Place - "Letter for the Magpies" by Madison Hooker
Personal, Analytical, or Persuasive Essay Written by a Freshman
First Place - "Who Takes Care of Our Healthcare Workers?凯拉·米勒(Kayla Miller)
Second Place - "The Unique Experience of Being a Resident of Flint, 密歇根" by Ashlynn Scafidi
Third Place - "Deportation: How it Can Affect Families" by Christy Koleva
Personal essay written by a sophomore, junior, or senior
First Place - "Dirty H和s" by Simon Kailing
Second Place - "Fried Legacies" by Brooke Shannon
Third Place - "Literacy Autobiography" by Karigan Pliml
Poetry written by any GVSU undergraduate student (small portfolio of 3-5 poems)
First Place - "Ghosts in the Shape of Myself 和 Others" by Carol Miller
Second Place - "A Poetry Portfolio" by Brooke Shannon
Third Place - "Confessions from the Last Girl on Earth" by Christine Tran
2022年奥尔登堡写作大赛优胜者
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 奥尔登堡写作比赛! Congratulations to all who won, 和 thank you to all who entered! 衷心的感谢, 也, goes out to all our faculty judges who made these difficult decisions.
Analytical or persuasive essay written by a sophomore, junior, or senior
First Place - "Fractals 和 Racial Boundaries: 看不见的人 Analysis Essay" by Joi Mays
第二名:《博天堂官方》 & 今天:研究类似的社会趋势" 作者:Jillian Ferry
第三名——“自由”, Heroism 和 Moral Victory: Beethoven 和 the Composition of Fidelio" by Sarah Ecenbarger
Honorable Mention - "American Surrogacy: Babies for Sale?——麦迪逊·爱德华兹
Drama written by any GVSU undergraduate student
First Place - "When Death Comes Knocking" by Chiara Nicholas
Essay, poetry, fiction, or drama written by a GVSU graduate student
First Place - "Reading Between the Roads: William Least Heat-Moon 和 the Shape of Civilization" by Ethan Stevens
第二名——“知道还是控制”?Jean Rhys的《博天堂官方》 宽阔的马尾藻海" by 兼总经理Elle Nieuwsma
Third Place - "DeLillo in the Present Age: Reflections of Kierkegaard in Part I of 美国" by 乔什·奥尔德里奇
Fiction written by an GVSU undergraduate student
First Place - "Water Under the Bridge" by Lex Prillwitz
Second Place - "Getting the Green Light" by Am和a John
Third Place - "Radelia Alone" by Hamlet Arnott
Personal, Analytical, or Persuasive Essay Written by a Freshman
First Place - "The Failure of Urban Planning in North America: An Analytical Essay" by Angelina Firmalan
Second Place - "The Well-Being of High School Students Throughout the COVID-19 P和emic" by Jaynie Seylhower
Third Place - "Circumstantial Disability: Reflecting on my Food Allergies in the Context of College 和 the Social Model of Disability" by Elena Chiu
Personal essay written by a sophomore, junior, or senior
First Place - "Trolley Problem" by Kai Greenblatt
Second Place - "Ash Wednesday" by Isabella Gielniak
Third Place - "A Reader, A Writer, A Teacher" by Jocelyn Gutierrez
Honorable Mention - "August" by Carol Miller
Poetry written by any GVSU undergraduate student (small portfolio of 3-5 poems)
First Place - "Women in Power" by Sydney Kierzek
Second Place (Tie) - "Chartreuse; Promises; Antidote" by Ciara Branigan
Second Place (Tie) - "All My Backseat Demons" by Carol Miller
Honorable Mention - "Dreaming of a Different Person" by Emma Young
Honorable Mention - "Silence; How to be My Daughter; 1,相隔千里, Yin 和 Yang; Calorie Count" by Hannah Applebee
2021年奥尔登堡写作大赛优胜者
It is our pleasure to announce this year’s winners of the English Department’s 奥尔登堡写作比赛! Congratulations to all who won, 和 thank you to all who entered! 衷心的感谢, 也, goes out to all our faculty judges who made these difficult decisions.
Fiction written by an GVSU undergraduate student
第一名:伊莱娜·史密斯的《博天堂官方网页》
Second Place - "Buried in Water" by Hamlet Arnott
Third Place - "The Cottage" by Carol Miller
Honorable Mention - "Apartments Look the Same for Everybody" by Frankie Spring
Honorable Mention - "The Therapist" by Paige Siegrist
Honorable Mention - "What We Call It Now" by Jade Gustafson
Essay, poetry, fiction, or drama written by a GVSU graduate student
First Place - "Across Languages, With Love" by M. L. 迪安
Second Place - "Wrens Make Prey W在这里 Eagles Dare Not Perch" by 乔什·奥尔德里奇
第三名:“上帝是女人” by 亚历山德拉多拉
Personal essay written by a sophomore, junior, or senior
First Place - "The Red Barn Cosmovision" by Hannah Kelly
Second Place - "The Shadow that Time Left Behind" by Haley Tanis
Third Place - "Memorial for a Blessing莎拉·克里舍夫(Sarah Krishef)著
Honorable Mention - "This Body Forgives, T在这里fore, it is Feared" by Elaina Smith
Honorable Mention - "Put a Collar on It" by Nathaniel Lawson
Honorable Mention - "A Series of Fortunate Events: The 英语专业的学生" by Sidra Elvey
Poetry written by any GVSU undergraduate student (small portfolio of 3-5 poems)
First Place - "Poetry Portfolio" by Frankie Spring
Second Place - "In the Dirt: A Poetry Portfolio" by Sidra Elvey
Third Place - "The Goldfinch Sings to Fabritius; Elegy for Mangoes; Home is a Haunted Place; Blueberries" by Katherine Gardella
Honorable Mention - "Stealing the Great Wall of China" by Am和a Pszczolkowski
Analytical or persuasive essay written by a sophomore, junior, or senior
第一名——“托妮·莫里森的名单 亲爱的 和 所罗门之歌? 哈利·塔尼斯的《博天堂官方网页》
Second Place - "The Innovator or the Leader: A Queer Challenge to Hegemony in N.K. Jemisin的 《博天堂官方》 布里塔尼·库伊克著
Third Place - "A Deceptively Happy Ending: Deceit, Reality, 和 Consequences in 《仲夏夜之梦，作者是肯尼迪·科尔曼
荣誉奖——“我们”, 他们, 和 Terrance Hayes: How the Use of Persona Crates Distance in Hayes's Poetry" by Elaina Smith
Honorable Mention - "Eurocentrism in Disney: Outdated Character Design in 唐(2010)莎拉·克里舍夫(Sarah Krishef)著
Personal, Analytical, or Persuasive Essay Written by a Freshman
First Place - "The Big Bang 和 Faith" by Vera Grix
Second Place - "Thoughts on a Winter Walk" by Alora Bowers
Third Place - "If These Walls Could Speak" by Rebekah Cole
2020年奥尔登堡写作大赛优胜者
It is our pleasure to announce this year’s winners of the English Department’s 奥尔登堡写作比赛! Congratulations to all who won, 和 thank you to all who entered! 衷心的感谢, 也, goes out to all our faculty judges who made these difficult decisions.
Fiction written by an GVSU undergraduate student
First Place - "Two Feet" by Am和a Pszczolkowski
第二名:Sidra Elvey的《d录影带》
Third Place - "The Gods of Summer" by Chavala Ymker
Honorable Mention - "Blinking Twice" by Robert Hyma
Honorable Mention - "Meant for More" by Alaina Taylor
Essay, poetry, fiction, or drama written by a GVSU graduate student
First Place - "Do you think a bunch of little angels is what's needed 在这里?': A Posthumanist Reading of Rita Indiana's 触手Nicholas Langenberg的文章
第二名:“他是个男人!——拉尔夫·埃里森的《博天堂官方网页》 看不见的人 by 乔什·奥尔德里奇
Third Place - A Personal Character Reflection From The Short Story "The Thing Around Your Neck" by Britteany Duffus
Personal essay written by a sophomore, junior, or senior
First Place - "Romerstrabe" by Chelsea Sheneman
Second Place - "The Tillerwomen" by Hannah Lee Kelly
Third Place - "On Loneliness, Grief, 和 Guinea Pigs" by Leah Erben
Honorable Mention - "On 1993 Slaughterhouse" by Tasman Mattox
Poetry written by any GVSU undergraduate student (small portfolio of 3-5 poems)
First Place - "To Be Grown" by Meghan Claire O'Neill
Second Place - "Butterscotch" by Brooke Fugate
Third Place - "Cliffs of Moher" by Megan Markel
Honorable Mention - "I Swear I Heard an Owl" by Sidra Elvey
Honorable Mention - "Water Skiing" by Leah Erben
Honorable Mention - "A List of My Ex-Lovers" by Abigail Hasse
Analytical or persuasive essay written by a sophomore, junior, or senior
First Place - "Choosing Silence: An Exploration of Measure for Measure" by Sidra Elvey
Second Place - "Hidden Reality" by Eleanor Zimmermann
Third Place - "Globalization as Compassion" by Haley Tanis
莎士比亚学生比赛
由英语系主办 英语硕士课程，和 剧院部门, the Student Shakespeare Competition offers awards for creative, 至关重要的, 历史, or scholarly projects relating to Shakespeare, 他的时代, 文艺复兴时期(公元1350-1650年).D.) First prize is $100; second prize $75; 和 third prize $50.
类别
- 表演艺术
- Performance of Elizabethan period music, drama, or dance.
- Modern work composed specifically as a response to Shakespeare's plays or motion pictures of his work.
- 不要超过5分钟.
- Must be prepared to present work on Friday, Oct. 25, 4:00-6:00 p.m. 演奏厅(PAC).
- 关键写
- 文学散文, 哲学, 传记, 历史, or scientific subjects relevant to the Renaissance period.
- 研究生写作
- Essays on Renaissance topics written by GVSU graduate students.
- 视觉艺术
- Painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramic, photography, etc.
- Film or video work inspired by Shakespeare or his contemporaries.
- An artists statement must accompany all work describing the artworks relation to Shakespeare or the Renaissance period.
的最后期限
All entry forms, writing submissions, 和 artwork must be received by October. 条目可能在LHH中被丢弃 126 周一至周五10-4或发邮件至 (电子邮件保护). 表演艺术 entrants must submit their entry forms by October 和 will perform in October in the Recital Hall in the PAC.
提交指南
- All submissions must include an Entry Form (available in LHH 126 or by emailing (电子邮件保护)).
- All submissions should have only students G number. Students name should be on the entry form only.
- Winners should attend the Awards Ceremony (Saturday, November 2, at 1 p.m.) 和 present their work in order to receive their prizes. 对于异常，请联系协调器.
- Students cast in Bard to Go or Much Ado about Nothing may not use material they are performing in those productions.
- 所有GVSU学生都有资格.