Awards and Prizes
Scholarship and Fellowship Recipients
2018 Virginia F. Ireys English Teacher Scholarship
- Garrett Phillips
2018 Jenifer Diers Memorial Scholarship
- Marlene Guerrero
2018 Creative Nonfiction Contest
- First Prize: Jason Norris, “Life Side A”
- Second Prize: Alden Apusen, “Father Tongue”
- Third Prize: Keanu Dasalla, “The Moo Moo”
- Honorable Mentions:
- Heather Campbell, “Fork in the Road”
- Melissa Edwards, “It Follows”
- Michael Leung, “Lost”
Finalists for the prize were chosen anonymously by Ianthe Brautigan.
2018 Robert V. Williams Fiction Contest
- First Prize: Kezia Marshall, "When Rudy Goes to the Moon"
- Second Prize: Jennifer Corti, "Henry and the Dog"
- Third Prize: Keanu Dasalla, "Views of Valentine"
- Honorable Mentions:
- Alden Apusen, "Rocket"
- Matt Biundo, "Under the Moon"
- Anna Gomez, "Bonfire of Her Heart"
Finalists for the prize were chosen anonymously by Mariah Young.
2018 Flash Fiction and Nonfiction Contest
- First Prize: Brianna R. Verdugo, "A Halo of Curls"
- Second Prize: Desiree Allen, "Sankofa"
- Third Prize: Tamara Hurwitz, "Loving to Pieces"
- Honorable Mentions:
- Matt Biundo, "Undignified"
- Anna Gomez, "Family”
- Noelle Hennings, "North”
- Christopher Hester, "On the Way Down"
- Hanna Le, "The Sunday in the Park"
- Hanna Le, "Twice"
- Micheal Leung, "Persephone"
- Kezia Marshall, "Why the Drunk Vaquero Dances"
- Francesca Santos, "The Friend Request"
- Wyatt Slanec, "Orange Shag"
- Jacquelyn Spence, "The Millbrae Line"
Finalists for the prize were chosen anonymously by Sharon Coleman.
2018 Donald Markos Poetry Prize
- First Prize: Katrina Wedding, "That Said"
- Second Prize: Matt Biundo, "To the Girl Two Tables Over"
- Third Prize: Brianna Verdugo, "Buster"
- Honorable Mentions:
- Jacquelyn Spence, "Between Two Hard Covers"
- Victoria Quistgaard, "Friday Meeting"
- Jamey Williams, "Drowning"
- Mohamed Algarmi, "Locked Up"
- Keanu Dasalia, "January 31, 1998"
- Jordan Rodriguez, "A Poem for Aaron Copland"
Finalists for the prize were chosen anonymously by Donald Markos.
2018 DeClerq Poetry Contest
- First Prize: Katrina Wedding, "The Best"
- Second Prize: Jacquelyn Spence, "Our Old Victorian"
- Third Prize: Jordan Rodriguez, "Fisherman's Cove, Laguna Beach"
- Honorable Mentions:
- Barbara Hernandez, "La Chancla"
- Alden Apusen, "Pinoy Pride"
- Heather Campbell, "Solus"
- Matt Biundo, "To the Girl Two Tables Over"
Finalists for the prize were chosen anonymously by the DeClercq family.