Student / Alumni Honors
2014 Writing Contest Winners
Note: The first-prize and second-prize fiction entries appear in the new volume of Edgewood Review, now distributed around campus.
First Prize In Poetry
Michelle Vidovic "Print Out More than One Copy of Your Life"
Second Prize In Poetry
Rebecca Young "My Barcode"
Third Prize In Poetry
Andrew Schneider "Forest Fires on Orchard Road"
Third Prize In Poetry
Angela Thomas "My Constant Wonder Is No Longer My Fear"
First Prize In Fiction
Zach Barthel "Little, Hopeless Ventures"
Second Prize In Fiction
Josh Barnard "The Surrogate"
First Prize Essay
Evan Verser "A Wound of Doubt"
Second Prize Essay
Andrew Shuck "Patient File"
Third Prize Essay
Deanna Vedvik "What Feeds Our Food?"
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Three majors were honored with recognition in "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges":
- Zach Barthel
- Kelsey Gratz
- Emily Pokorny
Dominican Scholar Award
Emily Pokorny has been selected for Edgewood's Dominican Scholar Award.
Conference Presentations
Luke Pralle, a recent graduate with a major in English, and Evan Verser, a current English major, will present papers at the Science Fiction Research Association conference in Madison on May 22–25.
Panel Title: Margaret Atwood’s Feminist Speculations
- Paper 1: Lauren J Lacey, Ph.D., “Positron: Margaret Atwood’s Latest Speculations on Biopower”
- Paper 2: Luke Pralle, “Hall of Mirrors: Identity and Symbolism in The Handmaid’s Tale”
- Paper 3: Evan Verser, "Deciphering Myth in Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy"