2015-2016
Chair's Undergraduate Service Award
- Kaitlin AstrellaÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýChristopher Kabacinski
English Language Learner Award
- First Place: Alison Chu Qiao - "The Reconstruction"Â
- Honorable Mention: Shuyue Zhou - "Being Dropped in Alabama"
John Randall Award
A gift of books presented in honor and memory of author and ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Professor John Randall to the undergraduate writer of the best essay on American literature and culture:
- Christopher Kabacinski - "Interacting with Trauma: The Act of Bearing Witness Contemporary American Installation Art"
Cardinal Cushing Award
For the best fiction published in a Boston College undergraduate publication:
- First Place: Ryan Daly - "Fathers & Sons" and "Dream On," Stylus, Fall 2015
- Second Place: Natasza Gawlick - "Woman of White," Laughing Medusa, 2016
- Third Place: Kaitlin Astrella - "Ma and the Milk Bottle" [a scene from A Wrench Glows Underground], Laughing Medusa, 2016
Dever Fellowship
A substantial grant presented in honor of novelist and ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ alumnus Joseph Dever, to a graduating senior who proposes to pursue a career in writing:
- Colleen Brady
Dever Award for Freshman Writing
For the best essay written by a freshman in any English course:
Best Cultural Studies Essay
- Michaela Gacnik - "Solo Women Traveling Abroad" (nominated by Stephen Shane)
- Benjamin Wolters - "Why Do We Selectively Mourn Tragedies?"
(nominated by Stephen Shane)
Best Narrative Essay
- Jack Sullivan - "Hail Alma Mater" (nominated by Brian Zimmerman)
- Anthony Docanto - "Masks" (nominated by Sarah Ehrich)
Best Literary Criticism Essay
- Rose Sandra Soivilien - "Present Day America and Huckleberry Finn"
(nominated by James Smith) - Kelly Stone - "The Ambivalent Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
(nominated by James Smith)
Kean Memorial Award
To the graduating senior judged to be the outstanding English major:
- Kaitlin Astrella
Kelleher Award
For the best poetry published in a ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ undergraduate publication:
- First Place: Jennifer Heine - "Before the Milkman Comes," ³§³Ù²â±ô³Ü²õ,ÌýSpring 2016
- Second Place: Kwesi Aaron - "Love in the End," ³§³Ù²â±ô³Ü²õ,ÌýFall 2015
- Third Place: Colleen Brady - "Waounan Woman's Prayer," Medical Humanities Journal, Fall 2015
McCarthy Prize
For best piece of creative writing by a junior or senior:
- First Place:Â Kaitlin Astrella
- Second Place:Â Katerina Ivanov
- Third Place:Â Brysen Boyd