Awards & Honors
Hamline University CLA students are invited to submit their writing for four competitive awards coordinated by the English Department. Winners will be recognized at the spring honors convocation and awarded cash prizes.
Eliza A. Drew Awards
English Essay
Students may submit one essay, 10 pages or fewer. This category is intended for essays written for an English class.
Short Story
Students may submit one short story, 10 pages or fewer.
Evelyn Apitz Morris Award
Shorty Story Or Play
Students may submit a short story or play 15 pages or fewer.
George Henry Bridgman Poetry Award
Poetry
Students may submit a maximum of three poems, for a total of 5 pages or fewer.
2020 Writing Award Winners
Eliza A. Drew Awards
English Essay
Sarah Olson for "Silencing Expectations"
Short Story
Owen Johnson for "How to be a Moon"
Evelyn Apitz Morris Award
Short Story
Kel Holm for "Middle Finger"
George Henry Bridgman Poetry Award
Emma Harrington for "Lessons of Delicacy"
2020 Academics Award Winners
Mary Ewing Roatch Scholarships
Awarded to English majors who have demonstrated academic excellence in literary criticism.
Sabrina Merritt
Vane Scholarship
Awarded to a junior or senior English major recommended by the English faculty for academic achievement.
Tara Westerlund
Abby Doty
James Thatcher Ritchie Award
Awarded to a junior or senior English major for academic excellence.
Patch Seemuth
Thomas P. Beyer Award
Awarded to English majors who have an excellent scholastic record and demonstrated ability in creative writing.
Kat McCullum
2020 Journalism Award Winners
Robert And Shirley Bogue Scholarship
Students who have an interest in journalism, preference to those intending to pursue a career in (print) journalism and/or have worked on the Hamline Oracle or other campus publications.
Molly Landaeta
Earl E. Craven Award In Journalism
A student who is a staff member of a campus publication who has raised the standards of campus journalism.
Lydia Hansen
Eliza A. Drew Awards In Communications
Best Editorial
Mein Le for "Far From Home"
Best News Story
Audra Grigus for "A sickness we don't talk about"