Maggie Dressler, a recent graduate of the BAMA program, was selected as a winner of the 2024 Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Intro Journals Project for her essay “My Identity is Disputed Territory,” about growing up in Ramallah, in the West Bank, with parents who were Christian aid workers from the US.

The AWP Intro Journal Project is a literary competition for the discovery and publication of the best new works by students currently enrolled in AWP member programs. Program directors nominate student work from all genres, and winners are selected for publication in participating literary journals.

Maggie’s essay will be published by Reed Magazine in an upcoming issue. Congratulations, Maggie!