GRADUATE AWARDS:

AAP/Steinberg—POETRY

Winner: “Bird Woman” by Ky McKenna
Runner up: “The Medic” by Maria Pavlenko

Toby Thompson Prize—NONFICTION

“Against the Kitchen Floor” by Ash Earyes  

Toby Thompson Prize—FICTION                                            

“Mugunghwa: The Most Recognized Flower in America” by Dana Lynch  

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UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS:

FICTION

Lehman—Fiction

#1 “Lucy’s Proposal for the New Nine Circles of Hell” by Elliot Rose

#2 “Three for a Girl” by Rachel Wozniak

#3 “Molting” by Victor Muto*

Nichols—Fiction

#1 “A.I.ice” by Joseph Harinsky

#2 “See You Sunday” by Jadzia Santiago

#3 “Safety Match” by Evan Flynn

NONFICTION

Lehman—Nonfiction

#1 “Impractical Magic: A Case Study” by Rachel Wozniak

#2 “Mist Nets and Moonlight” by Samuel Conway

#3 “Ode to an American Stonefly” by Aidan Fletcher

Nichols—Nonfiction

#1 “This story is for my dad” by Jade Ciampichini

#2 “The Rear View” by Maggie Alderisio

#3 “Greek Sculptor” by Aristea Alexopoulos

POETRY

Lehman—Poetry

#1 “The Death Penalty – Triple Cinema” by Emily Pinto

#2 “On the Idea of Being Wild” by Katie Dallas

Mihelcic—Poetry

#1 “I tell the dishes in the sink about my dream” by Greta Miller

#2 “Snow” by Jadzia Santiago

#3 “Pittsburgh Joyride” by Carter Cavaliere

Cranage—Poetry

#1 “One Sunday Afternoon” by Parinita Mithepati

#2 “Delfin del Fin” by Catherine Koch

#3 “Between Men” by Steevie Geagan*

All winners are from University Park, unless otherwise noted:
* Erie–The Behrend College

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JUDGES FOR 2025 WRITING CONTESTS:

Undergraduate Creative Writing Awards:

Poetry: 

• • Amanda Passmore-Ott (Cranage)
  • John Marsh (Lehman & Mihelcic)

Fiction:

• • Robert Alderman (Nichols)
  • Tyler Corbridge (Lehman)

Nonfiction:

• • David Williams (Nichols)
  • Rosa Eberly (Lehman)

Graduate Creative Writing Awards:

Toby Thompson Prizes:

• • Nonfiction: Jami Nakamura Lin
  • Fiction: Sherrie Flick

AAP/Steinberg Poetry Prize—Adrienne Su