Awarded for excellence in English writing: prose or poetry. This award is presented at the Senior Awards ceremony in the Spring quarter of each year.
2026 Winners: Eliza Archer Karlin, Emma Kovacevic, and Oliver Clark Sajan
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Previous Prize Recipients
| 2025 | Caroline Elizabeth Francis, Greta Rose Salamun, Claire Taylor, and Carson Williams |
| 2024 | Curtis Bell, Olivia Tessin, and Madi Walther |
| 2023 | Violet Crampton and Sarah Densham |
| 2022 | Savannah Dobreff, Anna Modlinski, and Jonathan Townly |
| 2021 | Alexandra Hobrecht, Audrey Honig, Savannah Sweeney, and Ehren White |
| 2020 | Karina Pantoja |
| 2019 | Meredith Ashton, Gaby Cordova, and Madeline Lauver |
| 2018 | Margaret Doele, Elise Renee Houcke, Kate Liska and Ian Zigterman |
| 2017 | Erin Elizabeth Bensinger, Serena Li Bonarski, Jon R. Jerow, and Caroline Marie Peterson |
| 2016 | Justin Howard Danzy, Natalie Ruth Martell, and Malika Anne Mitra |
| 2015 | Kate Belew (poetry), Jane Huffman (poetry), Hamin Kang (fiction), and Katherine Rapin (nonfiction/journalism) |
| 2014 | Dacota Clement, David Landskroener, and Trevor Vader |
| 2013 | Emily E. Guzman, Hannah D. Harrison, Frances Hoepfner, and Kelsy J. Nuttall |
| 2012 | Stewart Finnegan, Kimberly Grabowski, and Revecca Ellen Staudenmair |
| 2011 | Mary B. Corcoran, Maghan M. Jackson, and Lauren Moran |
| 2010 | Claire E. Edder, Jared J. Devitt, and Jessica R. Maas |
| 2009 | Peter Hopkins, Kathryn Prout, Jillian Regal, and Allison Semperger |
| 2008 | Danielle Badra |
| 2007 | Megan Chuhran, Caitlen Frank, Carly Orosz, and Lauren Trager |
| 2006 | Nick Benca, Anne Holmes, and Meridel Thomson |
| 2005 | Meredith Adams-Smart, Tiffany Antor, Julie Faust, and Will Miller |
| 2004 | Michael Gosack, Matt Pieknik, Joe Tracz and Katie Zapoluch |
| 2003 | Michael Gouin, Nan Young Lee, Jeffrey J. Richardson, and Sara Wiener |
| 2002 | Larissa Brezden, Alyssa Knickerbocker, Christine McIsaac |
| 2001 | Ann Cwiek, Sam Garman, Stephanie Moses |
| 2000 | Michael Collins |
| 1999 | Emily Crawford, Lisa-Marie Harris, Andrew Miller, and Sara Rivara |
| 1998 | Joyce Dallenbach, Sarah Estes, and Jeffrey Grisenthwaite |
| 1997 | Sarah Cohen and Todd Thompson |
| 1996 | Nicole Quackenbush |
| 1995 | Virginia Lautzenheiser and Michael Wells |
| 1994 | Sonya Olds and Erick Trickey |
| 1993 | Christopher Matthews |
| 1992 | Corey Marks and Erica Wagner |
| 1991 | Jennifer Caldwell and Josephine A. Rood |
| 1990 | Gretchen C. Knapp |
| 1989 | Anthony G. Bosca and Heather J. Laymon |
| 1988 | Peter G. Leondedis |
| 1987 | Katherine Garfield and Nathan Guequierre |
| 1986 | Jacqueline Scott and Lynn Staley |
| 1985 | Jeffery Rubin |
| 1984 | Daniel Calto and Anne Okon |
| 1983 | David Demko |
| 1982 | Craig Mueller |
| 1981 | Ellen Everett and Victoria Reichow |
| 1980 | Eva Fernandez and Ann Hobart |
| 1979 | Michael D. Moyer |
| 1978 | Suzanne Jones and Katherine Fancher |
| 1977 | James Mandrell and Wendy Popkes |
| 1976 | Sally Ann Urang |
| 1975 | Debra Wierenga |