A call for applications for these prizes is typically issued early in the Spring semester each year. For more information, please contact the Director of Upper Division Studies.

Jimmie Katherine Morris Gentile Scholarship in Literary Criticism

Two scholarships of up to $1,000 each.

Eligibility Requirements

English majors who have completed at least 9 hours of upper division English courses (with a minimum of 6 upper division hours on this campus), have a 3.25 GPA in English, and will be enrolled for the applicable academic year are eligible for this scholarship.

Creative Writing Prizes

• The Sylvan Karchmer Prize in Fiction
• The Howard Moss Prize in Poetry
• The Bryan Lawrence Prize in Fiction
• The Bryan Lawrence Prize in Poetry
• The Bryan Lawrence Prize in Nonfiction

Eligibility Requirements

Open to all English majors