MCC Daily Tribune
English and Philosophy Department Student Writing Contest Winners
On behalf of the Student Writing Awards Committee:
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 54th Annual English/Philosophy Department Writing Contest.
Callan Award - Research:
- 1st Place "The Increased Risk of Suicide for Transnational Adoptees: An Intersectional Study of Cultural Identities, Race, and Ethnicity" by Elisabeth Small
- 2nd “Grades and the Greater Questions of U.S. Education Reform: Why the Public Education System’s Biggest Flaws are so Pervasive” by Anya Bryant
Rice Award - Creative Non-fiction:
- 1st Place “Stains” by Morreen Walsh
- 2nd Place “Red Light, Green Light” by Katherine Reilly
Cooney Award - Literary:
- 1st Place “Kiều and Kim: Trauma, Love, and Adapting to Change” by Raina Lockwood
- 2nd Place “Litany at the Tomb of Frederick Douglass: The Possibility of the Seemingly Impossible” by Noelle Becker
Cloos-Susskind - Poetry:
- 1st Place “Undo” by Elisabeth Small
- 2nd Place “Rehash” by Maya Kucio
Langlois - Short Fiction:
- 1st Place “Scion” by Niamh Kenney
- 2nd Place “Black Swans” by Georgia Brooks
The winners will be honored at an awards ceremony held in the Forum on the Brighton campus, Thursday, May 8th, at 4:00 PM.
Please join the committee in congratulating these gifted individuals.
James Senden
English and Philosophy
04/21/2025