Congratulations to the winners of the 56th Annual Writing Contest hosted by the Department of Humanities!

The 2021 winners represent the Armour College of Engineering, College of Architecture, Lewis College of Science and Letters, and the College of Computing.

EDWIN H. LEWIS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION

1st: Bilal A. Khokhar (Chemical Biological Engineering , 3rd year), “Ikigai”

2nd: Jessica Burrell (Social and Economic Development Policy, 1st year), “An Examination of Globalization and Protectionism from the U.S. Perspective”

3rd: Anna Lawrence (Architecture, 5th year), “Miestakes”

EDWIN H. LEWIS PRIZE FOR FICTION

1st: Diana Velasquez (Biomedical Engineering, 4th year), “Tom’s Soliloquy: One-Act Play”

2nd: Anna Lawrence (Architecture, 5th year), “Cookie”

3rd: Angela Petrone (Digital Humanities, 1st year), “Open-Heart Surgery”

MOLLIE COHEN PRIZE FOR POETRY

1st: Sofia Martinez (Information Technology & Management, 4th year), “Mille-feuille”

2nd: Anna Lawerence (Architecture, 5th year), “Robert”

3rd: Hannah Snyerburn (Aerospace Engineering, 3rd year), “Seasonal Nostalgia”

HENRY AND MYRNA KNEPLER FRESHMAN ESSAY PRIZE

1st: Jessica Burrell (Social and Economic Development Policy, 1st year), “South African Government Analysis”

2nd: Angela Petrone (Digital Humanities, 1st year), “Friendships and Social Media”

The Department of Humanities will publish a book of the winning entries later this year. All winners will receive an Amazon e-gift card.