AWARD DETAILS
The Creative Writing – Kidd Program Award recognizes excellent oral and creative work presentations from students currently enrolled in the Walter and Nancy Kidd Creative Writing Workshops. For the oral presentations, students will present on their Line-of-Inquiry project, their own exploration into the craft of writing. For the creative presentations, students will give a literary reading of their creative work.
2021 AWARD RECIPIENTS
$150 Award
- Amelia Hamerlynck LOI Presentation "Her body was a new and ancient rite': Contemporary Queer and Woman+ Poets Rewriting Ancient Greece"
- Mia Vance Creative Reading "We Make Magnificence: Original Poems for Page and Stage"
$100 Award
- Andrew Barron Creative Reading "One More Thing"
- Emma Snyder LOI Presentation "Confessional Poetry, and the Liberation of the Invisibly Ill Poet"
award specific Eligibility criteria
- Open to current UO undergraduate students who are enrolled in the Kidd Program workshop
Award AMOUNTs
Two (2) $150 for Each Award
- Best Craft (LOI) Presentation
- Best Creative Work Presentation
One (1) $100 Honorable Mention Award in Each Category
Sponsorship
Creative Writing Program and Division of Undergraduate Education and Student Success