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Spectrum Awards

Each year, the English Department honors excellence in student writing through the Spectrum Awards. Essays from ENG 1101, 1201, 1131, as well as essays from our creative writing courses, are nominated for awards. As part of the Spectrum Awards Ceremony, we also honor awardees from the League for Innovation Student Writing Contest and the Paul Laurence Dunbar Poetry Contest.


2025 Spectrum Awards for Excellence in Student Writing

  • Expository Essay: Keiana Chang
  • Literature Essay: Megan Gresham
  • Research Essay: Brandon Brown
  • Best Overall Essay: Keiana Chang
  • Outstanding English Major: Megan Gresham
  • Outstanding Creative Writing Major: Kaleb Bowlin
  • Outstanding ELL Student: Meng Zhang

For more information about the Spectrum Awards, contact Caroline Reynolds, Director. caroline.reynolds@sinclair.edu


 

The 2025 Gary Mitchner Prize for Formal Poetry

  • Catherine Bostick

The 2025 Deanna Pickard Prize for Poetry

  • Keerthana Manchala

For more information on the Gary Mitchner Prize for Formal Poetry and the Deanna Pickard Prize for Poetry contact Caroline Reynolds, Director. caroline.reynolds@sinclair.edu