Literary Competition Winners 2020-2021

Congratulations to the winners of the Samuel Eells Literary & Educational Foundation Annual Undergraduate and Alumni Literary Competitions for the 2020-2021 academic year.

2020-2021 Undergraduate Competition Winners

Grand Prize: Daniel Pearl Award for Literary Excellence

Fiction

  1. No award given

Non-Fiction

  1. Kaleb Hood, Brown University 2021 for “Agency in Ancient Exile Literature”
  2. Kaleb Hood, Brown University 2021 for “Something so simple, yet so precious: A Historical Exploration of the Gay Rights Movement in China through Beijing Comrades”
  3. Kaleb Hood, Brown University 2021 for “Völsunga Saga: A Mirror to Icelandic Culture”

Poetry

  1. Izzy Hardy, George Washington University 2022 for “you make me want to write poetry”
  2. Colin Picket, George Washington University 2022 for “Valentine’s Day Candy”
  3. (Third Place TIE) Cassandra McClure, Indiana State University 2022 for “Sandpaper Love” and other works
  4. (Third Place TIE) Cooper Barron, University of Toronto 2024 for “The Ouroboros” and other works

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Writing

  1. Diane Story, Brown University 2023 for “Climate Change and the Future of ENSO”
  2. No award given
  3. No award given

Photography

  1. Mari Rios, George Washington University 2021 for “Levitating”and other works
  2. Izzy Hardy, George Washington University 2022 for “Roof Spires”
  3. No award given

Visual Art

  1. Mari Rios, George Washington University 2021 for “America the Great” (collage of old newspapers, acrylic paint, and embroidery)
  2. Cameron Stice, Indiana State University 2021 for “Orange” (oil on canvas) and “Blue” (oil on canvas)
  3. No award given

Music and Lyrics

  1. Stephanie Gemmell, George Washington University 2021 for “come to be, a rhythm” (score)
  2. Stephanie Gemmell, George Washington University 2021 for “Solstice” (score)
  3. Stephanie Gemmell, George Washington University 2021 for “hazel sky” (score)

Film

  1. No award given.

2020-2021 Alumni Competition Winners

Fiction

  1. Jim Sabo, Bowdoin College 1992 for “I Would Like to Speak with the Manager” — Award to charity
  2. Mark Meier, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1999 for “Passing Through” — Award to charity
  3. Mark Meier, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1999 for “Confusion” — Award to charity

Non-Fiction

  1. Jiahong Sun, Brown University 2017 for “A Small Jump” — Award to charity
  2. Cailyn Hansen, Brown University 2019 for “breathe.” — Award to charity
  3. No award given

Poetry

  1. David Jilk, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1985 for “Po-pomo” — Award to charity
  2. Michelle Katz, Wesleyan University 2009 for “Snapshots Adrift” — Award to charity
  3. David Jilk, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1985 for “Achilles and the Hare” — Award to charity

Photography

  1. Jim Sabo, Bowdoin College 1992 for “Comet Avec Meteor” — Award to charity
  2. Heather Otrando, Columbia University 2004 for “Morris Island Light” — Award to charity
  3. No award given

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