The 2008 Elizabeth Bishop Prizes
Each year The Writing Studio at Walnut Hill invites young writers around the world who are currently in grades 8–11 (or at an equivalent stage in educational systems abroad) to submit work to the Elizabeth Bishop Prizes in Verse and Fiction. While a student at Walnut Hill from 1927 to 1930, Elizabeth Bishop contributed poems, short fiction, plays, and book reviews to The Blue Pencil, the literary magazine of The Writing Studio, and she served as editor of the magazine during her senior year.
The Writing Studio Congratulates
the Winners of the 2008 Elizabeth Bishop Prizes
in Verse and Fiction
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For Verse:
Sophia Renda, of Somerset, New Jersey,
for "The Susquehanna"
Grade 11
For Fiction:
Erica Berry, of Portland, Oregon,
for "Rupert Likes Snowflakes"
Grade 10
As in years past, each winner will receive a full scholarship to the Walnut Hill Summer Writing Program, an intensive, artist-directed, multi-genre experience that takes advantage of international settings to expose students to national literatures while carrying on rigorous instruction in craft.
Honorable Mentions:
Allyson Even, of Warren, Rhode Island,
for "Baghdad" (Verse)
Grade 11
Katherine Mayfield, of Fairfax, Virginia,
for "C.C." (Verse)
Grade 11
Chelli Riddiough, of Madison, Wisconsin,
for "Tupperware" (Fiction)
Grade 11
Melanie Wang, of Wayland, Massachusetts,
for "In the City" (Fiction)
Grade 9
Elizabeth Bishop Prize Winners
|
Winner in Verse |
Winner in Fiction |
2004-5 |
Daniel Nicolas |
Daniel Oshima |
2005-6 |
Eliza Heath |
Sadie McCarney |
2006-7 |
Michael Bartley |
Danny Kessler |
2007-8 |
Sophia Renda |
Erica Berry |
Bishop Prize–winning submissions are also published in the spring issue of The Blue Pencil, which in 2005 won the Chicago Latin School’s National Literary Magazine Contest. Each entrant to the competition receives a copy of The Blue Pencil upon its publication.
Questions?
E-mail Allan Reeder, Head of Studio Publications, at areeder@walnuthillarts.org.
