Excellence In Writing

The Writing Programs and the Department of English offer two �Excellence in Writing Awards� each year, one for a paper written in a First-Year Writing course, and one for a paper, portfolio, or project written in an Advanced Writing in the Disciplines course. Both awards are intended to recognize exceptional student writing that demonstrates thoughtful and critical reading, thinking, and revising.

Call for Submission

To be eligible, a student must have earned an A or A- in a required writing course taken in the previous calendar year (January to December). The ENG 111 paper, or the AWD portfolio or project, is due by the Friday of the third week of classes in the Spring term following the year in which the paper was written.

Submit hardcopy for the Excellence in First-Year Writing Award to Professor Patricia Sullivan, and hardcopy for the Excellence in AWD Award to Professor David Kellogg, both in the Department of English, 406 Holmes Hall. Please direct any questions about the award to them at pa.sullivan@neu.edu , or d.kellogg@neu.edu . Papers from 2008 must be submitted by Friday, January 30, 2009.

In order to be considered for the award, a student must submit:

Four copies of an ENG 111 paper or the AWD portfolio or project;

A letter from her/his instructor confirming enrollment in the course;

A copy of the relevant assignment or assignments (The instructor will furnish a copy, if necessary);

A cover page that includes the student�s name, phone number, and email address, the course name and number, instructor�s name, the semester in which the paper/portfolio/project was written, and the title;

A brief statement (a paragraph or two) describing how you went about writing the paper or portfolio;

A signed release form granting writing programs permission to publish your essay on our web site or in the AWD Toolkit or the First-Year Writing Portfolio and Guide.

All work may be revised prior to submission.

The winner receives a $100.00 gift certificate to use at the Northeastern Bookstore (to be added to the student�s Northeastern account). Up to three honorable mentions for each program may be awarded.

The winners and honorable mentions are honored at the Writing Programs Symposium.

Excellence in Writing Submission Form