Annual Essay Contest for WRI 101 and WRI 102

To participate students must be enrolled in WRT 101 or WRT 102 during either the Fall or Spring semesters (or Summer term) of a given calendar year. All papers prepared for the WRT102 portfolio - categories one, two and three respectively - are eligible for submission and a student can submit as many as three papers, one in each category. Every submission must be accompanied by a complete entry form. The deadline for submission will be January 15, 2013.

Judging is based on the quality and effectiveness of the writing. One winner will be chosen in each of the following categories: Best WRT 101 Essay, Best WRT 102 Analytic Essay, Best WRT 102 Researched Essay, and Best WRT 102 Narrative Essay. Awards are presented every May at Stony Brook's annual Undergraduate Recognition Awards.

2011 Winners

Analytic Essay: "An Argument Under the Microscope" by Patrick Lanigan

Researched Essay: "I Stole from the Dalai Lama" by Alex Mark

Narrative Essay: "Writing and the Elements of Humanity" by Hillary Steinberg