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2006 Prize Winners
The Edward R. & Frances Schreiber Collins Literary Prizes:
Christopher Venter, poetry
Austin Samsel, prose
Given by David Collins (1931-2003) and Emily Collins, for the best
poetry and prose by an undergraduate
The Jennie Hackman Memorial Award for Short Fiction:
Austin Samsel, first prize
Jennifer Cuccaro, second prize
Alexander Slater, third prize
Awarded in memory of Jacob and Jennie Hackman for the best works
of short fiction by an undergraduate
The Wallace Stevens Poetry Prize:
Jaclyn Sheltry, first prize
Meghan Maguire Dahn, second prize
Megan McHugh, third prize
Jason Mozzicatto, third prize
Sponsored by The Hartford for the best works of poetry by graduates
and undergraduates
The Aetna Undergraduate Creative Nonfiction Awards
Lisa Urless, first prize
Jessica Rosa, second prize
Given by the Aetna Chair of Writing to support excellence in
Creative Nonfiction
The Long River Graduate Writing Award:
Aaron Sanders
For the best piece of creative work in any genre written by
a graduate student
Long River Art and Photography Awards:
Daniel Collins, Photography
Elanie Blais, art
The Gloriana Gill Art Awards:
Kevin Laccone, photography
Meg Hunt, multi-media print
Two awards in memory of Gloriana Gill for
photography, (preference given to black and white) and painting,
drawing, or cartooning.
Gloriana Gill's life was one of toil (she was a dairy farmer's wife
in Pomfret, CT) and tragedy (she lost one son to a hunting accident
and another in a car crash). She found a way to deal with her difficulties
through art and humor: She adorned her walls, windows, and even
the interior of the barn with paintings, cartoons and stencils.
She painted portraits of local farms, drew cartoons for a Putnam
newspaper and, when the dairy herd was sold off, worked as an illustrator
and graphics designer making educational films. From a gnarled piece
of wood transformed into an elf to scraps of cloth made into comical
dwarf-sized figures, she could turn almost anything into art or
amusement. The Gloriana Gill awards are intended to encourage the
students of UConn similarly to discover the importance of art and
humor in life.
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