bell hooks and James Augustus Wilson Writing Award

[Jennifer Bleaux]

*There are two writing awards offered this spring.  These award
opportunities are open to all students on campus.  Thank you.*



*bell hooks GWS Writing Prize*

The Gender & Women's Studies Department is pleased to announce the
inaugural bell hooks Writing Prize in Gender & Women's Studies, a prize
awarded for an outstanding paper on a topic relating to how gender
intersects with other social locations such as race, ethnicity, nation,
class, sexuality, age, (dis)ability, religion, and culture. Entries should
be major essays or research papers (at least 1000 words in length). *This
year's Writing Prize, which will be presented at the Arts and Sciences
Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony on May 20, 2022, carries with it a
cash award of $100.*

Rules of eligibility and procedures for submission:

Students must be enrolled as an undergraduate at SUNY Plattsburgh or plan
to graduate in May 2022, Summer 2022, or December 2022.

The entry must have been prepared originally for an undergraduate course
taken at SUNY Plattsburgh during the student’s baccalaureate program.
Students may revise papers prior to submission for the Writing Prize.

The entry may be in any field – humanities, social sciences, science, or
professional studies – but the topic must directly address gender and
intersectionality.

The entry must be typed, double-spaced, and must not bear the name of the
author.  To submit, email your entry to Jennifer Bleaux at
blea9777 at plattsburgh.edu by April 1st. Papers will be judged anonymously by
the Writing Prize Committee. Judging criteria include conceptual
development, organization, and style.

The final deadline for submission is THIS Friday, April 1, 2022, 3pm.

We gratefully acknowledge support from the Plattsburgh College Foundation.


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*JAMES AUGUSTUS WILSON WRITING AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PAPER ON AN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN TOPIC*



Open to any student on campus.



James Augustus Wilson was born in Williamsport, PA in 1874.  He was the
grandson of formerly enslaved people who had both purchased their freedom.
In 1893, putting himself through school, Wilson graduated from Hampton
Industrial School in Alabama, and then graduated from Plattsburgh Normal
School in 1902.  He went on to study at Wesleyan University in Middletown,
CT, where he distinguished himself by winning the prestigious Wesleyan
Prize for best Commencement Essay.



Students should submit their best work(s) for evaluation.  Papers will be
judged on content, clarity, thoroughness, and quality of writing.  The
honoree will receive a book dealing with African-American issues, along with an
award certificate, and be recognized during the Annual Awards Ceremony for
the School of Arts & Sciences.



If you have a qualifying paper to submit from the spring or fall 2021, or
spring 2022 semesters, please email your paper as an attachment to Jennifer
Bleaux at blea9777 at plattsburgh.edu by Monday, April 4, 2022, and it will be
considered by the evaluation committee.



If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Elizabeth Onasch at
eonas001 at plattsburgh.edu.
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