Hopwood writing awards presented to eight students
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ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan has announced student winners of the summer term Avery Hopwood and Jule Hopwood Awards in writing.
The awards are funded by a bequest from Avery Hopwood, a 1905 graduate and successful Broadway playwright, and Jule Hopwood, his mother. Past winners include Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller, poet John Ciardi and novelist/poet Marge Piercy. Current winners include:
Nonfiction
- Joshua Mandilk, class of 2017 English and health and fitness major from Commerce Township, Mich., for “Muted Grays: We Love to Wander and Garage Time,” $1,500.
- Karen Duan, class of 2017 architecture major from Ann Arbor, for “This Is the Bed You Will Dream On,” $1,200.
Fiction
- Daniel Berry, class of 2016 English major from Clinton Township, Mich., for “A Little Water and The Cantaloupe Woman,” $1,200.
- Pei Hao, class of 2017 LSA biochemistry and English major from Ann Arbor, for “Two Stories,” $1,000.
Poetry
- Sofia Fall, class of 2018 honors English and political science major from Ann Arbor, for “I Remember That,” $1,200.
- Lang DeLancey, class of 2017 biology major from Ann Arbor, for “It Continues to Be a Beautiful Day,” $1,000.
The Marjorie Rapaport Award in Poetry
- Adie Dolan, class of 2017 biopsychology, cognition and neuroscience major from Lake Ann, Mich., for “What It Is Like to Want Something,” $600.
- Susan Lamoreaux, class of 2017 art and design and German major from Ann Arbor, for “Can I Make a Mountain?” $500.
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