The William Westfall Canadian Studies Prize is open to all students registered in 1000, 2000 and 3000 level Canadian themed courses at York University. The competition encourages papers written in either French and English. Once each year, one winner will be chosen for each year level. The winners will receive an official transcript note and […]
Awarded annually to students for the best essay on 1000-, 2000-, 3000-, 4000-level courses and for the best thesis.
The Jan Rehner Prize for Writing is open to all students registered in courses offered by York University's LA&PS Writing Department. Once each year, a winner and a runner-up will be chosen for each year level (1000, 2000, 3000, 4000) and also for Major Research Papers (if applicable). The winner of each category will be […]
The prize will be given for the most outstanding piece of writing by Children's Studies majors or minors at each of the four year levels in Children's Studies courses for an essay, fieldwork research report, ethnography, or creative piece. All submissions will be nominated by Children's Studies instructors and will be judged anonymously by a […]
The Micheline Saint-Cyr Award is a short story contest that rewards some of York’s best students in French writing. It was created by Professor Lélia Young in 2002 during her role as president of the Société des écrivain-e-s de Toronto (la SET). The Micheline Saint-Cyr Prize is an annual French-language short story contest that celebrates […]
Awarded to the Liberal Arts & Professional Studies student who, while enrolled in an English course, at the 3000- or 4000-level, produces the finest piece of written work in areas of studies with special interest to Professor McMaster-Harrison: literature of the Romantic period; literary theory; cross-disciplinary studies involving literature and other arts or sciences. It […]
Awarded to the student submitting the best essay in fulfilment of the writing requirement of the economics degree. This award was established in memory of Stanley L. Warner, professor of statistics and economics, to celebrate his many contributions.
The Adrienne Grago Memorial Prize for Short Fiction was established by Barbara Rasha Grago and Jennifer Hann in memory of Barbara's daughter Adrienne, who graduated from York University with an Honours BA in Creative Writing and English in 2007. This prize honours the best short story by a creative writing major who is completing his […]
The Lorna Marsden Prize for Creative Writing in French honours the best single creative work, of any genre, written in French by a York University undergraduate.
The Stanley Fefferman Prize in Creative Writing is awarded to the student who produces the best final class portfolio in an introductory creative writing course.