{"id":394500,"date":"2025-04-16T14:58:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T18:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/?p=394500"},"modified":"2025-04-16T18:50:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T22:50:43","slug":"laps-celebrates-literary-excellence-with-creative-writing-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2025\/04\/16\/laps-celebrates-literary-excellence-with-creative-writing-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"LA&amp;PS celebrates literary excellence with creative writing awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aspiring writers and poets represent the future of literacy and creativity, and the emerging talent from York University are achieving remarkable milestones in their academic pursuits.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of English, within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty of Liberal Arts &amp; Professional Studies<\/a> (LA&amp;PS) recognized a number of students with awards for their exceptional contributions to the field of creative writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These awards, managed by LA&amp;PS creative writing faculty, honour students for their writing submissions or for selections submitted by faculty members.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2025\/04\/Creative-Writing-Awards-Group-Photo-1024x531.jpg\" alt=\"Professors and Award-winning students at the ceremony\" class=\"wp-image-394501\" style=\"width:619px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2025\/04\/Creative-Writing-Awards-Group-Photo-1024x531.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2025\/04\/Creative-Writing-Awards-Group-Photo-400x208.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2025\/04\/Creative-Writing-Awards-Group-Photo-1536x797.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2025\/04\/Creative-Writing-Awards-Group-Photo-2048x1063.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Professors and award-winning students at the ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"While awards are neither the point nor the culmination of any writing endeavour, we hope that the recipients of this round of prizes feel appropriately encouraged and celebrated for their wonderful, moving, original and inspiring work,\u201d says <strong>Pasha Malla<\/strong>, creative writing coordinator and host of the awards ceremony. \u201cA prize might also provide a little boost to students post-graduation, as they head out into the world toward whatever their lives will become.\"<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2025\/04\/creative-writing-awards-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Solomon Goudsward, winner of the Daniel Whittaker-Van Dusen Prize, with donor Michael Van Dusen\" class=\"wp-image-394502\" style=\"width:295px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2025\/04\/creative-writing-awards-2025.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2025\/04\/creative-writing-awards-2025-400x393.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Solomon Goudsward, winner of the Daniel Whittaker-Van Dusen Prize, with donor Michael Van Dusen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Ravi de Costa<\/strong>, associate dean of research and graduate studies at LA&amp;PS, notes the Creative Writing Awards is a significant event each year that allows for \u201cthe opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding contributions made by our students within our creative writing community, showcasing a diversity of voices, styles and perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEach piece of writing represents not just a work of art, but also the unique experiences and insights from the minds of our talented students,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s ceremony honoured award recipients from the past two years, presenting a total of 28 awards to students for their creativity and talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tori Gosse<\/strong>, a student who received three awards including the President\u2019s Creative Writing Award for poetry for two consecutive years and the Priscila Uppal Poetry Prize, says, \u201cReceiving these awards was an incredible honour and a reminder of how storytelling connects us. Creative writing provides space to explore ideas, emotions and perspectives in ways that go beyond words. I\u2019m grateful to be part of a community that celebrates this, and this recognition has inspired me to continue to push the boundaries of language and imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award winner are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>President\u2019s Creative Writing Awards<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poetry<\/strong><br>2023-24:&nbsp; <strong>Tori Gosse<\/strong> <em>for All My Relations Blame you<\/em><br>Honourable mention: <strong>Euridice Correa<\/strong> for <em>Cannibal<\/em><br>2024-25: <strong>Tori Gosse<\/strong> for <em>Blood Meal<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Short Fiction<\/strong><br>2023-24: <strong>Suzzanne Bakr<\/strong> for <em>All the Hands That Mend<\/em><br>Honourable mention: <strong>Maya Cabral Cordeiro<\/strong> for <em>Blue Stains<\/em><br>2024-25: <strong>Anjolaoluwa Akintunde-Imolehin<\/strong> for <em>Where Do Birds Go When It Rains<\/em><br>Honourable mention: <strong>Taylor Reeves<\/strong> for <em>The Line<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Screenplay<\/strong><br>2023-24: <strong>Maria Emilia Peixoto Ferreira<\/strong> for <em>Our First Date in the Movies<\/em><br>Honourable mention: <strong>Roxanne Hahn<\/strong> for<em> Right Floor, Wrong Story<\/em><br>2024-25: <strong>Zara Ferreira<\/strong> for <em>RED<\/em><br>Honourable mention: <strong>Alexander Boese<\/strong> for <em>Cherry<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stageplay<\/strong><br>2023-24: <strong>Eric Trudell<\/strong> for <em>Funeral for the James Street Taco Bell<\/em><br>Honourable mention: <strong>Antong Xu<\/strong> for <em>Table<\/em><br>2024-25: <strong>Alexander Boese<\/strong> for <em>Meat Market<\/em><br>Honourable mention: <strong>Abigail Torrao<\/strong> for <em>A Death in Texas<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>LA&amp;PS Creative Writing Awards<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Daniel Whittaker-Van Dusen Prize<\/strong><br>2023-24: <strong>Pamela Reeve<\/strong> for <em>Here and There<\/em><br>Honourable mention: <strong>Euridice Correa<\/strong> for <em>Love Song<\/em><br>2024-25: <strong>Solomon Goudsward<\/strong> for <em>Outings (with Homage to Lisa Robertson)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Richard Teleky Short Fiction Prize<\/strong><br>2023-24: <strong>Dorota Biedrzycki<\/strong> for <em>Palm Sunday<\/em><br>Honourable mention: <strong>Christopher McAteer<\/strong> for <em>Late Earth<\/em><br>2024-25: <strong>Madeline Sanguedolce<\/strong> for <em>Take One of Me<\/em><br>Honourable mention: <strong>Hector Jenkins<\/strong> for <em>Clay Pigeons<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Lorna Marsden Prize for Creative Writing in French<\/strong><br>2023-24: <strong>Sonia Clarke<\/strong> for <em>Contre toute attente<\/em><br>Honourable mention: <strong>Aria Thompson<\/strong> for <em>Carmelita Torres<\/em><br>2024-25:<strong> Bryant Londono-Escobar<\/strong> for <em>Embrasser la symphonie de la nature<\/em><br>Honourable mention: <strong>Leanne Eyre<\/strong> for <em>Invisible<\/em> &amp; <strong>Ghazal Rahman<\/strong> for <em>Les <em>\u00e9<\/em>chos du pass\u00e9<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Stanely Fefferman Prize in Creative Writing<\/strong><br>2023-24: <strong>Angelique Lawrence<\/strong><br>2024-25: <strong>Evan Miller<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Adrienne Grago Memorial Prize for Short Fiction<\/strong><br>2024-25: Co-winners <strong>Gabriella Samfira<\/strong> for <em>A Pebble Beside the Church <\/em>&amp; <strong>Melia Tessel<\/strong> for <em>The Minutes Before Sunset<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Judith Gewurtz Memorial Poetry Award<\/strong><br>2023-24: <strong>Natalia Sadowski<\/strong> for <em>Seeking Sauria<\/em><br>2024-25:<strong> Melia Tessel <\/strong>for <em>Harbour Square Park<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>bp Nichol Award<\/strong><br>2023-24: <strong>Jaymi-Lynn Butler<\/strong><br>2024-25: <strong>Aqib Chaudhry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Babs Burggraf Award in Creative Writing<\/strong><br>2023-24: <strong>Suzzanne 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