It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners of this year's UTSC Creative Writing Competition. Thank you to all the students who shared their work. The quality of the writing was high and the range of imagination inspiring. The Department of Humanities and the Writing Centre (Centre for Teaching and Learning) both deserve a big thanks for sponsoring monetary prizes for first, second, and third place in the poetry and prose categories. We also extend our gratitude to our judges (Trisha Lamie, Andrew DuBois, Nancy Johnston and Daniel Scott Tysdal) and to Arts & Events Programming for their help promoting the competition. Finally, many thanks to the three local publishers (Brick, Coach House, and Tightrope) who donated books to be given as prizes.
Poetry
First: "The Bird Girls" by Laura Cok
Second: "Ghoul Ricki’s Hotel" by Stefan Catona
Third: "Sigh" by Katie Fewster-Yan
Honourable Mention
"Dear, Indeed" by Lee Yoong Siang
"Periphery" by Stephanie Kazan
"Bloody Socks" by Constance Adams
"Metaphor for Lloyd" by Charmaine Santos
"Buttercups and Daffodils" by Casandra Rinaldi
"My Rosebuds" by Julia Pedota
"Heathcliff: A Retelling" by Fathima Feroze
Prose
First: "Salt Water" by Andrew Shenkman
Second: "Overheard" by Sung Ryu
Third (tie): "The Memoirs?" by Monica Varey
Third (tie): "Human Going" by Christine Tan
Honourable Mention
"A Hot Afternoon" by Sheeza Iqbal
"Christopher" by Damion Platt
"The Accident" by Rathees Uthaykumar
"Midnight Shelly" by Jonathon Alexander
