This prize was established in 2014 in the name of Joyce Carol Oates, Roger S. Berlind ’52 Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus; Professor of Creative Writing, Emeritus. The prize is awarded annually to a promising young fiction writer or, in exceptional circumstances, a poet.
This award is by faculty nomination only.
Current Winner
Rosemary Dietz ’25
Past Winners
2024
Claire Schultz ’24
2023
Ngan Chiem ’23
Mel Hornyak ’23
2022
Sydney Mia Peng ’22
2021
Hamzah Hashem ’21
2020
Jacob D. Wheeler ’20
2019
Paul J. Schorin ’19
2018
Katherine R. Frain ’18
2017
Samantha X. Cody ’17
Anna M. Windemuth ’17
2016
Katharine S. Boyer ’16