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Marion Berry Allbee Award for Excellence in Composition

The Marion Berry Allbee Award for Excellence in Composition recognizes outstanding nonfiction prose writing in University of Vermont English classes. The awards are given through a fund established by Dr. Roger Allbee, UVM College of Medicine, in memory of his wife, UVM class of 1931.

 

Frequently Asked Questions:


What are the award categories?

 ​For 2018-2019 the categories are:

  • Outstanding paper by an undergraduate student in English 001 or 005
  • Outstanding paper by an undergraduate student in English 050 or 051
  • Outstanding paper by an undergraduate student in English 085, or a 100-level English course
  • Outstanding paper by an undergraduate student in a 200-level English Senior Seminar

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Are there further eligibility criteria?

Yes. Your paper needs to be a work of nonfiction prose and to have been written for an English Course (whether during the Spring, Summer, or Fall semester) since March 2018.

 

Can I enter more than one paper?

Yes.

 

When is the deadline?

The deadline for our 2018-2019 awards is March 18th at 4:00pm. However, we welcome your submission any time before that date.

 

How do I submit a paper?

Bring a hard copy of your paper to the English Department office, located at 400 Old Mill, prior the deadline of 4pm on March 18th, 2019.

 

Do I have to be an English major to submit a paper?

All undergraduate students, regardless of major, are eligible to enter the ENGS 001/005, ENGS 050/051, ENGS 085/100-level, and ENGS Senior Seminar categories. Only English graduate students are eligible for the MA student in English category.

 

​Can I revise or edit my paper before submitting it?

​Yes! You are welcome to use instructor comments, feedback from a Writing Center tutor, or your own judgement to further revise, edit, and polish your paper before submitting it.

 

Can I submit creative work?

This award is for outstanding nonfiction prose writing. Creative nonfiction entries will be considered; fiction, drama, and poetry will not.

  • When will winners be announced?

    We announce and celebrate each year's Allbee winners at the English Department's Honors Day, held in late April (this year, Friday, April 26th, 3:30 to 5:30), and on the English Department's website. English winners are informed prior to that event and given details about when and where the event will take place. Due to the volume of submissions, we cannot inform individually the students who submitted but did not win.

     

    Thank you for considering an Allbee submission, and good luck!


Submission season for the 2019 Marion Berry Allbee Award's has closed.

Students are welcome to submit a paper for next year’s Allbee Awards (2020), as long as your paper has been written since March 2019.

 

How to apply:

Bring a hard copy of your paper to the English Department office, located at 400 Old Mill, anytime prior to the given deadline of 4 pm March 18th, 2019.

We cannot consider your submission unless it is clearly labeled with:

  • Your name, telephone number, and email address
  • The Allbee category for which you’re submitting it
  • The course, professor, and semester in which it was completed

A call for entries will be sent via email from the English department administrative staff in the beginning of the spring semester. You are welcome to submit prior to the initial call for papers.

Need More Information?

Contact the English department at English@uvm.edu.

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