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Delaware student wins $61,000 writing prize
Congratulations to Tim Marcin, winner of Washington College's Sophie Kerr Prize, worth $61,192 this year. The 22-year-old from Wilmington, Del., who is headed to Northwestern University, plans to pursue a sports writing career. That's a worthy goal --...
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Winner of $61k Kerr literary prize announced
As the five young writers sat with bated breath, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post book critic Michael Dirda told them that a life of wordsmithing would bring them pain. One of them would soon win the nation's most lucrative literary award, the...
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Digest: Wake's Harris, Gamble among new Bohemians
Soccer Wake's Harris, Gamble among new Bohemians Two players from Wake Forest, goalkeeper Andrew Harris (Gilman) and forward Michael Gamble (McDonogh), have joined the Baltimore Bohemians of the United Soccer Leagues' Premier Development League. Other...Tags: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Columbia University, College Baseball, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Syracuse Orange
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Sophie Kerr Prize event moved to Baltimore
After a two-year detour to New York City, the ceremony to announce the winner of the nation's most lucrative undergraduate literary award, the Sophie Kerr Prize, will be held in Baltimore this year. The decision marks the second time in three years...
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Sophie Kerr prize winner displayed writing talent in high school
As a child, Kathryn Manion used to sit on her father's lap late into the evenings and read with him.
That, said her father, Jim Manion, didn't last long. "She quickly began to read on her own," he said, adding jokingly, "I guess we weren't reading fast...Tags: Clarksville, Colleges and Universities, Entertainment Events, Washington College (Maryland), University of Denver
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Hagerstown student in contention for scholarship
Washington College has announced that Maria Noelle Queen, daughter of Roy W. Queen of Hagerstown, is one of five finalists for the Sophie Kerr Prize, the largest undergraduate literary prize in the nation, this year valued at more than $58,000. Queen...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, Washington College (Maryland), Manhattan (New York City), New York City
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Washington College student to receive Sophie Kerr Prize
A short-story writer dedicated to giving authentic voice to characters as they try to connect with the people closest to them is the 2012 winner of the nation’s largest student literary award. Kathryn J. Manion will receive the Sophie Kerr Prize...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Entertainment Events, Washington College (Maryland)
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