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The winners of the 2019 Charles Moran Best Text Contest have been announced! This work was completed in one of the UMass writing courses (Basic Writing, College Writing, or Junior Year Writing) during the 2018 Spring and Fall semesters. Congratulations, and thank you to all those who participated!

Basic Writing

First Place

“Language Differences: Overshadow on People’s Lives” —Harshal Dhelia

Second Place

“Empowering All” —Victoria Isabella Tustin

Third Place

 “A Mix of Old and New” —Shiksha Singhania

Honorable Mentions

“The Difference Between $10 and $20” —Yamanoutchy Estimé

“International Indian” —Devanshi Amit Patel

College Writing

First Place

“Race and Representation” —Mahta Fesshaie

Second Place

“Lost and Found” —Kira Levenson

“What it Means to be Bilingual” —Mildred-Maria Reyes

Honorable Mentions

“Note to Self” —Lada Kvasyuk

Considerations on “If Black English Isn't a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?” and Language as a Reflection of Self” —Gabriella Lalli Martins

“5 Queer Musicians Fighting Brazil's Far Right” —Nellie Marshall-Torres

Best Non-traditional Essay Form

First Place

“Accessibility on Campus” —Colleen Murphy

Honorable Mention

 “Trayvon Martin: The Boy Whose Legacy Built A Movement” —Patricia Sweeney

Junior Year Writing

Best Long Text

“Urban Golf Courses as Refuge for Red-Headed Woodpeckers in Chicago” —Anna Ashe-Simmer, Cian Gulsen, & Vincent Frano

Honorable Mentions

“Cancer Review” —Liam Fitzgerald

“A Review of the Mechanisms that Promote Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer” —Constantine Petridis

Best Short Text

“Biopower Narrative” —Sadie Mazur

Honorable Mentions

“Breaking the Gift Cycle in Modern Day” —Hadiya Williams

“FAC Concert Hall Spatial Narrative: The Beauty in the Beast” —Kelly Gershkoff

Best Multimedia/Non-traditional

“The Hidden One” —Liping Lin

Honorable Mention

“Just Dessert” —Lily Celino