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Literature & Medicine – Writing Awards

The Bruce Dearing Writing Award (Upstate Students, Faculty, & Staff)

Winners of the 2009
Bruce Dearing Writing Awards

Student Category

Tied - First Place:
Afarin Hosseini, MS III –
Baile de Aqua
Robin Nagowski, MS IV -
Band-aids
Honorable Mention:
Basilia Nwankwo, MS I -
In the Beginning
Samuel Mackenzie, MS II -
Interview with a Red Hydrangea

Faculty/Employee

First Place:
Gary Weinstein, LCSW-
Ash
Honorable Mention:
Joan Cofrancesco, Nursing CP/ICU-
Neuro Tangled Brain Haikus
Guy Perry, PhD -
Hoyo de los Estrellos

These pieces appear in the ninth issue of The Healing Muse, October 2009.

This award is given in honor of Dr. Bruce Dearing, the first Professor of Medical Humanities at Upstate. The award celebrates the connections between the healing sciences and creative arts. Established in 1985, the Dearing Writing Award is presented annually for the best essay, short story, or poem in two categories: student and faculty/employee. All submissions to the contest also receive consideration for publication in CBH's journal, The Healing Muse.

Guidelines

Submissions accepted November through March. Winners announced in April.

Open to Upstate students, faculty/employees only!
Subject matter is open.
Student winners receive cash awards.
Faculty/employee winners receive gift certificates.
Submit 2 copies, double-spaced, one copy has title page with name, address and telephone number. Indicate college and class for students, department for faculty/employees. The second copy has title page only.
LIMIT: 1 entry per writer, maximum 2,500 words.
Mail submission to:
Deirdre Neilen
Center for Bioethics and Humanities
725 Irving Ave., Suite 406
Syracuse, NY 13210
For more information call 315-464-5404