Every year, the school awards a number of prizes to our undergraduate students to acknowledge their efforts and achievements during their degree studies.
Below you can view the most recent prizes awarded and access an archive of prizes given to students in past years.
The 2020 UG Prize Giving Ceremony was held digitally. The digital ceremony has been archived and can be viewed here, in its entirety.
For outstanding contribution to the community.
This prize is awarded by the Head of School to a student or students who have made an outstanding contribution to the life of the School.
Awarded for outstanding achievement in Literary Studies.
For achieving the highest average mark across the four Year Three Creative Writing Modules:
Special mention goes out to the following students:
1st prize:
Runner-up:
Awarded for the best poem or group of poems, attracting the highest overall mark, which have been submitted for the Undergraduate Creative Writing dissertation.
Special mention to the following students in recognition of their work in this year’s dementia shared reading scheme.
for being a determined and steadfast chair of the Undergraduate Learning Community Forum, in what has been a particularly turbulent year in higher education.
Tamsin Parnell (BA Hons English)
Oliver Bream McIntosh (BA Hons English and Hispanic Studies)
Ela Wydrzynska (BA Hons English and Latin)
Howard Allison (BA Hons English)
Sophie Crowe (BA Hons English)
Jessica Sims (BA Hons English)
Lydia Smith (BA Hons English)
Louisa Cluett (BA Hons English)
Natalia Radziwillowicz (BA Hons Viking Studies)
For outstanding achievement in DH Lawrence Studies
Emma Putland (BA Hons English)
Daniel Barkass-Williamson (BA Hons English)
Ailya Hasnain
V Paula Pareja (BA Hons English Language and Literature)
Runner ups:
Jack Lane (BA Hons English and Philosophy)
Megan Dumsday (BA Hons English)
Leah Wilkins (BA Hons English with Creative Writing)
Amy Wilcockson (BA Hons English) In recognition of their involvement in School of English placement schemes and their commitment to being a Student Ambassador for the School.
Special mention to the following students who have been part of Dr Harvey’s Reading Aloud Project in Care Homes:
Larissa Rowan (BA Hons English)
Jude Palmer (BA Hons English Language and Literature)
Anna Seton (BA Hons English and French)
Katherine Woodward-Essen (BA Hons English and French)
This year two prizes were awarded:
Lexi (Alex) Sutherland (BA Hons English)
In recognition of her commitment, support and valuable work for the School throughout her studies, in particular through her student ambassador role on all Open and Visit Days throughout her degree and her involvement in the Viking for Schools project.
Isla McLachlan (BA Hons English)
In recognition of her commitment and valuable work during the course of her studies supporting and representing fellow students through the Learning Community Forum.
Hannah Brown (BA Hons English)
Amy Bromilow (BA Hons English)
Juliet Jackson (BA Hons Classical Civilisations and English)
Milly Voice (BA Hons English Language and Literature)
Ben Pearlman (BA Jt Hons English and Hispanics)
Lucia Dove (BA Hons English with Creative Writing)
Katrina Elmes (BA Hons English)
Olivia Rook (BA Hons English)
Kate Hall (BA Hons English with Creative Writing)
Ela Wydrzynska (BA Jt Hons English and Latin)
Byrdie Youngman (BA Jt Hons American Studies and English)
1st Prize: Natty Moore (BA Jt Hons English and History) for her essay for the Twentieth-century Dystopias module
Runner Up: Lucinda Holdsworth (BA Hons English) for her end of semester essay for the Love in a Cold Climate module
George Neame (BA Hons English with Creative Writing)
Katherine Bancroft (BA Hons English) for her commitment and involvement in the School of English's volunteering schemes, Viking For Schools and the Literacy Support Project
2015
Joshua Neal (BA Hons English)
Ben West (BA Jt Hons English and Hispanic Sudies)
Ruby Peacock (BA Hons English Language and Literature)
Hannah Doyle (BA Hons English)
Liam Knight (BA Hons English with Creative Writing)
Charlotte Moore (BA Hons English)
Chaoran Ding (BA Hons English Language and Applied Linguistics)
Benjamin Garry (BA Hons English)
Rebecca Batty (BA Jt Hons Classical Civilisation and English)
Rhiya Shah (BA Jt Hons English and Hispanic Studies)
1st Prize: Jack Revell (BA Hons English) for his Twentieth Century Dystopias coursework
Runner Up: Funmi Ajibodun (BA Hons English) for her Hamlet coursework
Callum Kilby (BA Hons English with Creative Writing)
Lucy Irvine (BA Hons English) and Chengcheng He (BA Hons English Language and Applied Linguistics) for their involvement in the Lenton Reading Group
2014
Georgina Dobie (BA Hons English Language and Literature)
Samuel Rigby (BA Jt Hons English and History)
For outstanding achievement in DH Lawrence Studies.
Rachel Cooney (BA Hons English)
Sarah Cresswell (BA Jt Hons English and History)
Olivia Rowe - BA Jt Hons English and Philosophy
1st Prize: Eleanor Hughes (BA Hons English) for her James Joyce coursework
Runner Up: Georgina Palmiero (BA Jt Hons Art History and English) for her Theatre Industry and Theatre Art coursework
Felix Taylor (BA Hons English with Creative Writing)
1st Prize: Abigail Blaylock (BA Hons English with Creative Writing) for her work with the Lakeside Literacy Project
Runner Up: Helena Becci (BA Hons English Language and Literature) for her placement at Nottingham Playhouse with Youth Theatre
2013
Lucy Dollman
Giselle Kennedy
Matthew Purchase
For outstanding work in DH Lawrence Studies
Florence Haddon-Cave
Sarah Clayton
Andrew Routledge
Lucy Barry
2012
Tanya Rosie
Timothy Robins
Kathyrn Dolamore and Jessica Norledge
Lucy Stone
Annalise Grice
Rosie Cleghorn
2011
Alex Peattie
Georgina Georghiou (Jt Hons English Studies and Theology)
Victoria Carter and Emily Pennifold
Kathryn Dolamore
Melissa Schuh (Jt Hons English Studies and German)
Jennifer Hien and Emma-Leigh Woodcock for their work as student co-chair of the Undergraduate Learning Community Forum and their organisation of student focus groups.
For outstanding work in DH Lawrence
Victoria Glover for her DH Lawrence essay
2010
Louise Nuttall
Jack Brooks and Harriet Feenstra
Rachel Randall
Rachel Stammers
Daniel Boulton and Peter Cary
Victoria Carter
Georgina Georghiou
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