Dear Students,

First, many congratulations to all of you who planned, participated, and attended the conference on Wednesday. I’ve been receiving plaudits and praise on your behalf from faculty all week.

Second, a reminder about the Nancy Comley Prize submission deadline, which is next Friday, April 18. Submission guidelines are pasted below; they’re also attached as a PDF to this message. Please do consider submitting your work for consideration.

All good wishes,

Andrea Walkden
Assistant Professor of English
Director of Graduate Studies, MA Program
andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu

English Department
Klapper Hall, Room 604
Queens College, CUNY

The Nancy Comley Prize

for the best essay written by an MA or MS. Ed English student

Named for the long-standing Chair of the English Department, the Nancy Comley Prize was established two years ago to honor the best essay produced by a graduate student in either the MA or MS. Ed/English programs. The prize is co-sponsored by English Department Faculty and by the English Department Alumni Fund.

All currently matriculated MA and MS. Ed students as well as MA and MS. Ed students who graduated on February 1, 2014 are eligible to compete for the prize. Your entry should be between 10 and 25 pages in length, typed, double-spaced, and in a 12 pt. font with 1 inch margins. It must be carefully proof-read and formatted according to MLA style with a Works Cited page included at the end. Please also remember to number your pages.

The deadline for submissions is midnight on Friday April 18.  All entries must be submitted via email to:
andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu

Before submitting your entry, please take careful note of the following instructions:

• Essays will only be accepted in doc., docx., RTF, or PDF formats.
• The filename for your essay should read: “[student ID number]NancyComleyPrize.”  If you don’t know your 8-digit CUNYFirst ID number, please look it up before submitting your essay.
• In the body of your email, make sure to include the following information:

1. Your full name

2. Your eight-digit ID number

3. The title of your essay

• Make sure that your name does not appear anywhere in your essay, which will be blind-read by the prize judges, faculty members serving on the MA Committee.

Winners will be contacted by Friday April 25 and invited to receive their award during the department’s prizes ceremony on Monday May 5 from 3:00-4:00 in the Godwin Ternbach Museum.

Questions about the prize should be directed to Andrea Walkden, Director of the MA English Program: andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu