Category: LAF 2016

And the winners are……!

In case you missed last Thursday’s event, we are posting a list of winners here!

2016 WRITING COMPETITION AWARDS

Alan Kay Literary Criticism Award
1st Place (tie): Peggy Saint-Vil, “Analyzing Poems on Death/ Poetic Views on Death”
1st Place (tie): Emmanuela Michel, “Displaced Persons: Pariahs”
2nd Place: Natalie Gustavsson, “The Hidden Power of Goodness in
Muhammed Naseehu Ali’s story ‘Mallam Sile’”
3rd Place: Diogenes Mata, “Drown: Impacts of Physical Abuse”
Adolphus Lee Poetry Award
1st Place: Jane Shor, “The City”
2nd Place: Ariel Nolasco, “You”
3rd Place (tie): Afonso Henrique, “Damn You, Mother!”
3rd Place (tie): George Shengelia, “Night and I”
Charles Matusik Fiction Award
1st Place: Katherine Hernandez, “Chicken Basquaise for Two”
2nd Place: Daiane Bushey, “Bug Parties”
3rd Place: Jaroslav Sykora, “Cheechmoonda”
Graphic Text Award
1st Place: Jessica Glinski, “Yanki Complex”
2nd Place: Reem Flifel, “Don’t Ever Regret Your Actions! Believe In Yourself!”
3rd Place: Marvin Clarke, “The Voiceless Playground”
Judith Walter Personal Essay Award
1st Place: Aleksandra Majkut, “Monday”
2nd Place (tie): Diamond Ivey, “Mysterious Friendship”
2nd Place (tie): Christina Rodriquez, “More to Life”
3rd Place: Dayna Iphill, “The Love of a Mother”
Lou Rivers Drama Award
1st Place: Hallie Lederer, “AGARES”
2nd Place: Michellle Joseph, “Free Bird”
3rd Place (tie): Nicole Bellaflores-Mejia, “Freestyle Effect”
3rd Place (tie): Evens Belleville, “Hounds Tooth”
Laura Polla Scanlon Award for Best Essay on New York
1st Place: Irvin Gutierrez, “Luly Halal Food Truck”
2nd Place: Rowina Bryant, “I Found My Passion”
3rd Place: Alisa Pavlova, “Rhetorical Question”
Michele Forsten Advocacy Award
1st Place: Andreina Avalos, “Hatching From My Shell”
2nd Place (tie): Pamela Drake, “The Portrayal and Betrayal of Women”
2nd Place (tie): Cherishe Cumma, “Erotic vs. Erotica”
3rd Place: Thierno Diallo, “The Immigrants in Benzu”
Charles Hirsch Faculty and Staff Award
1st Place: Essay: Jessica Penner, “Absent”
1st Place: Fiction: Jane Mushabac, “Adult Children”
1st Place: Poetry: Lubos Stepanek, “Mystery Sestina”

Literature Roundtables: February 24 and March 21

Black History Month PosterPlease attend two important literary events happening at City Tech:

Literature Roundtable: “Why Black Literature Matters”
Tuesday, February 23, 3:30-5 p.m.
Namm Building, Room 119
This event, co-sponsored by the African-American Studies Department and the English Department is part of the college’s celebration of Black History Month.

Then, in conjunction with the Literary Arts Festival:
Literary Arts Festival Literature Roundtable
Monday, March 21, 11:30 a.m.
Atrium Amphitheater
Professors Renata Ferdinand and Ruth Garcia lead a faculty and student discussion of Mary Gaitskill’s works; included will be “Five Questions with Mary Gaitskill.”

Both events are free and open to faculty and students at City Tech.

Literature Round Table: March 21, 11:30-12:45 p.m.

IMG_2862.JPGPlease join us for the Literature Round Table as students and faculty discuss the works of Mary Gaitskill. Classes throughout City Tech have been reading Gaitskill works including The Mare. “Lost Cat,” “The Other Place,” and “The Arms and Legs of the Lake.” Gaitskill has generously agreed to participate in “Five Questions with Mary Gaitskill.” Students will submit questions in advance. Her answers will be read out loud at the Roundtable. The Roundtable is organized by Professors Renata Ferdinand and Ruth Garcia.

LAF Literature Roundtable
March 21, 11:30-12:45 p.m.
Atrium Amphitheatre
Atrium Building, Ground floor
Free and open to City Tech students, staff, and faculty.

Mary Gaitskill’s The Mare

Image: Penguin/RandomHouse
Image: Penguin/RandomHouse

Mary Gaitskill’s recent novel The Mare, published in November 2005, tells the story of Ginger, a married woman in upstate New York, and Velvet, a Dominican girl from Williamsburg and Crown Heights, Brooklyn, who comes to live with Ginger and Paul intermittently through the Fresh Air Fund. As Ginger and Velvet begin to depend on and find depth through their evolving relationship, the differences between their lives are illuminated and challenged; while an unwieldy horse offers an opportunity for Velvet and Ginger to prove to themselves and others the power of individual determination and of learning how to offer and receive love.The Mare will soon be available in City Tech bookstore.The book has received critical acclaim including:

Mary Gaitskill’s Don’t Cry

Mary Gaitskill Don't CryIn her third book of short stories, Don’t Cry, Gaitskill continues her exploration of human failings and confusions in ten short stories. These works take a turn with a deeper exploration of mothering and the bewilderment of violence and its effects. The volume contains the story “The Arms and Legs of the Lake.” Don’t Cry will soon be available in the City Tech bookstore. (Image: Amazon)

Mary Gaitskill’s Bad Behavior

Bad Behavior by Mary GaitskillMary Gaitskill’s first book, Bad Behavior, contains the short stories that drew immediate critical attention to her work when it was published in 1988. Their explorations of sexuality, gender, power plays in relationships, and the fragile foundations of family of friendship are investigated in these stories that set the bar for Gaitskill’s taut and lyrical prose. This volume contains the story “Secretary,” which was made into a movie in 2002 starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader. This book will soon be available at the City Tech bookstore. Image: Amazon.

 

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