For more information regarding the listed awards, contact Loretta M. Williams in the English Department at (215) 898-7343, or email loretta@english.upenn.edu. The deadline for submissions varies from year to year, but is usually March 5th.

Phillip E. Goldfein Class of '34 Shakespearean Prize
Awarded for the best undergraduate paper on Shakespeare. The deadline is usually beginning of March; interested students should contact the department with questions.

College Alumni Society Henry Reed Prize
Awarded for the best essay written by an undergraduate on the literature of the English Renaissance. The deadline is usually beginning of March; interested students should contact the department with questions.

L. Barry Pick Prize
Awarded annually for the best thesis written by a student in the English Honors Program.  The deadline is usually end of March; interested students should contact the English Honors Director with questions.

Rittenberg Prize
Awarded for excellence and achievement in English Honors Program.   The deadline is usually end of March; interesteed students should contact the English Honors Director with questions.

Dosoretz Prize
Awarded annually for the best essay written by a graduating senior English major.  The deadline is usually beginning of March; interested students should contact the department with questions.

Nancy Rafetto Leach P. Sweeten
Awarded annually for the best undergraduate essay on American Literature.  The deadline is usually beginning of March; interested students should contact the department with questions.