$750 awarded to the first-place student group and $250 to the second-place group for demonstrating excellence in professional writing produced in English 3304. Honoraria are also awarded to the instructors.

First-place winners 

• Ainsley Lawler
• Hanna Ozello
• Erin McLauchlan
• Savannah Stearmer

Second-place winners

• Ashley Blaes
• Kaley Richard
• Anna Belesi 

This $4,500 award is given to an undergraduate student and is to be used for the improvement of their professional writing abilities. Candidates must be majoring in any science, technology or engineering discipline and minoring in professional writing in the Department of English. 

Winner 

• Regan Webber

Awarded to the best essay or nonfiction book chapter by an undergraduate student.

Winner

• Carmen Bishop

First place $600; second place $300; third place $150 for the best short story by an undergraduate. 

First-place winner 

• Kiara Sfikas

Second-place winner 

• Sanjana Ranade

Third-place winner 

• Eva Hu

First place $750; second place $350; third place $200 for the best piece of creative writing (any genre) by an undergraduate woman. 

First-place winner 

• Ryleigh Adkins

Second-place winner 

• Mayson Mullins

Third-place winner 

• Maleeha Ansari

Honorable Mentions

• Ana Fierros Haro
• Kiara Sfikas

$1,500 for the best group of poems by any Ohio State English major.

Winner

• Kelly Hao

This $100 award, also called the Arthur Rense Prize, honors the best poem or group of no more than three poems. Submissions are open to graduate and undergraduate students. 

Winner

• Arah Ko

Honorable Mention

• Megan Jones
• Kurt Ostrow

This $11,000 scholarship is awarded to an Ohio State English major who has demonstrated a serious interest in Creative Writing. It may be used for tuition and fees, room and board, and other educational expenses. This scholarship has been generously provided by author R.L. Stine, an Ohio State English alumnus (B.A. 1965) and award-winning author of children’s horror stories including the famous Goosebumps series. 

Winner 

• Caily Burr

Honorable Mention

• Travis Pettrey

$100 recognizing outstanding student digital media project(s) completed in an undergraduate course in the Department of English.

Winner

• Michelle Stasik

Winner

• Bonnie Daniels

The Lord Denney’s Players Shakespeare Prizes recognize critical and scholarly writing by undergraduates enrolled in introductory and advanced Shakespeare courses in the English department. The winners of these awards will each receive a $200 scholarship. 

Introductory Shakespeare Prize Winner

• Adam Blair

Advanced Shakespeare Prize Winner

• Matthew Belak

Open to undergraduate students of all colleges and majors throughout the university, the Lord Denney’s Players sonnet competition is designed to encourage creative expression modeled on Shakespeare’s most famous poetic form.

1st Place Winner

• Eleanor Brown, "Long Married"

2nd Place Winner

• Nicholas Orzo, "The Heart's Complaint"

Honorable Mention

• Jack Hardin, "The Hunter"

This scholarship recognizes an excellent English major who demonstrates financial need. Preference is given to students who graduated from high schools in the Appalachia region and students who are first-generation college students, students who have overcome substantial educational or economic obstacles, or students who have experience living or working in diverse environments. The recipient of this award receives a $2250 scholarship.

Winners

• Analese Mitson

Honorable Mention

• Ana Fierros Haro

The Robert N. and Sharon S. Gandee Endowed Scholarship awards $1,000 to a junior or senior English major with a declared Pre-Education concentration who is a graduate of public high school, who demonstrates financial need and who demonstrates leadership abilities.

Winner

• Aaliyah Williams

The $500 Sena award is designed to recognize and encourage excellence in English studies at the undergraduate level. It is awarded to a student who shows tremendous potential as an English major.

Winner

• Eleanor Brown

Honorable Mention

• Stephanie Fink
• Analese Mitson

This scholarship recognizes excellence in an English major from an under-represented Ohio State student population. 

Winner 

• August Saunders

Named in honor of Ohio State Emeritus English Professor David Frantz, this annual award recognizes the most outstanding thesis completed by an English major during the previous three semesters. The writer of the winning thesis receives $500.

WInner

• Nate Super

Honorable Mentions

• Jenny Morrison
• Cynthia Lynn Schneider

This annual award is designed to recognize critical and scholarly writing by undergraduates enrolled in upper-level courses offered by the Department of English at The Ohio State University. The winner of this award will receive a $500 scholarship.

Winner

• Joey Clegg

Recognizes excellence in composition at the undergraduate level.

Winner

• Elizabeth Blackshire

Honorable Mention

• Elizabeth Holup

The Arnold and Frances Shapiro International Scholarship was established by the late Arnie Shapiro, professor of English at The Ohio State University from 1962-1991, and his wife, Fran, to help English majors and minors study abroad through the department's study abroad programs. Individual awards are available up to $1,000.

Winners

• Abigail Dumm
• Lillian Felkner
• Destiny Hutcherson
• Elyse Reed
• August Saunders
• Connor Telford

This award is named in honor of Joseph Villiers Denney, who was a distinguished teacher, scholar and administrator at Ohio State during the early part of the 20th century. This award recognizes the most outstanding senior English major scheduled to graduate during the current academic year. Joseph Denney was the first chair of the Department of Rhetoric and Literature, which later became the Department of English, and he served as dean of what was then known as the College of the Arts, Philosophy and Science from 1901–1921. Denney also was involved in establishing the undergraduate curriculum and the graduate school. The Department of English is still housed in Denney Hall today.

Winner

• Kaylah Vo

Honorable Mention

• Jenna Powell

Nominees

• Matthew Belak
• Tymber Hetsler
• Sarah Grace Smith
• Brian Sproule
• Carter Williams