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Five exceptional students from various disciplines have been awarded £100 prizes for their outstanding writing.

Building upon the College's rich literary legacy and commitment to nurturing student voices, these prizes form a vital part of Lucy Cavendish College's Writing Centre initiative. The Lucy Cavendish College Writing Centre fosters excellence in both creative and nonfiction writing, providing a dynamic hub for resources, learning, and inspiration. The prizes explore alternative fiction, fiction, environmental and research topics.

This year, we are thrilled to recognise the following talented student:

  • Florence Staniforth Student Fiction Prize

Sarah Ibbetson - A True Romance

  • Stott Alternative Futures Prize

Emma Perfect - Al Gore

  • Environmental Essay Prize UG

Jacob Tucker - The Potential Role of a Wittgensteinian Ecology in Mitigating Barriers to Effective Ecocriticism

  • Environmental Essay Prize PG

Dandy Doherty - How is the human relationship to nature conceptualised in Amazonia?

  • Research Blogs

Stavroula Piliou - Autoimmunity and neurological diseases – Creating a hope for the future

Congratulations to the winners, and to all the students who entered the prizes. The judges were all impressed with the quality and range of topics covered.

To find out more about the students writing prizes click here