Please join us in congratulating the 2009 winners of the Friends of USP/Elixir Awards in Writing. You can read the works of these writers and more in the 2009 issue of The Elixir, available now.
This issue of The Elixir is dedicated to Bob Manbeck, distinguished assistant professor of English, who served as the faculty advisor of the literary magazine from approximately 1988 to 2001. He continues to be an important supporter of student writing at the University.
The Elixir cover art is by Jordan Perry PA’12.
AWARDS IN DRAMA
First Prize……..Shay McCray DPT’12, “All Sales Final”
Second Prize……..Sahar Razaghi Psy’09, “In Rainbows”
Honorable Mention……..Rebecca Newcomer BC’11, “Soup and Studies”
FICTION
First Prize……..Alyssa Luong PMM’12, “Maggie”
Second Prize……..Andrew Gangemi BI’09, “Career Change”
Honorable Mention……..Tam Nguyen PharmD’10, “The Phoenix Empress”
POETRY
First Prize……..Kevin Li PharmD’13, “Two Haiku”
Second Prize……..Laura Caccioppoli MOT’12, “Worn Shoes”
Honorable Mention……..Omari Phillip DPT’13, “Words”
NONFICTION
First Prize……..Courtney Cavalieri PharmD’11, “Rusty, Horace and Bert…”
Second Prize……..Laura Caccioppoli MOT’12, “Change, change, change”
Copies of The Elixir are available (for $5) in the Humanities Department or you may email Christine Flanagan at
c.flanag@usp.edu.