2025 Essay Contest
Winning Entries
Topic: One Concept, Two Ways: Interpreting Repetition in Austen’s Novels
Students were asked to choose something Austen has used in her novels—a particular word, a recurring situation or motif, perhaps a physical object, symbol or activity—and then choose two scenes (from either the same novel or different ones) where she employs the chosen “something” in contrasting or complementary ways. The essays needed to describe the different roles the "something" plays and why Austen uses it as she does. What point is she trying to make? Does she succeed? What prompted its choice? High school and undergraduate students were only required to discuss one novel, but could choose a second one if they wished. Graduate students were encouraged to quote from more than one novel, and where possible, to bring in connections to Austen’s life.
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HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY DIVISION
GRADUATE SCHOOL DIVISION
ESSAY CONTEST COMMITTEE
Meg Levin, Chair
Carol Moss
ESSAY CONTEST JUDGES
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Patricia Ard Bob Blythe Andrea Bradley Judine Brey Courtney O. Carlisle Jessica Connolly MarJean Corkran Emily Culp Kara Schaff Dean Kathryn Duncan Rebecca Duncan Judith Elson Rose Engelfried Julianna Scott Fein Elyse Greenhut Evelyn Haskins Kathleen Hohenleitner |
Sabina Hollis Kara Huffman Jeanie Lewis Kate McGrath Kelly McDonald Linda Null Alex Andy Phuong Elizabeth Gilliland Rands Paul Savidge Taya Sazama Sue Scott Sarah Shepherd Amy Stallings Katie Sweeting Alisa Thomas Brian Troester Susan Weisgrau
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ESSAY CONTEST SCREENERS
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Bob Blythe Judine Brey Courtney O. Carlisle Noelle Darling Linda Dennery Renata Dennis Kathryn Duncan Natalie S. Goldberg Elyse Greenhut Sheila Hegarty Sabina Hollis |
John King Kalee Lineberger Kelly McDonald Kate McGrath Alex Andy Phuong Susan Scott Anne Silverstein Amanda Soares Brian Troester Constance Vidor Susan Weisgrau |
