The winners of the 2021 Saint Mary’s University Undergraduate Academic Writing Awards have been announced.

This annual competition recognizes the best in undergraduate academic writing at Saint Mary’s University. Awards are available in four categories: Humanities, Social Science, Science, and Business. There are also two levels of awards—lower (students with 60 or less total credit hours from any institution) and upper (students with more than 60 total credit hours from any institution).

"Once again, the adjudication committee received a remarkable selection of submissions for consideration, and as you’ll see from the list, the range of topics was diverse and engaging,” says Emma Sylvester, Coordinator, Writing Centre and Academic Communication.

 Best Overall Paper - Chloe Champion

Paper: “Literature Review on Forensic Interviewing of Children”

Prize: $300, transcript notation, publication in Afficio

Humanities Upper Level

Winner - Julien Sheppard

Paper: “‘Afraid Neither of a Little Fatigue nor of a Little Exertion’: Victorian Sportswomen, Women’s Rights, and the Normalization of Physical Activity” 

Prize: $100, transcript notation, publication in Afficio

Runner Up - Madison Kieffer

Paper: “Forging a Colonial Middle Ground: Evidence for Metalworking and Metal Artefacts at Pithekoussai”

Prize: transcript notation, publication in Afficio

Humanities Lower Level

Winner - Merren Russell

Paper: “Creating the Cosmological: A Critique of Groarke”

Prize: $100, transcript notation, publication in Afficio

Social Science Upper Level

Winner - Chloe Champion

Paper: “Literature Review on Forensic Interviewing of Children”

Prize: $100, transcript notation, publication in Afficio

Honourable Mention - Mary Landry

Paper: “Third Space and Official Bilingualism in Canada”

Prize: transcript notation

Social Science Lower Level

Winner - Kristen Snow

Paper: “Love in the Community Project”

Prize: $100, transcript notation, publication in Afficio

Science Upper Level

Honourable Mention - Kelsey Benoit

Paper: "The Distinction between Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism regarding Theory of Mind"

Prize: transcript notation

Business Lower Level

Winner - April Thompson

Paper: “Introducing a Pet Care Service”

Prize: $100, transcript notation, publication in Afficio