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
