The Printer’s Devil Contest

Each year The Printer’s Devil contest recognizes outstanding essays from composition students at Arizona State University. The contest is open to all composition students, i.e., students who have completed or are currently enrolled in one of the following classes during the current school year (ENG 101, 102, 105, 215, 216, 217, 218).

Prizes
Last year’s first prize winners won $125, second prize winners $75, and third prize winners $50. The cash award is credited to their student accounts.

Submission Requirements
Entering the contest is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Students need to submit the following:
1) A copy of their paper. The paper must include a title and should not include their name or their instructor's name anywhere on the paper.
2) A completed entry form. The form can be downloaded at:
http://writing.asu.edu/files/PDentryform2010.doc
3) A copy of the assignment (if possible).

Where to Submit
Essays may be submitted electronically as noted on the downloadable form above. Hard copies may be turned in to Adelheid Thieme’s mailbox in LL 542.

Deadline for Submissions
Submissions are accepted throughout the year, and we strongly encourage early submissions. The deadline for submissions is May 4th, 2010, by noon.

RECOGNITION
Each May winners are recognized at the English Department’s Graduation and Awards ceremony. In addition, the winning essays are published here on the Writing Programs website.

2008-2009 Contest Winners

ENG 101:
First place: Kristin Smith, “A Closer Look” (Instructor: Brian Lee)
Second place: Michelle Brycki, “I Used to Wonder” (Instructor: Karyn Riedell)
Third place: Brittany Barnes, “The Secret of Separation” (Instructor: Karyn Riedell)

ENG 102:
First place: Olivia Conley, “A Beautiful Solution” (Instructor: Shavawn Berry)
Second place: Michaela Staley, “When Doctors Become Businessmen: Profiting from Prescriptions” (Instructor: Cornelia Wells)
Third place: Glenn Markov, “The Facts Behind New Sports Stadiums” (Instructor: Stephanie Downer-Hummer)

ENG 105:
First place: Sarah Norman, “Steve” (Instructor: Richard Hart)
Second place: Catherine Conroy, “Tyranny of the Majority” (Instructor: Samantha Ruckman)
Third place: Sarah Norman, “One, Two” (Instructor: Richard Hart)

ENG 216:
First place: Hannah Messick, “Horny Laws and Shrewd Perspectives: Rebuilding, Repairing, and Rebuilding Rape Laws” (Instructor: Natalie Martinez)
Second place: Gisel Trevino-Martinez, http://writing.asu.edu/files/After Reviewing the Play.doc
">“After Reviewing the Play – A Network’s Failed Move”(Instructor: Natalie Martinez)
Third place: Catherine Conroy, “Gender conflicts in sports: women rugby players reshape traditional thoughts of what it is to feminine and explain how they approach femininity in a highly masculine sport” (Instructor: Natalie Martinez)

ENG 217:
First place: Nicole Ishikawa, “D-boy” (Instructor: Alana Brussin)
Second place: Taylor Conroy, “The Fabulous Life of Ramona Zanglein”(Instructor: Adelheid Thieme)
Third place: Tiffany Johnson, “The War on Coloring Books” (Instructor: Adelheid Thieme)