Writing Program

Faculty Distinction 2022/23


Susan Bernofsky

Professor of Writing

Named Lifetime Fellow, New York Institute for the Humanities


Susan Bernofsky

Professor of Writing

Named Lifetime Fellow, New York Institute for the Humanities


Susan Bernofsky
Professor of Writing

Named Lifetime Fellow, New York Institute for the Humanities


Timothy Donnelly

Professor of Writing

Columbia Faculty Mentoring Award


Timothy Donnelly

Professor of Writing

Columbia Faculty Mentoring Award


Timothy Donnelly
Professor of Writing

Columbia Faculty Mentoring Award


Heidi Julavits

Associate Professor of Writing

The American Academy in Berlin – Fellowship


Heidi Julavits

Associate Professor of Writing

The American Academy in Berlin – Fellowship


Heidi Julavits
Associate Professor of Writing

The American Academy in Berlin – Fellowship


Catherine Lacey

Assistant Professor of Writing

Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences


Catherine Lacey

Assistant Professor of Writing

Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences


Catherine Lacey
Assistant Professor of Writing

Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences


Shane McCrae

Associate Professor of Writing

2023 Arthur Rense Poetry Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters

2022 Michael Marks Award for chapbook, “Hex and Other Poems”


Shane McCrae

Associate Professor of Writing

2023 Arthur Rense Poetry Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters

2022 Michael Marks Award for chapbook, “Hex and Other Poems”


Shane McCrae
Associate Professor of Writing

2023 Arthur Rense Poetry Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters

2022 Michael Marks Award for chapbook, “Hex and Other Poems”


Deborah Paredez

Associate Professor of Writing

Michael I. Sovern/Columbia University Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome

“Diaspora, Art, and the Future of  Culture” Focus Residency at the Blue Mountain Center


Deborah Paredez

Associate Professor of Writing

Michael I. Sovern/Columbia University Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome

“Diaspora, Art, and the Future of  Culture” Focus Residency at the Blue Mountain Center


Deborah Paredez
Associate Professor of Writing

Michael I. Sovern/Columbia University Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome

“Diaspora, Art, and the Future of  Culture” Focus Residency at the Blue Mountain Center


Wendy Walters

Associate Professor of Writing

Cornell University Biennial Artist Lecture


Wendy Walters

Associate Professor of Writing

Cornell University Biennial Artist Lecture


Wendy Walters
Associate Professor of Writing

Cornell University Biennial Artist Lecture

The Faculty Distinction awards are compiled annually by the offices of the Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences in coordination with the Arts and Sciences Departments. The information displayed is archival in nature and reflects distinctions of the previous academic year - 2020 is a collection of awards an honors from the 2019-2020 academic year.

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