UC Davis Prized Writing

02/27/2025

We owe a huge THANK YOU to the lecturers who came together and funded the publication of printed copies of Prized Writing, vol. 35 for our 19 authors. As , one of vol. 35’s featured authors said, “it always means a lot to be able to hold a physical copy of your writing.”

02/13/2025

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for tonight’s Prized Writing (vol. 35) awards ceremony!

Read their amazing work at https://prizedwriting.ucdavis.edu/current-volume

01/16/2025

Help us celebrate the publication of Prized Writing, vol. 35 and the amazing authors that contributed to this edition! 🎉

Available to read now at: https://prizedwriting.ucdavis.edu/current-volume

11/26/2024

Coming soon, Prized Writing vol. 35 (2023-2024)! We can’t wait to share the stellar pieces featured in this issue!

Congratulations to our student authors: Aayusha Dakwala, Andrea Nicolau, Erika Gedgaudas, Fabiola Damian, Gaurav Dhirar, Hadil Djadri, Holly Zheng, Jaycee MacQuarrie, Joey Wu, Liam Fournier-Bartlett, Madison J Whittemore, Maya Groark, Nina Hosseini, Rafael Vasquez-Chan, Rex Nepstad, Robi Castaneda, Sofia Hosseinzadeh, Sonora Slater, Yifang Zhang.

Also, thank you to our cover artist (and past Prized Writing author) Annie Miyadi!

Stay tuned for further publication information.

10/22/2023

Celebrating Prized Writing vol. 34 with our incredible authors! Available now on our website!

05/22/2023

We're so excited to share the cover of our next edition, Prized Writing 2022-2023 (vol. 34), designed by Lauren Thai and featuring her photos.

Want to be featured as a student author? Spring quarter submissions are due Friday, June 16th. Find out more details at prizedwriting.ucdavis.edu/contest.

04/14/2023

Check out this year's Give Day video featuring Chancellor Gary May. We only need 11 more donations (of any amount) to reach our goal!

To view information about our Give Day Challenge and to donate, visit the link posted in our comments.

As we approach our 7th annual Give Day, we are thinking about you, with gratitude. As our community, you are key to every achievement, every milestone and th...

04/11/2023

Prized Writing is participating in this year and we need your help!

We’ve received an extremely generous initial donation from Lois Ann Rosenberg and now our challenge is to get 15 other donations to unlock it.

Help us reach our goal by donating through the Give Day site (linked below) and spreading the word!

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03/29/2023

The deadline for Winter quarter submissions is Friday, 3/31. Visit our website for contest rules and to submit your work.

10/22/2022

Volume 33 authors from our awards ceremony last night!

Interested in their work? Volume 33 is up and ready for you to read at prizedwriting.ucdavis.edu

09/27/2022

Join us Thursday, October 20th at 5pm for our award ceremony honoring our Vol. 33 authors! The ceremony will be held at the Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center; we hope to see you there. All are welcome!

09/01/2022

It’s official… Prized Writing vol. 33 is now available online 🎉 and will soon be available for purchase through the bookstore. Huge shout out to our amazing authors! Click the link in our bio to read their work.