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2016 Writers’ Conference

13th Annual Undergraduate Writers’ Conference

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Conference Director: Norah Ashe-McNalley

Keynote Speaker: Percival Everett

2016 Program

Analytical Essay

Researched Essay

Professional Writing/Moral Reasoning

Creative Work

USC Schwarzenegger Institute

USC Levan Institute

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Analytical Essay
(142 submissions)

Honorable Mention
Sydney Fishman
Fake Guns, Real Money: Conspicuous Consumption and Identity Building in Virtual Communities

2nd Prize
Scott Huhn
Does Uber Have and IPO Problem?

1st Prize
Gabriella (Rica) Maestas
The Margins of a City

Researched Essay (130 submissions)

Honorable Mention
Chloe Borenstein-Lawee
Unsung Heroes: Jewish Women and Non-Violent Holocaust Resistance in France

2nd Prize
William Orr
From Shangri-La to Silver Screen: The Myth of Precision Bombing and the Doolittle Raid

1st Prize
Jennifer Bailey
Mental Illness Among the Homeless and Incarcerated of Los Angeles

Professional Writing/Moral Reasoning (85 submissions)

Honorable Mention
Yume Nishi
Crumpling Bad Hospitals with Evidence-Based Design

2nd Prize
Max Kapur
Hall v. Florida: A Cauldron of Scientific Jurisprudence?

1st Prize
Jane Kim
Maternal Health in Nigeria

Creative Work (174 submissions)

Honorable Mention
Alexa Aman
The Names of Their Fathers

2nd Prize
Nate Gualtieri
The Keeper of Half-Missing Men

1st Prize
Nina Varela
Belly

USC Schwarzenegger Institute

Honorable Mention
Mingkun Chen
Tacit Tactics From Values to Actions

2nd Prize
Jennifer Bailey
Mental Illness Among the Homeless and Incarcerated of Los Angeles

1st Prize
Alex Teboul
Choosing Profits Over Patient Health With Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Medication

USC Levan Institute Ethics Essay Contest

Ethics Essay Contest winners were also announced at the Writers’ Conference. Click here to view the winners.

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