On Thursday, November 2, recipients of the 2017 Philip Freund Prize in Creative Writing for Excellence in Publication read from each of their works. The recipients were:
Lauren K. Alleyne ‘06 (Poet)Tacey M. Atsitty ‘11 (Poet)Jennine Capó Crucet ‘03 (Fiction Writer)Stephen Gutierrez ‘87 (Fiction & Nonfiction Writer)
The reading is supported by the Philip Freund ‘29 endowment. Freund was a novelist, short-story writer, poet, documentary film writer, playwright, television dramatist, essayist and literary critic. He lectured at Cornell in 1948 and is best known for the 9,000-page series on the history of theatre, “Stage By Stage.” The prize honors graduates upon their successful publication.