The Etruscan Prize
The Etruscan Prize is awarded each year to a member of the Wilkes Creative Writing student community who submits one page of any genre (prose, script, poetry or play) that sings. Since 2010, Etruscan Press has awarded a Wilkes University Creative Writing graduate student for their writing excellence.
Previous Recipients of The Etruscan Prize
| YEAR | RECIPIENT | GENRE | JUDGE |
| 2024 | Sarah Lyons | Fiction | Paul Lisicky |
| 2023 | Dahlia Fisher | Fiction | Sheryl St. Germain |
| 2022 | Mildred Mills | Memoir | Stephen Benz |
| 2021 | John Cornelius | Fiction | Karen Donovan |
| 2020 | Jason Miller | Poetry | Dante Di Stefano |
| 2019 | Iris Ouellette | Fiction | Renée D’Aoust |
| 2018 | Sarah Bedford | Memoir | Bruce Bond |
| 2017 | Ronnie Stephens | Poetry | Myrna Stone |
| 2016 | Jeremiah Blue | Memoir | Tim Seibles |
| 2015 | Vanessa Taylor | Poetry | Diane Raptosh |
| 2014 | Ahrend Torrey | Poetry | Remica Bingham |
| 2013 | Kaitlyn Burrier | Fiction | Michael Blumenthal |
| 2012 | Jason Carney | Fiction/Memoir | Carol Moldaw |
| 2011 | Joseph Schwartzburt | Fiction | William Heyen |
| 2010 | Alysha Haran | Memoir | H. L. Hix |
2021: Etruscan Press Executive Director Phil Brady; 2021 Etruscan Prize recipient John Cornelius of Nesopeck, Pa.; and Etruscan Press Production Editor Pamela Turchin at the June 25, 2021 Wilkes Graduate Creative Writing Program ceremony. (Photo credit: Kirsten Peters)
2019: Etruscan Press Executive Editor Robert Mooney; Etruscan Press Executive Director Phil Brady; 2019 Etruscan Prize recipient Iris Ouelette of Pittston, Pa.; and Etruscan Press Managing Editor Bill Schneider at the June 21, 2019 Wilkes Graduate Creative Writing Program ceremony. (Photo credit: Shawn Hatten)
2018: Etruscan Press Executive Director Phil Brady, 2019 Etruscan Prize recipient Sarah Bedford of Hunlock Creek, Pa., and Etruscan Press Executive Editor Robert Mooney at the June 22, 2018 Wilkes Graduate Creative Writing Program ceremony. (Photo credit: Shawn Hatten)
2017: Etruscan Press Executive Director Phil Brady, 2017 Etruscan Prize recipient Ronnie Stephens of The Colony, Texas, and Etruscan Press Executive Editor Robert Mooney at the June 23, 2017 Wilkes Graduate Creative Writing Program ceremony. (Photo credit: Shawn Hatten)
2016: Etruscan Press Production Editor Heather Taylor, 2016 Etruscan Prize recipient Jeremiah Blue of Phoenix, Ariz., and Etruscan Press Managing Editor Bill Schneider at the July 8, 2016 Wilkes Graduate Creative Writing Program ceremony at Mesa Center for Higher Education in Mesa, Ariz. (Photo credit: Carol White)
2015: Etruscan Press Executive Director Phil Brady and 2015 Etruscan Prize recipient Vanessa Taylor of Rosedale, NY at June 27, 2015 Wilkes Graduate Creative Writing Program ceremony at Wilkes University (Photo credit: Shawn Hatten)
2014: Etruscan Press Executive Director Phil Brady, 2014 Etruscan Prize recipient Ahrend Torrey of Baton Rouge, LA, and Etruscan Executive Editor Robert Mooney at June 21, 2014 Wilkes Graduate Creative Writing Program ceremony at Wilkes University (Photo credit: Shawn Hatten)