Dorothy Clarke Wilson Peace Writing Prize 2017
Dorothy Clarke Wilson of Orono, Maine was an internationally known peacemaker who was committed to writing on social issues and world peace. To encourage today’s University of Maine students to share in the commitment, Dorothy Clarke Wilson established a $500 annual award for the most compelling written work on a peace related topic. This competition is open to all University of Maine students.
2017 Topic: “In this country, American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.”
–Toni Morrison, 1992
2017 Winner of the Dorothy Clarke Wilson Peace Writing Prize: Nina Mahaleris
Read her winning piece here:
2017 Honorable Mention: Yarissa Ortiz-Vidal
Read her piece here: