Julian Clement Chase Creative Writing in Washington Prize
This prize recognizes outstanding prose–a prize for fiction or creative nonfiction, given to a GW student, that includes or incorporates the District of Columbia, utilizing the city as a backdrop or for thematic purposes in the narrative. Fiction submissions may include short stories and flash fiction. Creative nonfiction submissions may include essays, feature stories, profiles, and long form literary journalism.
Photo credit: Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, photo by Norman E. Jones, courtesy DCDOT.
- Prize amount: $1,000
- Deadline: March 17th, 2024
- Administered by: Creative Writing Program, English Department
- Contact: Lisa Page.
Julian Clement Prize Details and Application
History
The Chase prizes honor Sgt. Julian Clement Chase, a Washington, D.C. native who loved this city. Born at the Columbia Hospital for Women, he attended D.C. public schools from kindergarten through high school, graduating in 2008. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served in Afghanistan, earning the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with combat Distinguishing Device for Valor. During his second tour of duty, he applied to GW and eagerly anticipated returning to his hometown to enroll as a freshman. On Memorial Day, May 28, 2012, at age 22, he was killed in action in Helmand Province and was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, and admission to GW.
Julian loved his hometown–from Rock Creek Park to Ben’s Chili Bowl–and relished exploring it. He loved writing, photography, history, and music. To honor Julian’s spirit of home-grown adventure, his family established the Chase Prizes to recognize GW students who explore D.C. with the intelligence and exuberance that he did.
Apply for Julian Clement Chase Prizes
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