Rowan Writing Arts

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING! ✨

Another huge congratulations to 2026 Denise Gess Literary Award winners! Thank you so much for submitting your work and attending the ceremony. 🙌

It was a lovely night of celebration, community, and laughter! The perfect event to wrap up another wonderful semester of writing! 🥳

Major congrats to Writing Arts graduating senior Adam Buckley, winner of the 2026 Medallion Award for Excellence in Writing Arts! Adam was recognized by faculty for his outstanding leadership, coursework, and promise as a writer and professional. We celebrated Adam at last night’s Denise Gess Literary Awards ceremony where he also won second place for fiction and third place for poetry in our undergrad categories. We’re so proud of you, Adam!

Happy Writerly Wednesday! Today we are featuring / . Sam has created so amazing work here at Rowan. She was recently featured in the 2026 Denise Gess Literary Contest as the first place winner in the "undergraduate fiction" catagory! ✨