About the Handley Award
The Richard Scott Handley Award began in 1994 and acknowledges the most distinguished creative writing by PCC students published in Inscape during the academic year. Award winners receive a certificate and a cash prize at the annual Spring English Division Awards ceremony. Winners are selected by the Inscape staff and Creative Writing faculty members.
2022 Handley Award & Editor's Prize Winners
Kiran CamponeKiran Campone, 18, recently transferred from Pasadena City College and is a Junior at UC Santa Barbara, where she is majoring in English and preparing to apply to law school. Although Kiran has always enjoyed studying literature, she was hesitant to write creatively until she received encouragement from PCC's wonderful English faculty. Outside the classroom, Kiran enjoys playing piano, cuddling with her cats, and reading books of all genres. This summer, Kiran will be taking her love of English to Paris, where she will be studying comparative literature for four weeks through UC Davis' study abroad program.
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Kent SakamotoKent is dual majoring in Natural Sciences and Humanities at Pasadena CIty College. He plans on attaining a Bachelor of science degree in Food Science and Technology, although he did give much consideration to UC Irvine’s admission into the literary journalism program. Kent would like to thank all his professors, but especially his English teachers at PCC. Thanks given to Man Hunyh for giving me a sound writing foundation, to Aisling Cormack for introducing me to literature and ideas that helped me grow as a writer, to Emily Fernandez helping me find my voice as poet, and to Kristin Kaz who helped me prepare for life as a writer outside of an academic setting. Kent enjoys vegetable gardening , running, and occasionally finds the inspiration to write. Currently he spends most of his time trying to find the answer to an age old college question: what is calculus? He has not figured it out yet. |
Yuly Mireles |
Editor's Prize Winner, PCC Alumni Noah Kim |
Bio Coming Soon
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Noah Kim enjoys writing about phenomena that make him stop and think. He grew up in Southern California, attended Pasadena City College, and transferred to UC Berkeley. After graduating in Spring 2022, Noah will be a law student at USC Gould. Noah enjoys watching motor racing, fashion, and reading. His favorite reads are often Modernist poems and interdisciplinary essays about law and literature. While he aims to be a litigator, Noah hopes to continue to explore poetry and share the benefits of looking at something poetically.
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2021 Handley Award Winners
DALIDA MOSESI
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KATHERINE WALL
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ALEXIS CORINE MCGOWAN
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2020 Handley Award Winners
2019 Handley Award Winner
Cassie Wilson |
Cassie Wilson is someone you would call a wanderer. Growing up she jumped around from city to city with her family having no set destination called “home”. Throughout her endeavors, the only constant she had were her books, her notebook, and her pen. She’s always loved to escape to her secret land of literature, poetry, and writing. She has a myriad of passions: cinematography, art, poetry, theatre, piano, and the occasional vocal shower performances. She is a huge advocate for LGBTQ Rights, Animal Rights, and the Self-Love/Body Positivism Movement. Cassie is currently majoring in English with the hopes to transfer to Woodbury University to obtain a Bachelor's Degree in Professional Writing. Her absolute favorite writers are Roxane Gay and Kurt Vonnegut. She hopes to publish a memoir in the future about her struggles and recovery from an eating disorder. Her main goal is to spread awareness about eating disorders, mental illness and the importance of self-discovery and self-love.
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2018 Handley Award Winners
This year we celebrate two Pasadena City College student poets!
Alicia Wilson for Southbound with a Cigarette |
Laiya Tanedo for lä•ē•yä
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2016-2017 Handley Award Winners
Non-Fiction"The Eruption"
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Fiction"The Sidekick"
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Poetry"The Phone"
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