Congratulations to our 2008 Book Collection Contest winners
Undergraduate category
First Prize
Rebecca Grant
Title of Collection : 12 Boxes Worth
Major : English
College : Arts and Sciences
Class Year : 2008
Honorable Mentions
Corinne Brenner
Title of Collection : Beautiful Things: Collecting Personal Narratives
Major : Psychology
College : Arts and Sciences
Class Year : 2008
Stephen Pietruszka
Title of Collection : The Greatest Thing You'll Ever Learn
Major : Agricultural Sciences
College : Agriculture and Life Sciences
Class Year : 2010
Ben Williams
Title of Collection : Cult Classics
Major : Urban and Regional Studies
College : Architecture, Art, and Planning
Class Year : 2010
Graduate Category
First Prize
Lawrence Bruce-Robertson
Title of Collection : The Lure of Waters
Major : Philosophy
College : Arts & Science
Class Year : 2009
Second Prize
Deborah E. Marcum
Title of Collection : Representing the Medieval Manuscript: Text and Illumination
Major : Medieval Studies
College : Arts and Science
Class Year : 2010
Third Prize - Tie
Tsitsi Jaji
Title of Collection : The Banished Poets' Society
Major : Comparative Literature
Class Year : 2008
and
Aaron Ralby
Title of Collection : Unlocking the Wordhoard
Major : Medieval Studies
College : Arts and Sciences
Class Year : 2010
Both of our First Prize winners are now eligible to compete in the Collegiate Book-Collecting Championship later this year.
Collecting culture: Cornell University students win prizes for book collections Chronicle Online, April 16, 2008
What's on your book shelf?
The Cornell University Library and Library Advisory Council Book Collection Contest is an annual competition for Cornell students interested in books and book collecting.
Now in its sixth year, this essay contest provides Cornell students an opportunity to write about their reading and research interests and their passion for collecting books and things.
First Prize $1,000
Second Prize $500
Third Prize $250
Deadline: Monday, March 31, 2008
How to Register and Enter the contest
Your questions about the contest
Become a part of our tradition.
First prize winners in both our undergraduate and graduate student categories will automatically qualify to compete in the Collegiate Book-Collecting Championship.
Cornell students have garnered three prizes and one honorable mention in this international competition in its first two years.
"I would like to congratulate Cornell University, which had two of the three winners last year and another finalist this year. In fact, all three contestants from Cornell made the short list this year. They are turning into the powerhouse among collecting contests. Keep up the good work!"
-- Scott Brown, Editor
Fine Books & Collections magazine
