Each spring, the Department of English and Creative Writing awards prizes for Dartmouth undergraduate writing in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. This year's prize ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. in Sanborn Library. The ceremony will feature readings by prize winners and this year's judge, Tonya Mosley.

Tonya Mosley is an award-winning journalist and co-host of NPR’s Fresh Air, where she brings curiosity and depth to conversations that illuminate the human experience. She previously co-hosted NPR’s Here & Now, guiding listeners through some of the most consequential events of our time - from special NPR coverage of Donald Trump’s first presidency and the pandemic to the racial reckoning of 2021 and live coverage of the January 6th insurrection as it was happening. She is also the founder of TMI Productions, which created the award-winning series Truth Be Told and She Has A Name.