The Marie Drennan Prize, established in 1980 by an anonymous donor in her memory, is awarded for the best poem or group of poems. Please find the last five (5) years' award winners listed below. For an exhaustive list of past recipients, please email the department at eng@owu.edu.
| Year | Place | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
1st | Jenna Nahhas '24 |
| 2nd | Tiwa Adediran | |
| 2023 | 1st | Isabelle Tinti-Kane '24 |
| 2nd | Savannah Brantley | |
| 2022 | 1st | Dmitri Ashakih '22 |
| 2nd | Jenna Nahhas '24 | |
| 2021 | 1st | Dmitri Ashakih '22 |
| 2nd | Olivia Anderson '22 | |
| 2020 | 1st | Katie Peterson '22 |
| 2nd | Olivia Anderson '22 |