Naida West Named a Winner of the 2016 Leslie Sander Writing Contest

2016 Apr 18

Simon's Rock recently announced the winners of its 2016 Leslie Sander Writing Contest. This is the twentieth year for the contest, sponsored in conjunction with the College's Tutoring and Writing Center.

West, a 19 year-old senior from North Attleboro, MA, placed first in the Dramatic Writing category for her piece entitled "Nowhere Land".

The annual contest, a memorial to alum Leslie Sander '87, celebrates the achievements of our gifted writers. Students have six weeks to submit a piece in one or more of five categories: Poetry, Personal Essay, Expository Essay, Seminar I & II, and Fiction. A panel of faculty and staff judges each category entry.

West entered college after completing the 10th grade at Bishop Feehan High School.

ABOUT SIMON'S ROCK Bard College at Simon's Rock | the Early College is the only college in the country specifically designed for bright, highly motivated students ready to enter college after the 10th or 11th grade. Simon's Rock offers a challenging program in the liberal arts and sciences, taught exclusively in small seminars by a supportive, highly trained faculty, who are leading scholars in their fields. The College grants degrees in more than 35 majors. The Princeton Review's Best 380 Colleges rates academics at Simon's Rock higher than Harvard and Princeton.

Bard Academy is the nation's first two-year boarding and day program designed to prepare 9th and 10th graders for early college. Sharing a campus with the College, the Academy is taught by Simon's Rock professors. In just six years, Academy students matriculating into the College can earn their Bachelor of Arts degree from Bard College at Simon's Rock.

As part of the Bard network, Simon's Rock has access to a global consortium of institutions -including numerous civic, scientific, and art organizations. For more information visit www.simons-rock.edu