Awards
The SLAM editorial staff selects winners each year for the awards listed below. The awards were first given in 2002 thanks to a generous donation from the Pierce College Foundation.
Susan Wallace Poetry Award
- 2008: Tashiea Faison
- 2007: Meg Lambert, body of work
- 2006: Kacea Johnson-Pollard, November, 2001
- 2005: Laura Emry, body of work
- 2004: Taylor Williams, Speaking Spanish
- 2003: Cathy Weston, The Worst Thing
- 2002: Lynn Puryear Finnell, quartet of poems
Elizabeth Breen Prose Award
- 2008: Rebekah Schmidt
Elizabeth Breen Fiction Award
- 2007: Russell Hansen, Iago
- 2006: James Buckler, The Rules
- 2005: Arabie Christiansen, Things She Said
- 2004: Corin Faye, A Chance Encounter
- 2003: Stephanie Takase, The Lucky Ones
- 2002: Unande Urio, The Beauty Shop
Art Award
- 2008: Shane Foster, Linda A. Archer (co-winners)
- 2007: Kimiko Dardis, Voice Lesson
- 2006: Michael Virella, body of work
- 2005: Yi-Mei Lee, Sunflowers
- 2004: Stephanie McDonald, Abstract Orange
- 2003: Emily J. Barronian, Santa Fe
- 2002: Lea Rosenwald, Red Leaf
Brian Williams Drama Award
This award was created in 2003, named for Brian Williams, a part-time instructor who lost his battle with cancer in February 2003.
- 2007: Jessica Knaggs, Just Outside of the Dungeon Adventure
- 2006: Michael Martin, The Photographer
- 2005: Monique Jones, What Floor?
- 2004: Sally Linn, Cheap Trick
- 2003: Meagan Nagorski, The Meetings
Cover Art Award
- 2008: Mallory Shoemaker
- 2007: Rhonda Mattax
- 2006: Katherine Coleman
- 2005: Skye Altamirano
- 2004: Simana Dimitrova
- 2003: Amy Bitterling
- 2002: James Tucker