SLAM 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.
Richard A. Soileau Scholarship
- 2016: Sarah Bridges
- 2015: MyQueena Allain-Pendergrass
- 2014: Victoria Howell
Steve Jaech Poetry Award
- 2019: Steve Gonzalez
- 2018: Toni Lane
- 2017: Nadine Nabass
Susan Wallace Poetry Award
- 2016: Nicole Robertson and MyQueena Allain-Pendergrass
- 2015: Emily Clark
- 2014: Savanna Nickels, body of work
- 2013: Eric Choi, Grandma
- 2012: Courteny Havranek, body of work
- 2011: Adriel Spiker, body of work
- 2010: Geneva West, Miss Sleepybaby
- 2009: Jill Escalera, body of work
- 2008: Tashiea Faison, My Life as a Mathematical Equation
- 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
Michael Darcher Prose Award
- 2019: Whitney Orr
- 2018: Jenna Qury
- 2017: Amy Rood and Emma Maxey
Elizabeth Breen Prose Award
- 2016: Breanna Harris
- 2015: Enrique Yanez
- 2014: Sarah Mintz, Volunteer
- 2013: Michael Engelhardt, Omiki
- 2012: Anna Wolfe, Napkins
- 2011: Jeff Suwak, On a Night Like This
- 2010: Rachel Brown, Refraction
- 2009: Kimberly Wheelock, The Impression of Leaves
- 2008: Rebekah Schmidt, body of work
- 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
Cherry Tinker Art Award
- 2019: Renee Geigoldt
- 2018: Lydia Selk
- 2017: Amber Smith
- 2016: Charles Burt and Lori Brock
- 2014: Hermosa Tang, body of work
- 2013: Karly Strobel, Heartbroken
- 2012: Theresa Carr, body of work
- 2011: Rhonda Peterson, body of work
- 2010: Peter Chavez, Self Portrait
- 2009: Christina Amburgey, Mesa
- 2008: (co-winners) Shane Foster, Untitled Linda A. Archer, Old Man
- 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.
- 2015: Sabrina Allen
- 2014: Olga Subbotin, The Class
- 2013: Ryan Cole, Neighbors
- 2012: Jamie Whitman, Brief Encounters with People in Cars
- 2011: Brian Bruns, The Best Laid Plans
- 2010: Myralee Hansen, Running on Empty
- 2009: Alex Grob, I'm a Long Time A-Comin', I'll Be a Long Time Gone
- 2008: No award given
- 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
Brian Martin Cover Art Award
- 2019: Ngoc Chau Le Vi
- 2018: Genessa Anderson
- 2017: Aiden Woods
- 2016: Rachel Watson
- 2015: Mona Cabrera
- 2014: Kristen Sampson
- 2013: Darcy Cline
- 2012: Kristine Barth
- 2011: Stephanus Hartanto
- 2010: Thomas Krause
- 2009: Pedro Villarroel
- 2008: Mallory Shoemaker
- 2007: Rhonda Mattax
- 2006: Katherine Coleman
- 2005: Skye Altamirano
- 2004: Simana Dimitrova
- 2003: Amy Foster
- 2002: James Tucker