Dr. Putnam, Faculty AdvisorJeziorski, JessicaMaitland, AlexaCacciatore, MariaDr. Putnam, Faculty Advisor; Buzzek, Mina, EditorBuzzek, Mina, Editor2018-07-022018-07-022018http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/510The Wordsmith Awards highlight the most notable submitted writing from students in the Academic Writing Program. These essays are published annually by The University of Tampa's Saunders Writing Center. The staff of the Saunders Writing Center collects submissions during the fall and spring semesters from Academic Writing students. Saunders Writing Center tutors choose the published essays through a blind review. Using a rubric, tutors judge the essays on mechanics, style and content. The winning submissions are reviewed and edited by the editors and the authors. Finally, these works are published, and the authors are recognized at the University of Tampa's College of Arts and Letters Academic Awards Ceremony.AcknowledgementsFor their participation in the judging process, we would like to thank the following Saunders Writing Center tutors: Kathryn Becker, Kendyl Grant, Soriyah Khan, Katherine Lavallee, Victoria Maxedon, Kayleigh Ross, Johannes Schabort, Rosa Scholl, Jasmine Wissinger and Jayde Zimmerman.Our publication would not be possible without the support of the Academic Writing faculty, especially Professors Waggoner, Overaa and Restrepo, whose students were chosen for this year's awards.We also wish to thank all of the Academic Writing students who shared their writing with us.Finally, we would like to thank our advisor, Dr. Putnam, for his guidance and support.en-USThe University of TampaSaunders Writing CenterArticle