The Catalyst Prize is a competition created for SUL students to highlight their writing, photography and videography skills and for them to have a chance to make their work public.

What was your catalyst for change throughout the semester?

Fall 2009 Winner: Caroline Hallemann with Conversations with a British Romantic

Conversations with a British Romantic.

The city swallows you whole. I didn't ease into London, it usurped me. One morning I was indulging in an Eggo waffle and the next a waiter was offering me something called a ham hock in a voice so slight my ear strained to hear him. There was no transition, no grace period. It was either hit the ground running or get lost in the shuffle. I don't hail from a big city. Nashville is often considered America's largest small town and the chaos of this metropolis struck my senses like a monster. For better or worse, I was completely submerged in this city...

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Second Place: Jessica Rotkiewicz with Remembrance Day

Artist Statement (PDF, 94.41KB)

Third Place: Benjamin Rosen with A Morning in a City

A Morning in a City (PDF, 111.1KB)

Take a look at the link below to check out winning entries from previous semesters:

Catalyst Prize Archive