The Catalyst Prize

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

Contest Rules: Written work should be no more than 2,000 words in length. Photos should be presented in a group (five photos maximum) and related to a common theme. Only appropriately labeled photos will be forwarded to the judges. Video submissions should be no more than three minutes in length to be considered.

What was your catalyst for change throughout the semester?

Spring 2010 Winner: Laura-Grisselle Aguayo with New in Town

New in Town (PDF 25KB)

Joint Second Place: Kelly D'Angelo with Home and
Troy Solomon with Wake Up Call

Home (PDF 32KB)
Wake Up Call (PDF 43KB)

Third Place: Kelley Reece with Me+UK

Me+UK (PDF 442KB)

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...

Read More (download PDF, 179.7KB)

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