The Gregory Djanikian Scholarships
Gregory Djanikian was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and came to the United States when he was eight years old. He has published seven poetry collections, the latest of which is Sojourners of the In-Between (CMU Press). His work appears in American Poetry Review, Best American Poetry, Boulevard, Poetry, Southern Review, and TriQuarterly, among others. Until retiring, he was the longstanding Director of Creative Writing at the University of Pennsylvania, where he greatly enriched both the Adroit Journal as well as its staff of emerging writers.
We recognize and encourage the gift of such support by offering it ourselves; in honor of Greg’s contribution to emerging student and non-student writers at Penn and around the world, we recognize six emerging poets as Gregory Djanikian Scholars in Poetry each year.
The deadline for the 2021-2022 Djanikian Scholars opportunity was December 21st, 2021. Read on for 2022 results!
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Announcing the 2022 Djanikian Scholars in Poetry!
We are thrilled to announce our 2022 class of Gregory Djanikian Scholars in Poetry!
2022 Scholars
Sarah Ghazal Ali, of Fremont, California
Leyla Çolpan, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jordan Escobar, of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Tennessee Hill, of Katy, Texas
Anni Liu, of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Avia Tadmor, of New York, New York
2022 Finalists
Megan J. Arlett, of Denton, Texas
Asa Drake, of Ocala, Florida
K. Iver, of Madison, Wisconsin
Jessica Kim, of La Canada Flintridge, California
Chiwenite Onyekwelu, of Anambra State, Nigeria
Zuleyha Ozturk Lasky, of Tallahassee, Florida
Jessica Poli, of Lincoln, Nebraska
Fiona Stanton, of Boise, Idaho
2022 Semifinalists
Janan Alexandra, of Nicosia, Cyprus
Aishvarya Arora, of Middle Village, New York
Jamaica Baldwin, of Lincoln, Nebraska
Kaveh Bassiri, of Fayetteville, Arkansas
Akhim Y. Cabey, of Columbus, Ohio
Christian J. Collier, of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Michaela Coplen, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Steven Espada Dawson, of Austin, Texas
Joshua Garcia, of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Gustav Parker Hibbett, of Dublin, Ireland
Patrycja Humienik, of Seattle, Washington
Anthony Immergluck, of Madison, Wisconsin
Willie Lee Kinard III, of Newberry, South Carolina
You Li, of New Haven, Connecticut
Sarah Fathima Mohammed, of Los Gatos, California
Tawanda Mulalu, of New York, New York
Elena Ramirez-Gorski, of Roseville, Minnesota
David Joez Villaverde, of Ann Arbor, Michigan
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About Djanikian Scholars
We annually recognize six emerging student or non-student poets as Gregory Djanikian Scholars. All emerging writers who have not published full-length collections are eligible (regardless of age, geographic location, or educational status), and are encouraged to submit. Writers with forthcoming debut full-length collections are eligible so long as collections won’t appear earlier than April 2022.
Gregory Djanikian Scholars receive $100 and publication of their portfolios of poems in a future issue of the Adroit Journal. Finalists will be awarded copies of Greg’s latest collection, Sojourners of the In-Between, and a list of semifinalists determined by the editors will be released with results.
