- Departmental Distinction: Peter Moench: “Out of the Common Groove”: Language and Power in the “Eumaeus” Episode of James Joyce’s Ulysses
- Spohn Award 2009: Peter Moench
- Sarah Ferguson Publishing Award 2009: Barrett Kennedy
- Departmental Writing Awards 2009:
- Paulson Poetry: Peter Moench
- Rolvaag Fiction: Jennifer Easler
- Creative Nonfiction: Joseph Paille
- Humor: Kirstin Fawcett
- Finalistis in Nick Adams Fiction Contest:
- David Rysdahl: “Blizzard”
- Erik van Mechelen: “View from the Tower”