Awards
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Creators of Justice Literary Award in Poetry for "Old Children". Third Prize. International Human Rights Art Festival. Summer 2020.
Loquat Literary Award in Poetry for “Age of Aquarius”. Third Prize. Ecology Florida and University of South Florida. Spring 2018.
Provost’s Grant for Heinrich Böll International Summer School, Morehouse College. 2007.
Professional Development Grant for “Internationalizing the Curriculum,” Albany State University. 2005-2006.
Independent Scholar’s Award for The Sound of Silence. Nominated. Modern Language Association. 2000.
Service Award. Waubonsee Community College. 1999.
Outstanding Service Award. Children’s World. 1996.
Jenefer Giannasi Award for Excellence in Teaching Freshman English. Nominated.
Department of English, Northern Illinois University. Spring 1995.
Outstanding Student Award. Department of English, Northern Illinois University. May 1993.
Graduate Student Scholarship (Teaching Assistantship with complete Instructor responsibilities). Department of English, Northern Illinois University. Fall 1988-Summer 1993.
Arnold B. Fox Essay Award. Special Reference. Department of English, Northern Illinois University. May 1990.
Prize and Placement, Debates, Dramatics, Elocution. Jesus and Mary College. 1980-83.
First Place, Jesus and Mary College in National Cultural Festival. 1980.
News/Press
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Photo: With Nawal El Saadawi at AWSA, Cairo, 2005
Anju Kanwar Interview in Article on CircleAround Website
"South Asian Women's Sanctuary in South Florida"
Fall 2020
From CircleAround Powered by Girl Scouts™
Anju Kanwar @ Florida Loquat Festival
Poetry Awards and Reading
March 24, 2018
From Florida Loquat News #29, July 2018
Anju Kanwar @ ETS Daytona Poetry Reading
Summer 2006
From Daytona Daze, vol. 10.5
Anju Kanwar@ AWSA conference, Cairo
Spring 2005
From Academia, vol.4, no. 1, p. 5
Anju Kanwar @ Women in Healthcare Seminar
Spring 1994
From The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, IL