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Winners Announced for 麻豆社 Writing Contest


December 14, 2022 | Campus News Inspiring Excellence

After much debate 麻豆社 judges decided the winners of the English Department鈥檚 annual Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction Writing Contest for 麻豆社 Students.

That鈥檚 according to Josh Stroup, English instructor/English and humanities chair, adding that the awards for the winning students are:  First place, $100; second place, $50; and third place, $25.

Listed below are the 2022 winners!

Fiction Winners:

  • First Place 鈥� Lindsey Nichols’ “After鈥�
  • Second Place 鈥� Lucas Howland’s “Hunters鈥�
  • Third Place 鈥� Jaden Bursey’s “Treebark & the Forest of Fireflies鈥�
  • Honorable Mention 鈥� Ruthie Cordia’s “Key West”

Creative Non-Fiction Winners:

  • First Place 鈥� Kati Barnes’ “Comparison Paper”
  • Second Place 鈥� Lilly Savant’s ” Facebook’s Unethical Privacy Practices”
  • Third Place 鈥� Joanna Hoskin’s “Lion’s Lake: Sharing the View with Others鈥�

鈥淚f you see these students, please give them a round of applause. They deserve it,鈥� Stroup said.

He noted that the winning entries will be in the next Lit and Art Review.

鈥淥n behalf of the English Department, I would like to thank all those who submitted to this contest, helped judge 鈥� Linda Barro, Katie Holtmeyer, Dr. Kami Hancock, and Dr. Aurelia VonTress 鈥� or helped spread the word,鈥� Stroup said.

Keep an eye out for the Poetry and Research Writing Contest slated for the spring.