ACC Writers' Contest Student Winners
2009

First place winners are published in the Explorer. All winners are listed in the publication.

Spring 2009 Writers' Contest Rules

Academic Essay  
First Place:  "Satirical Comedy at Its Best: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" 
                   by  Cassidy Graham         
Second:         "An Interview with Harriet Jacobs" by Kristin King           
Third:          "The Two Who Overcame" by Rachel Jodrey
HM:            "Pet Adoption: Doggone Difficult" by Brittany Oakley      

Narrative/Story
First Place: "Talking People" by Richard Booker
Second:      "Snow White as a Paranoid Schizophrenic" by Shay TIppens                          
Third:          "The Life of Jack" by Karl Reinhartsen
HM:             "An Evening with Mr. Carver" by Karl Reinhartsen

Personal Essay
First Place: "Red Oak Brewery" by Dan Fuhrman
Second:     "The Wedding Gift" by John C. Greeson              
Third:        "The Blooming Plant" by Yvette Bailey
HM:           "The Gift" by Sherry Holt        

Poetry       
First Place: "Behind the Ribbon" by Marissa Coble                           
Second:     "Just Another Poem" by Christopher Countryman                                 
Third: "Hydranth" by Mariah Bell
HM: "The Love of My Life" by Brandy Andrews

HM = Honorable Mention

FACULTY WINNERS:
1st Place: "Broken Silences" (essay) by Olivia Stogner
2nd: "Dearly Beloved" (essay) by Susan Dalton
3rd: "The Bear Hunt" (essay) by David Cockrell
HM: "The Plastic Toy" (poem) by Marla Dunham

STAFF WINNERS:
1st Place: "The Visit" (essay) by Tanya White
2nd: "Warm" (essay) by Sheila Street
Third: "Three Little Words" (essay) by Joyce Barba
HM: "Taming of the Screw"(essay) by Ed Williams

2009 English Department Award Recipient

Richard Booker

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