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Contest Winners

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

  ACC Writers' Contest Faculty/Staff Winners 2008

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



 
Literary Magazine

Watch for more information!

The 2008 Explorer, the ACC Literary Magazine, is available in the bookstore. The 2009 Explorer including this spring's first place winners will be available in August.

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