ACC Writers' Contest Student Winners
2007

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

Spring 2007 Writers' Contest Rules

Watch for information about the 2008 Writers' Contest in the spring semester. Start polishing your work now.

Academic Essay

1st "Ticket Scalping—An Economic Freedom? Elizabeth Bowen"
2nd "Why the SAT Should be Dropped from College
Admissions" Matthew Ridpath
3rd “Protecting Myself from Identity Theft” Teressa Way
HM “Is the American Dream only Available to Americans?” Hanna Slomianyj

Personal Essay
1st "Milkshake" Logan K. Tilley
2nd "Everyone Loved Her" Michael Wood
3rd "My Return to Crane Pond Creek" Ed Buffington
HM "Fishing Yarn" Jason M. Fleeman

Narrative/Story

1st "The Parting" Ed Buffington
2nd "Look, You Just Might See" Nancy C. Routh
3rd "A Play of the Curse of a Slave Girl" Brandi Mebane
HM "Soldier Misfortune" Thomas Perry, Jr.

Poetry
1st "Auction" K.H. Carruth
2nd "Flight of a Slave Girl" Shaunna Jeffries
3rd "Two Strokes to Midnight" Troy Worden
HM "Untitled" Sean Johnston

HM = Honorable Mention

FACULTY:
1st Susan Dalton "The Big Tree"
2nd Vance Elderkin "Fajita Pollution"
3rd Marla Dunham "The Cowrie Shell"
HM Marjorie McNamara 'The Gift Ant"

STAFF:
1st Jonathan Young " Rituals of August"
2nd Liz Solazzo "Ella"
3rd Thelma Parker "Miss Carrie"
HM Sheila Street "This Is Not a Ghost Story''

Townsend Press Contests

Current Townsend Press Reading Contest for Developmental English students

Townsend Press Reading Award (National Contest): Laurie Fassell, Saba Sheik
Complete Lists of Winners

Townsend Press Developmental Reading and Writing Instructors' Writing Contest (National Contest): Whitman Bolles, 3rd Place; Susan Dalton, 4th place; Complete List of Winners

Watch for more information!