Alamance Community College presented its annual student and faculty/staff writing awards in early December in the categories of essay, fiction and poetry.
All writing was judged by professional authors outside the college. Monetary prizes for students were provided by the SGA and by the ACC Foundation for faculty/staff winners. All first place winners in the writing categories will be published in the 2020 campus literary magazine, The Explorer.
Student Writing Contest
Research Essay
1st: Morgan Moore
2nd: Cassandra Sigmon
3rd: Cassandra Sigmon
Honorable Mention: Olivia White
Personal Essay
1st: Tristan Zombar
2nd: Jessica Romero
3rd: Rosa Marroquin
Honorable Mention: Melanie Dellinger
Short Fiction
1st: Melanie Dellinger
2nd: Cassandra Sigmon
3rd: Natalie Hope Dill
Honorable Mention: Olivia White
Poetry
1st: Cassandra Sigmon
2nd: Melanie Dellinger
3rd: Morgan Moore
Honorable Mention: Abby Andrews
Faculty/staff writing contest winners, from left: Brendan Franklin, Ed Williams, Jennifer Durham, Kate Mansfield, Olivia Stogner, Susan Dalton, and Mary Collins.
Staff Writing Contest
Narrative/Story
1st: Ed Williams, “Some Stories in My Life”
2nd: Kate Mansfield, “Cry Until You Laugh”
3rd: Ed Williams, “In the Blink of an Eye”
Honorable Mention: Colleen Macklin, “It’s Derby Weekend”
Faculty Writing Contest
Narrative/Story
1st: Jennifer Durham, “The Girl in the Blue Dress”
2nd: Susan Dalton, “The Wedding Party”
3rd: Jennifer Durham, “The Skipping Stone”
Honorable Mention: Dr. Eddie Van Hunnik, “James Returns”
Poetry
1st: Olivia Stogner, “My True Education”
2nd: Olivia Stogner, “Mother’s Advice”
3rd: Brendan Franklin, “Redemption”
Honorable Mention: Mary Collins, “Psalm”