ACC Faculty/Staff Writers’ Contest

Each year ACC offers a Writers’ Contest for faculty and staff.  Entries are due on a date in the week after fall break. Winners are announced in December. Works winning first place will be published in The Explorer, the ACC literary magazine, by late summer.

Entries and entry forms will be due by mid-October to elizabeth.williams@alamancecc.edu

Fall 2019 Faculty/Staff Winners

Narrative/Story Winners –  Staff

1st Place: “Some Stories in My Life” Ed Williams — Public Information/ Marketing
2nd Place: “Cry Until You Laugh” Kate Mansfield — Writing Center Consultant
3rd Place: “In the Blink of an Eye” Ed Williams — Public Information/Marketing
HM: “It’s Derby Weekend” Colleen Macklin — Librarian

Narrative/Story Winners –  Faculty

1st Place: “The Girl in the Blue Dress” Olivia Stogner — English Instructor
2nd Place: “The Wedding Party” Susan Dalton — English & Aikido Instructor
3rd Place: “The Skipping Stone” Jennifer Durham — Health Instructor
HM: “James Returns” Dr. Eddie Van Hunnik — Biotechnology Instructor
HM: “Psalm” Mary Collins — Scott Family Collection

Poetry Winners – Faculty & Staff

1st Place: “My True Education” Olivia Stogner — English Instructor
2nd Place: “Mother’s Advice” Olivia Stogner — English Instructor
3rd Place: “Redemption” Brendan Franklin — Financial Aid
HM: “Psalm” Mary Collins — Scott Family Collection