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English Department Writing Award winners picked by guest judge Joyce Hinnefeld: 

Short Fiction 
First Place - Malice Afterthought by Jessica Deckard 
Honorable Mention - Vamos by Maria Hubbard 

Poetry 
First Place - 1850-Rising by Glenn Lyvers 
Second Place - The Boxer by Samantha Hunsberger 
Honorable Mentions - Memento Mori by Kristin Lafollette 

And Lost and Found by McKenzie Tozan 

Personal Essay 
First Place - I Think We're Done Here by Jenna Gensic 
Second Place - The ''I" States by Erinn Kelley 

Other Selections of Fiction, Poetry and Personal Essay 
The Orator: The Story of Frederick Douglass by Christopher Jones 
The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis by Derick Eash 
A Visceral Rip by Justin Miramontes 
Uncle Mose by Joe Chandler 
The Capitalist Costume by John Baldin 
Faith by Jordan Eash 
Chapin Park by Samantha Wagner 
Dining Out by Rachel Barrett 
The Queen of Phoenicia by Matt Henry 

Art 
Captain Fitzpatrick by Nicole Riniger 
Still Life by Nicole Riniger 
Schizo by Britanny Herrada 
Miss Misery by Britanny Herrada 
Dans La Rue Scrbie by Rebecca Gibson 
Even the Trees Carry the Weight of the Ages by Rebecca Gibson 
Bicho Loco by JeffTatay 
Valley of Oaxaca by Jeff Tatay 
Nature's Canvas by Erica Wood 
Flight Communication by Erica Wood 
Ice Wine by Joe Kuharic 
Circular Times by Joe Kuharic 
Reflections on Caviar by Karie Pfaffenberger 
Unsung by Karie Pfaffenberger 
Final Collage by Ty Moore 

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Art Continued 
Tumid Memories by Ty Moore 
Feminine Form 1 by Stephanie Hoops 
Feminine Form 2 by Stephanie Hoops 
Xanadu by Rebecca Pelky 
Museum Dreams of Flight by Rebecca Pelky 

More Selections of Fiction, Poetry, and Short Fiction 
Songs by Hannah Stowe 
Innocuous Grape Vine by Brandi David 
Headrest by Josh Bisig 
"Elm Street" by Taylor Lincoln 
I Was Much Farther Out Than You Thought by Steven Cheak 
Theodore Gericault and Military Leftovers by Daniel Bock 
Driftwood Waiting For a Chest Opener by Lee Scott-Green 
Adventure Pants by Meghan Coughlin 
October Virginia by Chatell Barnhill 
The Unredeemed by Tim Patterson 
Silence Personified by Christopher Klein 
Nishike by Rebecca Pelky 
Following the Trail by Joe Kuharic 
Dementia: A Dialogue by Adam Walz 
Just Breath by Jena Dewald 
The Missing by Michelle Hanshew 
I am at the Epicenter of Most Earthly ... by Jacqueline Becker 
The Elevator by Bryan Foster 
Commonplace by Carissa Azner-Beane 
Wasteland by Mandy McKee 
A letter from the Trenches by Jenn Zellers 
The Leaf by JeffTatay 
Euclid Avenue by Doug Hubbard 
Small Treasures by Michelle Hanshew 

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