Writing Competition
Poetry:
1st (tie): “American Family Portrait”, Anna Girgenti, Loras College
1st (tie): “Individual, Season of Fall(ing), Sing to me Wonder, Oregon Trail,” Leanna Haag, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
2nd: “The Radio Clock & Snowy Morning”, Jill Patton, King’s College
Honorable Mention: “inchoate recovery”, Brook Batch, Thomas More University
Short Fiction:
1st: “Drop-Offs”, Caroline Breitbach, Loras College
2nd (tie): “An Inherited Art”, Cassie Froese, University of St. Thomas (MN)
2nd (tie): “Starcatcher”, Alyson Corey, Mount Aloysius College
Honorable Mention: “Miracle: 50 Cents”, John Regnier, Saint Mary’s College of Minnesota
Creative Nonfiction:
1st: “The Country of Wanderers”, Destiny Vang, Cardinal Stitch University
2nd: “Things Remembered”, Rachel Whitehill, Thomas More University
Honorable Mention: “Five Stars” Jill Patton, King’s College
Honorable Mention: “On Not Shooting a Coyote”, Brennan Pivnicka, Loras College
Critical/Analytical Essay:
1st: “10 Things I Hate About Man-Shrews”, Anna Baughman, Saint Francis University (PA)
No 2nd Place
Honorable Mention: “Battling for a Sense of Self: Marie’s Quest for Identity in Love Medicine“, Jill Patton, King’s College
Honorable Mention: “Intertextual/Feminist Approach to Eavan Boland’s The Pomegranate”, Maria, Teets, Loras College
Scholarly Research:
1st: “Lessons Unlearned: The Impact of American Civil War on the Franco- Prussian War”, Thomas Brophy, Holy Cross College
2nd (tie): “From United to Genocide: An Examination of British Policy in Scotland following the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745”, Jessie Willingham, Notre Dame of Maryland University
2nd (tie): “Energy Availability, Menstrual Function and Bone Mineral Density in Pennsylvania Cross Country Teams”, Hannah Weber, St. Francis University
Honorable Mention: “Hunting for Heroines: How Magic Affects the Agency of the Strong Female Character“, Cassie Froese, University of St.Thomas (MN)
1st Place Awards: $500
2nd Place Awards: $250
-1st place winners will be published in the next two DES Journal Editions
-Congratulatory Letters and Check Awards will be mailed shortly to Advisors
-Congratulations and thanks to ALL participants in the 2018/19 DES Writing Contest!