Winter 2023 Creative Writing & Art Contest Winners

Artwork

First Place:

Second Place:

Third Place:

 

Photography

First Place:

Second Place:

Third Place:

 

Fiction

First Place:
“Two-Way Mirror” by Jane Hoppe

Second Place:
“Lilacs in the Snow” by Alex Fuller

Third Place:
“Kalopsia” by Ryan Mixter

 

Creative Nonfiction

First Place:
“A Memory From my Elementary Education” by Ashley Streng

Second Place:
“Juvie Saved Me” by Nadia Bushinski

Third Place:
“Leo” by Anonymous

 

Poetry

First Place:
“Good” by Taylor Ottinger

Second Place:
“Searching” by Emily Curtis

Third Place:
“Coattails” by Emily Curtis

 

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The English and Communications Department and the English Honor Society (Sigma Zeta) are sponsoring the Winter Semester Creative Writing and Art Contest.

There are five categories:

• Creative Nonfiction
• Fiction
• Poetry
• Artwork
• Photography

MCC students must follow the eligibility, manuscript and submission guidelines outlined below or their entries will be disqualified from the contest.

Eligibility

• The contest is open to Muskegon Community College students registered in at least one 1-credit class during the Winter 2023 semester.

Quantity Limit

• A total of four entries per student are permitted.

Contest Specifications

• Fiction and creative nonfiction must be fewer than 2,000 words in length.
• Poems must be 50 lines or less.
• No previously published work may be submitted.
• Work must be original. Any borrowed ideas or language must be appropriately acknowledged.
• All artwork and photography entries must be submitted using .jpg format.

Format

• Neither the author’s name nor the name of the author’s college should appear anywhere on any entry.
• Entries will be identified by the author’s student number, which should appear in the upper right-hand corner of each page.
• All multi-page entries must be titled and paginated.
• All written work must include a title.
• All entries must have one-inch margins and page numbers.
• Creative nonfiction must be double-spaced.
• Fiction must be double-spaced unless alternate formatting is an integral part of the story’s aesthetic effect.
• Poems may be spaced and arranged according to the poet’s intent.
• All entries must be submitted in .doc or .docx format.

Contest Deadline

• All contest entries must be submitted by noon (12:00 pm) on Thursday, February 23, 2023.

Prizes and Recognition

• A first place prize of $100, a second place prize of $50, and a third place prize of $25 will be awarded for each category.
• Certificates of Achievement will be presented to prizewinners.
• All winners will be published in the 2023 edition of River Voices, unless otherwise indicated.

For more information on submitting your work, please contact Sean Colcleasure at (231) 777-0245, Shauna Hayes at (231) 777-0695, or Kelli Loughrige, Contest Coordinator/Department Support at (231) 777-0371 or email mcccreativewritingcontest@muskegoncc.edu

Please complete the submission form below and attach your entry before clicking on the submit button. Be sure to check that your submission was fully completed and that you did not receive an error message.