Creative Writing Student Achievements

Creative Writing Achievements:  Academic Year 2010-2011

Awards
Adrianne Smith	Elizabeth Spencer Creative Writing Award Belhaven University
Rebecca Yantis	Second Place, Creative Nonfiction “Shrouds of Snow” Southern Literary Festival
Publications
Chris Brown, Lea Coker, Jennifer Daine, Ashlee Davidson, Emily Goff, Andrew Hedglin, Cathy Karlak, Martha Krystaponis, Addie Leak, Christina Miles, Adie Smith, Sarah Swenson	Elizabeth Spencer Gift Book Limited Edition Publication Belhaven University
Mary Morris	"During the Pilgrimage of Homes" Poetry, Mason’s Road (Vol. 1, Issue 2, Winter 2011)
Michelle Phelps	Poetry, “Thomas” and “Fracture” PULPIT Magazine, (Summer 2011)
Rick Ward	Blood for Molasses, Historical Novel Spring Morning Publishing, 2010
Career and Graduate School
Addie Leak	Acceptance, University of Iowa M.F.A. in Literary Translation
Sarah Swenson	Teaching Position, Teach for America Reading and Language Arts Ruleville, MS

 

Creative Writing Achievements:  Academic Year 2009-2010

Awards
the Brogue	First Place, Literary Journals Southern Literary Festival Martha Krystaponis, Editor
Chris Brown	Third Place, Poetry: "Resurrection" Conference on Christianity and Literature Student Writing Contest
Alex Freel	Second Place, Creative Nonfiction "The Lodge" Southern Literary Festival
Anna Rebmann	Third Place, Creative Nonfiction "Reading on Eternity's Doorstep" Southern Literary Festival
Lea Schumacher	First Place, One-Act Play "Shadows on the Wall" Southern Literary Festival
Adie Smith	Honorable Mention, Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize "Along the Natchez Trace" Ruminate Magazine
Adie Smith	Second Place, Poetry: "On Home" Southern Literary Festival
Sarah Swenson	Elizabeth Spencer Creative Writing Award Belhaven University
Sarah Swenson	First Place, Fiction "The Grandfather Clock" Southern Literary Festival
Publications
Martha Krystaponis	"Puzzle" and "The Boy" Poetry, Diverse Voices Quarterly (Summer 2009)
Adie Smith	"Along the Natchez Trace" Poetry, Ruminate (Issue #13)
Scholarships
David Grimes	Maude Gurley Scholarship, Creative Writing Mo·T·vation Ministry

Creative Writing Achievements:  Academic Year 2008-2009

Awards
Lea Schumacher	Runner-up, Fiction: "The Weeping Wall" Hollins University National Undergraduate Fiction Competition Judged by Tony D'Souza (NEA and Guggenheim Fellow)
Publications
Ashlee Davidson	"Apology to a Beggar Woman on the Steps of Notre Dame" Poetry, forthcoming Ruminate (Issue #12)
Mandy McCullough	Daily Devotional Entry Accepted for Publication in Student to Student: A Guide to College Life, vol. 2 (forthcoming, Regal)
Lea Schumacher	"Ophidiophobia" Creative Nonfiction, The Distillery Motlow State Community College
Internships and Teaching
Justin Hanvey	Mississippi Craft Center
Martha Krystaponis Christina Miles Lea Schumacher	After-School Writing Workshop Neighborhood Christian Center

 

Creative Writing Achievements:  Academic Year 2007-2008

Awards
Andrew Hedglin	First Place, Poetry: "Friendship 7" Belhaven Award, Mississippi Poetry Society
Andrew Hedglin	Third Place, Creative Nonfiction:  "Taking the Cure So I Can Be Quiet" Southern Literary Festival
Martha Krystaponis	First Place, Poetry: "Puzzle" Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers
Martha Krystaponis	Third Place, Fiction: "A Fife Fishery" Southern Literary Festival
Addie Leak	First Place, Creative Nonfiction: "The Luckiest" Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers
Lea Schumacher	Third Place, Poetry: "Donut, also Doughnut, n." Belhaven Award, Mississippi Poetry Society
Publications
Martha Krystaponis	"To Turn a Terrycloth Slipper into Glass" Poetry, Ruminate (Issue #7)
Christina Miles	"Catamaran 452" and "I Am Not a Doctor" Poetry, Cedarville Review
Lea Schumacher	"Seeing Red," Fiction, Albion Review
Rebecca Yantis	"Do You Remember?" and "Mind of a Child" Poetry, Cedarville Review
Internships, Study Abroad, and Scholarships
Addie Leak	$5,000 Fine Arts Scholarship (Award Based on Creative Writing Submission) Institute for the International Education of Students Study in France, 2007/2008 Academic Year
Lea Schumacher	Internship (Fall 2008) University Press of Mississippi

 

Creative Writing Achievements:  Academic Year 2006-2007      

Awards
Addie Leak	Second Place, Poetry: “Lullaby of Leaves Southern Literary Festival
Martha Krystaponis	Fifth Place, Poetry: "Tessie: Examinations of Belonging" National Federation of State Poetry Societies
Publications
Martha Krystaponis	"Tracing a Root to Lithuania" Creative Nonfiction, Ruminate (Issue #5)
Addie Leak	"Letter to the Editor" Ruminate (Fall 2007)
Stacy Nott	“Letter to the Editor” Ruminate (Spring 2007)

 

Creative Writing Achievements:  Academic Year 2005-2006

Awards
Nickie Albert	Third Place, One-Act Play: "How Biddy Saved Gillian from the Hurricane" Southern Literary Festival
Nickie Albert	Second Place, Creative Nonfiction: "A Tattler's Tale" Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers
Andrew Hedglin	Second Place, Fiction: "Under the Name of Saunders" Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers
Cathy Karlak	Third Place, Poetry: "Outages" Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers
Publications
Sarah Bolton	"Nana's House," Fiction Cedarville Review (Cedarville University)
Andrew Hedglin	"Matinee Mantra of H. G. Edgar Degas," Poetry The Albion Review (Albion College)
David Rahaim	"Belhaven's Creative Writing Program: One Year Strong" Feature Article, Belhaven Tartan (Belhaven University)

 

Creative Writing Achievements:  Academic Year 2004-2005

Awards
Ian Bennett	First Place, Fiction: "The Sable" Arrowhead (Mississippi College)
Ian Bennett	Second Place, Nonfiction Essay: "Black Tuesday" Arrowhead (Mississippi College)
Skip Davis	Second Place, One-Act Play: "Mr. Holloway's Toy Company" Southern Literary Festival
Sharmeisha Jordan	Second Place, Poetry Belhaven Award, Mississippi Poetry Society
David Rahaim	First Place, Poetry: "Scottish Baptism" and "2:42 A.M." Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers
Jennifer Wells	First Place, Creative Nonfiction Essay:  "Near Death Valley" Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers
Publications
Ian Bennett	"Black Tuesday," Creative Nonfiction Arrowhead (Mississippi College)
Ian Bennett	"The Sable," Fiction Arrowhead (Mississippi College)
Sarah Bolton	"The House of Bread," Fiction Spring Hill Review (Washington)

 

Creative Writing Achievements: Academic Year 2003-2004

Awards
Philip Bassett	First Place, Fiction Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers
Sarah Bolton	First Place, Poetry: "Security" Belhaven Award, Mississippi Poetry Society
Jennifer Chajon	First Place, Creative Nonfiction Essay Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers
Roman Merry	Honorable Mention, Poetry: "Prufrock Creeps Creole" Southern Literary Festiva
Publications
Trey Bruce	"A Man and His Tusk," Poetry The Creative Spirit (Belhaven University)
Jennifer Chajon	"Illusion," Creative Nonfiction Essay The Creative Spirit (Belhaven University)
Jeremiah Maeda	"Gods Without Earthly Desires," Poetry The Creative Spirit (Belhaven University)

 

Creative Writing Achievements: Academic Year 2002-2003

Publications
Claire Ferris	"Pleni Sunt Coeli et Terra Gloria Tua" and "At Ten," Poetry The Creative Spirit (Belhaven University)
Mickie Harwell	"And the Beat Goes On," Poetry The Creative Spirit (Belhaven University)
Cari Rittenhouse	"Reach," Poetry The Creative Spirit (Belhaven University)