Creative Writing Student Achievements
Creative Writing Achievements: Academic Year 2013-2014 |
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| Awards | |
| TreAnna Bradley | First Place, Essay “Fading Beauty” Crown of Beauty Writing Contest |
| Jill Cromwell | First Place, One-Act Play “Photograph” Southern Literary Festival |
| Lindsay Gill | First Place, Short Fiction “Twenty-Five” Southern Literary Festival |
| Publications | |
| Katie Allen | “Dust to Dust” and “Kid” Poetry, Catfish Creek (Spring 2014) |
| Joy Patterson | “Anamnesis” Poetry, Curator (Oct. 2013) |
| Scholarships, Graduate School, and Career | |
| Emily Polson | Irish American Scholar Study Abroad Scholarship Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Creative Writing Achievements: Academic Year 2012-2013 |
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| Awards | |
| TreAnna Bradley | First Place, Playwriting “Duty Calls” Mississippi Theater Association |
| David “Tex” Grimes | Second Place, Poetry “My Father’s Kill” Southern Literary Festival |
| Publications | |
| Alexander Avellino | Lark and Lore Children’s Illustrated Book Available at alexanderavellino.com |
| Courtney Rodgers | “Fuzzy Baby Hair” Poetry, Mississippi Aesthetic (1.1, Spring 2013) |
| Kalisse Van Dellen | “At Home We Had Chinooks” Poetry, The DuBois Review (Feb. 2013) |
| Scholarships, Graduate School, and Career | |
| Sarah Christine Bolton | Children of the Wall Independent Documentary Film Co-Written with Eric Brice Swartz (Director) childrenofthewall.com |
| Addie Leak | MFA in Literary Translation University of Iowa |
Creative Writing Achievements: Academic Year 2011-2012 |
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| Awards | |
| Anna Rebmann | First Place, One-Act Play “Opening the Past” Southern Literary Festival |
| the Brogue | Second Place, Literary Journals Southern Literary Festival Mary Mittwede, Editor |
| Mary Mittwede | Elizabeth Spencer Creative Writing Award Belhaven University |
| Timothy Smith | Third Place, Short Fiction “Ride” Southern Literary Festival |
| Scholarships, Graduate School, and Career | |
| Christina Gustin | MFA in Creative Writing Vermont College of Fine Arts |
Creative Writing Achievements: Academic Year 2010-2011 |
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| Awards | |
| Adrianne Smith | Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize (National Award) “In Bridgewater, My Room” Ruminate Magazine Judge: Naomi Shihab Nye |
| 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 |
| Scholarships, Graduate School, and Career | |
| Sarah Swenson | Teaching Position, Teach for America (MS) Reading and Language Arts |
Creative Writing Achievements: Academic Year 2009-2010 |
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| 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, Graduate School, and Career | |
| David Grimes | Maude Gurley Scholarship, Creative Writing Mo-T-vation Ministry |
Creative Writing Achievements: Academic Year 2008-2009 |
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| Awards | |
| the Brogue | Third Place, Literary Journals Southern Literary Festival Andrew Hedglin, Editor |
| Martha Krystaponis | Honorable Mention, Creative Nonfiction “Invisibility Cloak” Southern Literary Festival |
| Addie Leak | First Place, Creative Nonfiction “In the Summer When It Sizzles” Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers |
| Addie Leak | Second Place, One-Act Play “The White Fedora” Southern Literary Festival |
| Addie Leak | Honorable Mention, Creative Nonfiction “The Luckiest” Southern Literary Festival |
| Christina Miles | Elizabeth Spencer Creative Writing Award Belhaven College |
| 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 |
| Scholarships, Graduate School, and Career | |
| Mandy McCullough | Internship, Mississippi Craft Center |
| Martha Krystaponis, Christina Miles, Lea Schumacher |
After-School Writing Workshop Neighborhood Christian Center |
Creative Writing Achievements: Academic Year 2007-2008 |
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| 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 | Elizabeth Spencer Creative Writing Award Belhaven College |
| 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 |
| Scholarships, Graduate School, and Career | |
| 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 |
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| Awards | |
| Andrew Hedglin | Elizabeth Spencer Creative Writing Award Belhaven College |
| Addie Leak | Second Place, Poetry: "Lullaby of Leaves Southern Literary Festival |
| Addie Leak | Elizabeth Spencer Creative Writing Award Belhaven College |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Cathy Karlak | Elizabeth Spencer Creative Writing Award Belhaven College |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |