MCC Daily Tribune

English/Philosophy Department Announces Winners of 50th Annual Writing Contest

The English/Philosophy department is pleased to announce the winners of the 50th Annual Student Writing Contest. Each of the categories is named in honor of a past department colleague.

In the Callan Research Essay category, first place goes to Gillian Moore for her piece titled “The Good District: A Case Study of Segregation in Monroe County Schools”. Second place is awarded to Emily Newsome for her piece titled “In-Depth Interview Project: The Subculture of Veganism in Today’s Society”.

In the Rice Creative Nonfiction category, first place is awarded to Amelia Alexander for her piece titled “Floorboards”. Second place is awarded to Vanessa Renee Morabito for her piece titled “Splintered”.

In the Cooney Literary Essay category, first place is awarded to Gillian Moore for her piece titled “Hamlet’s Mona Lisa Smile”. Second place is awarded to Reatha-Mae Newman for her piece titled “The Curse of the Beast”.

In the Cloos-Susskind Poetry category, first place is awarded to Isabella Miller for her poem titled “Latter-day”. Second place is awarded to Gillian Moore for her poem, “Sunday the Eleventh”.

Finally, in the Langlois Fiction category, first place is awarded to Kathryn Hobbs for her story titled “Bernadette”. Second place is awarded to Emily Newsome for her story titled “He Left Early”.

The English/Philosophy department congratulates all of the winners and salutes them for their outstanding work. They will be honored at a department Zoom ceremony on April 29th.

Jchris Senden

Co-chair of the Writing Awards Committee

James Senden
English/Philosophy
04/14/2021