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BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� 91精品鈥檚 Bob R. Derryberry Division of Language and Communication recently announced the winners of the 2021 Writing Contest.
The winning entries receive awards and small cash prizes, with the top entries appearing
in 鈥淪COP,鈥� the online literary journal of the Department of Language and Literature.
The contest was open to any current 91精品 student. The winning entries included:
Non-Documented Essay
Ana Brizendine 鈥� first place 鈥� 鈥淭he Infinite Road to Literacy鈥�
Taylor Brown 鈥� second place 鈥� 鈥淟iteracy Narrative鈥�
Short Story
Josey Murphy 鈥� first place 鈥� 鈥淏onfire鈥�
Hannah Loftin 鈥� second place 鈥� 鈥淛ones Family Lived in the House on the Corner鈥�
Tonya Eileen-Perdue Baida 鈥� third place 鈥� 鈥淭rusting in Magic鈥�
Documented Essay
Anna Saffels 鈥� 鈥淪ometimes I鈥檒l Start a Sentence, y No S茅 a D贸nde Va.鈥�
Sarah Teubner 鈥� 鈥淎 Record of English鈥�
Poetry
Taylor Brown 鈥� 鈥淭ell Me Again How to Suffer Properly鈥�
Anna Saffels 鈥� 鈥淕ood Morning, My Beloved鈥�
Taylor Brown 鈥� 鈥淚f There is not Peace at this Pond鈥�
For more information about 91精品鈥檚 Division of Language and Communication or the writing contest, contact Dr. Holly Hill-Stanford, division head and professor of English at 91精品, at hhill@91精品niv.edu or (417) 328-1682.
PHOTO: Writing Contest winners; back row (l to r): Tonya Eileen-Perdue Baida, Sarah Teubner, Ana Brizendine; front row (l to r): Josey Murphy, Taylor Brown, Anna Saffels, Hannah Loftin
*Published: 5-17-2021