We are pleased to announce the winners of the PRISM Writing Contest. Congrats to the winners and thanks to all those who entered.

2017 PRISM Writing Contest Award Winners

Art

First Place – “The one who could,” Nilofar Khanbhai

Second Place – “Female Lesser Scaup,” Lindsey Winslow

Honorable Mentions – “Skull Girl,” Tea Caragao

“Sunnies,” Sabina Liskey

FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE ESSAY (The Mary Kilgallen Award)

First Place – “To Be Modern or Not To Be Modern? Is the Question,” Ashlyn Schasel

Second Place – “Unforgettable News,” Sandra Ramirez Espinosa

FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE RESEARCH PAPER

First Place – “Visual and Verbal Appeals: An Analysis of

Zantrex®3 Ad,” Joseph Charles

Second Place – “Why Genetic Engineering?” Sabina Liskey

JUNIOR/SENIOR ESSAY

First Place – “The Joy of ‘Digital’ Painting,” Heather Hornbrook

Second Place – “Conversations in my Car,” Kristin Verhage

Honorable Mention – “Selfishness: The Truly Startling Savage in Shelley’s

‘Frankenstein’,” Ebony Morrissette

JUNIOR/SENIOR RESEARCH PAPER

First Place – “Futile Thunder: The Effectiveness of Bombing During

the Vietnam War,” Meg Corner

Second Place – “Resistance is Not Futile: Norwegian Resistance to the German

Occupation During WWII,” Rebecca Wyman

Honorable Mention – “Thoreau and Transcendentalism,” Victoria Mason

POETRY

First Place – “All Morning,” Marley Tucker

Second Place – “In Your Bloodstream,” Marley Tucker

Honorable Mention – “Modern,” Amanda Gilliam

SHORT FICTION

First Place – “A Touch of Memory,” Amanda Gilliam

Second Place – “Florida Man,” John Mickevich

Honorable Mention – “Target Jericho,” Meg Corner