Congratulations to the 2021 PRISM Art and Writing Contest Award Winners!

Art

First Place- “Blue Mountains,” Autumn Poynter

Second Place- “I Can Still Make Cheyenne,” Trenton Van Bronkhorst

Honorable Mentions- “Space and Time,” Tea Caregao

“Kids Swinging from Trees,” Eva Kidder

FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE ESSAY (The Mary Kilgallen Award)

First Place- “Why I Chose my Major,” Diamond Asogwa

Second Place- “Losing a Loved One,” Kiara King

FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE RESEARCH PAPER

First Place- “Discerning Subjective Morals from Objective Ethics,” Kaleb McClain

Second Place- “The Psychology behind Flannery O’Connor’s Characters,” Mia VanLandschoot

Honorable Mention- “The Racist Roots of the Mammy Caricature,” Haley Dobbyn

JUNIOR/SENIOR ESSAY

First Place- “A Woman’s Place is in Her Welding Booth,” Haley Swiger

Second Place- “Sherman Alexie: Juxtapositions and Realistic Fiction,” Tea Caragao

Honorable Mention- “Black Girl Joy,” Danique Walker

JUNIOR/SENIOR RESEARCH PAPER

First Place- “The Kitchen Climate Conversation,” AS

Second Place- “Personal Perspective on the Green New Deal,” Salix Sampson

Honorable Mention-“A History of Animal Trials,” Brooke Somero

POETRY

First Place- “Piękne Pożegnanie (Beautiful Farewell),” Trevor Roznowski

Second Place- “Old Man,” Eva Kidder

Honorable Mentions- “The Source,” Trevor Roznowski

“SAD,” Lily Cyr

“A Dream to Saturn,” Cherie Denslow

SHORT FICTION

First Place- “Default Mean Girl,” Angelica Rosenthal

Second Place- “The Lamp,” Aaron Brown

Honorable Mention- “Alfred,” Abigail Maskill

TECHNICAL, PROFESSIONAL, OR SCRIPT

First Place- “MONSTER MADNESS: Return to the Field,” Angelica Rosenthal

Second Place- “Ethics in Fintech,” Monica Fritter

Honorable Mentions- “Informational Sheets on Chronic Conditions and Diseases,” Tea Caragao

“Fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop,” Melanie Jones