We are so pleased to announce this year’s winners of the PRISM Writing and Art Contest.

ART 

First Place – “The Cradle,” Massiel Calderon

Second Place –  “THE HIVE: the renaissance of Idlewild,” Haley Wildfong

Honorable Mention – “Red Eyed Tree Frog,” Lindsey Fortuna 

“Repose and Refuge,” Riley Wetzel

“Hands,” Sophia Forystek

“Midwestern Pokemon Speed Paint Study,” Vern Planck 

FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE ESSAY (The Mary Kilgallen Award) 

First Place –“Not All Heroes Wear Capes,” George Lawless

FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE RESEARCH PAPER 

First Place – “Love Through the Languages,” Caitlin Osterhouse

Second Place – “Autonomous Vehicles: Progression and Possible Destruction,” Camden Whyte

JUNIOR/SENIOR ESSAY 

First Place – “Choices,” Samantha Gaudino 

Second Place – “Close Reading: Speak,” Alex Bennett

JUNIOR/SENIOR RESEARCH PAPER 

First Place – “Imprisoning the Innocent: The Perpetuation of Social Injustice by the United States Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” Bethany Parker

Second Place – “How Dehumanization is Used to Justify Genocide,” Jessica Oakes

Honorable Mention – “The Good, The Bad, and “The Capacity For Abstract Thought”: A Narrative Analysis of O’ Brother, Where Art Thou?,” Jeffrey Austin

POETRY 

First Place – “Castle Sands Beach,” John Caserta

Second Place – “Treat Me Like a Novel,” Benjamin Totten

Honorable Mentions – “Hair,” Jessica Oakes

“Big Mistake,” Gypsy Bates 

SHORT FICTION 

First Place – “Bus 64,” John Caserta 

Second Place – “Talia,” Faith Brandt 

Honorable Mention – “The Fairy Who Earned His Wings,” Rosa Burkholder

TECHNICAL, PROFESSIONAL, OR SCRIPT (The Daniel Ding Memorial Award) 

First Place – “Enterprise,” Samantha Gaudino