2016 Creative Writing Contest Winners
The winners of this year’s creative writing contests are:
Nick Adams Short Story
Nelson Ogbuagu ’16, winner — $1000 for “Playing It Safe”
Grace Lloyd ’16, honorable mention — for “Crush”
James Norman Hall '10 Aspiring Writer Award
Alejandra Rodriguez Wheelock ’17 — $2000 for “The Basic Principles of Long Distance Running”
Selden Whitcomb Prize
Clara Trippe ’18, winner — $500 for “The Year of Cicadas; Lechuguilla Cave; Atmosphere; and Yours: Flesh and Ground”
Maya Elliott ’18, 2nd prize — $100 for “Bruises, CHURCHGOING, A HYMNAL?; and The Physicality of Atheism”
Emma Soberano ’17, 2nd prize — $100 for “Mi papá me llama ‘chile’; Duloxetine, 30 mg; Bruises are like post-it notes; and Cielito Lindo”
Henry York Steiner Memorial Prize for Short Fiction
Emma Soberano ’17, winner — $500 for “Sex”
Josie Sloyan ’18, 2nd prize — $100 for “Long Way Out”
Emma Thomasch ’16, 2nd prize — $100 for “Hold Your Peace”
Lorabel Richardson Prize, Academy of American Poets
Maya Elliott ’18 — $100 for “Witchblood: A Fantasy”