Writes of Spring
Writes of Spring is MSU Denver's annual writing contest. Any registered MSU Denver student may submit entries. Awards are given for the top entries in each of six categories: Academic Essay, Creative Nonfiction, Drama, Fiction, Linguistics, and Poetry.
*Congratulations 2012 Winners!*
Academic Essay
1. Erienne Romaine: “Ocean Reveries in Red Hell: The Paradox of Whaling in Moby-Dick”
2. Molly Martin: “Handle with Care; Curiosity and Reason in Paradise Lost”
3. Anna Dewey “Gossiping with Non-Human Primates and the Evolution of Human Language”
Creative Nonfiction
1. Kathryn Vrice “To Be Seen”
2. Maria Getto: “Solo”
3. Patrick Hurley: “Bald Chinese Men Wearing Dresses”
Drama
1.Patrick Hurley: There Once Was a Writer Named Hank…
2. Jean Egdorf: Mission Impassible
3.Colleen Kellogg: I Am/I Will
Fiction
1. Jacob Simon-Blum “Asylum”
2. Jason Parker “Fat Like Me”
3. Caleb Tardio “The Cubist”
Honorable Mention. Kile Clabaugh: “Banana Bread”
Linguistics
1.Michele Andersen-Heroux: “Prescriptivism v. Descriptivism
2. Colin Pitet: “Preposition Standing”
Poetry
1. Sebastian Doherty: “Superstition”
2. Jene Conrad: “Can’t Hold Onto…”
3. Molly Martin: “Frozen Embers”
Honorable Mention. A.Therese Samson Wenham: “Our Goat’s Island Honorable Mention”
Honorable Mention. Kathryn Vrice: “If You Wanted”
Honorable Mention. Michelle Gebhart: “Ritual”
Coordinator: Dr. Jason Miller
