Department of English
2012 Annual Writing Contest Winners
Best ENGL 091 Paper Written in 2012 ($50 prize)
Winner: Scott Pardon, "Criminals Are Not Bad People"
Contest open Nov. 28, 2012-February 28, 2013. Winners and runners up may be published in a department publication and/or on the English website. To submit, email an essay to english@lssu.edu, with the subject title "Best ENGL 091 Paper." Students may submit up to two essays. In the text of your email, list the title of the essay(s), your own name with contact information (address, email, and phone), the name of your professor, and the semester the paper was written (the contest occurs for papers written in the previous year —so in 2011-12, Spring '11 and Fall '11 papers were accepted; in 2012-13, Spring '12 and Fall '12 papers will be accepted, and so on). Please do not put identifying information on the entry file itself; only a title.
Best ENGL 110 Papers Written in 2012
Personal Essay ($50 prize)
Winner: Jerusha Lane, "Of Pants and Paragliders"
For this contest, the judges look for a personal essay written in an ENGL 110 class that demonstrates a clear purpose and develops that purpose in a thoughtful style.
Critical Essay ($50 prize)
Winner: Victoria Steffke, "Grab Some Rubbers: It's the Law "
For this contest, the judges look for a critical essay (argumentative, analytical, explicative, etc.) written in an ENGL 110 class that demonstrates a clear purpose and develops that purpose in a thoughtful style.
Contest open Nov. 28-February 28. Winners and runners up may be published in a department publication and/or on the English website. To submit, email an essay to english@lssu.edu, with the subject title "Best ENGL 110 Paper: Personal" or "Best ENGL 110 Paper: Critical." Students may submit one essay in each category. Please send a separate email for each entry. In the text of your email, list the title of the essay, your own name with contact information (address, email, and phone), the name of your ENGL 110 professor, and the semester the paper was written (the contest occurs for papers written in the previous year —so in 2011-12, Spring '11 and Fall '11 papers were accepted; in 2012-13, Spring '12 and Fall '12 papers will be accepted, and so on). Please do not put identifying information on the entry file itself; only a title.
Best ENGL 111 Paper Written in 2012 ($100 prize)
Winner: Michael Gordon, "Social Sustainability and China's One-Child Policy"
For this contest, the judges look for a research paper written in ENGL 111 that demonstrates an ability to develop a clear and sustained argument using your own ideas as well as college-level sources.
Contest open Nov. 28-February 28. Winners and runners up may be published in a department publication and/or on the English website. To submit, email your essay to english@lssu.edu, with the subject title "Best ENGL 111 Paper." In the text of your email, list the title, the semester the paperwas written (the contest occurs for papers written in the previous year —so in 2011-12, Spring '11 and Fall '11 papers were accepted; in 2012-13, Spring '12 and Fall '12 papers will be accepted, and so on), the name of your professor, and your own name with contact information (address, email, and phone). Please do not put identifying information on the entry file itself; only a title.
2012-2013 Creative Writing Contest Winners
Stellanova Osborn Poetry Contest
Judge: Helen Frost
WINNER
"Once Upon a Dream" by Michael Krueger
1st Runner Up
"Cage" by Mary Giermann
2nd Runners Up
(Tie) "Puppet Dance" by John Keller and "Year: Two Thousand and Lost" by Michael Krueger
Semifinalist Poems
"Bioluminescence" by Taylor Berry
"The Body Remembers" by Jane Buckanaga-Picotte
"Cage" by Mary Giermann
"Domesticated Fire" by Charlotte Mazurek
"How to Be a Father"by Adam Uhrig
[Let me navigate your boat] by Meredith Cleary
"Man of Mystery" by Rachel Mead
"Nature versus Nurture, a Case Study" by Jane Buckanaga-Picotte
"Nude" by Stephen Keller
"Once Upon a Dream" by Michael Krueger
"Pick Your Poison" by Michael Krueger
"Poem for Gramps" by Rachel Mead
"Puppet Dance" by John Keller
"A Superhero" by Jessica Fritzler
"To Wisconsin, From Michigan" by Taylor Berry
"Where'd We Go Wrong" by Rachel Mead
"Year Two Thousand Lost" by Michael Krueger
For this contest, semifinalists are selected for clarity of image, precision in language, and careful attention to craft elements which heightened the sense of the moment. The final judge for winners and runners up this year will be Helen Frost. Winners and runners up will be announced later this spring.
The Stellanova Poetry Contest is now closed. The contest is open annually to any student at LSSU who submits up to three poems before the deadline. Each poem must have a title. All entries must be e-mailed and sent in a single attachment to english@lssu.edu. In the e-mail, mention your poem title(s) and student number. In the file attachment, include only your student number and address on the top left-hand corner of the first page. Do not include your name. Put “Stellanova Osborn Poetry Contest” in the email title. There are no restrictions on subject or style. The judges reserve the right not to award any prizes. Submission of your entry is considered permission to publish it in an LSSU student journal and/or on the English website.
LSSU Short Story Award
Judge: Helen Frost
WINNERS
(Tie)
"Slipping Away" and "Mother of God," both by Stephen Keller
1st Runner Up
"Free" by John Keller
Semifinalist Stories
"The Adventures of Quincy" by Rachel Mead
"Free" by John Keller
"Mother of God" by Stephen Keller
"Peanut Butter" by Jade Patton
"The Power of the Sea" by Jana Luurtsema
"Slipping Away" by Stephen Keller
"Taken" by Jessica Phal
"That Night" by Maura MacDonald
For this contest, semifinalists are selected based on depth of character, attention to language, a compelling story, and an underlying greater truth.The final judge for winners and runners up this year will be Helen Frost. Winners and runners up will be announced later this spring.
The LSSU Short Story Contest is currently closed. The contest is open annually to any student at LSSU who submits up to two stories before the deadline. Each story must have a title. All entries must be e-mailed and sent as attachments to english@lssu.edu. In the e-mail, mention your story title(s) and student number. In the file attachment, include only your student number and address on the top left-hand corner of the first page. Do not include your name. Put “LSSU Short Story Contest ” in the email title. There are no restrictions on subject or style. The judges reserve the right not to award any prizes. Submission of your entry is considered permission to publish it in an LSSU student journal and/or on the English website.
Past Winners
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