Jerry Simpson Memorial Poetry Contest
1st Place - Gavin Wolf “Invasion of 1944”
2nd Place - Kisa Polk “Lies”
3rd Place - Konner McLaughlin “Dawn”
H.M. #1 - Ross Earley “Hope”
H.M. #2 - Ben Menard “The Four Horsemen”
Jerry Simpson Memorial Short Story Contest
1st Place - Jennifer Medelberg “From Paper to Reality”
2nd Place - Abigail Sims “Something Different”
3rd Place - Samuel Leach “Running for Life”
H.M. #1 - Tiffany Lu “Father”
H.M. #2 - Cameron Brasher “Appearances”
Brad Dill Memorial Poetry Contest
1st Place - Sarai Baltrop “Heartbeat”
2nd Place - Gina Sarvis “The Empty Canvas”
3rd Place - Caleb Comer “Persephone”
H.M. #1 - Shelby Binford “P.S.”
H.M. #2 - Sadee Smith “Open Your Eyes”
Brad Dill Memorial Short Story Contest
1st Place - Kelsey Miller “The Beast”
2nd Place - Erin Ramsey “The Vault”
3rd Place - Logan McDivitt “The Mantle”
H.M. #1 - Haylee Smith “The Mystery of Detective Whitmore”
H.M. #2 - Aaron Deaver “The Quest”
NCTC Regional Poetry Contest
1st Place - Joseph Weber “A Lifetime of Furniture”
2nd Place - Beth Honeycutt “No Longer Suited”
3rd Place - Jennifer Yarbrough “Restless”
H.M.#1 - Ken Reed “The Cup”
H.M.#2 - Kylie Nelson “Tired Mind, No Rest”
NCTC Regional Short Story Contest
1st Place - Timothy Howell “The Specialist”
2nd Place - Phil Endres “Last Call”
3rd Place - Ryan Barnhart “A Miracle”
H.M.#1 - James Willingham “Going Home”
H.M.#2 - Nancy Perry “The Fransformation”
The Aspiring Poet Contest
1st Place - Stephanie Honeycutt “Dearest”
2nd Place - Bradley Eubanks “Denial Island”
3rd Place - Celisa Meals “Addiction”
H.M.#1 - Rebecca Carriker “Technicolor Fins”
H.M.#2 - Leanna Gustine “I Will Not Say I Love You”
Gerald McDaniel Memorial Short Story Contest
1st Place - Maria Puig “The Dollar”
2nd Place - Aaron Leach “The Squirrel & The Chipmunks – a Fable”
3rd Place - Vanessa Lynch “The In-Laws”
The Inspired Essayist Contest
1st Place - Stephanie Fink “Alternate Route”
2nd Place - Javier Manrique “Visa for a Dream”
3rd Place - Rowena Mphahlele-Prather “My Life as a Child”
H.M.#1 - Rachel Wiedeke “Star-Struck”
H.M.#2 - Aaron Leach “Church and State”
Ona Robert Wright Award for Literary Excellence – Prose
Rowena Mphahlele-Prather - “My Life as a Child”
Layuna Hicks Award for Literary Excellence – Poetry
Leanna Gustine - “I Will Not Say I Love You”