Poetry:
1st : “Judas”, Emmett Perkins, Regis College
2nd (Tie): “Chicken and Breadcrumbs”, Erika B. Girard, St. Leo University
2nd (Tie): “On the Pier in Boca Raton”, Madison Tolley, Loras College
Honorable Mention: “Irish”, Laura Kandro, Iona College
Honorable Mention: “A Pond and Memories”, Giovanni Cantoral, Cardinal Stritch University
Honorable Mention: “Three Poems”, Erin Carrus, Thomas More University
Short Fiction:
1st (Tie): “The Grandfather Clock”, Scott Riner, Saint Francis University
1st (Tie): “World of Broken Hearts”, Erika B. Girard, St. Leo University
2nd (tie): “My darling, what if you fly?”, Cara B. Gose, Mount St. Mary’s University
2nd (tie): “Castles and Kingdoms”, Courtney Allen, Kings College
Honorable Mention: “Blue”, Myha Sprifke, Cardinal Stritch University
Honorable Mention: “Gathering”, Ariel Long, Thomas More University
Creative Nonfiction:
1st: “Overcoming Control Deficiency”, Nick Rondinelli, Cardinal Stritch University
2nd: “Finding Reality in Real Life”, Erika B. Girard, St. Leo University
Honorable Mention: “Letter to Wendell Berry, Mikayla B. Watkinson, Mount St. Mary’s University
Honorable Mention: “A Decision”, Nusrat Ahmed, Kings College
Critical/Analytical Essay:
1st: “Resurrecting Value:…..”, Alex Kruse, Loras College
2nd: “Reassuring English Majors”, Alair DiRemigio, Neumann University
Honorable Mention: “Ernestly Influential:…, Kaisha A. Girard, St. Leo University
Honorable Mention: “The First Blast …..”, Kelley T. Northam, Mount St. Mary’s Univ.
Honorable Mention: “Children Finding Themselves:…, Lauren Talty, Iona College
Honorable Mention: “Baptism in Blood:…”,Sophia Tragesser, Univ. of St. Thomas
Scholarly Research:
1st: “The Heresy of Witchcraft in Elizabethan England”, Daniel M. Majerowicz, Mount St. Mary’s University”
No 2nd Place or HM
***Winner of the J. Patrick Lee Service Award ($1,000)***
Laura Kandro – Iona College
In addition to the cash award, recipients of the J. Patrick Lee Award for Service will be profiled in an upcoming Delta Epsilon Sigma Journal.