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, the University of North Georgia's (ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½) student literary magazine, has announced the winners of its annual writing contest.

 The Review holds a writing contest each fall semester where students are encouraged to contribute outstanding, original work in five categories: poetry, short story, one-act play, formal essay, and creative nonfiction. Winners in each genre are published in the Review and awarded $100 for first place, $50 second place, and $25 third place.

First- and second-place winners in each category are automatically entered into the Southern Literary Festival's writing contest. Runners-up in each category have their work published in a special digital edition.

2018 Writing Contest Winners

• First place: "Mokita: A Collection of Poems" by Adream Thompson, senior, English with literature concentration
• Second place: "Vita Electrica Apud Stellae" by Haley Shea Barfield, senior, English with writing and publication concentration
• Third place: "Aisle 12 Paper and Chemicals" by Ashley Brooks, senior, English with writing and publication concentration

• First place: "The Fox Run Tennis Club" by Patrick Brick, senior, English with literature concentration
• Second place: "Drink the Tea" by Abby Russell, sophomore, English
• Third place: "Reincorporation Log 8/5/2064" by Haley Shea Barfield, senior, English with writing and publication concentration

• First place: "Outta Here" by Ashley Brooks, senior, English with writing and publication concentration
• Second place: "Heart-to-Heart" by Gregory Hirsch, sophomore, Theater
• Third place: "M1RR0R: Prologue" by Haley Shea Barfield, senior, English with writing and publication concentration

• First place: "Emily Brontë: Mastering the Dark Side of Human Nature in Wuthering Heights" by Amber Beauchamp, senior, Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) with English concentration
• Second place: "The Tipping Point of Planetary Responsibility: Epidemiologically Examining Sustainability" by Haley Shea Barfield, senior, English with writing and publication concentration
• Third place: "Isakson: A Theatrical Beast" by Katherine Torres, freshman, political science/pre-law

• First place: "The Dog Days of Summer" by Heaven Stone, senior, English with literature concentration
• Second place: "The Call to Age" by Hunter Hulett, sophomore, mathematics
• Third place: "The Annual Chili Party" by Mackenzie Ford, junior, English with writing and publication concentration

 
"The annual writing contest is judged by professional poets and writers outside of ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½, and in addition to their glowing award citations, many of them asked if they could split first place or include an honorable mention, which speaks to the quality of ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½'s student writers," said Ezekiel Black, lecturer of English and faculty advisor for the Review.