Nine Pensacola State College students recently received awards at the annual Walter F. Spara Writing Competition. First place winners received $100, second place received $50, and third place received $25.
Essay winners were Roxana Resendiz-Garcia, first place for “Trophy Nation;” Jenni Carpenter, second place for “Going through the Motions;” and Brooke Tanswell, third place for “The American Dream Trap."
Short fiction winners were Matthew Daniel, first place for “Fiddler’s Green;” Nikol Garner, second place for “The Last Time;” and Laura McBay, third place for “Answered Questions.”
Poetry winners were Mary Whitham, first place for “Turn of events in 14;” Benjamin Lowrimore, second place for “Untitled;” and Taylor Young, third place for “In My Hands."
The competition is named for Walter Spara, a PSC English professor from 1966 to 2000, who initiated the college’s creative writing program and its nationally recognized literary journal, “Hurricane Review.”
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Nine PSC students recognized at Walter F. Spara writing competition