2015 CREATIVE WRITING AWARD WINNERS & TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Frog King for James H. Bowden Iron Henry slept under the princess’s pillow in a time when wishes still came true. But acts of passion frequently disenchant, and there aren’t many good strategies for sleeping with a woman so full of narcissistic desire. It was hard to settle on the right word, but as she dreamt Henry whispered endearments sweet enough to make stones cry. Words poured from his mouth as easily as water from a hole in a boot. And each morning he shook the eiderdown until its feathers fell like snow until one day she loosened the laces of her stay. You can call this a miniature domestication myth or merely a tale about an amphibian intruder, but even if she has to kiss a frog every princess hungers for Iron Henry in bed, and any old frog may in time find his head atop the pillow. The Test “Go,” the old hag said And bring back three hairs From the Devil’s head. So the challenge lay at his feet, 98
Contest #1. Fiction (short story or incident) Award SPONSOR: THE WOMAN'S WEDNESDAY CLUB, FORT WORTH Judge: Mr. Jeramey Kraatz, author of The Cloak Society Winner: Taylor Santore for “Peas” ............................................................................................ Page 7 Contest #2. Research Paper or Essay, Making Use of Source Material SPONSOR: THE WOMAN'S WEDNESDAY CLUB, FORT WORTH Judges: Dr. Bonnie Blackwell and Dr. Margaret Lowry Winner: Annelise Severtson for “The Influence of Gender Roles on Child Development” ....... Page 10 Honorable Mention: Hannah Richstein for “Agnes Mary Clerke and her Astronomical Contributions”
Contest #3. The AddRan English 10803 Award SPONSOR: AN ANONYMOUS DONOR Judges: Mr. Christopher Foreé and Dr. Chantel Langlinais Carlson, author of The Exhibit Winner: Lauren Rizzi for “Stepping Into the Life of Chelsee Capezzuti” ................................. Page 13 Honorable Mention: Maya Sinclair Hall for “Nap it Off: The Healing Power of a Nap”
Contest #4. The Tony Burgess Environmental Writing Award SPONSORS: DR. DAN WILLIAMS, MS. CYNTHIA SHEARER, AND DR. STEVE SHERWOOD Judges: Dr. Dan Williams, Director, TCU Press, Ms. Cynthia Shearer, author of Celestial Jukebox, and Dr. Steve Sherwood, author of No Asylum Winner: Alexandra Harvey for “Liberate Tate: The Quest to Free Art from Oil” ..................... Page 17 Contest #5. The David Vanderwerken Short Story Contest SPONSORS: DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY Judge: Dr. Neil Easterbrook, 2014 Master Tutor in Criticism, Royal Observatory, Greenwich England Winner, 1st Place: Nick Barnette for “Excavators” .................................................................... Page 22 Winner, 2nd Place: Francia Teruel for “Unattainable” Winner, 3rd Place: Bradford Lowe for “Light Pavement” Contest #6. The Non-Fiction Prose Contest SPONSOR: THE THURSDAY GROUP, TCU WOMEN EXES. Judges: Mr. Matthew Pitt and Dr. Brad Lucas Winner, 1st Place: Alexis Lohse for “When I Was Trash” ......................................................... Page 32 Winner, 2nd Place: Ellery LeSueur for “Devising the Past” Winner, 3rd Place: Alexandria Gomez for “Five-Minute Mournings and Unattended Funerals” Honorable Mention: Annelise Severtson for “Stay Safe”
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