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Congratulations Creative Writing Seniors, Class of 2024
Emily Allison--Queens University of Charlotte; Patricia Manley--Western Carolina University; Jewel Carter--Hollins University; Mary Bostic Fort--Clemson University; Lena Patton--University of North Carolina, Asheville; Shelby Nichols--Furman University; Autumn Green--Greenville Technical College: Lorelei Webb--Winthrop College.
FAC CW Juniors Lillie Markel and Allison Kim's poems, "August Drive," and "Eulogy," were both named Honorable Mentions in the Leonard Milberg '53 Princeton Young Poets Prize from Princeton University. Check out their names in lights here
Fine Arts Center Young Arts Finalists, including Sun Clark (second from left) a Finalist with Distinction in Poetry, who attended the Young Arts week in Miami and was awarded a $5,000 grant; and Emily Allison (first on right) who was named a Finalist in Poetry and was awarded a $1,500 grant.
Congratulations Creative Writing Seniors, Class of 2023
Isabelle Veenstra--University of Maine, Farmington; Lindsey Grace--Rhode Island Institute of Technology; Mariah Coe Perkins--Spellman University; Andrea Hernandez Ramirez--Hamilton College; Parker Burgio--Clemson University; Meadow Harmon--Greenville Technical College
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Congratulations to Anna Castro Spratt, FAC sophomore, who has been named the inaugural youth poet laureate for the city of Greenville. Anna will serve a two year term in the position beginning in the spring of 2023. Read more about Anna and the poet laureate program here.
Congratulations Creative Writing Seniors, Class of 2022
Callie Gosnell--Converse College; Makiya Smith--Wofford College; Elizabeth Scott--Furman University; Finnegan Garity--University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ryan Carroll--Washington College; Skylar Baumgardner--Wofford College; Anna Saurbrey--Warren Wilson College; Cass All--Furman University; Veronica Buehring--University of Iowa
Congratulations to Emily Allison who is the S.C. State Poetry Out Loud state representative for 2021 and was the nation wide winner of the Poetry Ourselves, the written portion of the competition, for her original poem, "Galatea" chosen by poet Chen Chen
Congratulations to Makiya Smith '21 who is a 2021 National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) Creative Writing Scholar in Fiction. Makiya was awarded a $2,000 cash grant to support her future education in the arts.
Congratulations Creative Writing Seniors, Class of 2021
David Jones--Furman University, Herman Lays Scholar; Hayley Hansen--Coastal Carolina; Perrin Keene--College of Charleston; Julia Rodriguez-Rosales--Greenville Technical College; Angel Channer--University of South Carolina; Luisa Penaflor--University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Thomas Wolfe Scholar; Sarah Sham--University of South Carolina
Congratulations to Luisa Penaflor who is the 2021 Thomas Wolfe Scholar at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill! The award covers everything including room and board, laptop and orientation fees, and includes meetings with authors invited on campus, and a summer stipend starting at $3,000 and increasing to $5,000 by the end of the four years which can be used for personal writing projects or study abroad. The Thomas Wolfe Scholarship offers full four year financial support to one incoming freshman with exceptionally focused literary ability and promise.
Congratulations Creative Writing Seniors, Class of 2020!!!
Arley Trice; NYU
Pen Zuleger; Emerson College
Lajadia Seawright; Clemson University
Mia Larson-Baldwin; American University
Creative Writing Junior Luisa Penaflor is the 2019 Winner of the Nancy Thorpe Poetry Prize sponsored by Hollins University for her poem, "This Is Not A Heritage Poem." As the winning poet, Luisa will receive a $350 cash prize, publication in Cargoes, Hollins’ award-winning student literary magazine, a renewable scholarship up to $5,000 provided through the Creative Talent Award in Creative Writing applicable in the event that she enrolls at Hollins University, and free tuition and housing for the University’s Hollinsummer creative writing program (for rising 9-12th grade students).
Creative Writing Senior Pen Zuleger was a 2020 YoungArts Merit winner for her novel, Sebbatiscade, which she wrote as her final project for the Long Form Writing class at the Fine Arts Center.
Creative Writing Senior Elena Castro was accepted to Yale University as a member of the Class of 2020 on a full scholarship. Elena is planning on studying English with a concentration in Creative Writing and Ethnicity, Race and Migration.
Creative Writing Sophomore Luisa Penaflor has worked in conjunction with Glenis Redmond at the Peace Center to organize and promote the Say Your Peace poetry slam, occurring June 8, 2019, free and open to participants grades 8-12.
First annual Fine Arts Center/Peace Center collaborative reading was held April 30th featuring FAC Guest Artist Sabrina Orah Mark, with additional readers from the FAC Creative Writing progam and Poetic Conversations workshop. Deep thanks to Glenis Redmond, Larisa Gelman and the Peace Center for acting as mentors, partners and hosts to a wonderful evening of writing out loud.