Contest Winners

Sigma Tau Delta Writing Contests

We are happy to collaborate with Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society on campus, to feature their contest winners on our site. In the fall, they have a short story contest, and in the spring, they have a poetry contest. 

Spring 2024: Spring Poems Contest

April Showers Winner: "Long Distance Jealousy" by Alyssa Pagan

Springing into Love Winner: "Cultivation Notes for the Rosa Iudicatus 'Judged Rose'" by Kristiaan Simaytis

Bringing into Blossom Winner: "Reading in Rural Illinois" by Stella Stocker

Fall 2023: Short Scary Story Contest

First Place: "Phantom Heart" by Payton Green

Second Place: "Carnival of the Dazzling Night" by Paris Hunt

Third Place: "The Clock Tower" by Jacob Bateman