Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: UT-Rio Grande Valley Entry Title: Gallery 2022 Entry Credit: Denisse Zecca , Jessi Mata Judge Comment: There’s too much creativity bursting from this issue to even try to corral it or put it in a box. It’s like a ‘zine with a pronounced urban gusto, brimming with comics and ideas, and that becomes a theme of its own.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Northeast Texas Commmunity College Entry Title: Lagniappe Volume 10 Entry Credit: Skylar Fondren, Liliana Torreblanca Judge Comment: There's a real "magazine" vibe, with nicely structured "vignettes" that allow you to visit with each artist, and get a sense of who they are - creating a place for each to shine, almost like a quilt.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Midwestern Entry Title: Voices: 2021-2022 Entry Credit: Ashton Bayliss, Abigail Defore, Connor Lee, Stephanie Robledo Judge Comment: Design boasts a clean minimalism and is smartly structured, with groupings of stories then groupings of art.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Tarrant County College - Trinity River Entry Title: Roots & Reflections Literary and Arts Magazine Entry Credit: Milo Koenig, Vanessa Espinosa, Taylor Pels-Hernandez, Edwin Barrera Judge Comment: The issue uses color and graphic elements (such as bars) to achieve a careful balance between maintaining a unified theme while still affording a distinctive platform for each piece - retaining a nice sense of discovery as you turn the page, closing with a surprise playlist at the end, for an endearing personal touch.
