Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Tarrant County College - Trinity River Entry Title: Roots & Reflections Entry Credit: Alejandro Rivera, Mary Maturo, Samantha Goldblatt, Lisbeth Villalpando Judge Comment: Beautiful and thoughtful presentation. The intentionality on each page really shows! Work included is great and nothing feels neglected or passed over. Every page shows care and thought.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Midwestern Entry Title: Voices 2022-2023 Entry Credit: Michaela Aleman, Jordan Jackson, Cadence Harris, Gray Holman Judge Comment: Beautiful and just quirky enough, but still with very traditional lit-mag bones. Good, clear intentionality for layout and choices. Everything about the look/feel/content works cohesively well.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Northeast Texas Commmunity College Entry Title: Lagniappe 2023 Entry Credit: Liliana Torreblanca, Lagniappe Staff Judge Comment: Cohesive and engaging.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Dallas College - Brookhaven Entry Title: The Windmill Vol. 8 Entry Credit: Tabitha N. Tudor, The Windmill Staff Judge Comment: Cohesive and engaging.
Competition Comment: Winning entries here were really about being able to see the attention to detail and intentionality of each piece and page. Magazines where that was clear and blended seamlessly stood out.