Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: UT-Rio Grande Valley Entry Title: Eight Entry Credit: Carolina Cabrera Judge Comment: You have to read this story from start to finish to understand how it all fits together. The writer has the power to make me feel eight-years-old again.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Texas Wesleyan University Entry Title: A Soup that Tastes Like Home Entry Credit: Saffron Maasz Judge Comment: A love letter to the transition between childhood and adulthood. Some really beautiful sentences in here.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Texas Wesleyan University Entry Title: Dear Mari Entry Credit: Kenneth Nguyen Judge Comment: Very textile, textured and layered. Good use of description. It would make a fantastic comic book.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Northeast Texas Commmunity College Entry Title: El Mariachi Entry Credit: Liliana Torreblanca Judge Comment: This poem really tapped into the romantic soul of a mariachi.
Competition Comment: This was a compilation of wonderful short stories and poems by collegiate writers. I'm in awe of the writing and attention to details. Great work to all the participants -- this was hard to judge!
