The Department of English and Foreign Languages of Southern Arkansas University hosted the annual Creative Writing Festival on Saturday, April 7, and several local students took home awards.<\/p>\n
The Festival, which is held every spring, has grown from 345 entries in 1995 to more than 1,100 entries. Students from schools across south Arkansas submit poems, short stories, and creative non-fiction essays, which are then judged good, excellent or superior. Out of the entries judged superior, three are chosen in each category and grade level to receive special recognition consisting of a cash prize for first, second, and third place winners, and a trophy for the first place winners.<\/p>\n
The annual festival was developed from a summer writing class for public school teachers taught by Dr. Kathleen Mallory, associate professor of English at SAU.\u00a0 The event is co-sponsored by the Gerald F. and Betty Fincher Scott Academic Endowment, made available through the generosity of Harold and D.J. Fincher and Peoples Bank.<\/p>\n
The winners of the festival are listed below.<\/p>\n
Elementary Poem<\/p>\n
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Gerald F. Scott Award<\/strong><\/p>\n C.J. Mock<\/p>\n Title: Cold, Winter Weather<\/p>\n School: Yocum Elementary, El Dorado<\/p>\n Teacher: Pam Aubrey<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Kasey Dumas<\/p>\n Title: Please Recycle<\/p>\n School: Yocum Elementary, El Dorado<\/p>\n Teacher: Pam Aubrey<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Rachel Murphree<\/p>\n Title: States<\/p>\n School: Yocum Elementary, El Dorado<\/p>\n Teacher: Pam Aubrey<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elementary Fiction<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gerald F. Scott Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Troi Kacsir<\/p>\n Title: The Barn<\/p>\n School: East Side Elementary, Magnolia<\/p>\n Teacher: Regina Eddy<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Presley Crump<\/p>\n Title: Why You Don\u2019t Eat Chocolate Bunnies<\/p>\n School: East Side Elementary, Magnolia<\/p>\n Teacher: Regina Eddy<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Hafsa Ali<\/p>\n Title: The Adventure<\/p>\n School: Yocum Elementary, El Dorado<\/p>\n Teacher: Pam Aubrey<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elementary Creative Non-fiction<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gerald F. Scott Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Payton \u201cAustin\u201d Willeford<\/p>\n Title: My Soccer Tournament<\/p>\n School: East Side Elementary, Magnolia<\/p>\n Teacher: Rachel Ray<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 2nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Whitney Renfroe<\/p>\n Title: My Dog Marlie<\/p>\n School: Smackover Elementary<\/p>\n Teacher: Heidi Tolin<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Tanner Nielsen<\/p>\n Title: The Trashcan Ride<\/p>\n School: East Side Elementary, Magnolia<\/p>\n Teacher: Nancy Miller<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Intermediate Poem<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Betty Fincher Scott Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Kayanna Jones<\/p>\n Title: Bad Luck Week<\/p>\n School: Central Elementary School, Magnolia<\/p>\n Teacher: Syliva Weldon<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Donavan Mavis<\/p>\n Title: Me!<\/p>\n School: Blevins Elementary School<\/p>\n Teacher: Holly Johnson<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Dylan Ainsworth<\/p>\n Spring<\/p>\n School: Central Elementary School, Magnolia<\/p>\n Teacher: Angela Watson<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Intermediate Fiction<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Betty Fincher Scott Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Luke Genestet<\/p>\n Title: Close Call<\/p>\n School: Columbia Christian School, Magnolia<\/p>\n Teacher: Katie May<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n AnnaLisa VanAssche<\/p>\n Title: The Unsuccessful Hunt<\/p>\n School: Central Elementary School, Magnolia<\/p>\n Teacher: Sylvia Weldon<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Kaitlyn Lancaster<\/p>\n Title: Brave Marie<\/p>\n School: Columbia Christian School, Magnolia<\/p>\n Teacher: Katie May<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Intermediate Creative Non-fiction<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Betty Fincher Scott Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Thomas Crawford<\/p>\n Title: My Best Hunt<\/p>\n School: Yocum Elementary School<\/p>\n Teacher: Pam Aubrey<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Kaylin Waller<\/p>\n Title: Sooie<\/p>\n School: Parkers Chapel Elementary<\/p>\n Teacher: Vicki Pepper<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Taylor Lennard<\/p>\n Title: Why Did You Lie?<\/p>\n School: Central Elementary School<\/p>\n Teacher: Sylvia Weldon<\/p>\n Jr. High Poem<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n D.J. Fincher Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Murphy Aycock<\/p>\n Title: A Little Girl\u2019s World<\/p>\n School: Smackover High School<\/p>\n Teacher: April Richardson<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong>\u2014<\/p>\n Holly Donahoe<\/p>\n Title: Peaceful Night<\/p>\n School: Smackover High School<\/p>\n Teacher: K. Stanton<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Michael Howell<\/p>\n Title: Caged Bird<\/p>\n School: Smackover High School<\/p>\n Teacher: Sonia Barker<\/p>\n Jr. High Fiction<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n D.J. Fincher Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Spencer Stanton<\/p>\n Title: Wishes<\/p>\n School: Smackover High School<\/p>\n Teacher: Sonia Barker<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 2nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Brooke Finney<\/p>\n Title: Love\u2019s Joust<\/p>\n School: Magnolia Jr. High School<\/p>\n Parent: Stephanie Finney<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Courtney Davis<\/p>\n Title: Thirteen<\/p>\n School: Smackover High School<\/p>\n Teacher: K. Stanton<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jr. High Creative Non-fiction<\/p>\n <\/p>\n D.J. Fincher Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Alec Rushton<\/p>\n Title: Shady Lake<\/p>\n School: Magnolia Jr. High School<\/p>\n Teacher: Charlotte Foster<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0 Place<\/strong>\u2014<\/p>\n Ashley Lancaster<\/p>\n Title: A Well Taught Memory<\/p>\n School: Blevins High School<\/p>\n Teacher: Ruth Steely<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0 Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Ariel Hudgens<\/p>\n Title: The Best for Last<\/p>\n School: Magnolia Jr. High School<\/p>\n Teacher: Charlotte Foster<\/p>\n High School Poem<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Harold Fincher Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Briana Curry<\/p>\n Title: I Stand In A Marvelous Light<\/p>\n School: Magnolia High School<\/p>\n Parent: Aynsandra Curry<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Kristopher Bailey<\/p>\n Title: So You Want to be a Kid Again<\/p>\n School: Magnolia High School<\/p>\n Teacher: Keri Hamilton<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Troy Dino<\/p>\n Title: Winter Heart<\/p>\n School: Smackover High School<\/p>\n Teacher: Aprile Richardson<\/p>\n <\/p>\n High School Fiction<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Harold Fincher Award<\/p>\n Lauren Morehead<\/p>\n Title: Unreliable narration or: the Past Is Better with Delusions and Purple Prose<\/p>\n School: Ridgeway Christian School<\/p>\n Parent: David Morehead<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Blane Dolden<\/p>\n Title: Possession<\/p>\n School: Smackover High School<\/p>\n Teacher: Aprile Richardson<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong>\u2014<\/p>\n Emily Church<\/p>\n Title: The Nightmare<\/p>\n School: Smackover High School<\/p>\n Teacher: Aprile Richardson<\/p>\n <\/p>\n High School Creative Non-fiction<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Harold Fincher Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Joanna Horton<\/p>\n Title: Nate the Great<\/p>\n School: Home schooled<\/p>\n Teacher: Mary Horton<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 2nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Patricia Anglin<\/p>\n Title: How to Dump Your Not so Significant Other (Boys)<\/p>\n School: Magnolia High School<\/p>\n Teacher: Amanda McMahon<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/p>\n Samantha Neal<\/p>\n Title: I Believe Miracles Happen<\/p>\n School: Magnolia High School<\/p>\n Teacher: Amanda McMahon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Department of English and Foreign Languages of Southern Arkansas University hosted the annual Creative Writing Festival on Saturday, April 7, and several local students took home awards. 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