{"id":16282,"date":"2018-04-09T08:35:17","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T12:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=16282"},"modified":"2018-04-09T08:35:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T12:35:17","slug":"tusculum-students-receive-recognition-in-writing-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/admission\/2018\/tusculum-students-receive-recognition-in-writing-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Tusculum students receive recognition in writing competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winners of Tusculum\u2019s 208 Curtis and Billie Owens Literary Awards were announced in March.<\/p>\n

The awards, which are given annually to recognize the literary achievements of the college\u2019s students, are open to all Tusculum students.<\/p>\n

In the category of poetry, the winner was Rachel Swatzell, a sophomore from Greeneville, with her entry \u201cPink.\u201d Honorable mention was given to Tyler Brown, a senior from Rockwood, for his work, \u201cWhat If.\u201d<\/p>\n

In nonfiction, first place went to Taylor Rose, a junior from Fayetteville, North Carolina, for her essay, \u201cGrowing Gardens.\u201d Honorable mention went to Rebekah Voiles, a senior from Morristown, for \u201cEye Contact.\u201d<\/p>\n

The winner in the fiction category was Jazmyn Bishop, a sophomore from Rogersville, for \u201cHalf of Me.\u201d Honorable mention went to Kristen Wiggins, a senior from Johnson City.<\/p>\n

The winners will read their selections at the Tusculum Review Launch Party to be scheduled for later this spring.<\/p>\n

The Curtis and Billie Owens Literary Awards are annually given to recognize the literary achievements of Tusculum College\u2019s creative writing students. The literary award was named for Curtis Owens, a 1928 graduate of Tusculum who went on to a teaching career at what is now Pace University in New York.\u00a0He and his wife established the award at his alma mater to encourage and reward excellence in writing among Tusculum students.<\/p>\n

The event also featured readings by contest judge Ethel Morgan Smith, and was part of the Humanities Series, sponsored by the Tusculum English Department.<\/p>\n

Ethel Morgan Smith is the author of two books: \u201cFrom Whence Cometh My Help: The African American Community at Hollins College\u201d and \u201cReflections of the Other: Being Black in Germany.\u201d She has also published in \u201cThe New York Times,\u201d \u201cCallaloo,\u201d \u201cAfrican American Review\u201d and other national and international outlets.<\/p>\n

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Pictured are from left to right, Rebekah Voiles (honorable mention, nonfiction), Rachel Swatzell (winner, poetry), Tyler Brown (honorable mention, poetry), Taylor Rose (winner, nonfiction) and Jazmyn Bishop (winner, fiction).<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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