The contest was sponsored by the Writers Guild at the Quad-Cities Campus (advisors – Claudia Alonzo and Stephanie Belowske) and the Creative Writing Club at the East Campus (advisor – Georgjean Pitsoulakis).
The winners:
Comedy/Satire
- “Greedy Goody Goblin” by Ruthann Leesman of Port Byron, Quad-Cities Campus student
Faculty/Staff
- “Your Favorite Pair of Jeans” by Jaina Gliva, access services coordinator
- “The Birthday Stream” by Atticus Garrison, reference and instruction librarian
Fantasy
- “The Lonely Dragon” by Eric Zavala of Moline, Quad-Cities Campus student
- “The World that Waited” by Ava Hoskins of Rock Island, Quad-Cities Campus student
Horror
- “It Gets Home Before Me” by Ava Hoskins
- “The Home Stretch” by Natalie Rotramel of Moline, Quad-Cities Campus student
Memoir/Personal Essay
- “After Isn’t Over” by Ava Hoskins
- “I know, you knew” by Mia Merkel of Galva, East Campus student
Poetry/Song
- Untitled by Carsen Dekeyrel of Andalusia, Quad-Cities Campus student
- “Accommodations Within Reason” by Hailey Ortiz of Coal Valley, Quad-Cities Campus student
Romance
- “Still-Marsh Bride” by Najah Vesey of Rock Island, Quad-Cities Campus student
- “The Colors of Love” by Mia Merkel
Science Fiction
- “More Time” by KayNiya Willoughby of Milan, Quad-Cities Campus student
- “Automaton” by Ruthann Leesman
Thriller/Suspense
“The Assignment” by Ava Hoskins
“Moth at the Window” by Natalie Rotramel
Pictured are some of the winning writers at the awards ceremony – Atticus Garrison (employee), Jaina Gliva (employee), Mia Merkel, Ava Hoskins, Eric Zavala, Natalie Rotramel, Hailey Ortiz and Ruthann (Ruthie) Leesman.
