Andrea Moon

First Prize – Poetry
“Laura in the Southwest”
Doctoral Candidate, Theatre
College of Arts and Sciences

Amy Bright

First Prize – Undergraduate Nonfiction
“Baby Doe Tabor: Colorado’s Legend”
Senior Bachelor of Arts Candidate, History
College of Arts and Sciences

Jesse Case

First Prize – Undergraduate Fiction
“Road Funeral: A Tale of the American West”
Junior Bachelor of Arts Candidate, Theatre
College of Arts and Sciences

Jason Hanson

First Prize –
Graduate Nonfiction
“There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills (But We Don’t Care): The Crown Jewel, the General Mining Act of 1872, and Evolving Notions of Value in the U.S. West, 1847-2001”
Doctoral Candidate, History

Leah Jasmine Franklin

First Prize – Memoir
“The Wardos of Welkin”
Senior Bachelor of Arts Candidate, News-Editorial
School of Journalism

Virginia Bellis

First Prize – Graduate Fiction
“Red Rim-Daley”
Master of Arts Candidate, Creative Writing
College of Arts and Sciences

Kenneth Soufl

Honorable Mention – Poetry
“Love Song of the West”
Master of Arts Candidate, Religious Studies
College of Arts and Sciences

Josh Tenneson

Honorable Mention – Poetry
“The State Representative”
Juris Doctor Candidate
School of Law

Arwen E. Vidal

Honorable Mention – Memoir
“Dreaming in La-la-land”
Doctoral Candidate, Geological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences

Clay Pruitt

Honorable Mention – Undergraduate Fiction
“Dear God”
Sophomore Bachelor of Arts Candidate, Theatre and Film Studies
College of Arts and Sciences

Hillary Rosner

Honorable Mention – Graduate Nonfiction
“Battle Lines in the New West”
Master of Arts Candidate, Environmental Studies
College of Arts and Sciences

Aaron Keim

Honorable Mention – Graduate Nonfiction
“Jazz On A Horse”
Master of Arts Candidate, Musicology
College of Music