Cropper Creative Writing Contest Winners Announced
Congratulations to the winners and runners-up of the 2021-2022 Cropper Creative Writing Contest!
FICTION, judged this year by fiction writer Laurel Doud:
- Allison Laurenson, winner
- Marissa Hernandez-Torres, honorable mention
POETRY, judged this year by Cropper visitor Kazim Ali:
- ️Mei Flory, winner
- Anna Valaik, honorable mention
NONFICTION, judged this year by nonfiction writer Madhushree Ghosh:
- ️Genevieve Rovetti, winner
- Michelle Nguyen, honorable mention
All of these writers have their pieces appearing in this year's issue of The Alcala Review (alcalareview.org).
The winners and runners-up were announced at the Cropper Creative Writing Student Reading held on April 28, 2022, in the Garden of the Sea.
The USD Cropper Center for Creative Writing awards three prizes each year in honor of Lindsay J. Cropper. The $150 cash prizes recognize undergraduate achievement in the genres of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Submissions accepted in the Fall semester. Winners and an honorable mention for each category are published in The Alcala Review.
Congratulations to all!
Pictured, top row, left to right: Genevieve Rovetti, Allison Laurenson, and Mei Flory; and bottom row, left to right: Michelle Nguyen, Marissa Hernandez-Torres, and Anna Valaik.