High school students are now published writers

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A photo of The Best of Autumn Voices participants.

May 23, 2018

VINCENNES, Ind. - High school students recently became published authors when their submissions of poetry and short stories were included in 日韩中文字幕福利片鈥檚 annual publication, 鈥淭he Best of Autumn Voices,鈥� for 2017-2018.

VU sponsors the Autumn Voices writing program in conjunction with area high schools and accepts submissions from schools in southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois. 鈥淲e are proud to give these young voices the opportunity to be published and have their creative talents recognized,鈥� said Juenell Owens, program coordinator and professor of English.

日韩中文字幕福利片 whose works were chosen for publication were recognized at a reception on May 3. Joan Puckett, dean of the College of Humanities, presented the students with certificates noting their achievement, and students whose work was chosen as first- or second-place also received engraved plaques. After the recognition, students and faculty enjoyed a writing workshop led by Jesse Coomer, assistant professor of English.

Plaques were presented as follows: First Place in Short Story - Madison Brough, 鈥淗ome,鈥� North Knox Jr./Sr. High School; First Place in Poetry - Elise Kay Richard, 鈥淪eason Sadness,鈥� Robinson High School; Second Place in Short Story - Natosha Smith, 鈥淥ne Half of a Whole,鈥� North Knox Jr./Sr. High School; and Second Place in Poetry - Katelyn Tretter, 鈥淢iles Apart, the World a Difference,鈥� Forest Park Jr./Sr. High School.

The publication also includes works from students at the following schools:

Forest Park Jr./Sr. High School
Kaiyah Wilhite, 鈥淢y Knife鈥�; Katie Winkler, 鈥淔ull Circle鈥� and 鈥淎 New Perspective鈥�; Emily Miller, 鈥淢y Savior鈥�; Jordyn Wiseman, 鈥淔orever鈥�; Emily Schwartz, 鈥淭he Past, the Present, and the Future鈥�; Meghan Dale, 鈥淥nce Upon a Time鈥�; Mallory Spayd, 鈥淪ky鈥�; Maggie Brown, 鈥淚 Come from Being Me鈥�; Alex Crecelius, 鈥淲hat is Poetry 日韩中文字幕福利片鈥�; Victoria Fetter, 鈥淭iger鈥�; and Laney Vaughn, 鈥淏allroom Mirror.鈥�

North Knox Jr./Sr. High School
Jonathan Stokes, 鈥淭he Tenth Commandment鈥�; and Riley Beaman, 鈥淭he Bucket List.鈥�

Lawrenceville High School
Abigail Love, 鈥淭he World in Color.鈥�

Jasper High School
Emma Grow, 鈥淥de to the Sweet Beau of Mine.鈥�

Vincennes Rivet High School
Taylor Lammert, 鈥淢y Mother Taught Me.鈥�

Terre Haute North Vigo High School
Kimberly Collins, 鈥淒riving鈥�; Ashley Schroeter, 鈥淪till I Sit鈥�; Athena Renee Cline, 鈥淓verything Happens鈥�; Madison Walker, 鈥淢y Mom鈥�; Mia Speer, 鈥淭rue Beauty鈥�; and Abigail Brown, 鈥淢e.鈥�

Evansville North High School
Natalie Christian, 鈥淛umping Off this Bridge.鈥�

Mount Vernon Township High School
Kadin Asberry, 鈥淚n Hindsight鈥� and 鈥淪erendipity.鈥�

Castle High School
Sarah Davis, 鈥淢agnificent Things.鈥�