Rowlett Arts and Humanities Commission announces winners for writing contest

Photography Contest coming

ROWLETT,TX. (July 14, 2014) The Rowlett Arts and Humanities Commission has announced the winners for their 2014 Writing Contest.

The winners were presented awards in three genres of writing, categorized by Youth and Adult Divisions.

Seventy-one entries were received and all works were judged through a partnership with the University of Texas A & M at Commerce.

The Youth division winners received $50 awards at the June 17^th City Council Meeting and the Adult winners received $100 awards.

Here are the winners and the name of their work:

Adult Division

Poetry category: Going Home by Ruth Wharton

Short Story category: How Ralph Changed His Ways by Ruth Wharton

Short Works category: Snake Blvd. by Jan McSwane

 Youth Division

Poetry category: Broken Mirror by Michael Nguyen

 Short Story category: The Meditation of Wolfgang by Scott Crowell

 Short Works category: Crack the Code by Gabriella Munoz

The works in their entirety can be reviewed here:

http://www.ci.rowlett.tx.us/index.aspx?NID=1108

Additionally, the Commission has entry information for the annual Photography contest on its web page under the Category “Photography Contest”.

The theme this year is “Rowlett Up Close” to focus on People, Places and Things in the Rowlett area with an emphasis on close observation that often is lost to the casual observer.

Cash awards will also be made with the opportunity to have winners works included in the Rowlett Dart Station Display tentatively planned for late 2014.

Submissions will be accepted from 10am until noon on Saturday September 6^th at the Rowlett Public Library.

Submitted by Brian Hokanson, Arts and Humanities Commission Vice-Chair.

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