Bay College Students Win Writing Honors

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Each year, Bay College and all of Michigan’s community colleges participate in the Liberal Arts Network for Development (LAND) Writing Competition.  During the fall semester, Bay holds its own writing contest.  Current Bay College students were eligible to submit up to two entries in each of two categories: creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry.  The top two entries in each category were awarded cash prizes and will advance to the state competition.

In the creative nonfiction category, first place was awarded to Mandey Sauer for “The Girl in the Window.”  The second-place prize went to Sarah Gaffney for the essay “The Tale of the Razor Stones.”

In the fiction category, Ayla Polfus took first place for “The Letter.”  The second-place award went to Brady Irving for “Everything is Fine.”

Emily Schaefer’s piece entitled “Girl on Fire” took first place in the poetry category, with second place being awarded to Spencer Robinson for the poem “It Is You I Will Take.”

The winning entries will not only advance to the state competition, but they will also be published this spring in Serendipity, Bay College’s annual literary and art magazine.

In addition to the above winners, judges also awarded honorable mention to the following entries: “Fool Me Twice,” by Gabriel Harrison; “The 8^th Rung,” by Brooke Gannon; “The Chain,” by Janine Gregorski-Mohr; and “In Spite of God,” by Spencer Robinson.

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LAND seeks to develop and to promote a network for strengthening the liberal arts in Michigan community colleges. The LAND Creative Writing Competition is open to any student enrolled in a credit class at a public Michigan two-year college during the 2022 calendar year. Faculty may make judicious suggestions to students for revision of entries in the following categories: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, and Poetry. Individual colleges are limited to two entries per category. Entries must be submitted by the college’s contest coordinator. Learn more about LAND.