MSU storytellers鈥 works highlighted in Story 樱花导航 2023
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳hree 樱花导航 樱花导航 University students are this year鈥檚 winners of Story 樱花导航, an annual MSU event highlighting the best collegiate storytelling in the Magnolia 樱花导航.
Open to all students enrolled at one of 樱花导航鈥檚 institutions of higher learning, Story 樱花导航鈥檚 overall winner earns a master storyteller designation and is awarded $250.
Heather Harrison, an MSU senior communication major from Hazlehurst, won first place and was named master storyteller for 鈥9/11,鈥 a written narrative recounting Annemarie Bohn鈥檚 coverage of the devastating attacks as a student-journalist for The Reflector, MSU鈥檚 student-run newspaper.
Second place was awarded to Elizabeth Keen, an MSU junior communication major from Redwood, for 鈥淢ike and Me: How One Eccentric College Football Coach Shaped My Life.鈥 Keen鈥檚 story details former MSU football coach Mike Leach鈥檚 impact on her life and work.
Emma Dotson, an MSU business administration graduate student from Madison, won third place for 鈥淭he Cheese Fry Crawl.鈥 Dotson鈥檚 piece takes the reader through a personal taste-testing of various cheese fries in Starkville as she searched for the very best option.聽
One judge wrote, 鈥淭he top written story category entries were great examples of how storytelling can make a reader feel those emotions right along with the writer. These talented students captured a range of emotions, including humor, hunger, sadness and delight, in submissions that showed their exceptional writing skills. Our first-place winner captured the fear and uncertainty of 9/11. The writing style captivated me and truly made me feel like I was living the experience.鈥
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