First Prize - Poetry
"Laura in the Southwest"
Andrea Moon
Doctoral Candidate, Theatre
College of Arts and Sciences
First Prize - Undergraduate Non-fiction
"Baby Doe Tabor: Colorado's Legend"
Amy Bright
Senior Bachelor of Arts Candidate, History
College of Arts and Sciences
First Prize - Undergraduate Fiction
"Road Funeral: A Tale of the American West"
Jesse Case
Junior Bachelor of Arts Candidate, Theatre
College of Arts and Sciences
First Prize - Graduate Non-fiction
"There's Gold in Them Thar Hills (But We Don't Care): The Crown Jewel, the General Mining Act of 1872, and Evolving Notions of Value in the U.S. West, 1847-2001"
Jason Hanson
Doctoral Candidate, History
College of Arts and Sciences
First Prize - Memoir
"The Wardos of Welkin"
Leah Jasmine Franklin
Senior Bachelor of Arts Candidate, News-Editorial
School of Journalism
First Prize - Graduate Fiction
"Red Rim-Daley"
Virginia Bellis
Master of Arts Candidate, Creative Writing
College of Arts and Sciences
Honorable Mention - Poetry
"Love Song of the West"
Kenneth Soufl
Master of Arts Candidate, Religious Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
Honorable Mention - Poetry
"The State Representative"
Josh Tenneson<
Juris Doctor Candidate
School of Law
Honorable Mention - Memoir
"Dreaming in La-la-land"
Arwen E. Vidal
Doctoral Candidate, Geological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Honorable Mention - Undergraduate Fiction
"Dear God"
Clay Pruitt
Sophomore Bachelor of Arts Candidate, Theatre and Film Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
Honorable Mention - Non-Fiction
"Battle Lines in the New West"
Hillary Rosner
Master of Arts Candidate, Environmental Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
Honorable Mention - Graduate Non-Fiction
"Jazz On A Horse"
Aaron Keim
Master of Arts Candidate, Musicology
College of Music