The Conference on Christianity & Literature

2007 Student Writing Contest Winners

Some authors have agreed to allow their winning entries to be made available for downloading from this site.

Fiction

Judged by Leif Peterson

1. Joel McLean, "John the Baptist: A Vision," Bryan College, TN
2. Kelly Dennis, "A Star above the Seine," Abilene Christian University, TX
3. Tyler Joseph Petty, "Wonders of the World," Grace College, IN,
       Download copy of "Wonders"

Poetry

Judged by Hannah Faith Notess

1. Eric Gregory, "Event at Sinai," Emory and Henry College, VA
        Download copy of "Event"
2. Bethany Carlson, "Shotgun Favorite," Indiana Wesleyan University, IN
3. Donovan Tann, "God in the Waters," Eastern Mennonite University, VA
        Download copy of "God in the Waters"

Creative Nonfiction

Judged by Jessie van Eerden (formerly Jessie Harriman)

1. Brent Hines, "Stridulation, Wings on Teeth," Abilene Christian University, TX
2. Jessica Haseltine, "The Effect of X-Rays on Children under the Age of Ten," Abilene Christian University, TX
3. Patrick Eckhardt, "How We Played in Peoria," Indiana Wesleyan University, IN

 

Questions to Tammy Ditmore (tammy.ditmore@pepperdine.edu)

In the Latest Issue of Christianity & Literature:


Night Reading

Franz Wright

Lights coming on
   in windows;
windows lit all
   night long
suddenly dark --

He seems to sleep,
   head nested
in crossed arms
on the desk,
   as he listens

to the first raindrops
striking the window,
the faint roar
   of aircraft just

vanishing with
   moonlit trail
past the horizon,
the underlined phrase.

      Summer 2009