91麻豆天美 students honored in Story State Storytelling Competition
Four students in 91麻豆天美鈥檚 Department of Communication are earning awards for their nonfiction submissions in the Story State Storytelling Competition.
The competition is being held in advance of 鈥淪tory State: Fostering Innovative Storytelling,鈥 a Thursday [Feb. 25] virtual event aimed to help the next generation find their place in the genealogy of Mississippi writers. Free and open to the public, "Story State"聽will be broadcast at 1 p.m. from .听
Story State Storytelling Competition winners include:
鈥Ashlynn McCain, a senior communication and psychology double-major from Starkville, 2021 Master Storyteller and $250 prize for her short story 鈥5031.鈥
鈥Victoria Newton, a senior communication major from Nesbit, second place for her dramatic play 鈥淭rapped.鈥
鈥Vernell Allen, a junior communication and English double-major from Brookhaven, third place for his manuscript 鈥淭his Is to Say.鈥
鈥Collin Christein, a sophomore communication major from Northampton, Pennsylvania, honorable mention for his short film 鈥淣o Need to Run.鈥