By Herb Geraghty 2nd Place, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2019

By Elizabeth M. Ekren 2nd Place, Prose, Create | Encounter 2019 As an anthropologist, I research the daily lives of refugees in Germany....

By Nick Sansone 2nd Place, Video (Short Film), Create | Encounter 2019

By Elizabeth Szalewski Honorable Mention, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2019

By Randy Clifford 2nd Place, Video (Performance), Create | Encounter 2019

By Jen Hawkins Honorable Mention, Poetry, Create | Encounter 2019 “As [my sister Grace] grew, I took to bribing her for her time and...

By Aimee Murphy Honorable Mention, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2019

By Grace Przywara Honorable Mention, Prose, Create | Encounter 2019 Don’t let any mailperson tell you they don’t read the postcards....

By Rebecca Byrons Donaghy Honorable Mention, Video (Performance), Create | Encounter 2019

By Maria Sitzmann Landry Honorable Mention, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2019

By Clare McCallan Honorable Mention, Video (Performance), Create | Encounter 2019

by Grace Przywara Honorable Mention, Poetry, Create | Encounter 2019 In the solitude of my prison cell, I have come to the bitter...

By Emma Bucher Honorable Mention, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2019

By Lauren Pope Honorable Mention, Prose, Create | Encounter 2019 Content Warning: Suicide “Can you get that over-hang in the frame? I...

by Sarah Terzo Honorable Mention, Poetry, Create | Encounter 2019 The sky was blue, but it should have been black The day we drove to the...

By Lauren Handy Honorable Mention, Prose, Create | Encounter 2019 “Where did you find that?” I was just a child. Excited to create art...

By H.W. Honorable Mention, Prose, Create | Encounter 2019 Content Warning: Sexual Violence There was a staircase under the gym where we...

by Stephanie Hauer — Abortion is an act of violence against the life and dignity of a human person. If the preborn cannot be protected...

by Stephanie Hauer -- The language we use is vital. The words we choose shape our understanding of the world around us and the ideas we...

by Christy Yao -- Anyone can tell you that parenting is hard. As hard as parenting might be already, the task becomes even more...