CONWAY, Ark. (February 23, 2017) – Hendrix College creative
writing students were honored recently by the Southern Literary Festival.
The student literary magazine Aonian received second place honors in the print publication
category. The magazine was edited by Carl Napolitano ’16. David Tate ’17 served as associate editor.
Leah Bishop ’16 received third place honors in the poetry
category for her work titled “My brother wrote you a song called elegy.”
Robbie Borrello ’17 received honorable mention in
the poetry category for his work titled
“Manifesto.”
Anushah Jiwani ’17 received honorable mention in the creative
nonfiction category for her work titled “Birthday
Cake.”
"I
am thrilled for our student writers and proud of their dedication to
rigorous revision,” said Hendrix English professor Dr. Tyrone Jaeger. “Of course for two years running, Carl Napolitano did a
great job of leading the Aonian
staff. The work that the Creative Writing Program nominates for the Southern
Literary Festival contest always comes out of CW courses, and the Aonian is filled with
work from English and Art Department courses. The
recognition our writers received from the Southern Literary Festival
speaks to how much Hendrix is a community of makers, both in and out of
the classroom."
The 2017 Southern Literary Festival takes place at the
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith on March 30 – 31 and April 1. Winning writers
will have their work included in an anthology, and they are invited to
read at the festival. For more
information, visit www.southernliteraryfestival.org.
About
Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in Conway,
Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church since
1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That Change
Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges and is
nationally recognized in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for
academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.