LIBERAL — Students and community members showcased their talents with a reading of their works at Seward County Community College’s Celebration of Creative Writing on Thursday.

Winners of the SCCC Poetry Contest and authors of written pieces in the Telolith, the SCCC arts and literature magazine, were given the opportunity to read at the event, which was held in the Shank Humanities Building and livestreamed in the Showcase Theater and on Facebool Live.

The winners of the SCCC Poetry contest:

Young Poets
1st Lindsey Perez “Drowning”
2nd Carolina Pantoja “Dream”
3rd Cianna Rogers “unheard”
Hon. Mention Calyssa Seger “Demons”

High School Juniors & Seniors
1st Joshua Knudsen “Distracted”
2nd Abbigail Purcell “Birthday”
3rd Jessica Holloway “Bloody Black Rose”
Hon. Mention Diana Arana “Dreams”

Open Category
1st Teresa Wehmeier “Wild Thyme”
2nd Megan Sims “My Love Is Like the Sea So Furious”
3rd Shandon Classen “Dreams”
Hon. Mention Norma Sanchez “Thanking The Nouns”

Best Poem by SCCC Student
Two Winners:
1st Madelyn Garrison “Life And Death”
1st Dulce Perez “You Take My Breath Away”

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