Samuel Larue Finley Humorous Writing Contest Results

2022-2023

• Grand Prize to Rachel Lemons (Journalism) for her Short-Short Entry: “Which Came First?”
• Honor Prize Winner, Michael Eggert (Creative Media & Film) for his Short-Short Entry: “Brett Pets the Fluffy Cow.”
• Honor Prize Winner, Isaac Dempsey (Psychology) for his Short-Short Entry: “Report From the Convention on Literary Conventions.”
• Honor Prize Winner, Emily Ford (Social Work) for her Short-Short Entry: “Crazy Cat Lady?”
• Honor Prize Winner, Isaiah Acevedo (Psychology & Biology) for his Column Entry: “Misty is Mad.”
• Honor Prize Winner, Olivia Charlson (Journalism) for her Column Entry: “Avocado Afterlife.”
• Honor Prize Winner, Fritz Pierre (Master of Computer Information Technology) for his Column Entry: “The Unfortunate Encounter.”

2013–2014

• Grand Prize, $300, to Amanda Skonvold, BS in Strategic Communication, for “Satan’s Replacement.”
• First Place, $200, to Danielle Frederic, BSED in Elementary Ed, for “The Taming of a College Student.”
• Second Place, $150, to Daniel Swaim, MA in Professional Writing, for “The Baby Brother Support Group.”
• Third Place, $100, to Melissa Becker, MEd in Ed Leadership, for “The Duck and the Seagull.”
• Honorable Mention, $75, to Karen McCoy, MFA in Creative Writing, for “To the Humans Who Keep Me Locked in the House.”