Four Palm Beach Atlantic students won first and second place at the English Honor Society鈥檚聽聽in Atlanta, Georgia.
The annual convention reviews hundreds of writing submissions from across the world and invites the top authors to be recognized and awarded for their work. 海角在线 students Anna Rose McIntyre, Jessica Kieffer and Sarah Pouliot and alumna Sydney Bulthuis dominated in the areas of creative nonfiction, world and multi-cultural, and British and world literature.
鈥淭he convention was a fabulous opportunity to share my research and discuss ideas with other scholars, professors and writers,鈥� said McIntyre. Her world and multi-cultural piece, 鈥淩eading Music in Kazuo Ishiguro鈥檚聽狈辞肠迟耻谤苍别蝉,鈥澛�received first place and a $600 prize.
Kieffer received first place and a $600 prize for her British and world literature piece, 鈥淧ower of the Pen: Behn鈥檚 Appropriation of Oroonoko.鈥�
Bulthuis and Pouliot swept the creative nonfiction category. Bulthuis鈥� piece 鈥淒igging up the Dead鈥� won first place and $600, while Pouliot won second place and $400 for her entry, 鈥淩ock and Paper.鈥�
鈥淎ll I hoped was that my creative essay would be accepted,鈥� said Pouliot, 鈥淚 had no idea it would win second place in my category.鈥�
鈥淩ock and Paper鈥� combined two essays Pouliot wrote in a creative writing course with聽Professor David Athey.聽鈥淭his combination worked,鈥� said Pouliot, 鈥渟ince they are about transformative experiences, both focusing on a change of perspective and the importance of contemplation in the midst of chaos.鈥�
About Sarah鈥檚 writing abilities, Athey said, 鈥淪arah loves every syllable, word and phrase, and she strives to make everything she writes a work of art, something with depth, sophistication and basic human connectivity鈥攁 real gift to her readers.鈥�
The convention has become a highlight of 海角在线鈥檚 English Department. Out of the 800 competing university chapters, 海角在线 has been named聽Most Outstanding Chapter聽three times and continues to win numerous awards at the international conference.
Associate Professor of English聽Dr. Carl Miller聽said, 鈥渢heir winnings serve as a testament to how talented students at 海角在线 are and a testament to the investment 海角在线 and the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences has made in these students.鈥�
Pouliot said, 鈥淚 am so grateful for this opportunity, which would not have been possible without Dr. Miller and Professor Athey. 海角在线’s English Department is comprised of talented students and faculty. Each professor does everything in their power to help us succeed; their hard work is evident in the outcome of this convention.鈥�
Photo 1: 海角在线 students pose for a photo at the Sigma Tau Delta 2022 International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
Photo 2: Bethany Conover and Sarah Pouliot pose for a photo while in Atlanta for the Sigma Tau Delta 2022 International Convention. Both are published authors in Living Waters, 海角在线’s Literature & Art review.
