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Milton for Mississippi Creative Writing Award Winners

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Jameela Lares, Charles W. Moorman Distinguished Professor of the Humanities for 2017-19, is happy to announce the winners of the four one-time creative writing contests as part of her ā€œMilton for Mississippiā€ program which celebrates the literary achievement of John Milton (1608-1674) and aims to provide Mississippians with access to Milton’s genius.

The winners are:

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Kevin Thomason, ā€œThe Angel of Unstoppable Force and Immovable Objectā€  

 

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Bryana Fern, ā€œOn This Rockā€ 

  

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Milton for Mississippi Best Newcomer Creative Writing Award for Poetry 

Jonathan Rivera, ā€œAs Grasshoppersā€ 

 

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Milton for Mississippi Best Newcomer Creative Writing Award for Fiction 

Alec J. Blaylock, ā€œParadise Disillusionedā€  

                        and

Matthew Fields, ā€œThe Treeā€            

  

Thanks to all who submitted their wonderful poetry or fiction to this contest. 

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