English Department Essay Contest

2024 - 2025

Every year the English Department showcases the talents of students who submit their work to the Winning Essays contest. The contest winners’ essays appear in an online format rather than a printed booklet, making the submissions available to a wide audience. All of the essays, which reflect a range of genres, were written in English courses at KVCC. Congratulations to the talented student writers who have made this publication possible!

Acknowledgments

Faculty Coordinator

Caroline Whiting

Judges

Bill deDie

Ron Higginbotham

Keith Kroll

Winning Entries

Essays from English 110 and 160: Narrative []

First Place: "Indifference and Reduction" by Logan Johncock
Second Place: "Melodies of the Past" by Alyssa Frank
Honorable Mention: "My Mother’s Love" by Abigail Kopec

Essays from English 110 and 160: Other []

First Place: "My Last High" by Amie Jozwiak
Second Place: "Styles of Leadership" By Lily Heintzman

Essays from English 111: Literary Criticism []

First Place: "Depression Isn’t Just for White People: A Psychoanalytic Reading of 'I Tried To Be a Good Mexican Son'" by Tyler Johnson
Second Place: "Trouble in Paradise: A Psychoanalytic Interpretation of 'The Lie'" by Lucas Dickman