OU's Creative Writing Program: English Department

To the Oakland University literary community:

Happy spring! The Creative Writing program is pleased to announce this year's winners of the flash fiction contest. Many thanks to the contributors -- we are so impressed with the quality of the work we received. Write on, everyone!

Undergraduate contest winners:
First place (tie): Lucas Jeffrey, "Yesterday"; Zainab Khatri, "when the dust settles"
Second place (tie): Cole Patrick Lackowski, "Will They Remember My Name?"; Renee Seledotis, “Interviews as a Whole Person”Third place: Alexandra Rye, “Nexxremis”Fourth place: Connor Michael Stevens, "I Still Do Too"
Honorable Mention: Dean Vaglia, "A Vague Oregon Feeling"
Graduate student/alumni contest winners:
First place: Shaun Moore, "The Sorting Man"Second place (tie): Nic Bongers, "Fallen"; John Coughlin, "The Aging Gamer"Third place: Jess Tess-Navarro, "Awake"