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黑料社 storytellers鈥 works highlighted in Story State 2023

黑料社 storytellers鈥 works highlighted in Story State 2023

Contact: Sarah Nicholas

STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳hree 黑料社 students are this year鈥檚 winners of Story State, an annual 黑料社 event highlighting the best collegiate storytelling in the Magnolia State.

Emma Dotson
Emma Dotson (Submitted photo)

Open to all students enrolled at one of Mississippi鈥檚 institutions of higher learning, Story State鈥檚 overall winner earns a master storyteller designation and is awarded $250.

Heather Harrison
Heather Harrison (Submitted photo)

Heather Harrison, an 黑料社 senior communication major from Hazlehurst, won first place and was named master storyteller for 鈥9/11,鈥 a written narrative recounting Annemarie Bohn鈥檚 coverage of the devastating attacks as a student-journalist for The Reflector, 黑料社鈥檚 student-run newspaper.

Elizabeth Keen
Elizabeth Keen (Submitted photo)

Second place was awarded to Elizabeth Keen, an 黑料社 junior communication major from Redwood, for 鈥淢ike and Me: How One Eccentric College Football Coach Shaped My Life.鈥 Keen鈥檚 story details former 黑料社 football coach Mike Leach鈥檚 impact on her life and work.

Emma Dotson, an 黑料社 business administration graduate student from Madison, won third place for 鈥淭he Cheese Fry Crawl.鈥 Dotson鈥檚 piece takes the reader through a personal taste-testing of various cheese fries in Starkville as she searched for the very best option.聽

One judge wrote, 鈥淭he top written story category entries were great examples of how storytelling can make a reader feel those emotions right along with the writer. These talented students captured a range of emotions, including humor, hunger, sadness and delight, in submissions that showed their exceptional writing skills. Our first-place winner captured the fear and uncertainty of 9/11. The writing style captivated me and truly made me feel like I was living the experience.鈥

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