The Senior English Capstone students—Julia Hackl, John Phillips, Ashtyn Reiner and Keaton Pettis—are proud to announce the Lucky Duck Literary Festival, AKA the 2023 Carroll College Undergraduate Literary Festival, which will take place November 9th. Session #1 will occur in the Lower Cube!
The following presenters are the winners of the festival’s literary prizes:
1st place, as chosen by the Capstone students, goes to Millie Elbert for short story “Insurance Plan.”
T-2nd place goes to Kadee Melton for her one-act play “Unreliable Witness,” and Lily Hoelscher for her collection of poems “My Own Worst Enemy.”
We’d love to see you at Lit Fest! See below for session schedules:
Session #1 (2:30-3:00 p.m.)
- John Phillips, Short Story, “Falling Pheasants”
- Julia Hackl, Essay, “Tyranny and the Monarchy in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar”
- Kadee Melton, One-Act Play, “Unreliable Witness”
- TBA
Session #2 (6:00-8:00 p.m.)
- Ashtyn Reiner, Essay, “How Creative Writing Can Introduce Students to Novels”
- Keaton Pettis, Essay, “Mary Tyrone’s Addiction in Long Day’s Journey into Night”
- Lily Hoelscher, Poetry, “My Own Worst Enemy” and other poems.
- Millie Elbert, Short Story, “Insurance Plan”
The Senior English Capstone would like to thank the Student Activities Office for its continued support of our annual event.