A Purdue University Fort Wayne faculty member whose specialties include linguistic anthropology received the institution’s Outstanding Research Award, a news release said.
AUBURN â The Auburn Arts Commission has announced the winners of the 2021 Snowbound Writersâ Contest.
In the prose category, winners are: first place, âAshesâ by Eric Peeper of Garrett; second place, âChillâ by Matt Lennon of Auburn; and third place, âHe is Always with Meâ by Diana Wilhelm of Butler.
In the poetry category, winners are: first place, âSleep Wake,â âDiamonds,â and âSpring Bodiesâ by Cassandra Baliga of Waterloo; second place, âThe Clear Pane of Itâ by Matt Lennon of Auburn; and third place, âThe Thing Isâ by Karen Rieke of Auburn.
Winners will receive their awards later at a small reception where they will be invited to read their entries. At that time, winners, participants who did not win, and anyone interested in writing will be invited to attend to hear author, playwright and creative writing teacher Ruth Tyndall Baker of Fort Wayne discuss the process of creative writing,