Notes on Young Writer’s Day

On Wednesday, November 7th, 2018, Central Methodist University’s English Department hosted its sixth annual Young Writer’s Day. Students from Jamestown, Smithton, South Shelby, Marshall, Boonville, and Fayette were invited to participate in a day of creative activities. Students were placed into groups, and each group participated in different sessions. Students were introduced to material from different genres. The rest of the time was theirs to create a work in that genre. Then, they were allowed to submit any work of theirs, after they had left. The best works from these students are featured in this year’s edition of Inscape. Sigma Tau Delta was instrumental in the success of the sixth Young Writer’s Day. Members helped with every aspect of the event. Sigma Tau Delta strives to “provide, through its local chapters, cultural stimulation on college campuses, and promote interests in literature and the English language in surrounding communities;” as well as to “foster all aspects of the discipline of English, including literature, language, and writing.” The English department and Sigma Tau Delta are proud to present the work submitted from this year’s Young Writer’s Day: Poetry: 1st Place: This Place by Lillian Wade, Marshall 2nd Place: It Takes A Child To Make An Artist by Grace McDowell, Boonville 3rd Place: What Once Was by Sara Espinoz, Marshall Short Fiction: 1st Place: Captain Crow Stealing the Moon by Anna Valencia, Fayette 2nd Place: Automaton by Evan Alley, Boonville 3rd Place: Platsic Flowers by Meredith Stumbaugh, Fayette Honorable Mention: Party of the Summers by Steven Argueta, Marshall Spaceman by Hannah Eisenbarth, Smithton The Hunter’s Nightmare by Logan Thies, Fayette

Ryan Woldruff, PhD Assistant Professor of English Director of Writing Center Central Methodist University