Lorien Awards

The Lorien Awards, established by the Campbell family, are given annually. Lorien is a 2006 CCHS graduate who loved poetry and the arts. For the past several years her family has sought to award the top poetry, prose, art and photography in each year’s edition of the iliad literary-art magazine. Writers will be invited to read an excerpt of their winning pieces and visuals winners’ work is displayed here and in the 2022 iliad

Art: Bird Smith, “Gatsby’s Dream”

Photography: Temprince Battle, “The Light of My Crown”

Poetry: Salai Diekumpuna, “Protect Black Women”

Prose: Ayanna Lonon “American Christmas”