The winners for 2019 are as follows:

First Place: "The Huntress and the Hunted" by Jenna Niemeyer

Second Place: "Katy Perry's Firework--A Rhetorical Criticism of the Song/Music Video" by Clare Danner

Third Place: "Ethical Issues in Overcrowded Prisons and Jails" by Briann Hildenbrand

Honorable Mention: "The Need for Needling" by Caleigh Burkley

Honorable Mention: "The Importance of Paid Maternity Leave" by Haley Bond

First Place: "Your Sinister Poetry" by Ashton Benson

Second Place: "Lemonade" by Upasana Shrestha

Third Place: "Walking in the Streets of Nepal" by Upasana Shrestha

Honorable Mention: "Empty Suitcase and Broken Dreams" by Chloe Lounds

First Place: "Bangs" by Jenna Niemeyer

Second Place: "Chopping Onions" by Anthony Passino

Third Place: "Forever and Always" by Emily Nettesheim

Honorable Mention: "Amy 'Wanda' Wang: The Most Amazing Woman in the World" by Abbey Wang

First Place: "The Locket" by Kira Lulko

Second Place: "Jarvis’ Delirium" by Alex Kromkowski

Third Place: "Groundsky" by Zachary Hoehn