Elyse Buehrer named winner in Trine's Cunningham Writing Contest

2015 May 28

Trine University's Humanities and Communication (HAC) department recently announced the winners of its Walter Cunningham Writing Contest. This is the sixth year for the contest, sponsored in conjunction with the Humanities Institute and the Writing Center.

Elyse Buehrer, an Angola (46703) junior majoring in music, was the first place winner in the academic writing category. Her submission was “Ambiguous Americans: Cultural Identity in Argentina and the United States.” In this paper, Buehrer examines what it means to be an American through a comparison of the cultural identities of Argentineans with those of citizens of the United States.

First-, second- and third-place prizes and honorable mentions were awarded in academic, creative nonfiction, fiction and poetry categories. Authors' names were removed to ensure fairness in judging and the entries were ranked by a panel of judges from across Trine University's campus.

To read the full submissions, visit the HAC department's online literary journal at inscriptionsjournal.org.