Awards & Events
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Awards Won by Illuminations
| Year | Awards |
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| 2023 | Dillon Walker, "Summit Girl," CCHA 1st Place Song Writing Natalie Duchesneau, "Speaking is the Salvation," CCHA 3rd Place Creative Nonfiction Brittani Salvatore, "Snow Caps," CCHA 3rd Place Photography |
| 2022 | Ha Vy Linh Nguyen, "My Dear Grandma," CCHA 1st Place Creative Nonfiction John Cook, “The Umbrella Incident,” CCHA 1st Place Short Story Angela Cyza, “Painted Lady Butterfly,” CCHA 3rd Place Artwork |
| 2018 | Illuminations, 3rd Place, Literary Magazine, CCHA Central Division Michael Barna, "You Gotta Be Cool", CCHA 1st Place Creative Nonfiction Chara Jensen, "The Bright Bilingual Future," CCHA 1st Place Essay (Tie) Renee Craft, "Why Physician Assistants Are the Answer," CCHA 1st Place Essay (Tie) |
| 2015 | Illuminations, 1st Place, Literary Magazine, CCHA Central Division Samuel Huff, "Snowflakes in Summer", CCHA 1st Place Song Samuel Huff, "Snowflakes in Summer", CCHA 1st Place Performance |
| 2014 | Illuminations, 1st Place, Literary Magazine, CCHA Central Division Mystery Harwood, “Nebraska in My 30s,” CCHA 1st Place Poetry Alanna Johnson, “Descendants,” CCHA 2nd Place Poetry Cameron Maxwell, “The City’s Outstretched Hand,” CCHA 3rd Place Poetry Shannon White, “Black Violas,” CCHA 3rd Place Fiction Ashley Cornelsen, “Homeless Dreams,” Honorable Mention Fiction Thomas Joyce, “The Hovel,” 2nd Place Nonfiction Stephen Kaminski, “Number 9,” 3rd Place Nonfiction Casey Lowe, “Eyes of Innocence,” 3rd Place Art Derrick Brinkmeier, “Not on This Night,” Honorable Mention Performance |
| 2011 | Illuminations, 1st place, Literary Magazine, CCHA Central Division Katrina Bennett, “Brown Walls,” CCHA 1st Place Non-Fiction |
| 2010 | Illuminations, 3rd place, Best Literary Magazine, CCHA Central Division |
| 2009 | Cameron Koll, “Baby Girl,” CCHA Fiction Merit |
Photos/Videos of Past Events
Volume 23 Launch Party, March 2022
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