Dr. Charles Carlise, Tia Shanklin, Sarah Yeaste, Kayti Bowles, and Dr. Kelly Sundberg
On Tuesday, April 25, the senior creative writing majors shared portions of their capstone projects at a public reading. Kayti Bowles's project, The Exquisite Corpse, is a chronological, confessional book of poetry that navigates the ups and downs of life into adulthood. The final section is a personal address to her children through poems regarding the conditions of womanhood, the pitfalls of their bloodline, and more. Tia Shanklin's The Holders is a fantasy/adventure novel that will become a five-book series. It is a series full of magic, adventure, revenge, and an underlying message of inclusivity and breaking free from labels. Sarah Yeaste's The Phantom and the Monster is a young adult dystopian/fantasy novel that explores the question of whether there is such a thing as good or evil.
Sarah Yeaste, pictured above with Dr. Kelly Sundberg, was honored with the Richard Snyder Award for outstanding senior creative writing major. The award comes with a cash prize. Congratulations to Sarah for this award and to Kayti and Tia for completing their capstone projects!
