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Students Awarded Rose Kosches Creative Writing Scholarships

Apr 23, 2014

April 22, 2014 – FORT MYERS, FLA. – Three talented Edison State College students have been selected to receive the Rose Kosches Scholarship in Creative Writing. The scholarship was created by former Edison State College English creative writing professor Rose Kosches and recognizes exceptional writers at Edison State College. This year’s winners are:

Short Story First Place (tie): Paul Jon Paradis and Jessica Rucker

Poetry First Place: Kyle Doty

Honorable Mention in Poetry: Abigail Brown

To be considered for the scholarship, students submitted an original short story or poem, which were evaluated through a blind review process by three Edison State College English and writing professors.

Along with the $250 scholarship for the first-place winners, the winning entries will be included in Illuminations, a literary journal published every spring by Edison Writes.

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Celebrating over 50 years of excellence, Edison State College is Southwest Florida’s largest, most accessible and ranked nationally as one of the most affordable institutions of higher education. Serving more than 22,000 students per year regionally, nationally, and internationally, students are also active in a wide variety of clubs and programs that cater to their interests. Nationally, Edison State is ranked 45th among associate degree producers and 26th for its prestigious associate producing Nursing program. For more information please visit www.edison.edu.

Last Updated: April 23, 2014