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Miami Dade College’s Award-winning Student Literary Magazines Shine Once Again in Local, State and National Competitions

Miami, November 21, 2011 - At Miami Dade College (MDC), students are encouraged to explore other areas of study and activities that foster their creativity and understanding of the world. Some MDC students have found their creative voices by writing and designing the College’s five literary magazines and have in the process discovered a new passion. Such passion is evident in the quality of the magazines they produce, which have all consistently won multiple awards from various organizations each year.

This year, the editors of the student literary magazines celebrate winning multiple state, regional and national awards and recognitions.

A COMPLETE LIST OF AWARDS (BY PUBLICATION):

Axis -North Campus

Florida College System Press Association, Division B (state)

1^st Place, Art Works, Lester Sanchez

2^nd Place, Poem, Nathalia Perez

2^nd Place, Photography, Jessica Alvarez, Quincy O’Bryan and Rachel Walke

2^nd Place, Cover, Alfredo Sarmiento

3^rd Place, Non-fiction, Hira Shabbir

3^rd Place, Contents Page, Nathalia Perez, Alfredo Sarmiento

Honorable Mention, Design, Alfredo Sarmiento

Café Cultura -Hialeah Campus

Columbia Scholastic Press Association (national)

2^nd Place: Overall Design, Elizabeth Fernandez

2^nd Place: Literary Portfolio, Elizabeth Fernandez

Certificate of Merit: Typography, Elizabeth Fernandez

Community College Humanities Association (regional)

2^nd Place: Southern Division; Victoria Saavedra

Florida College System Press Association, Division A (state)

1^st Place, General Excellence

1^st place: Best Design, Elizabeth Fernandez

1^st Place: Best Editing, Victoria Saavedra, Isuet Ribot

1^st Place: Best Poem, Jennifer Cruz

2^nd Place: Poetry, Isuet Ribot, Jennifer Cruz, Carl Canizares

2^nd Place: Illustration with Text – Individual, Sadiel “Speedy” Ruiz

2^nd Place: Illustration with Text – Magazine, Michael Sanchez, Sadiel “Speedy” Ruiz, George Calonge

2^nd Place: Photo, George Calonge

2^nd Place: Staff page, Sadiel “Speedy” Ruiz

3rd Place: Fiction, Victoria Saavedra

Inner Circle of Excellence (for winning awards in 3 or more categories): Sadiel “Speedy” Ruiz

Miambiance– Kendall Campus

Associated Collegiate Press (national)

Pacemaker Finalist

3^rd Place, Best of Show

Columbia Scholastic Press Association (national)

Gold Circle Award (to be awarded March 2012)

Poetry: Open (free) form

3^rd Place, Daniel Fernandez

Fiction: Traditional
Circle Merit, J.C. Urbina

Overall design:Literary Magazine
Circle Merit, Grace Dopico and Alyssa Perez

Typography Lettering, calligraphy or creative use of letterforms

Circle Merit, Alyssa Perez

Single illustration: hand-drawn
2^nd Place: Yetunde Babaloa

3^rd Place: Felipe Melendez

Portfolio Illustration

Marcelo Mendes, Christy Jacobs

Photography: Portfolio of work

Circle Merit, Raelyn Docampo

Literary Multi-page presentation

2^nd Place: Alyssa Perez

Literary portfolio

Alyssa Perez

Community College Humanities Association (regional)

1^st Place: Southern Division

Honorable Mention, Poetry, National competition: Daniel Fernandez

Honorable Mention, Fiction National competition: J. C. Urbina

Florida College System Press Association,Division B (state)
1^st Place, Fiction: Blanca Lopez

1^st Place, Staff Page: Alyssa Perez

2^nd Place, General Excellence

2^nd Place, Nonfiction: Michelle Torres

2^nd Place, Art Works – general: Natalie Valdes, Marco Mendes, Daniele Gabriel

2^nd Place, Illustration with Text - Individual: Natalie Valdes

2^nd Place, Design: Alyssa Perez

2^nd Place, Poem: Daniel Fernandez

3^rd Place, Illustrations w/ Text–General: Zatara McIntyre, Daniele Gabriel, Abel Flores

3^rd Place, Editing: Grace Dopico, Alexza Morales, Bryan Aguilar, Carolina del Busto

3^rd Place, Poetry: Alcides Decena, Daniel Fernandez, Jennifer Rowe

Inner Circle Award (for winning awards in 3 or more categories): Alyssa Perez

Metromorphosis – Wolfson Campus

Community College Humanities Association (regional)

3^rd Place: Southern Division

Honorable Mention, Art, Carolina Gonzalez Lopez-Henriquez

Florida College System Press Association,Division B (state)

1^st Place: Photography, Luis Castañeda and Carolina Gonzalez Lopez-Henriquez

2^nd Place, Photo, Carolina Gonzalez Lopez-Henriquez

2^nd Place, Art, Facundo Raganato

2^nd Place, Staff Page

2^nd Place, Illustrations w/ Text–General, Carolina Alamilla, Carolina Gonzalez Lopez-Henriquez and

Serena Ramos

3^rd Place, Design, Luis Castañeda and Jessica Fadel

3^rd Place, Fiction, Robert Blank

Urbana– InterAmerican Campus

Florida College System Press Association,Division A (state)
1^st Place, Illustration with Text-Individual, Melissa Larrocha

1^st Place, Illustrations with Text – General, Michelin Javier, Melissa Larrocha and Laura Loret de Mola

3^rd Place, Photography, Bertha Campo

3^rd Place, Poetry, Rachel Delgado

Media-only contacts:
Juan Mendieta, 305-237-7611, jmendiet@mdc.edu, MDC communications director
Tere Estorino, 305-237-3949, testorin@mdc.edu, MDC media relations director
Sue Arrowsmith, 305-237-3710, sue.arrowsmith@mdc.edu, media specialist
Tarnell Carroll, 305-237-3359, tcarroll@mdc.edu, media specialist
Alejandro Rios, 305-237-7482, arios1@mdc.edu