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Miami Dade College Announces Winners of Student Literary Magazine Awards in Local, State, and National Competitions

MDC student magazines once again shine in competitions!

MDC students magazines are winners once again

Miami Dade College Announces Winners of Student Literary Magazine Awards in Local, State, and National Competitions, February 4, 2013 - Miami Dade College(MDC) students are soaring to new heights and getting recognized for their extraordinary talent and vision. Using their skills and savvy, this group of creative students – writers, photographers, and designers of the College’s five literary magazines – has once again been recognized by various organizations, for its outstanding productions. MDC wishes to congratulate them for striving to push beyond the limit, and securing a spot among the most talented College literary magazines in the nation. And, they have placed in top positions for several years straight.

A COMPLETE LIST OF AWARDS (BY PUBLICATION)

Axis– North Campus

Florida College System Press Association, Division B (state)

1^st Place, Fiction, Cristian Canete

1^st Place, Inner Circle (overall excellence), Alejandro Valencia

2^nd Place, Table of Contents Page,Jessica Fiallo, Alfredo Sarmiento

2^nd Place, Art Works,Lester Sanchez, Alejandro Valencia
2^nd Place, Art-Individual, Alejandro Valencia

2^nd Place, Illustrations with Text,Jessica Fiallo, Rachael Walke, Alejandro Valencia, Lester Sanchez

3^rd Place, Photography,Alfredo Sarmiento, Chris Buchanan, Diana Santisteban

Urbana- InterAmerican Campus

Florida College System Press Association, Division A (state)

1^st Place, Art, Raffaele Ammavuta

Café Cultura- Hialeah Campus

Florida College System Press Association, Division A (state)

1st Place, Art Works, Ani Gonzalez, Devora Perez

1^st Place, Illustrations With Text, Jorge Cura, Rosendo De Vicente, Frank Pellegrino, Devora Perez, Nerys Torralbas

1^st Place, Design, Elizabeth Fernandez, Café Cultura

1^st Place, Cover, Jorge Cura, Elizabeth Fernandez

Columbia Scholastic Press Association/Golden Circle (national)

3^rd Place, Closed (traditional) Form, Mac Dinneen, "Winter's Echoes"

Certificate of Merit, Experimental, Nerys Torralbas, "27 Hours before Nathaniel Baker became 620315"

Certificate of Merit, Overall Design, Literary Magazine, Elizabeth Fernandez and Nerys Torralbas

Certificate of Merit, General Use of Typography throughout Magazine,Elizabeth Fernandez

2^nd Place, Cartoon, Michael Sanchez, "Picaresque"

Certificate of Merit, Literary Single Spread, Elizabeth Fernandez, "Nostoi"

Certificate of Merit, Literary Multi-Page Presentation, Elizabeth Fernandez

Miambiance- Kendall Campus
Florida College System Press Association, Division B (state)

1^st Place, Poem, Matthew P. Garcia

1^st Place, Poetry, Irene Inatty, Claudia C. Marina, Nicole Nartowicz
1^st Place, Staff Page, Staff

Columbia Scholastic Press Association/Golden Circle (national)

Certificate of Merit, Non-fiction Article, Jeremy Elijah Sabater, “TYPEFACE”

Certificate of Merit,Single Illustration: Hand-Drawn,Erica Frances Tornes, “Alli Cat”
2^nd Place, Portfolio Illustration, Luis Giovanni Diaz
Certificate of Merit, Photography: Portfolio of Work, Louis Sulgar

Metromorphosis- Wolfson Campus

Florida College System Press Association, Division B (state)

1^st Place, Cover and Illustration with Text, Luis Castenada

1^st Place, Photography, Alejandro Alvarez and Kyrstin DiMercurio

1^st Place, Illustrations with Text, Harmony Calhoun and Luis Castenada

1^st Place, Design, Staff

Media-only contacts:
Juan Mendieta, 305-237-7611, jmendiet@mdc.edu, MDC communications director
Sue Arrowsmith, 305-237-3710, sue.arrowsmith@mdc.edu, media specialist
Roxana Romero, 305-237-3366, rromero3@mdc.edu, media specialist
Kai Hill, 305-237-3359, khill1@mdc.edu, media specialist
Alejandro Rios, 305-237-7482, arios1@mdc.edu