VOLUME 17 • 2020
Editor-in-Chief, Natalie Aguilar
Lead designer,
Maria Mastrocristino
Award-winning Creative Arts & Literature Magazine
Miami Dade College, North Campus
Editor-in-Chief, Natalie Aguilar
Lead designer,
Maria Mastrocristino
Founded in 2004 by Professor Elena Perez and Professor Lisa Shaw, the AXIS Creative Arts Magazine publishes an annual issue showcasing the creative work of students at the North Campus. AXIS is a product of cross-disciplinary collaboration. Housed in the English and Communications Department, AXIS also features the work of students in the Arts & Philosophy, and School of Entertainment and Design Technology (SEDT) departments of North Campus. Since Volume 10, the AXIS editing team has worked under the guidance of Professor Carmen Bucher and Professor Kate Noonan. Starting with Volume 11, AXIS has collaborated with the design students of SEDT at North Campus under the guidance of Professor Eric Cornish. The AXIS editing and design team have complete creative and editorial control of this state and national award-winning student publication.
Our mission is to provide an opportunity for students to publicize their creative works of poetry, prose, essays, art (traditional and digital), photography, and music.
The Axis Creative Arts Magazine has received numerous state and national awards from distinguished organizations which support and honor student publications.
Volume 16 Awards
College Media Association
Pinaccle Finalist
Awarded Pinnacle Honorable Mention
Associated Collegiate Press
Pacemaker Finalist
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Gold Circle, Second Place, Single illustration, Hand-drawn - October 4, 2019
Title: "I Am"
Artist: Quentin Gibson Mays
CCHA/ Community College Humanities Association Literary Magazine Competition Best Magazine Award, Southern Region, Large Colleges - September 30, 2019
Florida College System Publications Association
All awards are in Division B
First Place General Excellence
First Place Editing - AXIS Staff
First Place Poetry - Kathy Fernandez "My Flowers Grow, Too"; Dannah Ray "Up On Stage"; Arianna Cruz "A Galaxy Within A Town"
First Place Art - Quentin Gibson Mays "I Am"
First Place Two Page Spread - Ines Alvarez (design); Ethan Toth "Black Center Stage In"(poem); Quentin Gibson Mays "I Am"(painting)
First Place Photography - Alejo Storni "7 AM At North Campus"; Benjamin Germain "Cassette"; Andy Garcia "Wise"
Second Place Fiction - Arianna Cruz "Roasting Hour"
Second Place Cover - Ines Alvarez (design); Yanaira Rosa "(art- "Out of the Concrete")
Second Place Contents Page - AXIS Staff - Designers
FCSPA [Florida College System Publications Association] 60th Annual Awards
Natalie Aguilar
Maria Mastrocristino
Angel Diaz, Juan Romero, Rebekka Mason, Izamara Zamora, Kelly Mayol, Fabiana Aguilar, Emily Usallan, Elena Torrens, Shelsy Vargas, Emily Gonzalez , Melanie Young, Andrea Moran, Miguel Cardenas, Ronsard J. Mondesir, Mojeed Ashaleye