Released: May 9, 2024
Recipients were recognized in a ceremony at Meow Wolf on May 3
Elliott Elkins received Richard Bradford Memorial Creative Writing Scholarship
Group photo of winners, L to R: Camari Knox, Elliott Elkins, Loki-Anthony Honey, Slater Garcia, Rodney DeHerrera, Isabella Keim, and Peter McInerney
Richard Bradford Memorial Scholarship Winner Elliot Elkins
The fourteenth annual winner of Santa Fe Community College Foundation’s Richard Bradford Memorial Creative Writing Scholarship was announced at the conclusion of the awards celebration. Elliott Elkins will receive the $1,000 scholarship. Named for the author of the 1968 classic Red Sky at Morning, the scholarship was initiated by author Michael McGarrity, the late arts advocate Charmay Allred and former Santa Fe city councilwoman Rebecca Wurzburger.
These are this year’s Katie Besser Student Award winners by category:
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Winner:
Angelique Maez – “Whispers of Autumn”
Runners-Up:
Lynn Grimes – excerpts from the artist book Wildflowers of the Southwest Mountains
Irene Owsley – excerpts from the artist book SKY, New Mexico
Accolades 2024
Poetry
Winner:
Camari Knox – “In the Distance, Dances My Joy”
Runners-Up:
Cole Ferguson – “Flowers, Bodies”
Loki-Anthony Honey – “Dress Shirt”
Peter McInerney – “blacksmithing in the anthropocene”
Honorable Mention:
Rodney DeHerrera – “Abuelita”
Fiction
Winner:
Slater Garcia – “Instruction Manual”
Runners-Up:
Isabella Keim – “Coral Lungs”
Elliott Elkins – “Lena’s Tower”
Creative Non-Fiction
Winner:
Peter McInerney – “disappearing act”
Runners-Up:
Joanna Johnston – “Unburnt”
Charlie McCarty – “Suburban Afternoon”
Honorable Mention:
Bolden Begody – “Sugar Water”
Academic Essay
Winner:
Elliott Elkins – “A Life to Burn”
Runners-Up:
Charlie McCarty – “The Inconvenience of Empathy”
Cole Ferguson – “Defining Beauty, An Exploration of Humanity”
The Katie Besser Awards are presented through a collaboration of SFCC’s English and Creative Writing programs, SFCC’s Media Arts department, SFCC Foundation, and with the support of Meow Wolf. The Katie Besser Art & Writing Awards are directed by Genevieve Betts.
The Accolades designer is Vitória Oliveira Dos Santos, and the photograph on the cover is the winning photo from Angelique Maez called “Whispers of Autumn.”
Note: A copy of Accolades, which includes the winning entries, is available to download here.
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