HCC Hosts 53rd Annual Round Table Reading Ceremony

Hopkinsville Community College (HCC) celebrated the 53rd edition of the Round Table Literary Journal Thursday afternoon.

During a ceremony held inside the Rotary Club of Hopkinsville Learning Resource Center, students, teachers, and community members had the opportunity to read pieces they submitted for the journal.

Journal Editor Caitlin Chester says they received lots of submissions.

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Editor Elizabeth Burton adds they reached out to the world to find pieces to include in the journal.

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Burton’s husband Joseph Largé was among the presenters during the event. Largé read his piece based on traveling thousands of miles each summer from Oregon to Colorado during his childhood.

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After hearing numerous pieces including a number of which were written by second graders from South Christian Elementary School, Burton presented awards to the winners of each category of submission.

Complete List of Winners:

Adult
Poetry: 1st Place – Debbie Olp, Runner-Up – Christa Williams
Fiction: 1st Place – K.B. Carle, Runner-Up – Sadia Raheem
Creative Nonfiction: 1st Place – Christina Mamori, Runner-Up – Claudia
Artwork: 1st Place – Kaleb Hilton, Runner-Up – Kali Eslick

Kids/Young Adults
Poetry: 1st Place – Kevli Sheth, Runner-Up – Joella Rangel
Fiction: 1st Place – Hannah Duncan
Artwork: 1st Place – Liuvia-Izah Candelaria, Runner-Up Jemma Carroll
2nd Grade Poetry: 1st Place – Cora Vanlandingham, Runner-Up – Timothy Jernigan

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