A Note From the Editors
By Stacey Whittle ’10, Danielle Jacobson ’09
As co-editors of the 2009 edition of The Central College Writing Anthology, we would like to note that the talent of the students of Central College has made this year’s selection process extremely challenging. Each year, faculty members are asked to nominate students’ writing that exhibits excellence and accomplishment in their field of study. After receiving seventy examples of student work from a variety of disciplines and genres, we were able to narrow the selections to what you see included in this anthology. Throughout the selection process, we were repeatedly impressed by the excellence exhibited by Central students.
We would like to thank all of the faculty members for their nominations and congratulate all the nominees on their achievement. Additionally, we would like to thank this year’s faculty advisors: Professors Josh Dolezal, Walter Cannon, and Elena Vishnevskaya. We appreciate their insight and support. We would also like to thank Professor Matt Kelly and all the artists who contributed to our publication, especially Michelle La Plant who designed the front and back covers of this year’s edition. As always, we could not publish The Writing Anthology without the help and guidance of Cyndi Atkins, the director of Central College publications. Her assistance and expertise continues to be appreciated year after year.
Each year, we select an author to receive the John Allen Award for the best example of student writing. This year, we awarded this honor to both Molly Pim’s “Dante’s Dark Forest” and Kristyn Hill’s “Dubai and the UAE: A Middle East Anomaly.”
Once again, we offer congratulations to all those that contributed to the publication of the 2009 edition of The Writing Anthology.
Stacey Whittle ’10
Danielle Jacobson ’09