July 7, 2008
For Immediate Release

RCCC Announces Literary Competition Winners

                  SALISBURY, N.C. — The English and Communications Department at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has announced the winners of RCCC's 3rd Annual Literary Awards competition.

                  The awards are given to first- and second-year writing students who display exemplary writing skills in their composition and creative writing courses. The winners will be recognized at an upcoming Board of Trustees meeting, where they will receive a framed certificate and $50 prize.

Fiction Category
                  David Mason earned first place for his prose, "Flowers Ophelia Might Have Picked." Mason is an arts & sciences student from Charlotte. He was enrolled in Creative Writing II, under the tutelage of Instructor Jeannine Jordan Hogue.

Fiction Category
                 Marshall Kiker was selected for his prose, "A Kitten's Uncharted Fantasy." Kiker is an arts & sciences student from Kannapolis. He was enrolled in Creative Writing I, under the guidance of Instructor LaNita Kirby.

Poetry Category
                 Niki Pepper claimed first place for her poem, "Untitled." Pepper is an arts & sciences student from Concord. She was enrolled in Creative Writing I, with Kirby.

Creative Nonfiction Category
                 Natalie Francois placed first for her composition, "Razzoo's How Ya'll Are?" Francois is an arts sciences student from Harrisburg. She was enrolled in Expository Writing under Instructor Sandie Barnhouse.

Honorable Mention
                 Ben Young received an honorable mention for his poem, "The Dance of the Moon." Young is a dual-enrollment student from Salisbury. He studied writing under Wanda White-Hill.

                  RCCC offers a number of writing and literature courses. For more information, see the college website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.              

           Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. RCCC offers approximately 40 programs of study in business, health and human services and engineering technologies at multiple campus locations. RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an enrollment of approximately 20,000 adult students. RCCC programs include an associate degree in arts and sciences, an associate degree in applied science, and diploma and certificate programs focusing on workforce training, continuing education and basic skills education.

           In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus, under construction in Kannapolis, N.C.

           For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.