The winners of the 45th anniversary contest for the Crowder Quill literary and art magazine of Crowder College have been announced. 

For the 2025-26 contest, 919 entries were received, and 130 entries awarded and published from 97 individuals. In May, the Crowder Quill will be mailed to winning entrants, and the magazine will be available at Crowder College campuses and in the community.

A digital copy of the Crowder Quill will be available in mid-May at www.CrowderQuill.com, as well as information about how to enter next year’s contest. Updates are provided on Facebook and Instagram as digital media marketing students practice and provide digital and social media content.

Begun in 1980, the Quill is published each spring; the contest deadline is Feb. 1 each year, and divisions are high school, Crowder, and the community within 100 miles of any Crowder campus. The categories for the 45th edition were fiction, nonfiction, poetry, 2D art, 3D art, digital art, color photography, and black and white photography. The magazine and contest are both free.

The magazine was produced in the Digital Marketing Applied Graphics course by the following students: Anika Adame, Joplin; Caitlin Cook, Stella; Jessi Hilton, Goodman; Julie Hilton, Goodman; Maddi Idell, Pineville; Aubrey Knachtal, Purdy; Megan Lawson, Neosho; Heather Maassen, Seneca; Damien Pauley, Carthage; Keira Yenzer, Joplin; and Latonia Bailey, Neosho, Adviser.

All published entrants receive a certificate for gold, silver, bronze or honorable mention, as follows: 

First	Last name	Category	City/Town	State	Division	High School Name	Award	Title
Lidia	Alejo	2D Art	Anderson	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Honorable Mention	La Birria
Lidia	Alejo	Nonfiction	Anderson	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Silver	I Believe Culture Is an Important Part in Our Life
Grace	Allison	B&W Photography	Anderson	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Bronze	Grand Teton National Park
Tiffany	Blevins	3D Art	Anderson	MO	Community		Honorable Mention	Like a Greek God
Tiffany	Blevins	Digital Art	Anderson	MO	Community		Honorable Mention	Sleeping in the City
Journie	Daniels	Nonfiction	Anderson	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Bronze	Rapid Deluge: The Flash Flood
Journie	Daniels	Digital Art	Anderson	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Silver	Iridescent Bubble
Steve	Wilson	B&W Photography	Anderson	MO	Community		Bronze	Mine
Sierra	Wilson	Color Photography	Anderson	MO	Community		Silver	Pier into the Ocean
Raegen	Phelps	Fiction	Aurora	MO	High School	Aurora High School	Gold*	Ambition’s End
Molly	Cameron	2D Art	Carl Junction	MO	High School	Carl Junction High School	Bronze	One Man’s Trash
Molly	Cameron	3D Art	Carl Junction	MO	High School	Carl Junction High School	Honorable Mention	Kalos’astra
Lydia	Churchill	Fiction	Carl Junction	MO	High School	Carl Junction High School	Silver	Once and Forever, Peace
Kaden	Eidem	3D Art	Carl Junction	MO	High School	Carl Junction High School	Honorable Mention	Fish out of Water
Maristela	Lacour	2D Art	Carl Junction	MO	High School	Carl Junction High School	Honorable Mention	Shared Horizon
Maristela	Lacour	Color Photography	Carl Junction	MO	High School	Carl Junction High School	Honorable Mention	Belle Vue
Brooke	Pope	Color Photography	Carl Junction	MO	Crowder		Honorable Mention	Bogeys and Birdies
December	Willey	2D Art	Carl Junction	MO	High School	Carl Junction High School	Honorable Mention	Pawp
Aubree	Anderson	3D Art	Carl Junction	MO	High School	Carl Junction High School	Honorable Mention	Sweet Treat
Eduardo	Salema	2D Art	Carl junction	MO	High School	Carl Junction High School	Gold*	Vovó
Melanie	Chuta	Color Photography	Carthage	MO	Crowder		Gold	Echoes of the Ozarks
Vale	Flores	Digital Art	Carthage	MO	Crowder		Bronze	“Not My Name”
Damien	Pauley	Digital Art	Carthage	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Flight of Fortresses
Jahnee	Presley	2D Art	Carthage	MO	Crowder		Silver	Cow Skull
Quinlan	Roberts	Poetry	Cassville	MO	Crowder		Gold	Dead Man Band
Garret	Akin	Poetry	Cassville	MO	Community		Gold	The Tale of Cillian O’Clery
Aubree	Chisam	Color Photography	Crane	MO	Community		Honorable Mention	Barber Shop Moments
Aubree	Chisam	Digital Art	Crane	MO	Community		Silver	Matmos
Cali	Wooldridge	B&W Photography	El Dorado Springs	MO	Crowder		Bronze	Ring Ring
Angela	Carter	Color Photography	Fairview	MO	Crowder		Silver	A Northern Sky
Holly	Vogelpohl	B&W Photography	Fairview	MO	Crowder		Gold	Specter of the Sea
Bryce	Hall	Nonfiction	Goodman	MO	Crowder		Gold	The Epic Showdown
Julie	Hilton	3D Art	Goodman	MO	Community		Silver	Knife Handle
Jessi	Hilton	2D Art	Goodman	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Ocean Oil Painting
Julie	Hilton	2D Art	Goodman	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Fall Reflections
Jessi	Hilton	3D Art	Goodman	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Natural Object: Shell
Julie	Hilton	B&W Photography	Goodman	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Expecto Patronum
Jessi	Hilton	Color Photography	Goodman	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Crowder After Dark
Julie	Hilton	Color Photography	Goodman	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Cape May Winter
Julie	Hilton	Digital Art	Goodman	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Harry Potter & The Cat, Owl, and Train
Jessi	Hilton	Fiction	Goodman	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Running Toward Tomorrow
Jessi	Hilton	Nonfiction	Goodman	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	How It Feels To Be Seen
Julie	Hilton	Nonfiction	Goodman	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	The Cousins
Jessi	Hilton	Poetry	Goodman	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	When the Sun Hides
Julie	Hilton	Poetry	Goodman	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Misnamed Semester
Buck	Owen	Poetry	Goodman	MO	Community		Bronze	Wildflowers Don’t Care Where They Grow
Saydee	Wheeler	Fiction	Goodman	MO	Crowder		Gold	Ubi Amor, Ibi Vita
Dawn	Kimmel	2D Art	Granby	MO	Community		Silver	Sunken Splendor
Jolisa	Moua	2D Art	Granby	MO	Crowder		Gold	Blind Faith
Ellie	Allgood	2D Art	Jane	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Honorable Mention	Reminiscence
Anika	Adame	2D Art	Joplin	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Mammoth
Anika	Adame	B&W Photography	Joplin	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	The Tree Changes Too
Anika	Adame	Digital Art	Joplin	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	CRT Dreams
Sophia	Anderson	2D Art	Joplin	MO	Crowder		Bronze	Dozing of the Trees
Sophia	Anderson	Nonfiction	Joplin	MO	Crowder		Silver	It’s In Here
Douglas	Brown	Nonfiction	Joplin	MO	Crowder		Bronze	Rite of Passage
Julie	Catlett	2D Art	Joplin	MO	Community		Bronze	Sepia Dreams
Amber	Davidson	Color Photography	Joplin	MO	Community		Honorable Mention	Burano
Lola	Fontana	Digital Art	Joplin	MO	Crowder		Silver	Be Gentle
Cheyenne	Hill	Digital Art	Joplin	MO	Crowder		Gold	Porcelain Doll
Brooklynn	McGehee	Poetry	Joplin	MO	High School	Carl Junction High School	Silver	I’m Sorry I’m Not Your Perfect Art Project
Nellie	Mitchell	3D Art	Joplin	MO	Community		Bronze	Sandworm
Mckenzie	Sarakinis	Nonfiction	Joplin	MO	Community		Bronze	How Our Environment Affects Our Culture and Vice Versa
Brinn	Schnelle	3D Art	Joplin	MO	Community		Honorable Mention	Tea Time
Billie Holladay	Skelley	Nonfiction	Joplin	MO	Community		Honorable Mention	Avian Imposter
Billie Holladay	Skelley	Fiction	Joplin	MO	Community		Silver	Winds of Change
Billie Holladay	Skelley	Nonfiction	Joplin	MO	Community		Silver	All Together Now: Murmurations
Logan	Weaver	Color Photography	Joplin	MO	High School	Carl Junction High School	Gold*	Mountain Lake Trail
Keira	Yenzer	Nonfiction	Joplin	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Memoir or Momoir
Keira	Yenzer	Poetry	Joplin	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Banksy
Kelly	Reddin	Fiction	Joplin	MO	Community		Gold	The Mirror
Kelly	Reddin	Nonfiction	Joplin	MO	Community		Honorable Mention	Being Nana Claus
Keely	Taffner	3D Art	Lamar	MO	High School	Lamar High School	Bronze	A Day at the Beach
Ronald	Smith	Fiction	Loma Linda	MO	Community		Bronze	Griffin Greenfeld’s Final Message
Rita	Johnson	Poetry	Marionville Missouri	MO	High School	Marionville High School	Gold*	Zombies
Magdalyn	Lindsey	3D Art	Monett	MO	Crowder		Gold	Girl’s Best Friend
Magdalyn	Lindsey	2D Art	Monett	MO	Crowder		Honorable Mention	Good Grief
Aly	Massardo	Fiction	Monett	MO	Community		Honorable Mention	Candlelight
Mandie	Dawson	Color Photography	Mount Vernon	MO	Community		Bronze	A Century Crowned
Haley	Kreighbaum	Poetry	Neck City	MO	High School	Webb City High School	Honorable Mention	The Comeback
Marcy	Abercrombie	B&W Photography	Neosho	MO	Community		Gold	Spider Waiting at Entrance of Its Funnel Web
Latonia	Bailey	B&W Photography	Neosho	MO	Quill Staff Adviser		Quill Staff	Beach Love
Latonia	Bailey	Color Photography	Neosho	MO	Quill Staff Adviser		Quill Staff	Lower Antelope Canyon
Latonia	Bailey	Digital Art	Neosho	MO	Quill Staff Adiver		Quill Staff	Ferris Sketch
Selah	Bridges	Nonfiction	Neosho	MO	Crowder		Honorable Mention	Dreams Do Come True
Samantha	Cafferty	Poetry	Neosho	MO	Crowder		Bronze	Confetti Theory
Samantha	Cafferty	Fiction	Neosho	MO	Crowder		Honorable Mention	Unrescued
Venita	Henson	3D Art	Neosho	MO	Community		Gold	The Winged Fox
Venita	Henson	Fiction	Neosho	MO	Crowder		Silver	Home Is Where My Heart Is
Regina	Hightower	Color Photography	Neosho	MO	Crowder		Bronze	Butterfly
Cassandra	Jordan	Nonfiction	Neosho	MO	Community		Special Merit	Do You Dare
Megan	Lawson	Fiction	Neosho	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Food Tastes Stronger When You’re Hungry
Terrin	Mcilvaine	Poetry	Neosho	MO	Community		Silver	Lord of Cinders
Michael K	Moore	2D Art	Neosho	MO	Community		Gold	River Crossing
Maisie	Weston	3D Art	Neosho	MO	Crowder		Silver	Red Squiggle Tea Set
Logan	Barton	Digital Art	Noel	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Gold*	Agua Cristalina
Jamie	Billings	Digital Art	Noel	MO	Community		Bronze	What’s the Tea?
Jax	Harris	B&W Photography	noel	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Honorable Mention	Swish
Leah	Stephens	3D Art	Noel	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Silver	Swirling Sky
Maggie	Marion	Color Photography	Pierce City	MO	High School	East Newton High School	Bronze	Tools of the Land
Briley	Davis	Fiction	Pineville	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Honorable Mention	The Knocking in the Wall
Peyton	Holiday	Fiction	Pineville	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Bronze	Dragons Blight
Maddilynn	Idell	2D Art	Pineville	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	General Chicken
Maddilynn	Idell	3D Art	Pineville	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Kita the Kitsune
Maddilynn	Idell	Color Photography	Pineville	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Golden Hour
Dominick	Trimble	Nonfiction	Pineville	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Gold*	Jenny
David	Zacharias	Digital Art	Pittsburg	KS	Community		Gold	Devil’s Tower Moon
David	Zacharias	B&W Photography	Pittsburg	KS	Community		Honorable Mention	Moab Bluff 1
Jayden	Mustain	Color Photography	Powell	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Silver	The Ones Who Watch Over
Aubrey	Knatcal	Digital Art	Purdy	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Fortune Plant
Hannah	Towne	Poetry	Rich Hill	MO	Crowder		Silver	Not Spoken
Eden	Ray	Poetry	Sarcoxie	MO	High School	Sarcoxie High School	Honorable Mention	Suffocation
Lexi	Burlingame	Fiction	Scammon	KS	Crowder		Bronze	A Haunted Family
Luap	McKeever	2D Art	Seligman	MO	Community		Honorable Mention	Foggy Mountain
Chayce	Bowman	B&W Photography	Seneca	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Gold*	Classic Muscle
Heather	Maassen	Nonfiction	Seneca	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Pain and Profit
M.E.	Rowe	Nonfiction	Seneca	MO	Community		Gold	Twenty-six Letters
Caitlyn	Bonass	3D Art	Shell Knob	MO	High School	Cassville High School	Gold*	From the Ashes
Jonathan	Martinez	B&W Photography	Southwest City	MO	High School	McDonald County High School	Silver	Lazy Daisy
Kadicey	Wells	B&W Photography	Stark City	MO	Crowder		Silver	Grace in Stillness
Caitlin	Cook	B&W Photography	Stella	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Silhouette
Caitlin	Cook	Color Photography	Stella	MO	Quill Staff		Quill Staff	Strings
Stacy	Kern	Color Photography	Stotts City	MO	Community		Gold	Dragonfly, Oklahoma
Stacy	Kern	B&W Photography	Stotts City	MO	Community		Honorable Mention	Behind the Chutes
Leanna	Moore	3D Art	Verona	MO	Crowder		Bronze	Nature’s Inner Twines
Daniel	Graves	B&W Photography	Webb City	MO	Community		Silver	Spine Black Mountain
Elizabeth	Rhuems	2D Art	Webb City	MO	High School	Webb City High School	Silver	A Late Summer Bloom
Hana	Scerbejova	Poetry	Webb City	MO	High School	Webb City High School	Bronze	Unfamiliar
Hope	Shinn	Poetry	Webb City	MO	High School	Webb City High School	Honorable Mention	The Living Truth, The Present
Dixi	Straw	Poetry	Webb City	MO	Crowder		Honorable Mention	Nature in My Home!

*  $500 scholarships are awarded to the high school gold winners for each category in the Crowder Quill literary/art contest. The one-time scholarship is for the top high school winner in each category: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photography, digital art, 2D art, and 3D art. For more information, see the contest guidelines link here.

Please contact Quill@Crowder.edu for questions, concerns, or to report errors.