Congratulations to MFA alum Laura Adamczyk and current MFA candidate Natalie Mesnard on their recent honors! Laura was awarded the Disquiet Literary Prize in Fiction for her short story "Girls," and was also named the Grand Prize winner of this year's competition. "Girls" will be published in Guernica, and Laura will receive full tuition and accommodations for the 2014 Disquiet Literary Program in Lisbon, Portugal.
Natalie was awarded a 2014 AWP Intro Journals Award for her poem "Rations." The AWP Intro Journals Project honors the best new writing by students currently enrolled in AWP member programs. "Rations" will be published by the Tampa Review.
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