2023-2024 Creative Works Contest Inspired by "All Boys Aren't Blue"

“Tell us a story of self-discovery”

This contest was open to 密歇根州立大学丹佛 Students and DPS-Affiliate Students

Creative Responses were told in the format of an essay or graphic/multimedia submission.

 

一等奖得主: 约书亚木匠

第二名: 导管马丁

三等奖: 爱默生淀粉

 

Stepping forth from my own story to create my own personal wonderland, where there is no ‘why?’ A place where the magic of queerness and spirituality can co-exist in all its glory.” – Piece by 约书亚木匠

 

Art for me is more than a hobby, but a lifestyle that influences how I perceive the world. My paintings are inspired by my emotions and life experiences that are better expressed on canvas than by words“- Piece by Annie Hill

 

Maria Uribe Rodriguez

“I belong here and, in any place, so I will make my voice and presence heard. My own journey has just begun, and I am ready for what awaits me.”

爱默生淀粉

“Tears came to my eyes as I reached out my hand to the mirror I once despised. The girl was no longer there and a different figure stood in her place. 那个人影就是我. I saw myself in the mirror for the first time.”

导管马丁

“A sprout formed, and a new little leaf unfurled. One after another until I was full of green leaves and new opportunities.”

2022's Creative Works Contest

“Tell us about a transformative conversation you have had in your life.”

2022年获奖者

杰伊·德拉戈

对此瑞

亚米利兹·文佐·奥罗纳

莎拉·布莱尔

唐七

杰伊·德拉戈, Essay Contest Winner

“Dynamics of mother-child, love-pain, individual-collective were among the interlocutors of that phone call. She is my mama; I am her youngest kid. She is a human, and 我是一个 human. 不完美的, uncomfortable dialogue can be an alchemist, 哪一个, 七月的那个晚上, transformed a veil of grief into an invitation to share in my joy”

对此瑞, Runner-up

“…if there is a constant pressing concern in the world, 皇冠官网网站都, 父母, 朋友, 家庭, and society as a whole need to talk about how these concerns should be handled. Even if 皇冠官网网站都 do not fully understand what is going on, at least having a conversation starts the gears turning in all our heads”