“Renaissance,” Wayne Community College’s writers’ and artists’ magazine, has been recognized by the Community College Humanities Association.
The magazine’s 33rd volume, published in May 2017, won first place in the Magazines from Small Colleges: Southern Division of the Best Magazine Category of the organization’s annual literary magazine competition.
The competition has categories including Best Magazine and eight genre for student work.
Magazines compete within their “weight” class determined by the enrollment and magazine funding levels of the participating colleges. First and second places are awarded within each of five geographical regions and nationally.
The criteria in the Best Magazine category were aesthetics, correct editing, ease of navigation, and strength of student work.
Two students also won awards. Juana Ortiz Ayala earned second place for Best Essay in the Southern Division with “One Word.” Heather Dupree earned third place for Artwork in the Southern Division for her piece “My Love,” which was also selected to serve as the art for one of three alternate covers of the 2017 issue of the magazine.
The student pieces were judged “according to appropriate genre conventions” and competed within their geographic regions.
The 2017 magazine, as well as past issues, is posted at www.waynecc.edu/renaissance/.
Printing of the magazine is partially funded by a grant from the Foundation of Wayne Community College.
The magazine is edited by WCC English Instructors Rebecca Hardin-Thrift, Ashley Merrill, Dean Tuck, and Jeff Williams.
The annual literary magazine competition, which highlights student work from all over the nation, is one of the highlights of the Community College Humanities Association. The competition reinforces the CCHA mission of helping to shape and strengthen students with their personal and professional growth in the humanities.
About the Community College Humanities Association
The CCHA, founded in 1979, is the only national organization of its kind for humanities faculty and administrators in two-year colleges. It is dedicated to preserving and strengthening the humanities in two-year colleges. CCHA serves as a catalyst for defining the issues which face humanities faculty and administrators today, finding solutions to problems in the field, and establishing a communications network for humanists.
About Wayne Community College
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 70 college credit programs. WCC’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves. More information about the college can be found at www.waynecc.edu.