ACM's Expressions Lit Mag Takes Second in Division, Four Students Win Individual Awards

 

 

CUMBERLAND, Md. (Sept. 29, 2023) – The Community College Humanities Association’s (CCHA) annual literary magazine competition yielded wins for Allegany College of Maryland’s Expressions and four of the student contributors. The 2023 Expressions student literary magazine placed second in the Eastern Division. Four ACM students, Fatima Drammeh, Jolene DePiro-Walters, Drake Rose and Ashley Rose Sileo, received individual awards in three categories, also in the Eastern Division.

• Drammeh won first place in Best Essay with “Colorism in the Black Community.”
• In the category of Best Creative Nonfiction, Sileo won first place with "The Last Goodbye is Always the Hardest” and DePiro-Walters won third place with "Mom.”
• Drake Rose won third place in Best Photography with “Sideling Sunset.” 

The Expressions student literary magazine celebrates the original works of ACM students.  
The 2023 edition has 51 examples of original essays, fiction, poetry, artwork and photography by 38 students within its 92 pages. Its introduction was composed by Donna J. Morgan, who returned as student editor for a second year. Tino Wilfong, an associate professor of English, served as faculty editor. Heather Greise, associate professor of Academic Development, was the assistant editor for poetry. A team of advisors and an editorial board helped with the selection process. Shannon Burnside, a graphic designer at ACM, designed the publication.  
 
Student contributors to the 2023 Expressions included the following students: Ciara Alisha, Alivia Appel, Ky Bittner, Nakira ‘Shayy’ Burroughs, Alex Davis, Fatima Drammeh, Harmony Fetterman, Jenifer Frazier, Rebekah George, Yvette Grim, Carina Haine, Ethan Hawk, Daniel Highland, Isaac Kneisley, Jenny Krampf, LM, Kali Laird, Patricia Maddy, Matti McMillen, Donna J. Morgan, Del Mullenax, Sophie Replogle, Drake Rose, Courtney Shaffer, Ashley Rose Sileo, Jaleyhia ‘Nicki’ Smith, Breton Steele, Mariah Sunday, Rachelle Thomas, URBuddha2!, A. Wade, Abby Walters, Jolene Depiro-Walters, Becca Wharton, Hailie Whetstone, Syd Wilfong, April M H Yeager, and Destiny Zembower.  
 
The 2023 Expressions is available online and in print.  
Expressions is available for viewing online at www.allegany.edu/expressions Hard copies are available in the Thomas Welcome Center on ACM’s Cumberland campus or by calling 301-784-5005. 
 
ACM has competed in CCHA’s annual literary magazine competition for nearly three decades. The Expressions magazine is compiled and submitted to CCHA’s annual student literary magazine competition each spring. ACM competes in the Eastern Division, which includes Connecticut, Washington DC, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Puerto Rico.  
 
About the Community College Humanities Association  
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. Its literary magazine competition reinforces the mission of CCHA to help shape and strengthen students with their personal and professional growth in the humanities.