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We are Manuscripts, Butler University’s annual undergrad literary magazine. We publish students’ creative work— including poetry, short stories, photographs, and paintings. We seek to showcase all Indiana undergraduate students’ creative work.
Contest Winners
These are our contest winners from the Spring 2023 issue.
Prose
1st: Growing Pains - Elliott Robinson
2nd: ADHD Space Cowboys: Why I’ve Clocked Over 500 Hours in Starbound - Ashleigh Michaels
3rd: Notes On Riding The Rapid - Aidan Harper Smith
Finalists: Guillotine - Keeg Shoemaker & El Clásico - Kailey Murphey
3rd: Notes On Riding The Rapid - Aidan Harper Smith
Finalists: Guillotine - Keeg Shoemaker & El Clásico - Kailey Murphey
Poetry
1st: "The Definition of Love" - Ollie Sikes
2nd: "When She Says The Quiet Part Out Loud" - Leah Ollie
3rd: "Courting The Moon" - Aidan Harper Smith
Finalists: "A Stroll Through the Store" - Emma Biddle & "Requiem" - Elliott Robinson
3rd: "Courting The Moon" - Aidan Harper Smith
Finalists: "A Stroll Through the Store" - Emma Biddle & "Requiem" - Elliott Robinson
Art
1st: American "Justice" - Belen Sepulveda
2nd: Thanksgiving At Michiyo's - Annie Donato
3rd: Irwin Library - Anna Sullivan
Finalists: You Are What Eat - Annie Donato & Dysmorphic - Ella Adams
3rd: Irwin Library - Anna Sullivan
Finalists: You Are What Eat - Annie Donato & Dysmorphic - Ella Adams