Pensacola State students win big at FCS Publication Awards Conference

Several Pensacola State College students won awards at the 2019 Florida College System Publications Awards Conference held Nov. 14-16 in Tampa.

The Corsair, the College’s student newspaper, and the Kilgore Review, the literary magazine, placed second in the General Excellence category and won numerous other awards for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Corsair awards included:

● Inner Circle Award: Omar Forty

First place

● Newspaper Design: Corsair Staff
● Editorial: Corsair Staff
● Humor: Sarah Richards
● Feature Photo: Mae Flener

Second place

● News Story: Rachel Giordano
● General Column: Rachel Giordano
● Comic Strip: Izzy Gardner
● Illustration: Omar Forty

Third place

● Picture Story: Omar Forty
● Editorial Cartoon: Omar Forty
● News Photo: Omar Forty

On-the-Spot Photo Contest

● First place: Ben Murzin
● Third place: Shaleyah Carter

The Kilgore Review awards included:

● Inner Circle Award: Brenna Tressler

First place

● Photo: Kylie Crowell
● Nonfiction: Ian Belknap

Second place

● Cover: Sandra Morris
● Editing: Brenna Tressler, Sarah Beal
● Art Works: Derek Breaux, Nester Taylor
● Two-Page Spread: Nick Bridges

Third place

● Photography: Grey Barona, Krisi Breeze, Kylie Crowell
● Poetry: Sarah Beal, Ian Belknap, Brenna Tressler
● Fiction: Brenna Tressler
● Design: Sandra Morris

On-the-Spot Poetry Contest

● Third place: Gaige McMillian