吃瓜黑料 announces winners of the Larry Kruse Memorial Writing Contest
Thursday, April 28, 2022
First place winners will receive a $300 NICC scholarship, and second place winners will receive a $200 NICC scholarship.
This year鈥檚 writing contest was open to students across the district. The contest is held in honor of NICC colleague and Writing Center instructor, Larry Kruse, who passed away in 2020. Larry assisted students with their writing in the Learning Centers in Peosta and the Dubuque Center. The annual writing contest gives students an opportunity to showcase their writing accomplishments!
Short nonfiction essays
1st place - Jeffrey Gladwin, Guttenberg, Iowa - 鈥淢y Master and I鈥�
2nd place - Brooklyn Holmstrom, Calmar, Iowa - 鈥淓ach Role Matters鈥�
Long nonfiction essays
1st place - Kathryn Simpson, Dubuque, Iowa - 鈥淭he Last Trail鈥�
2nd place - Eric Splinter, Dubuque, Iowa - 鈥淭he View鈥�
Fiction
1st place & People鈥檚 Choice Award - Colson Cruciani, Bernard, Iowa - 鈥淥nly Human鈥�
2nd place - Summer Knight, Cresco, Iowa - 鈥淟ost and Found鈥�
First place winners will receive a $300 NICC scholarship, and second place winners will receive a $200 NICC scholarship. To read the winning entries, visit .