CLC student arts magazine wins top honor

The 2013-14 edition of Prairie Voices, the College of Lake County's student literary arts magazine, has won first place in the central division of the Community College Humanities Association 2014 Literary Magazine Competition.

"It is a particular honor to win this award - the first 'first place' that the journal has received," said its editor, Nicholas Schevera, professor of English and humanities. "This year we took special care to make it different by examining other journals for ideas and inspirations but making it uniquely our own. For many students, this is their first time being published, and their faculty mentors are extremely excited for them."

The magazine has been published annually since spring 1993. The winning edition represented the work of 50 writers and 34 artists who contributed poetry, prose and artwork, along with many others.