Photography
Cross-Cultural Moments
Cultural events, interactions with host culture, or defining moments. This category may also include photos of common day-to-day places like grocery stores, libraries, hospitals, churches and/or people going about their daily lives in those places that are in contrast to similar places in one’s own country/culture.
Global Classroom
A photo that illustrates a learning experience while abroad. It could be an educational setting either inside or outside of the classroom.
Love & Honor
These photos show Miami student(s) showing school pride in a cultural context.
People & Portraits
Artistic shots of a person or group of people encountered.
Grand Prize Video Winner
I am Miami by Lauren Sandeman
Writing
Transformative Cultural Experiences Abroad or Away
A unique perspective about travels abroad or away from Miami University
- 1st Place: L′Histoire Vit Ici (History Lives Here) by Talia Mesnick
- 2nd Place: ‘Taki Taki’ with the Resiales by Annika Fowler
- Honorable Mentions:
- Paris: A Moveable Feast by Emily Brandenburg
- The Kindness of a Country by Kaylynn Borror
- We Make Such a Pair by Cierra Farst
Transformative Cultural Experiences at Miami
A unique perspective about experiences at Miami University
- 1st Place: Living on a Chessboard by Jing Xiao (not published, by author’s request)
- 2nd Place: My Experience in America by Jiangxue Lin
- Honorable Mentions:
- Meeting New Friends at Miami by Jiayi Chen (not published, by author’s request)
- Cure by Smile by Linda Zhu (not published, by author’s request)
- Different Food Culture in my Life by Meihan Chen
- Winter Grief by Jiaxian Lin
- Different Cultures by Zhengxuan Tan
Top ACE/ELC Submission
The Mailbox by Cheng Chen
Literary London Prize
Creative work and non-fiction/essay submissions focused on travel to London and/or UK
Tending Sleep by Meg Matthias (not published, by author’s request)
*The contest was paused during 2020.