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.