SPONSORS

Thanks to the following sponsors of the USU Creative Writing Contest:

Associated Students of Utah State University

Student Involvement and Leadership Center

USU Honors Program

USU English Department

JUDGES

Many thanks for the generosity and discriminating taste of our contest judges:

Linda Morse

Susan Nyikos

Paul Crumbley

Chadd Van Zanten

Brock Dethier

Chelsi Linderman

Paige Smitten

Star Coulbrooke

Samantha Robinson Bell

Thanks also to Jim Sinclair for judging the artwork submissions.

And thanks to Crumb Brothers Artisan Bread at 291 S. 300 W., Logan, Utah, for gift certificates for the judges.

This magazine is a publication of writings by students, undergraduate and graduate, who win Utah State University's Annual Creative Writing Contest. This contest is open to all USU students whatever their field of study. The contest receives hundreds of entries. Judging is often competitive and close, so we want to thank and congratulate all of the students who entered the contest. We urge them to cultivate their talent and keep on writing -- for love of the word and the craft.

The online version of Scribendi (originally designed by Natalie Young) is printable in part or whole, in black and white, or color. The magazine is available at the website of USU's English Department.

Thanks belong to the following people for this year's production of Scribendi: Marleah Jacobson (the contest intern), Natalie Young (computer and design consultant) and Melissa Hislop, Robin Wheelwright and Annie Nielsen from the English Department administrative staff.

The title Scribendi, meaning a compulsion to write, was selected by Marina Hall, who directed the contest from 1999- - 2004.

- - ANNE SHIFRER, Contest Director