ALEXANDRIA, La (WNTZ) – LSUA’s College of Liberal Arts, Department of English, History, and Humanities, and the staff of the Jongleur are proud to announce the winners of the 2024-25 LSUA Art and Writing Contest! The contest is held to give students a platform, encouragement, and reward for artistic and academic endeavors, in addition to securing submissions to the Jongleur.

There are four categories to which students submit work: fiction, poetry, art, and photography. Each winner will receive a certificate at an awards ceremony at the beginning of the 2025-26 school year. This year’s winners are:  

Fiction 

1st place – “Miasma” by Audrey Jordan 

2nd place – “Therapy is in Session” by Taylor Gardner  

3rd place – “The Oddity” by Tanek Mouser 

Honorable Mention – “The Return of Axel” by Eva Juneau 

Poetry  

1st place – “Deer in Headlights” by Seneca Cox 

2nd place – “Stick-A-Stack Man” by Tanek Mouser 

3rd place – “I sit upon My Throne” by Zayne Randall 

Honorable Mention – “Spitting Image” by Kaleigh Stutson 

Honorable Mention – “There’s a Certain Pain of Knowing” by Kaleigh Stutson 

Art  

1st place – “Self Portrait” by Rebekah Smith 

2nd place  – “Pillars of Creation” by Lacie Grossie  

3rd place – “Flower” by Aaron Pentz 

Honorable Mention – “Foyer” by Cherus Barker  

Honorable Mention – “Elephant” by Jesus Castillo  

Photography 

1st place – “Sunrise with Bubble” by Fouzia Nusrat 

2nd place – “Dandelion” by Sara Rose Allen 

3rd place – “Mirror Lake” by Sara Rose Allen 

Honorable Mention – “Foggy Bridge” by James McLaughlin

Honorable Mention – “Two Horses” by Sara Rose Allen 

Congratulations from the staff of the Jongleur! The upcoming 2025 issue of the Jongleur will be out in print and online in August. LSUA students featured in this issue include: Sara Rose Allen, Sidney Allison, Ava Andries, Cherus Barker, Isabelle Bordelon, Savannah Callaway, Jesus Castillo, Hanlin Riddle, Seneca Cox, Taylor Gardner, Page Gardner, Robin Grizzle, Lacie Grossie, Audrey Jordan, Eva Juneau, Lela LaCombe, Emily Ledesma, Emily Ledesma, James McGlaughlin, James Mclaughlin, Madoka Mori, Tanek Mouser, Fouzia Nusrat, Samantha Oubre, Aaron Pentz, Aaron Pentz, Bryan Popa, Zayne Randall, Jarmya Sanders, Maggie Setliff, Lexie Sharoian, Harsimranjeet K. Sidhu-Bickham, Rebekah Smith, Kaleigh Stutson, Morgan Villard, Kaegan Verret, and Allison Yandell.