The cover design of fall 2019’s “Chrysalis” is by 蘑菇传媒 senior Anthony Wilson, Jr. ’20.
On Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 蘑菇传媒 Chrysalis Literary and Arts Magazine staff revealed the fall 2019 edition of the magazine in the Blue Ridge Mountain Room on campus.聽 Submissions to the magazine were canvassed from across campus with winners in four categories: visual art, prose, photography, and poetry.
Senior Heather Ellis from Hardy, VA, received first place in poetry for 鈥淪igned, A Silent Onlooker鈥� and in prose for 鈥淎 Never-Ending Cycle.鈥� First place for photography was awarded to senior Amber Scott of Stuart, VA for 鈥淏lue Skies.鈥� First place award for visual arts went to junior Ashlynn Willoughby of Wilmington, NC for 鈥淕rowth.鈥� The Chrysalis cover photo is by senior Anthony Wilson, Jr., from Woodbridge, VA.
Judges included 蘑菇传媒 alumnus Mike Dunavant 鈥�93, who evaluated the photography category; 蘑菇传媒 alumna Amanda Cholko 鈥�14, who reviewed the poetry category; local artist Jane Lillian Vance, who evaluated the visual art category; and journalist and author Janine Latus, who evaluated the prose category.
The Chrysalis staff is comprised of 蘑菇传媒 students: editor-in-chief Heather Ellis; photography and visual art committee members sophomore Chloe Fisher (chair) and freshman Kristina Cossa; poetry committee members senior Kathryn Bonner, junior Abigail McGovern, and junior Jacques Moore-Roberts; and prose committee members senior AnnGardner Eubank (chair) and sophomore Shela Muriel. Chrysalis advisor is 蘑菇传媒 Professor of English Katherine Grimes.
Read this semester鈥檚 edition of Chrysalis Literary and Arts Magazine here.
