Interview with WRHC Award Winner in Creative Nonfiction, Emily Rice

May 13, 2021

What inspired you to write “Sincerely, a Climate Science Undergrad”?  There’s a piece within the piece, it’s a lot of journal entries and short stories strung together. The original of the stories that I wrote that kind of inspired the whole thing was the “Sincerely, a Climate Science Undergrad” that’s written as a letter to some of my professors and I wrote that last year … Read More

Interview with Saul Vazquez, WRHC Winner in Photography

May 7, 2021

Saul Vazquez is a student at California State University, Northridge and is currently in his second year. He is second from his nuclear and extended family to go to college.  How did you create “Luz de la Luna”, both conceptually and physically? Were there any particular considerations when constructing this piece?  I wanted this piece … Read More

Interview with Katrina Lantz, Staff Choice Award in Literature

May 5, 2021

Katrina Lantz is a Neuroscience major at BYU in Utah. Katrina is the author of three books (two are part of a three book children’s series)— Drats, Foiled Again! (April 2018), Bombs Away (June 2019), and The Healing Bucket (March 2019), all self-published from Lion Spark Publishing. She has written middle-grade superhero/supervillain books for the whole family and Christian motivational books for adults. Her interests include—neuroscience, natural … Read More

Interview with Julia Seaton, WRHC Award in Short Fiction

May 3, 2021

Julia Seaton is a violin performance and honors humanities major Azusa Pacific University. She has won the 2021 Western Regional Honors Council award for short fiction with her piece “The Eye of a Cover.” Keep reading below to learn more about Julia’s inspiration from an exclusive interview with her.   What was your inspiration for The Eye of a Cover?   I wrote … Read More

Interview with John Adair, Staff Choice Award in Art

April 28, 2021

What is your major?   I’m seeking an associate’s degree in Multimedia Design.  How long have you been doing photography?   Since my senior year of high school, 2008.  Would you say “Candy-Wrapped” is a good representation of the art you usually create? If not, how does this piece differ from your other works?   I would say … Read More

Interview with Kahlo Smith, Editor’s Choice Award in Literature

April 19, 2021

Kahlo Smith’s Clay Boy is an anthropology and religious studies major in her third year at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her poem “Clay Boy,” published in the 2021 edition of Scribendi, received the Editor’s Choice Award in literature. Read our exclusive interview with Kahlo below!       What first inspired you to write “Clay Boy”?  I … Read More

Interview with Jenna Rhodes, Editors Choice Award in Art

April 15, 2021

“Which is Jim? Which is me? Am I ‘me,’ or does ‘me’ refer to you?”  Drumroll, please… The 2021 Editors Choice Award goes to… Jenna Rhodes for her linocut print of The Ballad of Me n’ Jim. Jenna is a senior in the printmaking BFA program at Utah State University while staying creative in her spare time by sewing, dancing, singing, and of course … Read More

Interview with Marie Adele Little, WRHC Award in Open Media

April 12, 2021

Marie Adele is a junior studying architecture at the University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture and Planning. Marie Adele is involved in the American Institute of Architecture Students, Phi Eta Sigma National Honors Society, LoboTHON, and Chi Omega fraternity along with Honors College. Her submission, El Malpias: A Diné Collection of Pomes, earned her the WRHC Open Media Award! Read our exclusive interview with Marie … Read More