MSU students honored in Story State Storytelling Competition

Four students in ��Ƶ’s Department of Communication are earning awards for their nonfiction submissions in the Story State Storytelling Competition.

The competition is being held in advance of “Story State: Fostering Innovative Storytelling,” a Thursday [Feb. 25] virtual event aimed to help the next generation find their place in the genealogy of Mississippi writers. Free and open to the public, "Story State" will be broadcast at 1 p.m. from .��

Story State Storytelling Competition winners include:

—Ashlynn McCain, a senior communication and psychology double-major from Starkville, 2021 Master Storyteller and $250 prize for her short story “5031.”

—Victoria Newton, a senior communication major from Nesbit, second place for her dramatic play “Trapped.”

—Vernell Allen, a junior communication and English double-major from Brookhaven, third place for his manuscript “This Is to Say.”

—Collin Christein, a sophomore communication major from Northampton, Pennsylvania, honorable mention for his short film “No Need to Run.”

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