University Honors Student Writers and Artists in Apostrophe Magazine

April 10, 2008, Fort Wayne, Indiana: The University of Saint Francis Department of English and Foreign Languages will recognize three of its outstanding writers during the Apostrophe publication party on April 17 at 6:30 p.m. in Bass Mansion.

Apostrophe is the university’s annual literary magazine. The magazine features a select group of exceptional student, staff, and alumni artwork, poetry, and prose.

Students who will receive the James M. Pictor Literary Award are Beth Avila, a senior double majoring in History and English, for Poetry and Ben Ricker, a Special Education major from Fort Wayne, for Fiction. Megan Ramsey, a first-year nursing student from Churubusco, Indiana, is the winner of the Center for Franciscan Spirit and Life Essay Contest for her essay on the importance of service to one another, society, and the Church.

In total, 22 students have been included in this year’s publication and will be honored during the annual reading and reception at on April 17.

For more information, contact Andrew Prall, Professor of English, at 260-399-7700 ext. 8108.

The University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana, founded in 1890, is a comprehensive university in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, offering undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 2,100 students from a broad geographic region.