“Echoes & Visions,” the creative arts magazine at Wor-Wic Community College, won first place yet again in its category of publications from junior/community colleges with a student enrollment of more than 2,501 in the American Scholastic Press Association’s (ASPA) 2021 Scholastic Yearbook and Magazine Awards. The magazine has earned first-place honors every year since 2014. It also won the “Outstanding Cover” award for the first time in the magazine’s history.

“We’re proud of our students for producing this exceptional edition in spite of the difficulties posed by the pandemic,” said Adam Tavel, professor of English. “Winning the ‘Outstanding Cover’ award for the first time, too, is a monumental honor, and yet another testament to the brilliance, creativity and talent of our student contributors.”

The winners were chosen based on the results of an item-specific 1,000-point rubric that evaluated each publication on every aspect of its quality, from the published contents to design and copy editing.

The ASPA has been holding the contest annually since 1980. The contest is open to all schools around the country.

Submissions for “Echoes & Visions” are accepted from any current or former student. In addition to Tavel, faculty advisors include Dr. Lawrence Blasco, assistant professor of English, and Charles Porter, associate professor of developmental English.

Adam Tavel.

Cutline: Adam Tavel, professor of English at Wor-Wic Community College, holds the first-place award for publications in the American Scholastic Press Association’s (ASPA) 2021 Scholastic Yearbook and Magazine Awards, along with a copy of the award-winning creative arts magazine, “Echoes & Visions.”