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“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) 2022 Scholastic Yearbook and Magazine Awards. The magazine has earned first-place honors every year since 2014.
 
“Each issue of ‘Echoes & Visions’ has its own special energy, but it’s truly affirming that our 2022 issue has won this great national honor,” said Adam Tavel, professor of English. “This is among the most artistically mature issues we've ever published, and among the most uplifting, too — themes of hope, possibility and renewal shine through. The many accolades ‘Echoes & Visions’ has garnered over the past decade affirm what many of us have known all along: We have one of the best student arts journals in the country.”
 
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.