Jury

Each piece submitted by either students or teachers is evaluated by at least two members of a jury. The jury members are listed below:

Writing

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Monique Maria Schmidt
Monique is author of Last Moon Dancing: A Memoir of Love and Real Life in Africa available at www.cloverparkpress.com. Monique has an MFA in creative writing from Syracuse University. She has lived and worked in France, Japan, the West Indies, Central America, and Africa.

Paul Higbee
Paul has written several books, including Spearfish Canyon: A Journey Beyond the Rim available at www.royaltineimages.com. He is the Black Hills writer for South Dakota Magazine and lives in Spearfish, South Dakota.

Wendy Mendoza
Wendy is author of a poetry chapbook titled To Be Whole. She is a language arts teacher on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Art

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Lisa Howard
Lisa is an artist and art teacher living in Spearfish, South Dakota for the past 12 years. Lisa's artwork can been seen at the Spearfish Art Gallery, as well as Common Grounds in Spearfish.

David K. Whitlock
David is an artist living in western South Dakota. His artwork is collected throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. To view some of David’s work, go to www.davidkentwhitlock.com.