University of Virginia Art Museum officials announced the winners of the museum's 17th annual Writer's Eye competition this week.
Ranging in age from third-graders to adults, more than 940 students participated in the event, which was organized by museum docents. Submissions consisted of prose and poetry compositions inspired by selected works displayed at the museum.
The winners of the University/Adult poetry competition were Claire Whitenack in first place, Michael Rutherglen in second and Jennifer Whitenack in third, according to a press release.
In the University/Adult prose competition, Majorie Shepherd took first place, Sarah Honenberger second and Nancy Beretz third.
This year's event was sponsored by the publisher of the Writer's Eye Anthology, Barnes & Noble and Howell Press. The anthology will be available for purchase at the museum.
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