CCHA Literary Magazine Awards 2025

The Community College Humanities Association (CCHA) each year holds its Literary Magazine Competition, honoring and acknowledging works nationwide.  The CCHA divides submissions into five geographical divisions, with Lumiere being included in the Eastern division. This year we are proud to announce that many of the works published in Lumiere Issue 10 have been recognized. Each of our recognized authors will be found below!

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Third Place for Best Poem, 

Ah, the American Dream by Gabriela Moreno​

​Second Place for Best Short Story, 

The Colmery Logbook by Nick Giancioppo​

Second Place for Best Creative Nonfiction,

Cape Cod Constellations by Chelsea Dow​

First Place for Best Essay,

Letter to the Editor by Peter Kistner​

We would like to congratulate and thank each of our magnificent writers for their achievements. This would not have been possible without the diligent work of the writers in our community.