Submissions from 2023
A Bigger Picture, Benjamin Richard Addison
Thesis Proposal and Project: The Cave, Jennifer Lee Bailey
Reaching for a Higher Perspective: Exploring Elements of Multiple Perspectives in Literature and Writing, Audrey I. Biggs
The Mirror: How Writing is the Reflection of an Author’s Emotions, Tamia Charón Ranae Branch
Turning Heartache into Hope: How Fantasy Reveals Spiritual Truth about Sin, Suffering, and Redemption, Sophia Raffaelle Bricker
Characterizing the Female Main Character, Addison Leana Butler
Writing for the Fantasy Genre through the Christian Worldview, Angelina Rose Butters
ALL WRITE ALREADY! Writing Across Curricula: An Instructional Tool in Theater and Dance, Lezlie R. Christian
There Must Be More: God's Prescription for Living the Abundant Life, Rodney Gerald Coe
Thesis Submission Assignment, Monica Cookson
Discovering Souls Below: Mythology, Lore, and Christian Feminism in Contemporary Fantasy, Emma Dearing
Money People: An Examination of Wealthy Characters in Fiction, Morgan (Yeatts) Eley
Christianity Worldview in Fiction Writing: History, Comparison, and Understanding, Stephen Douglas Flynn
The Eye of the King: Screenplay Adaptation as a Craft Tool, Nora Annette Graves
Unheard Voices: Minority Female Presence in Fiction Including Folklore and Fantastical Elements, Breanna Renae Grayson
The Fire Behind My Passion: Thief's Fire, Jessica Lacey Hackett
How a Balanced Christian Message in Film Can Inspire Christ-Like Transformation, Makayla Marrin Jacobs
“A More Perfect World”: Posthumanism and Technological Integration in A Memory Called Empire, Garrett R. Johnson
Cruisin' the Coast: A Practice in Passionate Observation, Laura Jean Keriazakos
Visions of Aline: A Foreshadow of the Past, Allison King
The Healing Power of Creative Storytelling: Utilizing Fiction as a Means of Therapy in the Writer/Reader Relationship, Alicia Rose Klepper
Writing as a Mode of Therapy: The Path to Healing and Selfcare, Lolita Joyce Law
A Word Fitly Spoken is Like Apples of Gold in Settings of Silver: Removing the Veil from Inspirational Historical Fiction, Laura Louise Milcarzyk
Resurrecting Olympus, Jordan Ashley Miller
Thesis Proposal and Manuscript, Peter Muer
Finding Hope, April Renae Musekamp
Developing and Enhancing Believable Characterization in Fiction, Hollie Boyd Nelson
Saving the Superheroes, Jeffrey Lawrence Nickles
Journey Through the In-Between: A Haibun Anthology, Jonathan Andrew Painter
Using Memoir to Explore and Heal Trauma Inflicted by Emotional Abuse, accompanied by Excavating Me, A Memoir, Amy G. Partain
We Are Your Epistles: How Christian Writers Communicate the Work of the Holy Spirit Through the Art of Spiritual Memoir, Ananda E.G. Peters
Empires Rise: An Approach to Worldbuilding in Modern Fantasy Fiction, Anthony John Rudd
Personal Touches: Translation Poetics in Chinese Translations of Shakespeare Plays, Gabriella Smith
From the Paper to the Stars, Morgan Jefferson Smith
The Misadventures of Expectations, Laura Elizabeth Solano
What It Means to Have Meaning: AI’s Poetic Appropriation of the Human Imagination, Samuel Louis Spencer
Beyond the Long Walk: Appealing to a Target Audience Through Genre Choice and Manuscript Length, Stacie Ann Sudkamp
Constructing Reality: Finding Realism and Finding Jessica, Amy J. Vallotton
Lady of the Joust: Defining and Classifying Flat Character Arcs, Rachael Michelle Varner
Mr. Wicker: A Horror Novel, David Viergutz
Alanda MacMaster & The Realm of the Faes, Allana Lynn Walker
The Interplay Between Language and Culture in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, MacKenzie Wangberg
The Story Keepers: A Creative Manuscript, Katie Ann Willson
Exploring Fiction Writer’s Approaches to Plot Outlining During the Planning Stage of the Writing Process, Paul A. Wilson Jr.
The Writing of The War Within: A Study, Analysis, and Creation of Narrative Reality, Katelynn Wood
The Heroine’s Journey in Hollywood, Melika Zayehmoureh
Submissions from 2022
Save Our Love, Jaime Constance Belk
Understanding Toxic Cycles and How to Defeat Them: How Poetry Can Heal, Tosha Marie Brown
The Struggle for Identity: How Female Writers Find Their Voice, Allison Joanne Call
Creating a Solid Mystery: Solving the Case for Plot, Michelle Grace Cannon
Family Lore and Believability in Historical Fiction, Amy Elizabeth Cimino
Mini Memoirs: Poetry as a Medium for Memories, Liesl Anna Counterman
Thesis Defense: The Yellow Wallpaper, Madison Hope Greathouse
Bibliotherapy in the Helping Professions: A Heuristic Model for Intervention Design, Natalie Marie Haney
The Deep End: A Journey of Faith, Janet M. Henderson
The Advantage of an Iterative Writing Process for Novels and Short Stories, Annie Jackson
Praise, Prayer, and the Power of God: Modern Miracles, Leslie Parker Jackson
Free Slave: Artist Statement, Thesis, and Working Novel, Leeland Francis Johnson
Finding Faith Within the Fantasy: Helping Middle Graders Conquer Foes and Fears, Joy Johnson-Summerville
Discovering “God Almighty”: An Exploration of Kurt Vonnegut’s Mythmaking in Sirens of Titan, Cat’s Cradle, and Slaughterhouse-Five, Megan Joy Kehoe
An Exploration of the Axiom “Show, Don’t Tell” in Fiction Writing, Tina Matras
Weight of the Sword and the Hero's Journey, Chase Baylor Moore
Christian Values Guide Generation Z to a Better Future in Post-Apocalyptic Screenplay, Charlotte Ashleigh Rice
How the Power of Film Inspires Christianity, Stephanie Mullins Sellers
Developing Biblical, Community-Based Resources for Military Wives Entering the Empty Nest and Midlife Transition Period, Cynthia Louise Stumme
The Inner Dialogue of Cultures: "Core-to-core confrontation" in My Name is Asher Lev and Davita's Harp, Sara Marie Williams
Agatha Christie: Poisons and Prose, A Critical and Creative Consideration, Laurie Kay Wolf
Bearing Witness to Human Value: Race Relations under the Apartheid Regime in Select Works of Athol Fugard, Cameron Alex Yngsdal
The Pastoral Connection - Examining Parallels Between Pastoral and Political Rhetoric During the Revolutionary War, Abigail A. Zedwick
Submissions from 2021
Don't Kill Mockingbird: An Educator's Guide to Teaching To Kill a Mockingbird in the 21st Century, Rachel Mayes Allen
The Voyage of the Reunion, Hamilton Keller Bright
In the Straits: Making History Accessible Through the Parent-Child Relationship, Grace Elizabeth Crocker
Restoring Female Agency: Wicked as a Feminist Fairy-Tale Revision, Erica Nicole Fox
The Writer’s Grit Guide: Practical Methods for Effective Writing, Victoria Renee Gomez
The Supporting Role: Cultivating a Writing Life to Prevent and Combat Writer's Block, Molly Elizabeth Hanberry
“You Never Get it Out of Your Bones”: The Christ-Haunted Security of Jean Louise “Scout” Finch in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman, Corley E. Humphrey
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP): A Must for Non-Profit Organizations, Lolita Joyce Law
Crumbs on the Counter: A Study of the Ability of the Food Memoir To Reveal a Writer's Identity through Culinary Experience, Danielle Courtney Ledoux
Wheels of Love: Turning Souls to the Saviour, Amy Leah Berry Magaw
The Particle Thì in Vietnamese, Mai Chi Nguyen
Finding Home in Merry Hill: Appalachia Beyond the Mountains in Arnow's The Dollmaker, Adrienne Oliver
Placing Social Emotional Learning at the Forefront of Public Education, Amy Joy Pedroza
Tomb and Temple : The Poet’s Use of Positive Body Imagery To Communicate Messages of Psychological Wellbeing, Shelby Elizabeth Poulin
The Prevalence of Grammar in Virginia Higher Education, Caroline Nicatie Stimpson
Bridging the Gap between Secondary Writing Instruction and Post-Secondary Writing Needs, Elexcia S. Washington
Submissions from 2020
Originality, Decorum, and Fantastic Sight in Dostoevsky's The Idiot, Richard A. Decker
Global Englishes: Variations of a Single Language in All English Classrooms, Amanda Leigh Faulkenberry
The Quest of Love: A Liturgical Reading of The Pilgrim's Progress, Matthew Charles Fox
“Is [he] a man? If so, is he mad? And if not, is he a devil?”: The Influence of Culture Versus Experience on the Brontë Sisters’ Perception of Mental Illness, Catrina May Mehltretter
Mother Heart, Elisa Miriam Palumbo
The Storying of Colombian Writing Centers, Jennifer Erin Pretzer
"Lead Us Not": Linguistic and Exegetical Considerations for Translating the Sixth Petition of the Lord's Prayer, Brodie Allan Robinson
English as a Lingua Franca: Improving Technical Writing and Communication Methods for International Audiences, Lauren Alyssa Serrani
Submissions from 2019
"Thus Saith the Lord": The Theological Rhetoric of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nathaniel Ryan Davis
Writing with Incarcerated Students Towards Humanization: A Christian Critical Perspective, Deanna C. Kabler
Breaking the Fourth Wall, Esther Elizabeth Karram
Meeting the Stranger: Closing the Distance in Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast, Brett Joseph Raszinski
Persecutor’s Remorse: Mimetic Desire, Institutions, and Shūsaku Endō’s Loving Gaze on Persecutors, Jirayu Smitthimedhin
