Science Fiction & Fantasy
Judges: Erin Giannini & Shane Trayers
Adam Heidebrink-Bruno, Lehigh University
New Religions at the End of the World: Radical Subjects and the Culture of Late Capitalism
Television, Music, & Visual Media
Judges: Chuck Hamilton & Debbie Olson
Benjamin Riggs, Northwestern University
Revising MythBusters: Serial Television and Scientific Progress
Historic & Contemporary Cultures
Judges: Stacy Rusnak & Jennifer Jenkins
Angelia R. Giannoone, University of Arizona
Who are Maker Kits For?: Discourses and Barriers to Entry for Laypersons Using Electronic DIY Maker Kits
Identities & Cultures
Judges: Jack Hutchins & Margaret Vaughan
Lillian Dickerson, Wichita State University
Disability’s Black Mark and a Search for Companionship through Murder, Reverie, or Otherwise: Devil Bug’s Journey through Quaker City
Popular Culture Pedagogy
Judge: Kurt Depner & Michael Howarth
Sarah Hancock Jones, Weber State University
Innovating Beers’ and Probsts’ Six Signposts with Media: A Model for Successfully Engaging Developing Junior High Readers in Comprehension Instruction through the Use of Popular Animated Short Films
Creative Writing
Robert Galin & Gretchen Johnson
Tea Gerbeza, University of Regina
Family Album