Student Writing
In Miami University's writing classes, students learn to share their writing with others––classmates, teachers, and the public. They learn how valuable audience response is for writers. Whether helping writers craft voice, rethink form, or define their goals more clearly, writing for real audiences empowers students to grow.
This space celebrates the writing of Miami's first-year composition students. You will see as you follow the links below that Miami student writers are creative, reflective, passionate, and sometimes very funny. Read, enjoy, and write back to us with your responses!
Chris Mull
Another Brick in the Wall
Oxford Copy Shop Award
Rachel Nourse
The Rhetoric of Greek Life
Miami University Bookstore Award
Yang (Vivian) Yang
Legos Are Just for Kids
International Student Essay Award
Maddie Teren
Paper or Plastic…or Neither??
Follett’s Miami Co–op Award
Alexandra Smith
Water War: The Battle Between Ethics and Employment
Follett’s Miami Co-op Award
Stephen Kostyo
A History of the Legal Standing of the Definition of Marriage
Bedford/St. Martin’s Award for digital composition
Mary Hannah Sanders
Round and Round and Round We Go
DuBois Bookstore Award
How to Submit
We welcome submissions for this page from any student enrolled in first-year composition. Pieces can be short or up to 1000 words. Please double-space and send as an attachment. Include name, address, e-address, and class you are enrolled in. Include a few sentences about the context in which your piece was written.
By submitting you automatically grant us a one-time-only permission to publish on this site. Authors retain copyright. Send as a Word document to composition@muohio.edu