Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s 'Woman of Light' brings to life the 1930's Chicana/o culture in Colorado

As part of this year’s Common Reader Program, CMC is sponsoring an Art and Creative Writing Contest. All entries will be inspired by Kali Fajardo-Anstine's book “Woman of Light” and her visit to CMC sites in March. Art and creative writing entries will focus on the themes of Indigenous roots, rights and responsibilities.

All CMC students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate.

JUDGING CRITERIA: Topicality; depth and levels of meaning; impact; composition.

RECOGNITION: There will be six winners, three in the Creative Writing category and three in the Art category. First-, second-, and third-place winners in each category will be recognized on CMC’s Common Reader webpage.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 9, 2023

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Email submissions to Mindy White at mswhite@coloradomtn.edu. Limit your submissions to one entry per category. In the cover e-mail, please include the following information:

• Specify that your entry is for the “Woman of Light” contest
• Title of the work; name under which you’d like to be published on the Common Reader webpage
• Email
• Phone
• Mailing address
• Campus  affiliation (Glenwood Springs, Steamboat Springs, Aspen, Rifle, etc.)
• Campus status (student, staff, faculty, or community member)

WRITTEN WORK: Written works must not exceed 1,500 words; file naming: “firstname_lastname_title.doc”

VISUAL ART: JPEG file; resolution: 300 ppi; image size: minimum 8 inches on its longest side; file naming: “firstname_lastname_title.jpg”