{"id":65499,"date":"2017-03-23T10:54:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T15:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=65499"},"modified":"2017-03-23T10:55:03","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T15:55:03","slug":"um-english-major-wins-prize-southern-literary-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-english-major-wins-prize-southern-literary-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"UM English Major Wins Prize at Southern Literary Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Page Lagarde recently won the nonfiction category at the Southern Literary Festival. Submitted Photo<\/p><\/div>\n

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Page Lagarde has always aspired to write professionally. Still, the University of Mississippi<\/a> junior wasn’t expecting her first entry in a prestigious regional competition to win first place.<\/p>\n

An English and French major from Winchester, Virginia, Lagarde won in the nonfiction category at the Southern Literary Festival. Besides receiving a cash prize, she will read her story at the event, set for March 30-April 1 at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.<\/p>\n

“I was so surprised,” she said. “I found out via email while studying with friends, and they can tell you that I gasped very audibly. It was very exciting!”<\/p>\n

Lagarde won for a story titled “To Thaw.” In the piece, the fledgling author reflects upon an Outward Bound dogsledding experience she had.<\/p>\n

“It’s a story about faith and surrender when we’re pushed to our limits,” she said. “This is the first writing contest I’ve ever entered, so this one is particularly exciting because I want to eventually be a published writer.”<\/p>\n

Lagarde deserves the recognition, said Ivo Kamps, UM professor and chair of English<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Page’s win is a testament to her talents, and we like to think that the instruction she received in her English and creative writing classes also played a role,” Kamps said. “Thanks to Beth Spencer, lecturer in English, the English department has had robust student participation in the Southern Literary Festival in recent years.<\/p>\n

“Each year, Ms. Spencer mentors some of our fine young writers and takes them to the festival, where they can meet their peers as well as a group of impressive professional writers.”<\/p>\n

While Lagarde is still processing this honor, she already has her sights set on even bigger achievements.<\/p>\n

“After graduation, I hope to pursue an MFA in fiction writing,” she said. “After that, I want to continue writing and also teach.”<\/p>\n

As for her publishing dreams, Lagarde said she remains hopeful.<\/p>\n

“Creative writing is a fairly new endeavor for me, and I know that it’s so hard to be successful in this field,” she said. “This was really encouraging.”<\/p>\n

The Southern Literary Festival is an organization of Southern colleges and schools founded in 1937 to promote Southern literature. For more about the event, go to http:\/\/www.southernliteraryfestival.com\/<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about the UM Department of English, visit <\/span>http:\/\/english.olemiss.edu<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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