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Aurora 2018 Launch Party

Forward ♦ Editor's Corner ♦ Fiction ♦ Drama ♦ Creative Nonfiction ♦ Poetry ♦ Music ♦ Art and Photography ♦ Interviews (Archie Borders and Todd Keisling) ♦ Spring 2018 Staff ♦ Spring 2018 Award Winners and Launch Party Photos

Spring 2018 Award Winners

Art and Photography- Rebecca James “Asphyxiate”
Creative Nonfiction- Darby Campbell "I'm Afraid of the McDonald's Cashier"
Music- Rachel Lachut "The Prelude of Dorian Gray"
Fiction- Harriet Norris "Neighbor Jack"
Poetry- Abigail Byrd "Fool Notion"
Drama- Erick Collings "Mortal: A Short Play"

Launch Party Photo Gallery

Inside Aurora Launch Party Program

Girl looking through past copies of Aurora Literary Journal.

Rance Ellison (left), Melanie Martin (center) and Annabelle Smith (right).

Marissa Massey organizes the Aurora staff before the launch party.

The 2018 Aurora Staff pose for a photo.

An assortment of sandwiches and finger foods were provided to the audience.

Nichole Ransdelle and one of the guests talk before the launch party begins.

Jared Rose and a guest talk before the launch.

Guests partake in the luncheon provided by the Aurora staff.

Alyssa Howell wecomes guests as they vrowse through past issues of Aurora.

Nine decades of Aurora Literary Journal on a table for guests to look at.

Dr. Dominic Ashby talks with Alyssa Howell while guests mingle.

Guests mingle at Aurora launch Meet and Greet while one guest peruses archives.

Logan Clark (left), Jill Angellke (cente) and Cayla Robinson (right) visit.

Hannah McGee (left) and Dr. Charlotte Rich look on as author readings begin.

Marissa Massey (left) and Cayla Robinson (right) welcome guests to the party.

Filmmaker, Archie Borders, is keynote speaker for the event.

A preview of a movie is projrcted onto a screen.

Painting titled "Venice" by Jill Angelle

Logan Clark

Harriet Norris reads an excerpt from her piece titled "Neighbor Jack".

Racel Lachut

Keaton Todd perfoms his musical submission titled "His and Mine"

The audience watches on as the launch begins.

Poetry author presents.

Morgan Enix

Erick Collings

Hannah Lightner

Audience listens as works are read.

Audience mingles after the party.

Jordan Connelly and Hannah Lightner

Everyone relaxes at the launch after-party.

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