Holiday Card Sale to Benefit Adrienne Platero Writing Award

Holiday Card Sale to Benefit Adrienne Platero Writing Award

The friends of Adrienne Platero, a former Utah State student and gifted writer who died last November of leukemia, are sponsoring a holiday gift exchange in her memory.

As a tribute to Platero, an award fund was established by her friends and colleagues in conjunction with the Creative Writing Contest, which is sponsored by the department of English. The overall first place winner of the contest each year will receive a cash award. Scribendi, the bound collection of winning writings each year, is dedicated to Platero, who won first place in the 2002 contest.

"Adrienne was the kind of student every teacher hopes for," said Star Coulbrooke, poetry writing teacher and assistant director of the Writing Center. "She was conscientious and open, excited with suggestions for improving her writing, and happy to offer her kind expertise. She genuinely cared about others’ successes. The Creative Writing Contest is a wonderful venue for carrying forth her delight helping in other writers and her love for the craft."

To give something of lasting value this holiday season, the friends of Platero invite the public to make a donation to the Adrienne Platero Creative Writing Contest Award Fund. To contribute any amount and receive a holiday card to acknowledge your gift, contact Bev Strickland, department of English accountant, at (435) 797-2754.