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Mirage Literary and Arts Magazine
The Mirage
Three-Part Mission:
- Mirage serves Cochise and Santa Cruz Counties by showcasing high-quality art and literature produced by community members and Cochise College students.
- Mirage serves Cochise College by establishing the College as the focus of a creative learning community.
- Mirage further serves Cochise College students by providing them an opportunity to earn college credit and gain academic and professional experience by participating in all aspects of the production of the literary and arts magazine.
The Mirage: Submissions for the 2025 Edition
Mirage Poetry/Pose Submission Form
Deadline: December 31st, 2024
This deadline is for all of our categories (poetry, prose, and art). It is also the deadline for our Student Contest.
Pick up your free copy of the Mirage 2023-2024 at the Sierra Vista or Douglas Campus libraries.
Residents of Cochise County and students of Cochise College are encouraged to submit up to three works in each of the following categories:
Poetry (2,000 word limit)
Prose (4,000 word limit)
Artwork (Photos of your work must be 300 dots per inch and at 100% of its original size)
See more guidelines for Poetry/Prose and Art in the appropriate submission forms above.
All work must be the original creation of the author or artist. Please do not submit work that uses copyrighted material or stories based on popular characters, i.e. “fan fiction.”
Fair use guidelines: Cochise College upholds the highest level of respect for intellectual and creative property rights and will not accept works of art or writing containing derivative subject matter, characters, themes, plots, and imagery with or without formal copyright unless the submitted works fall appropriately within fair use law standards.
Upcoming Events
The Mirage: Student Writing and Art Contest Winners
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Poetry:
1st: “Suede Pair of Pants,” Kira Gee
2nd: “Social,” Jessica Alba
3rd: “Isolation,” Haley Bright
Prose:
1st: “The Southpaw Man,” Jay Melzer
Art:
1st: “Relaxing Day at the Beach,” Melissa Adams
2nd: “Army,” Lexis Shorter
3rd: “Little Treasures,” Ruth O’Donogue
Poetry:
1st: “Unloved No Longer,” Athena Reynolds
2nd: “A Symphony,” Jessica Alba
Prose:
1st: “Claire,” Danny Morales
2nd: “The Battle of the Bar,” Jay Melzer
3rd: “Countdown: Alex” and “Countdown: Hayes,” Kaleen Hung
Art:
1st: “Farewell to Summer,” Erin Ganey
2nd: “Dull Stars,” Melissa Villanueva
3rd: “The Border Fence’s Curls,” Maria Lizarraga del Castillo
Poetry:
1st: “Advice is a Kind of Anecdote” by Owen Crowlie
2nd: “Gray Day” by Jay Melzer
3rd: “We Wait” by Jennifer Ovalle-Zelaya
Prose:
1st: “Changing of the Guard” by Edward Doench
2nd: “Nostalgia” by Marcea Phidd
3rd: “An Indiscreet Holiday” by Katie Bertrand
Art:
1st:”New York City” by Nataliia Kuzmenko
2nd: “Tel Aviv” by Nataliia Kuzmenko
3rd: “Hanging and Spinning” by Maria Grijalva
Poetry:
1st: Sarah Fenter, “The Soul of a Girl”
2nd: Grady Butler, “Pleonasm”
3rd: Gaia Schrimpsher, “A Minute to Breathe”
Fiction:
1st: Eimilee Simpson, “Spring Cleaning:
2nd: Otis Luttschwager, “Lights Out,
Arnold Boxley”
3rd: Owen Crowlie, “Flirting With Cigarettes”
Non-Fiction:
1st: Marvel Moore, “How to Make My
Mother’s Apple Pie”
2nd: Jay Melzer, “I Remember the Riverside”
Art:
1st: LaKwanda Hawkins, “Blue Cho’kolat”
2nd: Otis Luttschwager, “Rotten Pumpkin”
3rd: LaKwanda Hawkins, “Bauhaus Boy”
Poetry:
1st: Zihna Gordon, “Girls Who Don’t Like Fairy Tales”
2nd: Zihna Gordon, “Resolution”
3rd: Stephanie Chips Dolores, “Scintilla”
Fiction:
1st: Tyler Sheley, “Freedom”
2nd: Kyah Vanderdasson, “Her”
3rd: Angela Parker, “The Sun is Not a Star”
Non-Fiction:
1st: Zihna Gordon, “Bones”
2nd: Zihna Gordon, “Dialog in the Dark”
3rd: Jay Melzer, “The 1001st Stair”
Art:
1st: Zihna Gordon, “A US for All of Us”
2nd: Chelsea Schlarbaum, “Sin Titulo”
3rd: Itzel Madrigal, “Border”
Contact Information
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Miage Literary & Arts Magazine |
Faculty Advisors Ella Melito - Sierra Vista Campus Alex O'Meara - Douglas Campus |
