Common Read Writing Contest Winners Announced

Madra Furman, Israel Tucker, and Jordan Temchack

Madra Furman, Israel Tucker, and Jordan Temchack, 2019 Common Read Writing Contest winners

Credit: Penn State

On Thursday, November 29, the winners of the 2018 Common Read Writing Contest, Madra Furman, Israel Tucker, and Jordan Temchack, were awarded with books autographed by author Mohsin Hamid. The contest focused on themes of displacement from this year’s Common Read selections, Hamid’s Exit West.

Check out their award-winning writings on the Common Read site.