Jennifer Lopez

Awarded 1st place for Best Creative NonFiction/Memoir/Personal Essay

Faculty Mentor: Christen Madrazo

Jennifer Lopez is a 2025 graduate with a major in Computer Science and Information Security and a minor in Digital Media and Journalism. Since childhood, she has loved journaling about her daily life. Jennifer is passionate about both writing and reading--she enjoys entering the fantasy world and escaping reality. One of her most compelling writing projects centers around her mother's experience in entering a beauty contest in Ecuador. Through her writing, she highlights the personal and emotional journeys of her mother and others who have participated in or won the contests, shedding light on their challenges and triumphs. 

Read Lopez’s piece La Cholita of 89’ here