MDC Literary & Arts Magazines Place In Organizational Pinnacles

Kendall Campus’ Miambiance and North Campus’ AXIS earned high placements at the College Media Association’s Pinnacle Award contest in the Two-Year Literary Magazine of the Year category. 

Miambiance’s Volume 34 finished in second place and AXIS’s Volume 21 was third for the Organizational Pinnacle Award.

Results were revealed during the Fall National College Media Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Nov. 1. Winners were selected based on work produced during the 2023-24 school year.

“I’m just really proud that our hard work is being recognized because even though we didn’t get first place in everything, just the fact someone sat down and thought ‘Wow, you guys did a really good job’ is satisfying itself,” said Megan Carrion, who served as editor-in-chief when the publication was submitted for judging.

In individual categories, Miambiance placed first for Best Literary Magazine Spread, second for Best Literary Magazine Table of Contents and third for Best Magazine Cover.

AXIS placed second in the Best Literary Magazine Spread category, third in the Best Literary Magazine and Best Literary Magazine Table of Contents categories and honorable mentions in the Best Literary Magazine Cover/Nameplate and Best Literary Magazine Use of Theme categories.

“All of our hard work paid off to prove that year after year we’re constantly coming into recognition for the Pinnacles. It just proves that teamwork makes the dreamwork,” said Jeanna Chery, AXIS’ lead designer during the 2023-24 school year. “It shows the effort and the drive that we continuously put in.” 

In other Miami Dade College news, Metromorphosis, the literary and arts magazine at Wolfson Campus, earned an honorable mention in the Best Literary Magazine category.