The Next Wave Summer Showcase: Meet This Year’s Recognized Creators

After weeks of submissions, judging, and reviewing the incredible work shared with us, the results of the Next Wave Summer Showcase are officially here!

This year’s showcase brought together young artists, writers, innovators, and creators who shared their ideas, talents, and unique perspectives with Next Wave. We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who took the time to submit and put their work out into the world.

Today, we’re excited to recognize the creators from this year’s showcase.

Next Wave Summer Showcase Awards

Winner

Writing: Tereko Portis Jr.

Honorable Mentions

Writing: Emily Hoerster

Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Veera Suryavamsh

Featured Creator

Digital Art: Ean Taylor

Congratulations to everyone recognized in this year’s Summer Showcase! Your creativity, effort, and willingness to share your work are exactly what Next Wave was created to celebrate.

All digital certificates have been sent out, and the Next Wave Summer Showcase Digital Magazine—where we’ll be highlighting this year’s recognized creators and their work—will be published soon.

And this is only the beginning. Keep an eye on our Instagram and TikTok for creator spotlights, features, and more from this year’s showcase.

As the first-ever Next Wave Summer Showcase, this year’s competition was a smaller one, but we’re incredibly grateful to everyone who took the time to participate and share their work with us. This first showcase has given us the opportunity to learn, grow, and see how we can make the competition even better moving forward.

We hope to welcome many more young creators from across the country for next year’s Summer Showcase as we continue building and growing the Next Wave community. Thank you for being part of the beginning.