Giant spiders in danger of their lives, lonely dolls and little girls, the Ten-speed Cowboy and the Massachusetts Kid—what super surprises came to us in the 1977 New Era Writing, Art, Photography, and Music Contest! And here in the August issue we share some of them with you.
These are not all of the winners, but they do represent the fine quality of work submitted for each category. Throughout the year you will be seeing the work of other contest winners as it is used to complement articles, stories, songs, and illustrations in the New Era magazine.
Especially noteworthy in this year’s contest were the great number of young (12- to 16-year-old) writers whose work was of such high quality that it made it to the semifinals and the finals. A special note of congratulations and encouragement is sent to Terri Drake, 12; Laura L. McWhirter, 13; Terry Beane, 16; Linda Quon, 15; Amy Minnoch, 12; Scott Simpson, 16; Tami Lynn Crockett, 16; Sandy Schempp, 13; Alveda Polyak, 16; Becky Barker, 15; Tracy Hunt, 15; Jerilyn Hanson, 14; Lisa Marostica, 14; and Peter B. Ball, 16.
Top Winners
Brady R. Allred, Music Memphis, Tennessee
Peter B. Ball, Poetry Dublin, Ireland BYU Scholarship
Evan Belnap, Photography Iona, Idaho
Marc A. Bolton, Nonfiction Conda, Idaho Ricks Scholarship
Pat D. Buckner, Poetry Provo, Utah BYU Scholarship
Kenneth A. Croft, Photography Salt Lake City, Utah
John G. Dockum, Poetry Lincoln, Nebraska
Hank W. Edrington, Fiction Grace, Idaho Ricks Scholarship
Josephine England, Fiction Kaysville, Utah
Catherine Hardy, Music Salt Lake City, Utah
Diane Hauserman, Art Hunter, Utah BYU Scholarship
Sally Hunter, Poetry Rigby, Idaho Ricks Scholarship
Tom Jay, Photography Farmington, New Mexico Ricks Scholarship
Lisa Marostica, Nonfiction Collinsville, Connecticut
Kevin Merrill, Nonfiction Boise, Idaho
Larry E. Morris, Fiction Provo, Utah
Kjirstin Rasmussen, Photography Walnut Creek, California
Boyd M. Reschke, Photography Salt Lake City, Utah
Laird Roberts, Photography Anabella, Utah BYU Scholarship
Bruce Rytting, Photography Salt Lake City, Utah
Jay Sumsion, Photography Richland, Washington Ricks Scholarship
Heidi Waldrop, Nonfiction Grand Junction, Colorado BYU Scholarship
Lee Wooley, Photography Ft. Collins, Colorado
David Zabriskie, Music Provo, Utah BYU Scholarship
Cash Awards
Alan G. Baker, Nonfiction Brisbane, Australia
Claudia Brackett, Photography Weymouth, Massachusetts
Jeffrey J. Clark, Photography West Linn, Oregon
LeRoy Chambers, Photography Bountiful, Utah
Ann Marie Christensen, Photography Logan, Utah
Stan Clegg, Photography Provo, Utah
Jennifer Cowan, Fiction Roy, Utah
Lynn Dalton, Photography Sunnyvale, California
George Danielson, Photography Idaho Falls, Idaho
Yvonne Dobson, Photography Salt Lake City, Utah
Terri Drake, Poetry Sheppard A.F.B., Texas
Gay Lynn Grimes, Poetry Carmichael, California
Eric Groeger, Photography San Diego, California
Dwayne Hawryluk, Photography Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Hyrum B. Hiatt, Art Canoga Park, California
Claudia Hill, Nonfiction Orem, Utah
Mike Jensen, Photography Rancho Cordova, California
Amanda L. Jones, Nonfiction London, England
Laura L. McWhirter, Poetry St. Joseph, Missouri
Colette Mitchell, Poetry Spanish Fork, Utah
Steven Moosman, Photography Bountiful, Utah
Craig Moyer, Photography Fairport, New York
Jack R. Nichols, Photography Mesa, Arizona
Cindy Ostler, Poetry Salt Lake City, Utah
Alyson Peck, Photography Portland, Oregon
Steven L. Peck, Photography Schweinfurt, Germany
Alveda Polyak, Poetry Joliet, Illinois
Leslie Ward Powrie, Photography Florida Park, Republic of South Africa
Robert Richardson, Photography Universal City, Texas
Collette Ricks, Poetry Ucon, Idaho
Melissa Robinson, Poetry Indianapolis, Indiana
Denise Saldivar, Fiction Concord, California
Kathi Santori, Photography Farmington Hills, Michigan
Scott Simpson, Poetry Seaford, Virginia
Vernal R. Willis, Photography Taylor, Arizona
Tri Wright, Photography Salt Lake City, Utah
Lyle Wakefield Provo, Utah
[photos] Allred; Ball; Belnap; Bolton; Buckner; Croft; Dockum; Edrington; England; Hardy; Hauserman; Hunter; Jay; Marostica; Merrill; Morris; Rasmussen; Reschke; Roberts; Rytting; Sumsion; Waldrop; Wooley; Zabriskie
