“Winners: The 1978 New Era Writing, Photography, Music, and Art Contest,” New Era, Aug. 1978, 10–11
Winners: The 1978 New Era Writing, Photography, Music, and Art Contest
Congratulations! You’ve once again proved that young Latter-day Saints can write and draw and shoot and compose as well as any young people anywhere. We were especially impressed this year with the poetry and music. Through poetry we met a young man who talks to walls and a young lady who sees her own eyes smiling back at her from a portrait of her grandmother. We’ve also come to know Christ better, both as a skillful carpenter and a loving Savior, master of wood and nails. The music ran from moving hymns and joyous Christmas carols to the sprightly “Bugaloo Blues” duet for piano composed by 12-year-old twins. One young composer bridged the generations by writing music for her grandmother’s poem. The selections you will see on these pages represent only a small fraction of the winning entries, but they will give you an idea of their consistent excellence. We will be using other contest winners throughout the coming year.
Fiction Winners
1st Place
Richard B. Williams
New York, New York
2nd Place
Dian Saderup
Salt Lake City, Utah
3rd Place
Laurel Stowe
Hinesburg, Vermont
Honorable Mention:
Paula Last
Hurricane, Utah
Richard Slawson
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Laura Tommey
Montclair, California
Article Winners
1st Place
Dian Saderup
Salt Lake City, Utah
2nd Place
Michelle Gurney
East Brunswick, New Jersey
3rd Place
Debra Spong Hadfield
Pleasant Grove, Utah
Honorable Mention:
Kathryn Hoggan
Bellevue, Washington
Becki Prengel
Placerville, California
Adolf Singh
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Kirk Wilkinson
Whittier, California
Ann Woodbury
Scotia, New York
Song Winners
1st Place
Rae Ann Rasmussen
Ephraim, Utah
2nd Place
Toni Tietjen
Bountiful, Utah
3rd Place
Brett Zumsteg
Skokie, Illinois
Honorable Mention:
Brady Allred
Memphis, Tennessee
Dan Carter
Caldwell, Idaho
Kathaleen Colton
Billings, Montana
Michele Sadler
Magna, Utah
Darrin Thomas
Las Vegas, Nevada
David Thomas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Hymn Winners
1st Place
Dan Carter
Caldwell, Idaho
2nd Place
Brady Allred
Memphis, Tennessee
3rd Place
Stephen Jones
Murray, Utah
Honorable Mention:
Kevin Pace
Salt Lake City, Utah
Poetry Winners
1st Place
Laurel Stowe
Hinesburg, Vermont
2nd Place
Dayle King
Meridian, Idaho
3rd Place
Linda Hoffman Kimball
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Honorable Mention:
Lee Grace Aquino
San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
Dan Carter
Caldwell, Idaho
James Christiansen
Pleasant Grove, Utah
Debra Spong Hadfield
Pleasant Grove, Utah
Soon Heng Lim
Taiping, Perak, West Malaysia
Melanie Mendenhall
Richfield, Utah
Collette Ricks
Ucon, Idaho
Bryce Rytting
Salt Lake City, Utah
Elizabeth Sainsbury
Sandy, Utah
Brad Wilcox
Provo, Utah
Darrell J. Wyatt
Pasco, Washington
Art Winners
1st Place
Michal Diane Luch
Salt Lake City, Utah
2nd Place
Mickey Reasor
Colbert, Washington
Honorable Mention:
Kaylene Barrett
Ashgrove, Queensland, Australia
Nancy Lunt
Omaha, Nebraska
Linda Hoffman Kimball
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Julie Pilcher
South Jordan, Utah
Photography Winners
1st Place
Kevin Merrill
Boise, Idaho
2nd Place
F. Albert Sanchez, Jr.
Quincy, California
Honorable Mention:
Greg Bohnstedt
Roseville, California
Claudia M. Brackett
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Lee Burbank
Tallahassee, Florida
Roger Carroll
Sacramento, California
Brian Chaffin
Bountiful, Utah
Mark Clark
Tracy, California
Kurt Draper
Salt Lake City, Utah
Brien W. Field
Tustin, California
David Foster North
Little Rock, Arkansas
Martin E. Franke
Rexburg, Idaho
Joseph Garrard
Provo, Utah
Steven Grover
Englewood, Colorado
Jill Higbee
Salt Lake City, Utah
N. LeGrande Jack
Farmington, New Mexico
Ingrid Jensen
Payson, Utah
Brent E. Johnson
Mesa, Arizona
Paul Mower
Richfield, Utah
Darryl B. Nielsen
Vaughn, Montana
Nathan Parker
Turlock, California
Bryan Peterson
Provo, Utah
Leslie W. Powrie
Florida Park, South Africa
Kjirstin Rasmussen
Biviers, France
Ray H. Shatzer
Elsinore, California
Ronald L. Telford
Seattle, Washington
John Wagner
Salt Lake City, Utah
Thomas Walker
Pittsburg, Kansas
Yvonne Wright
Salt Lake City, Utah
Stanley Zohner
Moab, Utah
Photo by Eldon Linschoten; neon sign by Impact Signs, Salt Lake City
Richard B. Williams; Dian Saderup; Michelle Gurney; Rae Ann Rasmussen; Toni Tietjen; Dan Carter; Brady Allred; Stephen Jones; Laurel Stowe; Dayle King; Linda Hoffman Kimball; Michal Diane Luch; Mickey Reasor; Kevin Merrill