“The Winners: 1981 New Era Contest,” New Era, Aug. 1981, 8–9
The Winners:
1981 New Era Contest
Each human being is a window on the world, and just as the colored panes in a stained glass window change the quality and color of sunlight, just so the unique shade of each human heart colors a man’s perception of reality.
Every man, woman, and child with the gift of sight looks into the sky and sees a different moon. Two people can stand side by side and see different sunsets. Writing, painting, composing, and photography are windows through which we can see other people’s moons and sunsets. We look through these windows with new eyes and see new worlds.
Windows have never been easy to build, whether they are built with words or paint or colored glass. A stained glass window is more than a few pieces of pretty glass thrown together. Each piece must be carefully cut and arranged in a design and bonded together with lead strips. Poetry is more than a few beautiful thoughts or words thrown together with a pinch of inspiration. The words must be carefully chosen and balanced and polished and then bonded with painstaking craft.
In this issue you will catch glimpses of many worlds through many windows. Although every window is unique, you will notice that they are all illuminated by the clear light of gospel truth. You will see a green missionary coming to grips with his mission on a crowded “chicken bus.” You will see a miracle in a field of dandelions and sit among stacks of autumn pumpkins. Through one window you will see children playing and through another, half open, you will hear music.
We hope you will come back to these windows often. You will see more each time you look. And please, don’t forget to build some windows of your own.
Photography Winners
1st Place
Elaine M. Woodhall
Chesterfield, Derbys, England
2nd Place
T. J. Hankins
Walnut Creek, Calif.
3rd Place
Dwayne Hawryluk
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Honorable Mention
David M. Cook
SLC, Utah
Alan Rigdon
SLC, Utah
Bruce Bryson
Roy, Utah
Wendy Chan
Republic of Singapore, S’pore
Frederick B. Karoly
Carmichael, Calif.
Robert Richardson
Universal City, Tex.
Niel E. Parry
Ogden, Utah
Jim Lewis
SLC, Utah
Mark Smith
Highland, Utah
Art Winners
1st Place
Cary Henrie
Bountiful, Utah
2nd Place
Laurie Chambers
Auburn, Calif.
3rd Place
Jose Ortega
Miami, Fla.
Honorable Mention
Gina Peterson
Lehi, Utah
Jeff Anderson
Burley, Idaho
Raiden A. White
Dunwoody, Ga.
Cheryl Bice
Albuquerque, N. Mex.
Bobby Harris
Roy, Utah
John Bytheway
SLC, Utah
Catherine Clive
Albany, Ga.
Camille Burton
SLC, Utah
Hymn Winners
1st Place
Joyce A. Ainsworth
Troon, Scotland
2nd Place
Kathy Jane Duffin
Davis, Calif.
3rd Place
Brady R. Allred
England Birmingham Mission
Honorable Mention
Dan Montez
Denair, Calif.
Kevin G. Pace
SLC, Utah
Kevin B. Snow
Maricopa, Ariz.
Song Winners
1st Place
Kevin B. Snow
Maricopa, Ariz.
2nd Place
Brent N. Jorgensen
Mesa, Ariz.
3rd Place
Kevin B. Snow
Maricopa, Ariz.
Honorable Mention
Kristi Jenkins
Grace, Idaho
Article Winners
1st Place
Annette Bay
Bountiful, Utah
2nd Place
Paul H. Stout
Orem, Utah
3rd Place
Kathy Swan
Stockton, Calif.
Honorable Mention
Kara Lynn Andrus
Las Vegas, Nev.
John Michael Brady
Portland, Oreg.
Mary Hasler Earl
Clearfield, Utah
Dayle King Searle
Pocatello, Idaho
Alan Wade
Driggs, Idaho
Fiction Winners
1st Place
Rick Craycroft
Provo, Utah
2nd Place
Dayle King Searle
Pocatello, Idaho
3rd Place
Philip S. Richards
High River, Alberta, Canada
Honorable Mention
Dewey Conley
Mesilla Park, N. Mex.
Pandora R. Dixon
Waterloo, Iowa
Robin E. Gashler
Hanford, Calif.
Jeffry S. Loeper
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Diane Swenson
Sandy, Utah
Poetry Winners
1st Place
Brent Pace
Bountiful, Utah
2nd Place
Jenny Hale
Huntsville, Utah
3rd Place
Kathryn Coombs
Camarillo, Calif.
Honorable Mention
Kif Augustine
Eugene, Oreg.
Janean Buhler
SLC, Utah
Nancy Christensen
SLC, Utah
Jan Johansen
Hyrum, Utah
Stacey L. Olsen
Sandy, Utah
Rebecca L. Prengel
Olympia, Wash.
Dayle King Searle
Pocatello, Idaho
T. J. Hankins
Cary Henrie; Laurie Chambers; Jose Ortega; Joyce A. Ainsworth; Kathy Jane Duffin; Brady R. Allred; Kevin B. Snow; Brent N. Jorgensen; Annette Bay; Paul H. Stout; Kathy Swan; Rick Craycroft; Dayle King Searle; Brent Pace; Jenny Hale; Kathryn Coombs