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