“The 1989 New Era Contest Winners: Threads of Life,” New Era, Aug. 1989, 8–9
The 1989 New Era Contest Winners:
Threads of Life
When the call went out last September to enter the New Era’s annual contest, many went to their looms. From the simple fibers of everyday life, they wove wonderful poetry and prose. The rainbow dyes of earth and sky went into paintings and photographs.
The results were as varied as the weavers themselves. Yet through each piece ran the golden threads of testimony and of commitment to excellence.
We are pleased to introduce here some of those who fashioned works of beauty and usefulness from the Threads of Life.
Photography
1st Place
Eric Swenson, 17
San Antonio, Texas
2nd Place
Bobbi Jane Rice, 24
Plano, Texas
3rd Place (Tie)
Chris Talbot, 17
Burke, Virginia
3rd Place (Tie)
Candy Young, 19
Salt Lake City, Utah
Honorable Mention
Tamra Hamblin, 17
Roosevelt, Utah
Ned James, 21
Farmington, New Mexico
Christina Rivera, 16
Rochester, New York
V. Beth Scott, 22
San Jose, California
Diann Standage, 18
Casa Grande, Arizona
Angela Walton, 17
Spring, Texas
Art
1st Place
Kristina Knell, 17
Rawlins, Wyoming
2nd Place
Ingrid Niesen, 17
Mesa, Arizona
3rd Place
Cheri L. Countryman, 18
Snohomish, Washington
Honorable Mention
Anneliese Warnick, 18
Salt Lake City, Utah
Article
1st Place
Shannon Weber, 17
Hemet, California
2nd Place
Anita M. Fee, 18
San Francisco, California
3rd Place
Morgan D. Westerman, 22
Texarkana, Texas
Honorable Mention
Michelle H. Bagley, 26
West Jordan, Utah
Linda L. Clark, 22
Clovis, California
Laura Shumway, 17
Blanding, Utah
Amy K. Stewart, 20
Pocatello, Idaho
Fiction
1st Place
Craig Lowe, 21
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
2nd Place
James Lee McQuivy, 19
American Fork, Utah
3rd Place
Crystie Cook, 19
Sandy, Utah
Honorable Mention
Jennifer Belka, 15
Riverton, Utah
Wendy Despain, 14
Yellowstone Park, Wyoming
Ann Elisa Smith, 18
Salt Lake City, Utah
Poetry
1st Place
Nani Lii S. Furse, 24
Midway, Utah
2nd Place
Heather Halcrow, 17
Orem, Utah
3rd Place
Pam Martinson, 17
Payson, Utah
Honorable Mention
Erik Backstrom, 18
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Katherine Carlisle, 20
Memphis, Tennessee
Auralie M. Herdegen, 18
Martinez, Georgia
Rachel Kellum, 17
Sherman, Illinois
Debra Lyn Menssen, 19
Sandy, Utah
K. Michelle Waugh, 22
Orem, Utah
Song
1st Place
Elizabeth K. Linton, 25
Tallahassee, Florida
2nd Place
Raynard H. Davis, 19
West Jordan, Utah
3rd Place
Rebecca W. Hainsworth, 23
Provo, Utah
Honorable Mention
Brent A. Johnson, 21
Penrose, Colorado
Michelle Starke, 17
Coos Bay, Oregon
Hymn
1st Place
Juliet Gamero, 17
Sandy, Utah
2nd Place
Lane M. Cheney, 19
Bountiful, Utah
3rd Place
Ryan Lee Kemp, 24
Layton, Utah
Honorable Mention
Danielle Vance, 17
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Eric Swenson; Bobbi Jane Rice; Chris Talbot; Candy Young; Kristina Knell; Ingrid Niesen; Cheri L. Countryman
Shannon Weber; Anita M. Fee; Morgan D. Westerman; Craig Lowe; James Lee McQuivey; Crystie Cook; Nani Lii S. Furse; Heather Halcrow; Pam Martinsojn; Elizabeth K. Linton; Raynard H. Davis; Rebecca W. Hainsworth; Juliet Gamero; Lane M. Cheney; Ryan Lee Kemp.