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June 5, 1998
(Tourism, Culture and Recreation)


Arts and Letters Competition winners announced

Sandra Kelly, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, is pleased to announce the winning entrants in the 46th annual Provincial Arts and Letters Competition. The awards ceremony took place at the St. John's Arts and Culture Centre on Thursday, June 4.

"The competition is one of my department's oldest and most important annual initiatives, and it has continued to prosper and thrive in these times of fiscal restraint," Minister Kelly said. "Again this year, more than a thousand people submitted entries. That's truly a significant number."

There are two divisions in the competition; Junior (ages 12 to 18) and Senior (age 19 and over). The three categories in the Junior division are: Poetry, Prose and Visual Art. The first place prize for each category is $300, with a $200 prize for second place and $100 for third place.

In the senior division there are eight categories: Poetry; Fictional Prose/Short Story; Non-fictional Prose; Dramatic Script; Musical Composition; Painting and Three Dimensional Art; Drawing and Graphic Art; Photography. The first place prize for each category is $600, with a $300 prize for second place and $150 for third place.

A full list of winners and honourable mentions in each of the categories can be found below. Entries to the Arts and Letters Competition closed on Friday, March 6, 1998. Funding for the program is provided by the Cultural Affairs Division of the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation.

An exhibition of winning entries and other selected entries in the Visual Arts category is currently on display at the Provincial Art Gallery until June 14.

Minister Kelly joins with the Arts and Letters Committee in encouraging entries for 47th annual competition to be held next year. The early deadline for entries is March 05, 1999.

Contact: Regina Best, Arts and Letters Competition office, (709) 729-5253

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WINNERS LIST 1998
ARTS AND LETTERS COMPETITION

JUNIOR DIVISION

JUNIOR DIVISION:VISUAL ART CATEGORY:
ADJUDICATOR: DI DABINET
114 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY   

HON. MEN.: MAN WITH BOWL DUNCAN MAJOR, ST. JOHN'S
HON. MEN.: THE LIVING ROOM KATHERYN MOONEY, ST. JOHN'S
THIRD PLACE: ROMAN CENTURIAN MORGAN MACDONALD, ST. JOHN'S
SECOND PLACE: HERE FISHY, FISHY ANN RODGERS, BRIGUS
FIRST PLACE: STOLEN KISS AMANDA HOOKEY, ST. JOHN'S

JUNIOR DIVISION ESSAY, SHORT STORY OR DRAMATIC SCRIPT:
ADJUDICATORS: ED KAVANAGH, LIBBY CREELMAN AND JANET MCNAUGHTON
192 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY

HON. MEN.: A SHADOW'S REALITY BETH ANN PERRY, ST. JOHN'S
HON. MEN.: THE BUS RIDE SARA DOW, ST. JOHN'S
THIRD PLACE: HERO OF THE DAY RYAN COOPER, SUMMERFORD
SECOND PLACE: QUOTH THE RAVEN ANGELA MERCER, PARADISE
FIRST PLACE: SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE TIM RONAN, ST. JOHN'S

JUNIOR DIVISION POETRY:
ADJUDICATORS: GERALDINE RUBIA AND BOYD CHUBBS
324 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY

HON. MEN.: BIRTH OF SHANE FUDGE, GAMBO
HON. MEN.: THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION MYRON HEDDERSON, MOUNT PEARL
THIRD PLACE: COPPER SOAPSUDS NICK DAWSON, MOUNT PEARL
SECOND PLACE: MUSIC KRISTA RYAN, ST. JOHN'S
FIRST PLACE: BARRENS - FOR THREE DYLANS JEFF BAGGS, ST. JOHN'S

SENIOR DIVISION

SENIOR DIVISION PHOTOGRAPHY (COLOR OR BLACK AND WHITE:
ADJUDICATOR: SHEILA O'LEARY
38 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY

HON. MEN.: UNTITLED SIMONI MEKING, ST. JOHN'S
HON. MEN.: UNTITLED RHONDA HAWYARD, ST. JOHN'S
THIRD PLACE: THE ICEBERG MATT DOWNEY, ST. JOHN'S
SECOND PLACE: SPIRAL STAIRCASE #1 EVA MUSSEAU, ST. JOHN'S
FIRST PLACE: UNTITLED SHANE KELLY, ST. JOHN'S

SENIOR DIVISION DRAWING AND PRINT MAKING:
ADJUDICATORS: LUBEN BOYKOV CHRISTINE KOCH
22 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY

HON. MEN.: SAFE OTELIJA RUSSELL, COTTRELL'S COVE
HON. MEN.: PAWNS 2 TERRI LEONARD, ST. JOHN'S
THIRD PLACE: IMPRESSION OF A VISIT TO THE COUNTRY FLORENCE PIPPY, ST. JOHN'S
SECOND PLACE: HORSE'S DREAM TOBY RABINOWITZ, PORTUGAL COVE
FIRST PLACE: UNTITLED LORI DOODY, ST. JOHN'S

SENIOR DIVISION PAINTING AND THREE DIMENSIONAL ART (INCLUDING BAS RELIEF): ADJUDICATORS: LUBEN BOYKOV AND CHRISTINE KOCH
68 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY

HON. MEN.: ONE FOR SORROW MICHELE STAMP, ST. JOHN'S
HON. MEN.: CROSSING BORDERS BONNIE LEYTON, PARADISE
THIRD PLACE: CORNER OF COOKSTOWN AND CABOT LOUISE SUTTON, ST. JOHN'S
SECOND PLACE: THE ACCORDION PLAYING MUMMER JOAN BLACKMORE-THISTLE, ST. JOHN'S
FIRST PLACE: GARFIELD'S HOME SHEILA HOLLANDER, CORNER BROOK
FIRST PLACE: STORM MOVING NORTH ELAYNE NOBLE, ST. JOHN'S

SENIOR DIVISION MUSICAL COMPOSITION:
ADJUDICATOR: DON WHERRY
16 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY

HON. MEN.: SCOTTISH MASSACRE JACK LEYTON, ST. JOHN'S
HON. MEN.: SECOND PRIZE KIRK NEWHOOK, MOUNT PEARL
THIRD PLACE: UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN GORDON EDWARDS, MOUNT PEARL
SECOND PLACE: JABSTRACT ASON HAYWARD, MOUNT PEARL
FIRST PLACE: KNOCKTURRN 6 GEORGE MORGAN, ST. JOHN'S

SENIOR DIVISION NON-FICTIONAL PROSE:
ADJUDICATOR: VALERIE LEGGE
33 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY

HON. MEN.: NOW THAT HE'S GONE JANET FRASER, ST. JOHN'S
HON. MEN.: THE MELANCHOLY PRIEST JOHN JOY, PORTUGAL COVE
THIRD PLACE: LOST IN CUBA LISA MOORE, ST. JOHN'S
SECOND PLACE: NAVIGATION CATHERINE MCCAUSLAND, TORS COVE
FIRST PLACE: HALF A LIFE ROBIN MCGRATH, PORTUGAL COVE

SENIOR DIVISION DRAMATIC SCRIPT:
ADJUDICATOR: LOIS BROWN
13 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY

THIRD PLACE: THE BALLAD WOMAN ELIZABETH QUICK, ST. JOHN'S
THIRD PLACE: SILENCE JOEY MCGRATH, ST. JOHN'S
SECOND PLACE: CROSS WORDS ED MARTIN, ST. JOHN'S
FIRST PLACE: SIGNIFYING NOTHING SARA TILLEY, ST. JOHN'S

SENIOR DIVISION POETRY:
ADJUDICATORS: DES WALSH AND ROBERTA BUCHANNAN
160 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY

HON. MEN.: THE BEACHED WEIGHT OF EMPTY ANNE WHELAN, ST. JOHN'S
HON. MEN.: PLEASE, LET'S SPEAK IN PARTICULARS MICHAEL WINTER, ST. JOHN'S
HON. MEN.: OSMOTIC MARY DALTON, ST. JOHN'S
THIRD PLACE: HOMECOMING TO THE END AGNES WALSH, ST. JOHN'S
SECOND PLACE: BERTH DORIAN ROWE, ST. JOHN'S
FIRST PLACE: SPY WEDNESDAY IN AN INNU CAMP ROBIN MCGRATH, PORTUGAL COVE

SENIOR DIVISION FICTIONAL PROSE:
ADJUDICATORS: TOM DAWE AND SHREE GHATAGE
72 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY

HON. MEN.: FIRE OVER WATER ROBIN MCGRATH, PORTUGAL COVE
HON. MEN.: SCULLY GOT OLD SCOTT STRONG, ST. JOHN'S
THIRD PLACE: FLIGHT LINDSAY PRESTON, BIRCHY BAY
SECOND PLACE: STRANGER THINGS  HAVE HAPPENED CARMELITA MCGRATH, ST. JOHN'S
FIRST PLACE: LIKE HIS FATHER MARIE MORRIS, CORMACK

1998 06 05 9:55 a.m.


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