1996 Arts and Letters competition winners announced During a reception at the Arts and Culture Centre yesterday evening, Lieutenant Governor Frederick W. Russell, the Honourary Patron of the Arts and Letters Competition, and Sandra Kelly, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, awarded prizes to the winners of the 44th annual Arts and Letters Competition. 1996 marks an exciting year for the competition which is funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Cultural Affairs Division. A record 1,227 entries were received and adjudicators commented on the very high calibre of the works submitted. The calibre of submissions is indicative of the rich and diverse cultural talents of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador. "We must encourage the people of this province to excel in the arts if we are to build on our tradition of cultural talents," says Ms. Kelly. "I'm pleased the annual Arts and Letters Competition is continuing to build new cultural traditions, given the high level of interest in each category this year." The competition included the following categories: Senior Division (19 and over): Poetry; Fictional Prose/Short Story; Non-fictional Prose; Dramatic Script; Musical Composition; Photography (color or black and white); Drawing and Graphic Art; Painting and Three Dimensional Art (including bas relief). The prizes for each category are $600, $300 and $150 for first, second and third place respectively. An equally enthusiastic response is expected for the 45th Arts and Letters Competition. The deadline for the 1997 Arts and Letters Competition will be earlier than usual. Submissions must be received by Friday, February 14, 1997. The list of winners follows; WINNERS LIST 1996 ARTS AND LETTERS COMPETITION JUNIOR DIVISION VISUAL ART CATEGORY: ADJUDICATORS: BRUCE JOHNSTON AND TARA BRYAN 118 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY HON. MEN.: WHERE HAVE ALL THE AMY NEWPORT FISH GONE? MOUNT PEARL HON. MEN.: APPLE KATE VALLIS ST. JOHN'S HON. MEN.: CABIN IN THE WOODS TARA MCLEAN HAPPY VALLEY THIRD PLACE: LAST RUN FOR THE LAURA BUCHHOLZ EVENING GOULDS SECOND PLACE: THE ARCHES CHRISTOPHER DREDGE TOMORROW PIGEON COVE FIRST PLACE: MORNING IN JAPAN FRED JENSEN ST. JOHN'S JUNIOR DIVISION POETRY: ADJUDICATORS: AGNES WALSH, TOM DAWE AND CARMELITA MCGRATH 379 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY HON. MEN.: THE TRAVELLER'S TALE RYAN TILLEY MOUNT PEARL HON. MEN.: MOTHER'S MILK HEATHER STONE HARBOUR GRACE SOUTH THIRD PLACE: TAKEN TOO SOON HEATHER PRETTY CLARENVILLE SECOND PLACE: MOTHER SHANNON GREEN (TIE) CARBONEAR SECOND PLACE: THE WINDOW SUSAN LODER (TIE) POINT LEAMINGTON FIRST PLACE: TURKEY DINNER SARA TILLEY ST. JOHN'S JUNIOR DIVISION ESSAY, SHORT STORY OR DRAMATIC SCRIPT: ADJUDICATORS: MICHAEL WINTER, LISA MOORE AND JANET FRASER 253 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY HON. MEN.: THE FUZZY WUZZY MARK EVANS BUNNIES SPRINGDALE HON. MEN.: THE FLOATING ICE ADAM HOWELL CRESTON SOUTH THIRD PLACE: HIM AND ME SARA TILLEY ST. JOHN'S SECOND PLACE: OHIO KIRA SHEPPARD OUTER COVE FIRST PLACE: RALPH, RALPH STEPHANIE DEAN BUCHANS SENIOR DIVISION SENIOR DIVISION POETRY: ADJUDICATORS: SUSAN INGERSOLL AND ENOS WATTS 183 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY HON. MEN.: WE WALKED THE HILLS ROBERT BURT OF TIME TOPSAIL HON. MEN.: POEM FOR A STAR- JANET FRASER CROSSED BOY ST. JOHN'S THIRD PLACE INTEMPERATE ZONE: JANET MCNAUGHTON A SUITE OF POEMS ABOUT ST. JOHN'S BELONGING SECOND PLACE: THE PURIM RABBI ROBIN MCGRATH ST. JOHN'S FIRST PLACE: OUT OF PLACE CARMELITA MCGRATH ST. JOHN'S SENIOR DIVISION FICTIONAL PROSE: ADJUDICATORS: BRUCE PORTER, PAUL BOWDRING AND KATHLEEN WINTER 112 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY HON. MEN.: SWEAT JEFF BURSEY ST. JOHN'S HON. MEN.: THE WHITTLER LILLIAN BOUZANNE ST. JOHN'S HON. MEN.: END THE JOURNEY SHREE GHATAGE ST. JOHN'S HON. MEN. REUNION LIBBY CREELMAN ST. JOHN'S THIRD PLACE: A NOTICE OF PASSAGE CARMELITA MCGRATH (TIE) ST. JOHN'S THIRD PLACE: THE SANDMAN'S LISA MOORE (TIE) ITINERARY ST. JOHN'S SECOND PLACE: JOE'S DAD'S FINGERS ROBIN MCGRATH ST. JOHN'S FIRST PLACE: THE PALLBEARER'S MICHAEL WINTER GLOVES ST. JOHN'S SENIOR DIVISION NON-FICTIONAL PROSE: ADJUDICATOR: BARBARA ROSE 33 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY HON. MEN. NO GOOD REASON ROBERT CHAFE GOULDS HON. MEN.: DEATH BY CHOICE OR MALCOLM MACLEOD BY CHANCE: U-69 AND PORTUGAL COVE THE FIRST NEWFOUNDLAND FERRY CARIBOU THIRD PLACE: WHILE IN A POSITION DANETTE DOOLEY OF TRUST ST. JOHN'S SECOND PLACE: THE POLICEMEN ON THE ROBERT PARSONS BRIDGE GRAND BANK FIRST PLACE: CATS AND DOGS ROBIN MCGRATH ST. JOHN'S SENIOR DIVISION DRAMATIC SCRIPT: ADJUDICATOR: HELEN PETERS 17 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY HON. MEN: MEMORY OF MOTHER BONITA SLUNDER HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY HON. MEN. AMBIGUITIES RICK CALLAHAN ST. JOHN'S THIRD PLACE: ONE MAN'S JOURNEY J. B. DARCY ST. JOHN'S SECOND PLACE: SILENT PARTNER ROBERT CHAFE GOULDS FIRST PLACE: FLY LOW BABY BILL WHEATON NAIN SENIOR DIVISION MUSICAL COMPOSITION: ADJUDICATORS: GEORGE LANGDON 8 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY SECOND PLACE: RUNNING AWAY MARY BARRY ST. JOHN'S FIRST PLACE: VARIATIONS FOR TRUMPET JASON HAYWARD AND PIANO MOUNT PEARL SENIOR DIVISION PHOTOGRAPHY: ADJUDICATOR: NED PRATT 46 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY HON. MEN.: DECK OF DREAMS ASHOKE DEB ST. JOHN'S HON. MEN.: LABRADOR EVENING RANDY DAWE ST. JOHN'S THIRD PLACE: UNTITLED SHANE KELLY ST. JOHN'S SECOND PLACE: RED EYE GERARD ENNIS ST. JOHN'S FIRST PLACE: PERISCOPE RHONDA HAYWARD ST. JOHN'S SENIOR DIVISION PAINTING AND THREE DIMENSIONAL ART (INCLUDING BAS RELIEF): ADJUDICATORS: JANICE UDELL AND SCOTT GOUDIE 52 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY HON. MEN.: REALMS ROBERT POWER ST. JOHN'S HON. MEN.: CAPLIN FISHERS LINDA SNOW ST. JOHN'S THIRD PLACE: WINTERS LANDSCAPE NATALIA ZAKHAROVA ST. JOHN'S SECOND PLACE: PORTRAIT OF RENEE BRAD REID BURTON AND GRANT BOLAND SHOAL HARBOUR FIRST PLACE: THANKSGIVING EVGUENIA IOGANOV ST. JOHN'S SENIOR DIVISION DRAWING AND GRAPHIC ART: ADJUDICATORS: JANICE UDELL AND SCOTT GOUDIE 26 ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY HON. MEN.: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING CARLA CRAWFORD FOXTRAP HON. MEN.: EVEN RIVERS BEND VESELINA TOMOVA ST. JOHN'S THIRD PLACE: BIRTH OF VENUS EVGUENIA IOGANOV ST. JOHN'S SECOND PLACE: HOME JAN ADAMCZEWSKI ST. JOHN'S FIRST PLACE: AMARYLLIS DAVID HODDINOTT ST. JOHN'S SENIOR DIVISION MULTIDISCIPLINARY: NO ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY Contact: Regina Best, Arts and Letters Competition Office, Arts and Culture Centre, (709) 729-5253.
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