Annual awards presentations have been announced by two local literary organizations:
ASSOCIATION FOR MORMON LETTERS
— NOVEL: Chris Crowe, "Mississippi Trial 1955"
— YOUNG ADULT: Ann Edwards Cannon, "Charlotte's Rose"
— PICTURE BOOK: Rick Walton, "Bertie Was a Watchdog"
— SHORT FICTION: Susan Palmer, "Breakthrough"
— POETRY: Kimberly Johnson, "Leviathan With a Hook"
— FILM: Christian Vuissa and Agustina Perez, "Roots and Wings"
— DRAMA: Reed McColm, "Hole in the Sky"
— FILM ADAPTATION: Janine Whetton Gilbert for "Charly"
— LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP: Lavina Fielding Anderson
UTAH STATE POETRY SOCIETY
CATEGORY 1: HUMOROUS POETRY, judged by J. Paul Holcomb
— First Place: Jane Randall, Centerville, Utah; "Wonder of Wonders"
— Second Place: Janice Kroll, Missouri; "Bitter with the Sleet"
— Third place: Sue Ranglack, Murray, Utah; "The Four Stages of Man"
CATEGORY 2: TRADITIONAL POETRY, judged by Madelyn Eastland
— First Place: David L. Byrn, Arizona; "Snowfall"
— Second Place: June Owens, Florida; "Winterstory"
— Third Place: Rosalyn Ostler, Salt Lake City; "Sonnet to Snow"
CATEGORY 3: SERIOUS POETRY, judged by Sue Chambers
— First Place: Karen K. Gibson, Provo, Utah; "Snow Whispers"
— Second Place: June Owens, Florida; "Snow Words"
— Third Place: Maurine Haltiner, Salt Lake City; "Wintering Over"