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Loading...Congratulations to all the winners of the annual holiday writing contest and thank you for your entries. We received 28 entries this year — more than double what we received last year.
Julie Anderson of Grantsville won the grand prize for her adult poetry entry “Innkeeper’s Wife.” Anderson’s poem tells the story of Mary and Joseph’s search for a room at the inn on Christmas Eve through the innkeeper’s wife’s eyes.
There were seven first place winners this year. There were no submissions for the children’s fiction category. There were also no submissions for the children’s nonfiction category.
o Cody Deeter of Tooele won first place in the adult poetry category with his poem “Christmas Angels.” He writes an inspirational rhyme that tells of the angels who spoke to the shepherds the night Jesus was born and what it meant for the world.
o Nicole Bourdon of Tooele won first place in the adult nonfiction category for her story “Belief for a Child,” which tells about a special childhood Christmas and the difference it has made since she’s grown up. She praises Tooele High School’s Winter Tree Festival and the joy it can bring to children and their families.
o Rod Lundwall of Tooele won first place in the adult fiction category for his story “The Shopping Center Santa.” His work tells the story of a mall Santa and the many experiences he has with children sitting on his knee. One special child, though, helps the mall Santa realize the importance of his work.
o Oakley Goodsell of Grantsville won first place for “A Holiday Poem” in the teen poetry category. Her rhyme tells of the true meaning of Christmas and how to find it during the holiday season.
o Maggie Beazer of Erda won first place in the teen fiction category. Her story “A Christmas Visit” is about a young girl’s brother coming home from college for Christmas and how her family is adjusting to the loss of an important family member.
o Cassidie French of Grantsville won first place in the teen nonfiction category for her story called “Christmas Time.” Her story is about the different sights, sounds and memories of Christmas and how important they are to her.
o Lily Gebs won first place in the children’s poetry category for her poem “Can You Imagine?” which asks its readers if they can imagine what it was like to be a part of the first Christmas Eve.
o Honorable mentions are Jalyne Fidler of Tooele for her entry “Small Town Christmas” in the adult poetry category; Phillip Powell of Tooele for his entry “I Still Believe” in the adult poetry category; Jennifer Campbell of Tooele for her entry “A Cat’s Version of ‘Oh, Christmas Tree’” in the adult poetry category; Anne Johnson of Grantsville for her entry “Where a Snowman Lives” in the adult poetry category; Becky Ball of Tooele for her entry “Christmas Gifts of Love” in the adult nonfiction category; Corey Grua of Grantsville for his entry “The Simple Season” in the adult nonfiction category; Mary Ann Johnson of Grantsville for her entry “Angels’ Work” in the adult nonfiction category; Maren Beazer of Erda for her entry “A Caroling Tradition” in the adult nonfiction category; Tanner Yates of Lake Point for his entry “The Origin of Santa Claus” in the adult fiction category; Jennifer Campbell of Tooele for her entry “Bethlehem Stable News” in the adult fiction category; Sabrina Corpac of Tooele for her entry “This Holiday Season” in the teen poetry category; and Breanna Hansen of Grantsville for her entry “Christmas Spirit” in the teen poetry category.
The grand prize winner will receive $50 worth of gift certificates to American Burger. First prize winners will each receive $30 worth of gift certificates to American Burger. Prizes can be picked up from the Transcript-Bulletin office during office hours.
