Tidepools 2011 contest winners announced

PORT ANGELES — The staff of the Tidepools 2011 magazine of Peninsula College have announced the winners of its annual contest.

The magazine features the fine art, photography, poetry, short prose and music of North Olympic Peninsula residents.

It is produced by students at Peninsula College. The Peninsula Daily News co-sponsors the contest.

This year’s judges selected the winners from more than 100 art entries, 150 writing entries and 25 music entries. Contest winners will receive a check for their prize money by mail.

Prizes for the adult categories are $100 for first place, $50 for second place and $25 for third place.

Youth winners receive $25 each.

Those who did not win a prize may still be selected for inclusion in this year’s magazine, which will be printed in early June.

Tidepools added a new category this year: original music.

The 2011 winner is “Al Mar” by German Pina of Port Angeles.

“Bells on Your Ankle” by Howly Slim of Port Angeles takes second place in that category, and “You Never Know” by Sue Zalokar of Forks is third.

The other categories and winners are:

Adult prose

■ First and second place go to Linda Marie Wentz of Port Angeles for her pieces Butter Beans and “No Neck and Pea Brain.”

■ Alea Waters of Port Townsend takes third place with Alligator Pears.

Adult poetry

■ First-place winner is She Reaches into the Place Where Her Heart Should Be by Patrick Loafman of Port Angeles.

■ Osage Love by Theresa Clark of Sequim takes second place.

■ Third place goes to For an Hour or Two by Kathy Anita Gonzales of Port Angeles.

Adult fine art

■ First place goes to “Sunshine Meadow” by Barbara L. Van Vorst of Carlsborg.

■ “Pelican in Caribbean Light” by Ianthe Moul of Port Angeles is second.

■ “Canopy” by Maria E. Reid of Port Angeles receives third place.

Adult photography

■ First-place winner is “Lake Crescent Alphabet” by Jim Quattrocchi of Port Angeles.

■ “A Foggy Day at Lake Sutherland” by Ann Elizabeth Fisher of Sequim is second.

■ “Purple Star” by Judy Green of Sequim is third.

Adult digital art

■ First- and second-place honors go to Ken Dry of Port Angeles for “Avian Row” and “Perception.”

■ Peggy McCaffrey of Sequim takes third place for “Quinault Autumn.”

Peninsula College student fine art

■ First-place winner is “Danger Zone, Next Window” by Torrey Jakubcin of Port Angeles.

■ “Adoration” by Lily Neal of Port Angeles takes second.

■ “Ode to Picasso” by Cynthia Brooke of Carlsborg is third.

Peninsula College student photography

■ First place goes to “Reflection” by Ruth Ganzhorn of Port Angeles.

■ Second place goes to “Father and Son” by Jennifer Frazier of Sequim.

■ “Looking Down” by Alana Kaufmann of Port Angeles takes third place.

Peninsula College student writing

■ First-place honors go to “Knife Dancer” by Viola Ware of Port Angeles.

■ “A Look into the Mind of PTSD” by Cindy Perry of Port Angeles is second.

■ “On Composing Together” by Gwuinifer Carradine of Sequim is third.

Youth awards

■ The winner in youth writing ages 6-9 is “Buddy Hand” by Aiden Volkers of Port Angeles.

■ The youth writing ages 10-13 winner is Beatrice Easley of Port Townsend for “Where I am From.”

■ The youth writing ages 14-17 winning entry is “Backpack” by Cali Kopczick of Port Hadlock.

■ The youth art ages 6-9 winner is “Season’s Ice” by Zoe Turney of Port Angeles.

■ Youth art ages 10-13 honors go to “Old Cottage” by Nathan Beirne of Port Angeles.

■ The youth art ages 14-17 category winner is “Yellowstone” by Kathryn Moseley of Port Angeles.

Each contestant is eligible for one cash prize only and is limited to two published entries in the magazine.

Judges

This year’s judges for adult poetry were Alice Derry and Charlotte Warren. Adult prose was judged by Mark Valentine and Lara Starcevich.

Adult and Peninsula College student photography judges were Dennis Sanford and Dan Kari.

Original music was judged by Coog at Coog’s Budget Cds and Tapes.

Adult and Peninsula College student fine art judges included Gray Lucier and Matt Bailey.

Peninsula College student writing was judged by Janet Lucas and Kanyon Anderson.

Youth writing judges were Jennifer Knight and Susan Christianson. Youth art and photography were judged by Jim McCallum and Christina Jacobsen.

For more information about Tidepools, phone Michael Mills at 360-417-6361.

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