Winning Entries in the Arts and Letters Competition
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Winning Entries was an annual publication created in 1955 that announced and showcased the winners of the government sponsored Arts and Letters Awards.
It ceased in print in 2000.
Please note: copyright of the works in this publication remains the property of the creator. No part of these works can be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without written permission of the creator.
According to The Arts and Letters: A Brief History, in 1951, the provincial Minister of Education, Samuel J. Hefferton, convened a meeting of prominent citizens to explore the possibilities of promoting wider interest in provincial cultural activities. After several additional meetings, government decided to establish an annual series of awards now known as the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Awards.
On the eve of its introduction, a Daily News editorial described the initiative as an "intriguing brainwave" and "a fine idea that the development of the arts should be encouraged." Early adjudicators included Dr. A.C. Hunter, Harold Goodridge, Reginald Shepherd, Moses Morgan, Andrew Fraser, and Don Jamieson.
The Senior Division has been in existence since 1952; the Junior Division, introduced in 1982, recognized the 100th anniversary of the birth of distinguished Newfoundland poet, E.J. Pratt. The Percy Janes First Novel Award was introduced in 2000 to commemorate the life and work of one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most distinguished writers, Percy Maxwell Janes.
Arts and Letters Awards Winning Entries on the Government Website (from 2002)
Please note: copyright of the works in this publication remains the property of the creator. No part of these works can be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without written permission of the creator.
According to The Arts and Letters: A Brief History, in 1951, the provincial Minister of Education, Samuel J. Hefferton, convened a meeting of prominent citizens to explore the possibilities of promoting wider interest in provincial cultural activities. After several additional meetings, government decided to establish an annual series of awards now known as the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Awards.
On the eve of its introduction, a Daily News editorial described the initiative as an "intriguing brainwave" and "a fine idea that the development of the arts should be encouraged." Early adjudicators included Dr. A.C. Hunter, Harold Goodridge, Reginald Shepherd, Moses Morgan, Andrew Fraser, and Don Jamieson.
The Senior Division has been in existence since 1952; the Junior Division, introduced in 1982, recognized the 100th anniversary of the birth of distinguished Newfoundland poet, E.J. Pratt. The Percy Janes First Novel Award was introduced in 2000 to commemorate the life and work of one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most distinguished writers, Percy Maxwell Janes.
Arts and Letters Awards Winning Entries on the Government Website (from 2002)
Below are all issues on the DAI in PDF format:
1955 Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc.
Winning Entries in the Arts and Letters Competition of the Department of Education 1955-56
Winning Entries in the Competition Sponsored by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1996
Winning Entries in the Competition Sponsored by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1998
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1982
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1983
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1984
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1985
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1986
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1987
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1990
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1991
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1992
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1993
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1994
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1995
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1997
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 1999
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters 2000
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc. 1958-1959
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc. 1960
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc. 1964
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc. 1966
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc. 1967
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc. 1970
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc. 1971
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc. 1973
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc. 1974
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc. 1976
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc. 1977
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc. 1978
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc. 1980
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters, Etc. 1981
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters. Etc. 1956-1957
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters. Etc. 1957-1958
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters. Etc. 1961
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters. Etc. 1962
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters. Etc. 1963
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters. Etc. 1965
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters. Etc. 1968
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters. Etc. 1969
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters. Etc. 1972
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters. Etc. 1975
Winning Entries in the Newfoundland Government Sponsored Competition for the Encouragement of Arts and Letters. Etc. 1979