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p>The RP Witness staff thank all who participated in the 2015 Creative Arts Contest. We applaud each of our entrants, who entrusted us with their written, composed, performed, or crafted works of art; judges, who offered their time and expertise; and readers, who subscribe and support the RP Witness annually. A complete list of winners and honorable mentions are found below.

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Creative Writing
judged by Linda Au Parker, author
1st — Henry Patterson, “The Christian Crutch”
2nd — Susannah Gorden, “The Doctor’s Daughter”
3rd (tie) — Audrey McMahan, “Voyage of the Bumblebee”
3rd (tie) — Virginia McBurney, “Nicole and the Dust Bunny”

Poetry
judged by a former English professor
1st — Andrew Schep, “Sermon Notes for Psalm 8”
2nd — Andrew Schep, “Babel”
3rd — Kathryn Stegall, “The Wind Continues”
Honorable Mentions — Jordan Cravens, “Forbidden Meal” Diane Gaskins, “Abba”; Eleni Blackwood, “My Dad’s Beard”

Fine Art
judged by Betty Douglas, artist
Honorable Mention — Emily Forthun, butterfly (quilling)

Performance Art
judged by Ken Mueller, media & digital marketing
1st —Joanna Lowe, “Perseverance” (spoken word)
2nd —Joanna Lowe, “Sons of a Sinner” (spoken word)
3rd — Michael Gomez (juggling)

Psalm Composition
judged by Brian Coombs, musician
1st — Kathryn Blankenship, “Psalm 117”
2nd —Derek & Emily Moore, “Psalm 120”
3rd —Derek & Emily Moore, “Psalm 87”

Kids’ Art
judged by Virginia McBurney, art instructor
1st —Zoie Fox, “Go to the Ant”
2nd —Rebekah Bird, untitled
3rd — Zoie Fox, “Butterfly Sky”
Honorable Mention —Adayln Fox, “Hot Air Balloon”

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p style=”text-align:left”> Two of the contest categories (digital fine art & film shorts) lacked sufficient entrants to fill the category.