Winners of the 2024 PBS KIDS Writers Contest gathered to celebrate their stories.

Georgia Public Broadcasting is thrilled to extend heartfelt congratulations to the winners of our 2024 PBS KIDS Writers Contest! On Saturday, June 29, we welcomed the winners and their families to an awards ceremony at our GPB headquarters. The event buzzed with excitement as kids experimented with fun photo STEAM activities, recorded their stories in our radio recording studios, and cheered each other's successes!

For each grade level, there is a first, second, and third place winner.

And the winners are...

L to R: Ruthvika Bharath Kamaraj, Baker King, Esa Ellis

L to R: Ruthvika Bharath Kamaraj, Baker King, Esa Ellis

KINDERGARTEN
1st Place: Esa Ellis
2nd Place: Baker King
3rd Place: Ruthvika Bharath Kamaraj

L to R: Ian Kong, Mishka Agarwal, Ezra Hare

L to R: Ian Kong, Mishka Agarwal, Ezra Hare

1ST GRADE 
1st Place: Mishka Agarwal
2nd Place: Ian Kong
3rd Place: Ezra Hare

L to R: Shaya Amirah Walker, Evelyn Silton, Trinity Arnold

L to R: Shaya Amirah Walker, Evelyn Silton, Trinity Arnold

2ND GRADE
1st Place: Shaya Amirah Walker
2nd Place: Evelyn Silton
3rd Place: Trinity Arnold

L to R: Myra Bryan, Forrest Lind (not pictured: Hewen Li)

L to R: Myra Bryan, Forrest Lind (not pictured: Hewen Li)

 3RD GRADE
1st Place: Forrest Lind
2nd Place: Myra Bryan
3rd Place: Hewen Li

GPB's annual PBS KIDS Writers Contest invites Georgia students in grades K-3 to unleash their creativity by submitting original stories with illustrations for a shot at awesome prizes. Winners get to record their stories in our GPB News recording studios, and the video versions will be showcased on our GPB Education's website!

Watch the winners accept their awards!