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Congratulations to our 2019 Writers Contest finalists!

To explore a story, click on an illustration below to watch the video.

Kindergarten Winners

Inside My Mommy's Body

by David Gomez

The Firefighter and the Doctor

by Damia Williams

When the Crocodile Got Eaten

by Emily Anand

My Snow Day

by Varsha Nataraj

 

First Grade Winners

The Mystery of the Missing High Heels

by Ella Graddy

The Confused One

by Orrin Maggiano

Casey's Mission

by Mina Bella Scruggs

The Tarantula and Leaf-Cutter Ants

by Vikhyat Konchada

 

Second Grade Winners

Amber and the Cherry Disaster

by Maanya Agarwal

Adventures of Squirrel Lady and Nut Boy: Pumpkin's Revenge

by Matthew JuBeark

The Girl, a Witch and a Unicorn

by Summer Sapp

Kit's Discovery

by Riya Nambiar

 

Third Grade Winners

The Space Adventure

by Timothy Makaroff

The Number Zero

by Randson Thompson

Where Did the Palm Trees Go?

by Craig Collier

Ferrous' Big Adventure

by Elijah Paulus



Meet the Winners!

Kindergarten Awards: (L to R) Damia Williams (Stone Mountain), David Gomez (Fayetteville), Emily Anand (Decatur)

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First Grade Awards: (L to R) Ella Graddy (Atlanta), Mina Bella Scruggs (Harlem), Orrin Maggiano (Carrollton)

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Second Grade Awards: (L to R) Summer Sapp (Mableton), Maanya Agarwal (Cumming), Matthew JuBeark (Macon)

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Third Grade Awards: (L to R) Craig Collier (Atlanta), Timothy Makaroff (Fayetteville), Randson Thompson (Lincolnton)

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STEAM Awards: (L to R) Vikhyat Konchada (Suwanee), Varsha Nataraj (Dunwoody), Riya Nambiar (Cumming), Elijah Paulus (Braselton)

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Watch the 2019 Awards Ceremony

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Young writers are celebrated at the 2019 GPB PBS KIDS Writers Contest awards ceremony.

 

Congratulations to our 2018 Writers Contest Finalists!

To explore a story, click on the illustrations below to watch the videos.

Kindergarten Winners

The Mystery of the Missing Colors

by Ella Grady

The Sad, Sad Bird

by Stella Barouch

The Cavemen and the Dinosaur

by Drew DeMersseman

Bella On the Moon

by Anoushka Nair

 

First Grade Winners

Violet's Hoola Hoop

by Maanya Agarwal

The Panda's Way Home

by Trisha Manoj

The Missing Dog on Christmas Day

by Cole Hughes

Ken the Robotic Fish

by Arianna Sweet

 

Second Grade Winners

The Magical Castle

by Stanley Wu

The Tree and the Bench

by Zara Razvi

The Chameleon with No Color

by Sophia Sevilla-Cintrón

Rose's Cow-tastic Moo Plastic Project

by Annabelle Mbigi

 

Third Grade Winners

If

by Ian Driscoll

Marshmallow

by Julia Soshnik

Emmaline's Quest

by Ragan Burchfield

The Scientist's Realm

by Ritvik Shah

 

Meet the Winners!

Kindergarten Awards: (L to R) Drew DeMersseman (Valdosta), Stella Barouch (Woodstock), Ella Graddy (Atlanta)

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First Grade Awards: (L to R) Maanya Agarwal (Cumming), Trisha Manoj (Roswell), Cole Hughes (Canton)

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Second Grade Awards: (L to R) Stanley Wu (Duluth), Zara Razvi (Alpharetta), Sofia Sevilla-Cintrón (Grayson)

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Third Grade Awards: (L to R) Ragan Burchfield (Carrollton), Julia Soshnik (Valdosta), Ian Driscoll (Sharpsburg)

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STEAM Awards: (L to R) Ritvik Shah (Alpharetta), Annabelle Mbigi (Buford), Arianna Sweet (Roswell), Anoushka Nair (Cumming)

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Watch the 2018 Awards Ceremony

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The winners of GPB’s 2018 PBS KIDS Writers Contest were announced at the awards ceremony.