Reading Rainbow's Annual Young Writers & IllustratorsContest had another tremendous year thanks to 113 PBS stations, including PBS39, and the 45,000 K-3rd graders who created & submitted original stories.
The following 14th Annual Contest winning stories will be posted on pbskids.org/readingrainbow in early August. Later in August, 100-plus additional 14th Contest stories will be posted -- including one local first place winner from each participating station.
Watch for the announcement of and information about the 15th Annual Contest in October.
Reading Rainbow 14th Annual Young Writers & Illustrators Contest winners
Kindergarten
Grand Prize - Family Zoo
by Filumena Muro
Milwaukee Public Television (WI) - Darlyne Haertlein
Second Place - Where Do Baby Teeth Go?
by Michaela Stell
Maryland Public Television/MPT - Karla Thompson
Third Place - I Can't Decide!
by Jayda Brunkan
WQPT Quad Cities PBS, Moline IL - Ana Kehoe
First Grade
Grand Prize - Monster in My Pocket
by Ethan Hansen
Milwaukee Public Television (WI) - Darlyne Haertlein
Second Place - Building Buddies
by Dane DiMuzio
HoustonPBS - Karen Vine & Ann Crider
Third Place - Grandpa and Me
by Kenzie Jo Carson
Prairie Public Broadcasting (ND) - Morgan Jenkins
Second Grade
Grand Prize - Adventures with Sam
by Emily Ellenbecker
Milwaukee Public Television (WI) - Darlyne Haertlein
Second Place- Lolly's Spectacles
by Ayse Allison
KACV, Amarillo TX - Lynne Groom & Dorothy Leija
Third Place - Tractorman Saves the Savannah
by Kieran Morris
Nashville Public Television (TN) - Jo Ann Scalf
Third Grade
Grand Prize - The Adventures of Abby the Ant
by Rachel Dugan Wood
WVIZ PBS ideastream, Cleveland OH - Jean O'Malley
Second Place-The Clown of the Orchestra
by Ezri Berggren
KPTS, Wichita KS - Pat Clough
Third Place -Mythtopia, a Myth According to Me
by Caitlyn Ling
WETA, Arlington VA - Susan Schatten
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The Regional Winners of the
2008 Reading Rainbow Young Writers & Illustrators Contest
at PBS39 have been chosen!
WFWA-DT PBS39, Fort Wayne, has announced the
regional winners of the 2008 Reading Rainbow Young Writers & Illustrators Contest.
The young authors and artists eligible for this annual contest competed by grade level -- Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade and Third Grade – at their local libraries or branch libraries. The entries were then judged at each location, and the top three in each category at each library or school were sent along to WFWA for judging at the regional level.
The first place winners in each category have now been sent on to the National Reading Rainbow Young Writers & Illustrators Contest where they were judged along with entries from across America.
On Saturday, April 12, the winners and their families were treated to a special reception and awards presentation at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. The winning entries were part of a special exhibit highlighting the stories and art these young writers and illustrators have made. This exhibit was posted through the June 20, 2008.
PBS39 partnered with area libraries and schools from across northeast Indiana as well as libraries and schools in Ohio to conduct this year’s contest. We also received special support from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art on behalf of this education outreach initiative.
The national contest winners will be announced in June. Locally, the prize-winning entries are as follows, listed by category, place, writer/illustrator, story title (in italics) and sponsoring library or school. Those who did not participate through their local library or school are listed as "Self-entry."
READING RAINBOW
Young Writers & Illustrators Contest
PBS39 Regional WINNERS – 2008
KINDERGARTEN
First Place
Charles Stein
Crabby and his Friends Go Go-Carting
Allen County Public Library , Waynedale Branch, Fort Wayne, Indiana
To see this story as a PDF file, click here.
SecondPlace
Kara Retcher
The Pink Elephant
Defiance Public Library, Defiance, Ohio
Third Place
Russell Fights
Captain Parrot Pirate
Self entry
FIRST GRADE
First Place
Ari Fest
Two Friends Together
Peabody Public Library, Columbia City, Indiana
To see this story as a PDF file, click here.
Second Place (tie)
Anna Nussbaum
Kailey Bakes Cookies
South Adams Elementary School, Berne, Indiana
Second Place (tie)
Zoe Moore
Adventure
Self entry
Third Place
Hailey Meyer
The Dragon Who Had No Friends
Limberlost Public Library, Rome City, Indiana
SECOND GRADE
First Place
Attie Schuler
The Day My Grandpa and I Went to Space
Sharp Creek Elementary School, Wabash, Indiana
To see this story as a PDF file, click here.
Second Place
Autumn Nuest
Liberty!
Brumback Public Library, Van Wert, Ohio
Third Place (tie)
Olivia Dybing
Miri and Marda Make Friends
Self entry
Third Place (tie)
Benjamin Warpup
Locked in School
Warren Public Library, Warren, Indiana
THIRD GRADE
First Place
Brooks Walker
Calvin C. Cow
Peabody Public Library, Columbia City, Indiana
To see this story as a PDF file, click here.
Second Place (tie)
Katelin Augsburger
The Boy That Got Scales
South Adams Elementary School, Berne, Indiana
Second Place (tie)
Jonika Wells
I'm 100% NOT Going to the Dentist
Ayersville Local School, Defiance, Ohio
Third Place
Samuel Meyer
The Knight
Limberlost Public Library, Rome City, Indiana
Winners at each of the above levels received a prize package from PBS39. Every child who participated in the 2008 contest also received a certificate of participation from their local library or school.
Special thanks go out to our local partners in this education outreach project,
Click here to visit their website for hours and more information about current exhibits.
If you have questions about anything regarding the
2008 Reading Rainbow Young Writers & Illustrators Contest,
please contact Susie Peirce, PBS39’s
Education Outreach Coordinator at (260) 484-5437
from 8:30-4:30 weekdays, or via
email at susanpeirce@wfwa.org.
