Open to students in kindergarten through fifth grade, stories were judged on originality, creative expression, storytelling and integration of illustrations. One first and second place winner were chosen from each grade level.
Watch the 2017 WHRO Young Storytellers Awards Show
Angie Callahan interviews the 2017 winners about their stories:
Here are the WHRO Young Storytellers for 2017:
KINDERGARTEN |
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FIRST GRADE |
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SECOND GRADE |
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THIRD GRADE |
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FOURTH GRADE |
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FIFTH GRADE |
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The PBS KIDS Writers Contest is part of PBS KIDS Raising Readers and is funded in part by a Ready To Learn grant, in a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The contents of these contest rules were developed under a grant, #PRU295B050003, from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.