Meet Our 2021 Writers Contest Winners
Open to students in kindergarten through fifth grade, stories were judged on originality, creative expression, storytelling and integration of illustrations.
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KINDERGARTEN
FIRST PLACE
Frank DeRego
"The Adventures of Net Man"
Homeschooled
Suffolk
SECOND PLACE
Isaac Burns
"Kitty Garden"
Great Bridge Presbyterian
Chesapeake
FIRST GRADE
FIRST PLACE
Madison Stacy
"Splash! Splash! Mermaddy"
Corporate Landing Elementary
Virginia Beach
SECOND PLACE
Aaria Jain
"Do Not Waste Water"
John B. Dey Elementary
Virginia Beach
SECOND GRADE
FIRST PLACE
Lucy Gurganus
"The Puppy Pizza Place"
Deer Park Elementary
Newport News
SECOND PLACE
Victoria Tickell
"The Bunny Who Saved His Family"
Homeschooled
Norfolk
THIRD GRADE
FIRST PLACE
Aanya Jain
"Recycle Me"
Old Donation School
Virginia Beach
SECOND PLACE
Blaine Averett
"Roney the Rover's Adventure in Space"
Hampton Roads Academy
Newport News
FOURTH GRADE
FIRST PLACE
Charlotte Campbell
"What Ever You Can Imagine"
Cape Charles Christian
Cape Charles
SECOND PLACE
Josiah Williams
"Nature Helps Timmy to Read"
Homeschooled
Chesapeake
FIFTH GRADE
FIRST PLACE
Saniya Hundley-Sweeney
"Saniya and the S-bots"
Carver Elementary
Newport News
SECOND PLACE
Isabella Smith
"Robbers of the Sea"
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Newport News
OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL WINNERS
GRADES K-1
Eloise Garrison
"Priscilla and the Poacher"
Swift Creek
Midlothian
GRADES 2-3
Evie Bales
"Earth's Cardboard Creations"
Kilby Shores Elementary
Suffolk
GRADES 4-5
Zoey Pham
"The Ups and Downs of Earth"
Pembroke Meadows Elementary
Virginia Beach
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Zepplin Tillinghast, Cape Charles, VA
Kylen Boyer, Newport News, VA
Karris Williams, Chesapeake, VA
Deeya Turakhia, Virginia Beach, VA
Taryn Vernon, Chesapeake, VA
Samit Katkar, Virginia Beach, VA
Mariam Sisson, Farnham, VA
Nathaniel Rafael, Weems, VA
Marea Collins, Norfolk, VA
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.