The 2021 Writers Contest finalists have been announced! Read the winning stories!
The PBS KIDS Writers Contest encourages children in grades K through 5 to submit their own original illustrated stories for great prizes.
Kindergarten
First Place - The Shooting Star by Courtney C.
Second Place - Penny is Hungry for Pizza by Aaban M.
Third Place - K Man Spreads Kindness by Dhilan D
Honorable Mention - Toto and His Friends! by Joshua
First Grade
First Place (STEM Winner) - Super Cat vs the Cloud of Doom by Lily A.
Second Place - Frankie's Garden by Jacob A.
Third Place - Be My Friend by Lilana S.
Honorable Mention - Daisy the Helpful Rabbit by Anvita M.
Second Grade
First Place - A Salt Shaker Named Pepper by Vivian P.
Second Place - Rocco's Tacos by Rocco V.
Third Place - Happy Foods by Sarah S.
Honorable Mention - Even vs. Odd by Anahita B.
STEM Winner - My Sunshine Friend by Ava S.
Third Grade
First Place - Lovely Lady by Emma V.
Second Place - Elves in the Woods by Sofia P.
Third Place - Blake Builds His Dream by Crystal C.
Honorable Mention - What a Difference Kindness Can Make by Emily S.
Fourth Grade
First Place - The Spotless Cheetah by Hadia K.
Second Place - The Case of the Wayward Wrapper by Olivia A.
Third Place - The Power of Solidarity by Arjun K.
Honorable Mention - Sammy Squid by Coleman Y.
STEM Winner - Artificial Intelligence: Our Future by Harinee
Fifth Grade
First Place - The Almost True Tale of Cinderella by Sage
Second Place - Practice Makes Perfect by Michael N.
Third Place - Teddy Travels the World by Gia V.
Honorable Mention - A Trip Across the Country by Samantha S.
The Education Team at WQED has created a fun interactive podcast series with various themes featuring our very own Writers Contest story winners.
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Pittsburgh Puppet Works created The "Write" Dream 2021, a musical puppet production, featuring work from the talented, young authors of the WQED Writers Contest 2021! Join "Allie" on a magical quest through Dreamland, as she attempts to find her lost story ideas. Will she finally remember them? Will her adventure and the comical characters she meets inspire a new masterpiece? Watch and find out what her dream reveals...or, is it a dream?
