Contest Update: July 16, 2010
It's been quiet from our national partners...for some of us, maybe a little too quiet.
Take heart...while we were supposed to have heard by now about the winners of the national level of this contest, we have not. They are working on this and have assured local stations that winners will be announced by the end of July, not June, stories returned soon.
As always, if you still have any questions, contact PBS39's creative services manager Mark Ryan at markryan@wfwa.org.
CONTEST UPDATE: April/May 2010
THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!
Following are the First, second and third place winners in each grade
for the 2010 PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest...
Click on the cover art to see the first place stories as a PDF file!
Kindergarten
FIRST PLACE: Princess Petunia Hates Peas, by Lydia Gerardot, Markle, IN
Second Place: The Vacation, Samuel Ellerbrock, Leipsic, OH
Third Place: My Big Dream, Kiersten Stalling, Churubusco, IN
First Grade
FIRST PLACE: Don't Look At Me, Braydon Gilbert, Berne, IN
Second Place: I Wish I had Dragon Wings, Ezequiel Guzman, Fort Wayne, IN
Second Grade
FIRST PLACE: A Birthday Surprise, Ryan Rednour, Fort Wayne, IN
Co-Second Place: The Littlest Ear, Dillon Sheiss, Larwill, IN
Co-Second Place: The Spooky Woods, Carrie Runyon, Huntington, IN
Third Place: Greeny Locks, Braden Baumer, Berne, IN
Third Grade
FIRST PLACE: The Girl With The Colored Teeth, Molly Ellenberger, Decatur, IN
Second Place: Penny & Me, Courtney Fox, Berne, IN
Third Place: Undercover Pets, Sam Walsh, Berne, IN
The four first-place winners' entries have been shipped off to be judged at the national level against those submitted to PBS stations nationwide. All the students and their families who placed first second or third in each category were invited to a special celebration held Saturday, May 1 at 10:00pm at PBS39.
What was the Reading Rainbow
Young Writers & Illustrators Contest has become the
PBSKidsGo! WRITERS CONTEST.
Students in Kindergarten through Third Grade (K-3) are encouraged to take part in the
PBSKids Go! Writers Contest through their local library or by participating through their local schools. This contest replaces the Reading Rainbow Young Writers & Illustrators Contest traditionally held in years past. Since the cancellation of Reading Rainbow in 2009, the future of this contest was not assured until PBS and PBS Kids stepped up to renew this tradition of creativity, expression and fun for thousands of kids across the country, and all the PBS kids in our viewing area.
To see a list of local libraries and schools who participated in last year's
Reading Rainbow contest, click here.
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ENTRY FORMS
Click this link to download the 2010 entry form as a PDF file.
Click this link to download the entry form as a Microsoft Word document.
2010 CONTEST RULES
Click this link to download the 2010 Contest Rules as a PDF file.
Click this link to download the 2010 Contest Rules as a Microsoft Word document.
Ask your local children's librarian or teacher if they plan to participate in this year's contest.
If they would like to, ask them to contact PBS39's Creative Services Manager Mark Ryan
at (260) 484-5663 or via email at markryan@wfwa.org for more information.
Or, print this page and show it to them.
Click this link for a copy of the 2010 Contest Writing Guide.
Click this link to see who were the local 2009 Reading Rainbow winners.
As local libraries and classrooms confirm their commitment to the contest, you'll be able to see who they are as PBS39 posts them to this web page.
Those were (as of April 1, 2010):
LIBRARIES:
Adams County Public Library (Decatur, IN)
Allen County Public Library-ABOITE BRANCH
Allen County Public Library-DUPONT BRANCH
Allen County Public Library-GEORGETOWN BRANCH
Allen County Public Library-GRABILL BRANCH
Allen County Public Library-HESSEN CASSEL BRANCH
Allen County Public Library-LITTLE TURTLE BRANCH
Allen County Public Library-MAIN BRANCH
Allen County Public Library-MONROEVILLE BRANCH
Allen County Public Library-NEW HAVEN BRANCH
Allen County Public Library-PONTIAC BRANCH
Allen County Public Library-SHAWNEE BRANCH
Allen County Public Library-WAYNEDALE BRANCH
Allen County Public Library-WOODBURN BRANCH
Antwerp Branch, Paulding Carnegie Library, Antwerp, OH
Berne Public Library, Berne, IN
Brumback Public Library, Van Wert, OH
Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County, Angola, IN
Defiance Public Library, Defiance, OH
Eckhart Public Library, Auburn, IN
Geneva Branch, Adams Public Library System, Geneva, IN
Kendallville Public Library, Kendallville, IN
Peabody Public Library, Columbia City, IN
Warsaw Community Library, Warsaw, IN
Wells County Public Library, Main Branch, Bluffton, IN
Wells County Public Library, Ossian Branch, Ossian, IN
Wells County Public Library, Southern Wells Branch, Poneto, IN
CLASSROOMS/SCHOOLS:
South Adams Elementary School, grades K-3
Metro North Elementary School, Wabash, IN
Sharp Creek Elementary, Wabash, IN
Every child who participates will receive a special certificate of participation. The entries for this year, as in years past, will be judged at each local library library branch or in each participating classroom, where they will then be forwarded to PBS39 in Fort Wayne. Once at PBS39, the local winners will be judged against each other, then the first place winners in each grade, K-3, will be sent on to the national contest.
If you would like your child's entry sent back, please include an appropriate-sized envelope for this purpose with adequate postage to do so. PBS39 will make every attempt to return entries to students and their familes as resources allow.
Winners for the national contest will be announced in June 2010.
We are proud to continue this creative tradition along with:
Our partner for the 2010 PBSKids Go! Writers Contest.
Click here for a list of 2009's PARTICIPATING LIBRARIES
