WHRO's Annual PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest

Open to students in kindergarten through fifth grade, stories werer judged on originality, creative expression, storytelling and integration of illustrations.  One first place and one honorable mention winner were chosen from each grade level.

Watch the 2010 PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest

Here are the WHRO Young Storytellers for 2010.

Kindergarten
First Place
	Charlotte Toomey "Benny The Dragon" Larchmont, Norfolk
Honorable Mention
	Brandt Gregory "The Lost Coin"  Tidewater Academy, Wakefield
First Grade
First Place
	Skylar Bennett "Kids Meet An Alien" Home Schooled,Williamsburg
Honorable Mention
	Utitofon Ekanem "If I Had A Kitten" W. H. Taylor, Norfolk
Second Grade
First Place
	Elise Bale "Terra's Promise" Chinoteague, Chinoteague
Honorable Mention
	McKenzie Phillips "The Elephant Who Knocked On Steve's Door"  Ocean Lakes, Virginia Beach
Third Grade
First Place
	Michael Gazzanigo "The Magnet Who Lost Magnetism" Creekside, Suffolk
Honorable Mention
	Chelsea Rodi "Waddles The Duck" Larchmont, Norfolk
Fourth Grade
First Place
	Jacob DuBeau "The Magic Refrigerator" Larchmont, Norfolk
Honorable Mention
	Shyesha James "I Want To Be A Cat" Crossroads, Norfolk
Fifth Grade
First Place
	Ivy Jackman "My New Best Friend" Matthew Whaley, Williamsburg
Honorable Mention
	Meg Urban "The Hard Hearted Rabbit" Larchmont, Norfolk

Past Writers Contest Winners

15th Annual Reading Rainbow Writers Contest winners
14th Annual Reading Rainbow Writers Contest winners
13th Annual Reading Rainbow Writers Contest winners
12th Annual Reading Rainbow Writers Contest winners
11th Annual Reading Rainbow Writers Contest winners

The PBS KIDS GO! 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.