15th Annual Young Writers & Illustrators Contest

Congratulations to this year's winners! Click on the titles to read the stories.

Contest certificates will be mailed during the next few weeks to all of the young authors who participated in this year's contest. Thank you!

FIRST PLACE WINNERS:

Kindergarden:
Connor Stanton, Cleveland - "Manuelo, the Jaguar Who Was Afraid of the Sounds of the Night"

First Grade:
Jack Niehaus, Olmsted Falls - "The Turtle Who Wants to be Different"

Second Grade:
Coby DeLeon, Lorain - "Oh, Brother!"

Third Grade:
Cora Blondin, Parma - "Backyard Visitors"

SECOND PLACE WINNERS:

Kindergarden:
Shahil S. Merchant, Broadview Heights - "The Missing Eggs"

First Grade:
Miabella Centuori, Rocky River - "Who Would Win?"

Second Grade:
Zachary L. Vitu, Valley View - "Garlico the Dragon"

Third Grade:
Jessica Jenick, Dorset - "Elton and the Bully"

THIRD PLACE WINNERS:

Kindergarden:
Melanie Clark, Brecksville - "Glossy and the Paper Ghost"

First Grade:
Grace Koenig, Concord Township - "Why Do I Have Wings?"

Second Grade:
Emma Kurbos-Cooper, Euclid – "Farm Family"

Third Grade:
Weronika Rapacz, Columbia Station - "Ladybug Goes To School"

View more stories from past winners

Support for this contest is provided by Legacy Village.

WVIZ/PBS ideastream's broadcast of Reading Rainbow is made possible in part by a grant from the Stocker Foundation.