PBS KIDS WRITERS CONTEST

GPB EDUCATION

CELEBRATE PBS KIDS WRITERS CONTEST WINNERS

GPB Education celebrated the winners of this year’s PBS KIDS Writers Contest with a virtual ceremony held in late June. Winners were selected from hundreds of Georgia K-3 students who submitted original, illustrated stories for the chance to win great prizes and be featured on GPB’s website. This year’s celebration included special guest authors Laurel Snyder and Markette Sheppard.

A first, second and third place winner was selected for each grade. Each grade level also honored a STEAM winner in recognition of stories that best incorporate science, technology, engineering, arts, or mathematics.

“The Adventures of Buttercup and the Alien” by Emma Tanner (Summerville, GA) Kindergarten, 1st Place Winner

“Photosynthesis Interrupted” by Greyson Lee (Mableton, GA) 1st Grade, 2nd Place Winner

WINNERS K-3

Kindergarten Winners:

1st Place - The Adventures of Buttercup and the Alien by Emma Tanner (Summerville, GA) 2nd Place - Cairo The Giant Dinosaur by Noah Muhammed (Stone Mountain, GA) 3rd Place - The Big Oak Tree by Avery Wu (Statesboro, GA) STEAM The Super Monkeys Winner - by Kason Jones (Rentz, GA) 2nd Grade Winners:

1st Place - How to Escape a Black Hole Monster by Aarav Dharmaraj (Pooler, GA) 2nd Place - Steve Learns to Draw by Drew Brown (LaGrange, GA) 3rd Place - The Brilliant Lesson by Annie Hartley (Pooler, GA) STEAM A Note From Shelly Winner - by Natalie Suarez (Brookhaven, GA)

1st Grade Winners:

1st Place - The Magic Frisbee by Aditya Varma (Dunwoody, GA) 2nd Place - Photosynthesis Interrupted by Greyson Lee (Mableton, GA) 3rd Place - The Magical Crew and the Star Crystal by Bree McGoldrick (Braselton, GA) STEAM The Black Carnation Winner - by Aria Patel (Alpharetta, GA) 3rd Grade Winners:

1st Place - Bicycle Brothers by Noel Kwon Riede (Suwanee, GA) 2nd Place - Hannah Finds A Magical Meadow by Addyson Terry (Decatur, GA) 3rd Place - The Boy Who Had Too Many Toys by Rowan Lightsey (Atlanta, GA) STEAM A Robot Race Winner - by Adrija Chakraborty (Marietta, GA)

PBS Writers Contest Winners: (Left to Right) Annie Hartley, Aria Patel, Natalie Suarez, Addyson Terry, Greyson Lee, Avery Wu

To Learn More

visit gpb.org/writers

Next year’s contest kicks off in January 2022. The contest is made possible with generous support from Steve Kuranoff.

GPB DAYTIME PROGRAM SCHEDULE

6 AM Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood 6:30 Arthur 7:00 Molly of Denali 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 Hero Elementary 8:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Donkey Hodie 10:30 Elinor Wonders Why 11:00 Sesame Street 11:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 12 PM Great British Baking Show 1:00 Sesame Street

1:30 Donkey Hodie 2:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 2:30 Let’s Go Luna

3:00 Nature Cat

3:30 Wild Kratts

4:00 Camp TV 5:00 Odd Squad 5:30 Arthur

* Program Schedule or Times may vary

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