The KLRU KIDS Writers Contest is a local Contest designed to promote the advancement of children’s reading skills through hands-on, active learning. Children from kindergarten through fifth grade were encouraged to write and illustrate stories and submit them to KLRU. All the winners were present (except two) to read their stories in front of their families and friends at the new Central Library in downtown Austin on Saturday, May 19, 2018. Click here to view the many photos taken of the event. All 2018 entries are published below.
2018 KLRU KIDS Writers Contest Winners
Kindergarten (54 entries)
- 3rd place – Anna Maria “August” S., The Dandelion
- 2nd place – Catherine H., The Poodle
- 1st place – Tiana S., Going to Sillyland
1st Grade (130 entries)
- 3rd place – Willa S., The Scared Teddy Bear
- 2nd place – Anastasia “Stasia” S., Star and the Swan
- 1st place – Ishani V., A New School
2nd Grade (156 entries)
- 3rd place – Kathleen P., Egg-‘streme Revenge!
- 2nd place – Sailee C., Wanted
- 1st place – Prisha A., Brave Little Jane
3rd Grade (105 entries)
- 3rd place – Reese F., If Cats Had Tribes
- 2nd place – Shriya R., One Day
- 1st place – Tanya R., Under The Sea
4th Grade (70 entries)
- 3rd place – Adelle P., The Time of the Toast
- 2nd place – Amara A., Treat or Defeat
- 1st place – Elijah Ray M., Elijah’s Tablet Trouble
5th Grade (43 entries)
- 3rd place – Chloe K., Gingerand Stripe
- 2nd place – Wesley K., My Weird and Wacky Imagination
- 1st place – Emma R., Mrs. Bluebird and Oak Tree
2018 KLRU KIDS Writers Contest Entries
- Kindergarten Entries
- First Grade Entries
- Second Grade Entries
- Third Grade Entries
- Fourth Grade Entries
- Fifth Grade Entries
