The Austin PBS 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 are encouraged to write and illustrate stories and submit them to KLRU. All children who enter the contest have their story published on our website.
In our eyes, every one of these stories are winners,
and we hope they keep on writing and illustrating!
The 2021 Austin PBS KIDS Writers Contest has been postponed.
We invite you to read past entries and winners from 2020.
Celebrate our 2020 winners
by watching them read their stories!
2020 Austin PBS KIDS Writers Contest Winners
KINDERGARTEN: (29 entries)
3rd place – Gursimran N., Party Planet
Elsa England Elementary
Round Rock ISD
2nd place – Jayvyn P., Spy Cat
St. Gabriel’s Catholic School
Austin, TX
1st place – Aanya K., Bubbles a Smart Bunny
Challenger School
Austin, TX
1st GRADE: (114 entries)
3rd place – Gabby M., I Need Gold
Holy Family Catholic School
Austin, TX
2nd place – Yucheng Z., Did You Take the C from my Book?
Murchison Elementary
Pflugerville ISD
1st place – Jaelen C., Why Does Everything Have Nuts?
Linda Herrington Elementary School
Round Rock ISD
2nd GRADE: (73 entries)
3rd place – Natalie G., LadyBug and Butterfly
Laurel Mountain Elementary
Round Rock ISD
2nd place – Olivia C., Livy’s Adventure
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School
Wimberley, TX
1st place – Tiana S., Best Friends Forever
Laura Welch Bush Elementary
Leander ISD
3rd GRADE: (55 entries)
3rd place – Isaac R., Kit and the Pacific Garbage Patch
Ridgetop Elementary
Austin ISD
2nd place – Eliana C., When the World Runs Out of Macaroni Without Cheese
Linda Herrington Elementary School
Round Rock ISD
1st place – Yunseo C., How Butterflies Got Their Color
Spicewood Elementary
Round Rock ISD
4th GRADE: (65 entries)
3rd place – Atharv S., The Curious Case of Apollo
Laurel Mountain Elementary
Round Rock ISD
2nd place – Sahana J., Grandpapi’s Treasure
Spicewood Elementary
Round Rock ISD
1st place – Mithra B., How to Catch a Leprechaun
Laurel Mountain Elementary
Round Rock ISD
5th GRADE: (33 entries)
3rd place – Noah M., Jake’s Big Chance
Homeschooled
Lorena, TX
2nd place – Anishka B., Valiant Tim
Laurel Mountain Elementary
Round Rock ISD
1st place – Madeline G., The Truth About Butterflies
Camacho Elementary
Leander ISD
2020 AUSTIN PBS KIDS Writers Contest Entries
- Pre-K Entries
- Kindergarten Entries
- First Grade Entries
- Second Grade Entries
- Third Grade Entries
- Fourth Grade Entries
- Fifth Grade Entries
Questions? Email Laura Villagran Johnson at writerscontest@klru.org