Ozarks Public Television proudly presents the annual OPT/PBS KIDS Writers Contest, designed to promote the advancement of children’s literacy skills through hands-on, active learning. The Contest empowers children in grades K-3 to celebrate creativity and build literacy skills by writing and illustrating their very own stories.
2024 OPT/PBS KIDS Writers Contest
The results are in! See the links below to view winning stories in each grade level. Congratulations to all of our local winners, and thanks to each and every young author who submitted an entry!
Local winners will be celebrated at an awards banquet this summer, and their stories will be on display at Waverly House Gifts & Gallery from June 18-29 and at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Children's Literature Festival on November 7 & 8.
2024 Contest Winners
KINDERGARTEN
1st Place: Joshua Troup, Farmington, MO – The Night of the Tiger
2nd Place: Kate Pederson, Waterloo, IL – Sally’s Flowers
3rd Place: Caity Plumlee, Gravois Mills, MO – What if the World Was Just One Color
1ST GRADE
1st Place: Lydia Guldin, Mountain Grove, MO – The Adventures of Super Dog JD and the Missing Sheep
2nd Place: Reign Rodriguez, Springfield, MO – Doggies and the Moon
3rd Place: Kendrie Jones, Branson West, MO – The Little Fruit Tree
2ND GRADE
1st Place: Theodore Quiring, Springfield, MO – Maxwell Mouse and the New Neighbors
2nd Place: Kami Norris, Springfield, MO – Cat and the Turtle Make New Friends
3rd Place: Waylon Thomas, Taneyville, MO – The Turtle and his Friend
3RD GRADE
1st Place: Katie Norris, Springfield, MO – Diary of a Silly Sheepy
2nd Place: Sadie Jones, Branson West, MO – The Great Search
3rd Place: Olivia Guo, Springfield, MO – Lovely the Unicorn – the Magic Portal
Click the links above to read the winning stories!
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