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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.


2023 OPT/PBS KIDS Writers Contest

Thanks to everyone who entered the 2023 Writers Contest. The results are in! See details below and congratulations to the winners!  

Local winners will be celebrated at an awards banquet this summer, and their stories will be on display at Waverly House Gifts & Gallery June 20th-30th and at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Children's Literature Festival November 2nd-3rd. 

2023 Contest Winners

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