Meet The Winners Of GPB's 2021 PBS KIDS Writers Contest

GPB Education is thrilled to announce this year's PBS KIDS Writers Contest winners! These winners were among hundreds of K-3 students in Georgia who participated in the 2021 PBS KIDS Writers Contest. Students submitted original, illustrated stories for the chance to win great prizes and be featured on GPB's website. 

A first, second, and third place winner was selected for each grade. Each grade level also had a STEAM winner--ones that best incorporated science, technology, engineering, arts, or mathematics. 

A virtual ceremony was held on Thursday, June 24th. During the ceremony, winners and their families enjoyed special guest authors, Laurel Snyder and Markette Sheppard, and they celebrated each other's accomplishments during the awards presentation. 

2021 PBS KIDS Writers Contest Winners

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 Winner - The Super Monkeys by Kason Jones (Rentz, 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 Winner - The Black Carnation by Aria Patel (Alpharetta, 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 Winner - A Note From Shelly by Natalie Suarez (Brookhaven, 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 Winner - A Robot Race by Adrija Chakraborty (Marietta, GA)

For more information on GPB's PBS KIDS Writers Contest, go to gpb.org/writers. The next contest will kick off in January 2022. The contest is made possible with generous support from Steve Kuranoff.