For Immediate Release
Nebraska Public Media Contest Honors Young Nebraskans for Writing Skills
LINCOLN, Neb. (June 9, 2022) – Everyone has a story to tell. Nebraska Public Media is recognizing a dozen young authors for using their creative writing skills to tell their stories. They are winners in the 2022 Nebraska Public Media PBS KIDS Writers Contest.
More than 140 entries from 30 Nebraska towns came from students in kindergarten through third grade. The original works included illustrations. First place winners in each grade level will receive an iPad plus a PBS KIDS prize package. Second and third place winners at each grade level will receive a PBS KIDS prize package.
Animated versions of the first place stories from each grade level are available to watch at NebraskaPublicMedia.org/write.
Kindergarten
First – “How Mingo Changed the World” by Jocelyn Morford, Ashland
Second – “The Rainbow Crayons” by Zella Thornburg, Pickrell
Third – “Bobby Bee” by Phoebe Williams, Broken Bow
First Grade
First – “Ruby and the Big Race” by Tessa Clements, Kearney
Second – “A Leprechaun named Max” by Josephine Laughlin, Omaha
Third – “The Darkness” by Adeline Hartman, Dixon
Second Grade
First – “Hawk, Mouse, and Snake: a Story of Misunderstanding and Friendship” by Mina Thomas, Lincoln
Second – “Floating Furniture and the Flood” by Jillian Morford, Ashland
Third – “A Good Goalie” by Henry Gonnerman, Lincoln
Third Grade
First – “Lights, Camera, the Amazon!” by Emelia Howell, Bennington
Second – “The Arrogant Tree” by Mathias Hatch-Tocaimaza, Omaha
Third – “The Adventures of Minty and Carrie” by Aspen Nielsen, Cairo
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