BETSY'S BLUE FEET IS A NATIONAL WINNER

Congratulations to Briar A. of Nashua, NH. Her story, Betsy's Blue Feet is the National Second Place Winner for Kindergarten in the 2010 PBS KIDS GO! WRITING CONTEST. You can see and hear her story, narrated by Martha from the PBS Kids show MARTHA SPEAKS, here.

25,000 kids submitted stories to 87 PBS stations across the country. 700 kids submitted stories to New Hampshire Public Television. Each station sent in their first place winners for grades K-3 to compete at the national level. A first place, second place, and third place winner was selected by a panel of national judges that included: Ann M. Martin, author of The Baby-sitters Club® series; R.L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps® series; Marc Brown, creator of Arthur; Tony DiTerlizzi, creator of The Spiderwick Chronicles; and Lisa Henson, executive producer of PBS KIDS shows Sid the Science Kid and Dinosaur Train..

Congratulations to all the kids who wrote and illustrated such great stories! You can see the list of winning stories submitted to New Hampshire Public Television here and you can view video of the First Place Stories here!

PBS KIDS GO! WRITERS CONTEST WINNERS HONORED
Author and illustrator Marty Kelley was the guest speaker at a ceremony honoring the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for NHPTV in the PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest. >> Go See!

PBS KIDS GO! WRITERS CONTEST MASHUP!
You can create your own story mashup at the PBS KIDS GO! WRITERS CONTEST web site using art from winning stories! While you are there, read some past winning stories! Be sure to read the stories from New Hampshire! >> Go Mashup!

READING ROCKETS SUMMER READING LIST
It's summertime! What a great time to slow down or cool off with a good book. Browse and print Reading Rockets' 2010 summer booklist for children ages 0-9. >>Go Read!

Contest Overview

The PBS KIDS GO! WRITING CONTEST builds on the 15-year success of the READING RAINBOW YOUNG WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS CONTEST and encourages children in grades K- 5 to explore the power of creativity by writing and illustrating their own stories!

The contest ran from January through March 24, 2010. Children wrote and illustrated original fiction or non-fiction stories. Stories will be judged on the originality and creative expression of both the artwork and the writing. It's not too early to begin planning for next year! The contest timeline will be the same and so will the rules, with one exception - the word count for grades 4-5 will be extended to 500 words! The contest is a great opportunity for schools to focus on writing and aligns with New Hampshire writing and reading standards!

For more information call Susan Adams at 603-868-4354 or send an email.

The PBS KIDS GO! WRITERS CONTEST is part of NHPTV's commitment to promoting literacy and a love of reading, writing, and creative expression in children.