NHPTV Reading Rainbow Contest Winners Announced
A scuba diver named Teddy, a pumpkin house for a mouse, and disappearing stars were among the subjects of winning stories in this year's New Hampshire PBS Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest. NHPTV received over 1,000 entries for this year's contest! >> Full list of winners
Here, There and Everywhere!
 Where did our stories come from? Here are the top 10 cities by number of entries submitted:
1. Bedford, NH - 65 entries, 6 winning stories
2. Andover, MA - 53 entries, 6 winning stories
2. Milton, NH - 53 entries, 2 winning stories
3. Manchester, NH - 49 entries, 9 winning stories
4. Fremont, NH - 48 entries, 1 winning story
5. Marblehead, MA - 41 entries, 5 winning stories
6. Dover, NH - 40 entries, 0 winning stories
7. Barrington, NH - 31 entries, 3 winning stories
7. Rochester, NH - 31 entries, 1 winning story
8. Concord, NH - 27 entries, 2 winning stories
9. Moultonborough - 26 entries, 1 winning story
10. Nashua, NH- 25 entries, 1 winning story
Most Stories Ever!
 We had 1,008 entries this year, a 45% increase over last year. Here's how the entries broke down by grade:
Kindergarten - 118 entries
First Grade - 156 entries
Second Grade - 206 entries
Third Grade - 259 entries
Fourth Grade - 166 entries
Fifth Grade - 103 entries
How the Stories Were Judged
Stories were judged on the quality of both the writing and the illustrations. The judging panel was made up of local writers, educators, librarians, and NHPTV staff. All winning stories will be placed on our Reading Rainbow Contest website in the next few weeks.
Awards Ceremony June 14th
The first-place winners in grades K – 3 will represent NHPTV at the national level, where their stories will be judged with others from public television stations across the country. NHPTV has had five national winners since 2000.
The first-, second-, and third-place winners in all six grade categories will be recognized at an awards ceremony at the NHPTV Broadcast Center in Durham, Saturday, June 14th from 10 a.m. - noon.
Children's book illustrator and Portsmouth resident Teri Weidner will speak to the contest winners and offer encouragement for their creative endeavors. Using watercolors and colored pencils, Weidner has illustrated more than a dozen children's books.
Hosted by LeVar Burton, Reading Rainbow airs on NHPTV weekdays @ 2 p.m. Reading Rainbow encourages children's love for reading, writing and illustration.
Contact Tamara Hindle, NHPTV Communications Coordinator, at (603) 868-4307 or email for more information.
 The Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest is made possible, in part, by support from NEA New Hampshire.
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