Alabama Public Television proudly announces the winners of the 2010 PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest, continuing the tradition of the popular Reading Rainbow contest in years past. Children in kindergarten through third grade from throughout Alabama wrote and illustrated books and submitted them to Alabama Public Television.  Thank you to everyone who submitted a book!

Statewide winners for each grade level have now been chosen and prizes will be awarded at the Alabama Book Festival on April 17, 2010 prior to a catered lunch at the historic Young House in Montgomery. State First Place winners will then advance to the national level of the contest where a renowned panel of judges will select the national winners. National winners will be announced and national prizes will be awarded in summer 2010.

2010 PBS KIDS GO YOUNG WRITERS CONTEST WINNERS FOR ALABAMA

Kindergarten

1st place
Hattin Berryman from Waterloo, AL
“Gramy Goes to Space”

2nd place
Cheryl Kaye Marshall from Birmingham, AL
“The Good Dog”

3rd place
Sofie Jean Pickett from Phenix City, AL
"Finding Grandma”

First Grade

1st place
Jackson Baggett from Cullman, AL
“The Spider Who Couldn’t Swim”

2nd place
Evan Nicholas Leary from Montgomery, AL
“Weasler and the Big Purple Blimp”

3rd place
Eden Kennedy Morris from Birmingham, AL
“The Pug Parade”

Second Grade

1st place
Taylor Elana Moore-Jones from Dixon’s Mills, AL
“Sunny Days are Here”

2nd place
Maria Joy Moxey from Mobile, AL
“Lizzy the Dancing Scientist”

3rd place
Benjamin Starkey from Southside, AL
“A New Day”

Third Grade

1st place
Ellie Talalight from Gardendale, AL
“The Crab who wasn’t Crabby”

2nd place
Molly Kay Rose Richardson from Prattville, AL
“The Very Special Gardener”

3rd place
Jordan Hale from Hartselle, AL
“Jake: Best Day Ever!”

Prizes

State Prizes:

First Place - $100 gift certificate plus other prizes!
Second Place - $75 gift certificate plus other prizes!
Third Place - $50 gift certificate plus other prizes!

National Prizes:

First Place – laptops
Second Place – digital comeras
Third Place – MP3 players

In addition, all national winners will get their stories published online on pbskids.org/read.

The 2010 PBS KIDS GO! Writing Contest is an educational outreach initiative of Alabama Public Television. For assistance, contact tconner@aptv.org.