2016 Kids Writing Contest Semi-Finalists Announced!
Judging this contest gets tougher every year! I am just blow away by the talent our nation’s kids send to Totem Head’s Annual Free Writing Contest for Kids. And I’m SUPER proud to share the 2016 contest semi-finalists, which I announced on the contest website last night
http://adventurewrite.com/blog1/2016-contest-semi-finalists/
And so, here they are!
Let’s give a HUGE congratulations to our 2016 Semi-Finalists!
All Ages, No Prescribed Beginning
AWAY by Durva Kamdar
THERE IS A FAN AROUND EVERY CORNER by Josiah Durand
INTREPID by Anna Durand
SLEEP SWIMMING OR MIDNIGHT MEMORIES by Anna Durand
ONLY STORMS by Miranda Sun
TUNNEL SECRETS by Suhyeon Emelie Kim
THE DREAM by Yuli Choi
SLOPPY’S WILE ADVENTURE by Seoyoung Kim
THE HIDDEN WORLD by Kayd Bell
Ages 8 and Under
THE AMAZING ADVENTURE LANDS by Sai Dheeraj K
UNICORN HOLLOW by Claire Timperley
MY ADVENTURE WITH THE PINK UNICORN by Jaliyah Johnson
SPARKLING SNOW by Kathleen Durand
TELEPORTATION by Hayden Miller
SUNNY’S ADVENTURE by Katie Nam
MOUNT EVEREST by Amelia DiValerio
ROCKY THE SUPER DOG by Olivia DePrince
THE SURPRISE COOKIE POTION by Hannah Lee
AN AWESOME ADVENTURE by Olivia Handzel
RAINA THE RAIN DROP by Joanna Kim
Ages 9 – 10 Years Old
AN ADVENTURE FOR LUCIA COIN by Eliana Du
AS A DRAGON by Katherine Min
REFLECTIONS OF THE FUTURE by Azlyn Raja
THE MAGICAL PEPPERMINT by Ayza Siddiqi
REMEMBER ADELINE by Allegra Gray
GONE by Evan Hansen
BIRD OF PREY by Penny Dugan
THE SLEEPING STORY by Ben Handzel
THE CAVE OF EVER-REST by Connor Straub
THE ADVENTURES OF ME, A HOPELESS KID by Lila Shelton
ARCTIC CHILL by Lizzy Higgins
THE ALIENS OF ZYBORG by Lauren Waldstein
TRAPPED by Hemali Patil
Ages 11 – 12 Years Old
THE KATCHETHORDAN DIAMOND by Karen Wang
LETTING GO – by Caroline Zhao
IN THE WOODS by Katie Schornhorst
THE LOVE DESTROYERS by Macy K. Li
THE ATTACK IN ST. AUGUSTINE by Eli Hagelberg
HOW I GOT ACCEPTED INTO FT. HAMER MILITARY ACADEMY by Kyle C. Rickly
THE SEARCH FO THE LOST CITY OF SUBMERGED by Andrew B. Brannon
NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE by Maria Therese Qualkinbush
A THISTLE BEDTIME by Maria Therese Qualkinbush
SOMETHING IN THE WOODS by Emma Wisecarver
THE MYSTERIOUS BOOK by Rama Khabbaz
VANISHED by Bolanle Ayangade
CALL OF DESTRUCTION: SURVIVAL OPS IV by Ajitesh Kundeti
LIGHT IT UP by Nicolas Potts
THE MIRACLE OF TIME by Savannah Weaver
Ages 13 – 18 Years Old
THE SIGNAL by Saddat Nazir
PANACEA by Annika Russell
WOODEN SECRETS by Hae-in Joann Ryu
DMT by Laura S. Moser
THE MOUND OF BASKERVILLE by Seth Roetenberger
FIGHTING THE FLAMES by Adaline Griffiths
FELINE FLUMMOX by Isabella Astuto
SNOW DOG by Sylvia Nica
A WORTHY RISK by Matthew Inda
MONKEYING AROUND by Monica Inda
A FRESHMAN’S WORST NIGHTMARE by Evan Orozco
THE BIRD AND THE ANCHOR by Ella Osborn
WHEN THERE WERE FOUR OF US by Ella Osborn
What next?
I’ve got a few volunteers who will help me select FIVE finalists from each category. Yes, only FIVE from each category! GAH! This will not be easy.
From those finalists, our guest judges will select our contest winners–only one winner from each category. ONLY ONE author from each category will walk away with the first-place prize of $20 cash! How will our guest judges do it this year!? These entries as so great!
The 2017 Contest is OPEN
So if you know any young writers (under 19 years old and US residents) who’d like to enter their story in 1500 words or less, point them to our contest website for all the details 🙂 And then claim an entry in our $20 Amazon Card or PayPal Cash giveaway!
http://adventurewrite.com/blog1/contest/
Congratulations to all those talented children for making it this far. I give you a lot of credit for judging. I couldn’t judge, because I would want them all to win.
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