Storymakers: A Creative Challenge for Young Writers
The winners of KCTS 9’s first-ever Storymakers: A Creative Challenge for Young Writers challenge, including sixth, seventh and eighth grade students from across Washington state and British Columbia, have been announced. Their entries can be read here and event photos are available for download on Flickr.
Winners attended a Creative Expressions Workshop at KCTS 9 Studios on Saturday, March 28, where they wrote and self-published new stories under the guidance of local author Kevin Emerson and 826 Seattle. These talented young writers also earned a prize package and entry into a drawing for a series of writing workshops with KCTS 9’s community partners. Each writer who submitted an entry received a Certificate of Achievement signed by Kevin Emerson.
Storymakers seeks to encourage and support self-expression and the writing process for middle school students, and included works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and prose. The winning entries, which were chosen from hundreds submitted, were selected based on criteria reflecting the six traits of writing: content, lexical choice, conventions, organization, voice and syntax.
A big thank you to all the students and classrooms who entered in this year's challenge - this special engagement project is not possible without your participation!
For more information, please call 1.900.930.6060 or e-mail learning@KCTS9.org
Storymakers: A Creative Challenge for Young Writers is sponsored by KCTS 9, with major funding provided by the Qwest Foundation.
KCTS 9 would like to acknowledge the following partners whose support for young writers brings great value to this project:
