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[CHARLESTON, WV] — West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB) is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Reader’s Choice Awards for this year’s PBS KIDS Writers Contest. Every year, WVPB picks a select number of stories out of all the submissions to win the Reader’s Choice Awards. Those stories are either animated or adapted into live action shorts.
“We are so proud of every submission we receive for our Writer’s Contest each year”, said WVPB Education Director Autumn Meadows. “Our contest is quite unique because of the collaboration with our video production team that allows us to choose a select few stories to bring to life through animation or live action shorts. Not suggesting a prompt for our contest also provides an opportunity for so many creative ideas to be shared. This year was extra exciting because we had a sequel to one of last year’s Reader’s Choice Awards! If you haven’t looked at the winning stories or animations yet, I highly encourage you to do so and be sure to follow along for next year’s contest!”
All winning stories can be viewed on our website.
Thank you to West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute for sponsoring the 2025 PBS KIDS Writing Contest.
The PBS KIDS Writers Contest at WVPB is an annual competition that encourages West Virginia children in grades K-5 to explore the power of creativity by writing and illustrating their own stories.
For questions, please email WVPB Education at education@wvpublic.org.
2025 Reader’s Choice Awards Winners:
“Pickle Pete 2: A Curious Quest” by Lilly Stubbs
“Total Solar Eclipse” by Francesca Briar Shangler
“Cabby’s Great Adventure” by Hazel Hagler
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