2022 PBS KIDS Writers Contest Winners

Congratulations to our 2022 PBS KIDS Writers Contest winners! Explore the stories below.

2022 WVPB Reader’s Choice Award

WVPB 2022 Reader’s Choice: How To Cook For An Enemy by Miriam Fitts
West Virginia Public Broadcasting is proud to announce the winner of the 2022 Reader’s Choice Award for this year’s PBS Writers Contest: “How To Cook For An Enemy” by 5th grader Miriam Fitts. 🎉

Every year, WVPB picks one story out of all the submissions to win the Reader’s Choice Award. That story is either animated or adapted into a live action short. 

Fifth Grade

First Place: How to Cook for an Enemy by Miriam Fitts

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Second Place: The Flip Flop by Nina Bose

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Third Place: A Door to History by Reagan Taylor

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Fourth Grade

First Place: Lily and Sunshine by Caylee Mae Witt

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Second Place: The Battle for Townsville by Raif James

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Third Place: Finding a Kitten by Olivia Martirano

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Third Grade

First Place: Boltbot and Metalhoarders by Ross Pownell

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Second Place: A Spring Poem by Wyatt Boone

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Third Place: CANDY and the Magical Land by Sophia Riley

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Second Grade

First Place: Twinkle And Owly The Owlet: Adventure to the Water Planet by Serin Jeong

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Second Place: The Adventure of Lulu by Mara Evans

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Third Place: A Day in the Life of Two Spoiled Cats by Parker Zarzycki

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First Grade

First Place: Princess Chocolate Milk and Milkshake’s Adventure by Carly Lou Witt

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Second Place: My Purrfect Day by Elise Silber

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Third Place: The Talking Dog by Kynlea Wriston

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Kindergarten

First Place: Avonlea and Rosie Save the Day by Avonlea Cooper

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Second Place: Shark Rodeo by Marshall Boone

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Third Place: It is Hard to Be Nice! by Isabel Serrat

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