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2024 PBS KIDS Utah Annual Writers & Illustrators Contest

2024 Concurso de Escritores e Ilustradores de PBS Utah

We are pleased to announce our 2024 winners and would like to congratulate them on their accomplishments!

Thank you to everyone who submitted a story! PBS KIDS Utah celebrates all of the talented Utah children who entered this year’s contest. Submissions are now closed. Thank you so much for all of your wonderful stories. Return in March 2025 for the next contest. Enjoy reading this year's winning stories!

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Kindergarten Winners

Listen to William reading "The Mystery of the Missing Water"

First Place

"The Mystery of the Missing Water"

by William

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2024 PBS KIDS Utah Annual Writers & Illustrators Contest

2024 Concurso de Escritores e Ilustradores de PBS Utah

We are pleased to announce our 2024 winners and would like to congratulate them on their accomplishments!

Kindergarten Winners

First Place

"The Mystery of the Missing Water"

Second Place

"Glade the Selkie Mermaid"

Third Place

"The Adventures of Ryder the River Otter"

Honorable Mention

"Falling Down Raindrops!"

Honorable Mention

"The Skeleton Made Friends"

First Grade Winners

First Place

"Watris Protects the Great Salt Lake"

Second Place

"The Special Guest"

Third Place

"A Raindrop Family Adventure"

Second Grade Winners

First Place

"Together We Rise"

Second Place

"Paws for the Planet"

Third Place

"Sophie and the Water Warrior"

Honorable Mention

"Little Drops of Kindness Everywhere"

Honorable Mention

"Keep it Clean"

Third Grade Winners

First Place

"The Quest for Water"

Second Place

"Joy and the Weird Fish Looking Thing"

Third Place

"The Hidden Bear Adventure"

Honorable Mention

"The Exploring Mermaid"

Honorable Mention

"The Cycle of Water"

Fourth Grade Winners

First Place

"The Eternal Dance"

Second Place

"The Little Cloud"

Third Place

"Polly and the Pollution Solution"

Honorable Mention

"Water, it Brings Life"

Honorable Mention

"The Rainbow Shell"

Honorable Mention

"Learning"

Fifth Grade Winners

First Place

"The Water Problem"

Second Place

"Man and Cloud"

Third Place

"La Gran Escasez de Agua"

Honorable Mention

"Sheldon the Shrimp Saves the Great Salt Lake"

Honorable Mention

"The Cataclysm"

Honorable Mention

"The Mysterious Pipe"

Sixth Grade Winners

First Place

"Olly the Octopus Ocean Cleanup"

Second Place

"Elle and the Leaking Kiddie Pool"

Third Place

"Serena's Magical Journey"

Honorable Mention

"Tears of the Moon"