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2025 PBS KIDS Utah Annual Writers & Illustrators Contest

Hey, kids! It’s time for PBS Utah’s annual Writers & Illustrators Contest. This year’s theme is Animal Tales. Grab your notepad, pencil, art supplies, and let your creativity run wild. We can’t wait to read your stories!

Children in kindergarten-6th grade are invited to participate. Stories are accepted in English and Spanish, can be fiction or nonfiction, may be about your very own pets or any animals you love. The sky’s the limit, as long as it is your own original work.

Don’t know where to start? Take a look at the activity sheets and printable resources on this page. Ask yourself questions like: What are the things I am curious about? What do I notice in the world around me? What would happen if...? Jot down story ideas and sketch drawings as you look at the vibrant world around you.

Stories may be submitted online or via mail with a completed entry form February 1st to May 1st, 2025. Winners will receive a PBS KIDS Utah prize pack with rewards from PBS Utah and our community partners, have their stories published online, and have an opportunity to celebrate with other winners with a local PBS station tour. The stories will be showcased in a traveling art exhibit hosted by the Utah Division of Arts and Museums.


2025 Concurso de Escritores e Ilustradores de PBS Utah

¡Hola Chicos! Es hora para el Concurso Anual de Escritores e Ilustradores de Utah. El tema de este año es Cuentos de Animales. Tomen su cuaderno, lĂ¡piz, material de arte, y dejen que su creatividad fluya. ¡Estamos emocionados de leer sus historias!

Los niños desde kinder-6th grado estĂ¡n invitados a participar. Se aceptan historias en inglĂ©s y español, pueden ser de ficciĂ³n o basadas en hechos reales, acerca de sus propias mascotas o sobre cualquier animal que gusten. con cualquier animal que usted quiera. El cielo es el lĂ­mite, solo les pedimos que sea su propia historia original. 

¿No saben por dĂ³nde empezar? Den una mirada a las hojas de actividades y recursos para imprimir en esta pĂ¡gina. HĂ¡ganse preguntas tales como: ¿QuĂ© cosas despiertan mi curiosidad? Â¿Que noto en el mundo a mi alrededor? ¿QuĂ© noto en el mundo a alrededor mĂ­o? ¿QuĂ© pasarĂ­a si...? Anoten ideas para historias y haz dibujos mientras observan el mundo vibrante que les rodea.

Pueden enviar sus historias en lĂ­nea o por e-mail llenando un formulario desde el 1o de febrero hasta el 1o de mayo 2025. Los ganadores recibirĂ¡n un paquete de premios de PBS KIDS Utah y nuestros socios de la comunidadTambien se publicaran sus historias en lĂ­nea y tendrĂ¡n la oportunidad de celebrar con otros ganadores en su estaciĂ³n de PBS mas cercana. Las historias serĂ¡n mostradas en una exhibiciĂ³n itinerante auspiciada por la DivisiĂ³n de Artes y Museos de Utah.


Story Submission Dates:

February 1 - May 1, 2025

Winners Announced:

TBA

Contest Instructions

Check back later!

Printable Resources and Activity Sheets


All stories start with an idea of the characters, places or events that will be in the story. Use these worksheets to help your child and students start to form ideas for potential stories. These activities provide a space to freely develop story ideas through text and illustration.

 

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