Totem Head's Story Contest

Ladies and Gentlemen! We have our 2017 writing contest winners!
:-) (Read the winning entries here: http://adventurewrite.com/blog1/winners-2017-writing-contest-for-kids/)

🏆All Ages, No Prescribed Beginning

Winner: EXIT EXAM by Amrita Bhasin

2nd Place: THE CHINA DOLL by Therese Gonzales

3rd Place: MORNING MOURNING by Allison Liu

🏆Ages 8 and Under

Winner: A SWEET STORY by Kathleen Durand

2nd Place: GALAXY CAKE by Jacob Burns

3rd Place: HANNAH'S COOL CONTRAPTION by Hannah Lee

🏆Ages 9 - 10 Years Old

Winner: CURRENT by Vanessa Garcia

2nd Place: IN THE TIME OF WAR by David Jen

3rd Place: SLAPPY'S ORIGIN by Sebastian Parra

🏆Ages 11 - 12 Years Old

Winner: A MAN IN THE SHADOWS by Madison Flanagan

2nd Place: THE COVER OF EVIL by Hannah Albano

3rd Place: FREEDOM by Anna Yang

🏆Ages 13 - 18 Years Old

Winner: TWISTED TAIL by Adaline Griffiths

2nd Place: INNOCENT BLOOD by Anna Durand

3rd Palce: FOUND by Sarah Heckmann

A great big CONGRATULATIONS to our winners and to all of our finalists, who made our judge's job EXTRA difficult this year. Thank you so much for sharing your stories with us!

Our winners can expect their packages in the mail about a week after they confirm their mailing address (look in your email for a note from Adventure Write).

WE HAVE WINNERS!

I'm drafting our announcement post now... Stay tuned!

I now have winners in every category except for one!

(and I anticipate getting our final winner this weekend :-) )

Ladies and gentlemen...

Boys and girls...

May I present...

our 2017 writing contest FINALISTS!

😍All Ages, No Prescribed Beginning

FALL by Taylor Hu
MORNING MOURNING by Allison Liu
EXIT EXAM by Amrita Bhasin
A CHANGE by Therese Gonzales
THE CHINA DOLL by Therese Gonzales

😍Ages 8 and Under

GALAXY CAKE by Jacob Burns
HANNAH'S COOL CONTRAPTION by Hannah Lee
A SWEET STORY by Kathleen Durand
JOURNEY FOR THE RAINBOW DIAMOND by Audrey Kim
MY HORRIBLE LIFE by Matthew Doughty

😍Ages 9 - 10 Years Old

CURRENT by Vanessa Garcia
THE WINTER MOVE by Ellie Chiliberti
SLAPPY'S ORIGIN by Sebastian Parra
THE SEA AQUARIUM by Ava Holdtberg
IN THE TIME OF WAR by David Jen

😍Ages 11 - 12 Years Old

A MAN IN THE SHADOWS by Madison Flanagan
THE FORGOTTEN WILL by Hannah Albano
THE COVER OF EVIL by Hannah Albano
THE BAD BABYSIT by Gabriel McClanahan
FREEDOM by Anna Yang

😍Ages 13 - 18 Years Old

TWISTED TAIL by Adaline Griffiths
INNOCENT BLOOD by Anna Durand
DRIVER'S REVENGE by Landri Johnson
FOUND by Sarah Heckmann
THE CELL OF THE BRAIN by Evan Orozco

What next?

These finalists now go to our FINAL ROUND JUDGES, who will choose one winner in each category!

Stay tuned!

We now have 5 finalists in all categories!

Finalists advance to our final round of judging, during which our VIP judges will choose our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each category.

1st place winners receive our cash prize of $20 and a certificate.

2nd and 3rd place winners receive a certificate of achievement.

We'll announce our finalists very soon, so stay tuned!

We now have finalists in 2 categories!
Judges have returned out top 5 in the 9-10 years old and our All Ages categories! Stay tuned!

Hello friends!

We finally have our semi-finalists!

It's been a long first round of eliminations! We thank you for your patience and apologize for the delay. :-) We had a devil of a time finding volunteers this year, but our fearless administrator stepped in and finished up our first round of eliminations. So without further adieu, may I present, our 2017 semi-finalists! These entries will advance to our next round of eliminations and compete for a spot in the final round. CONGRATS TO ALL!

8 and Under
THE GREAT ESCAPE by Sofie Dardzinski
A SWEET STORY by Kathleen Durand
Journey for the Rainbow Diamond/Audrey Kim
THE LIFE OF GAMING by Ethan Adams
A STORY BY A 3 YEAR OLD by Ewan Adams
THE VENUS FLYTRAP TAKEOVER by Ryu Lam
TIME ADVENTURE by Vivian Highland
THE FOOTBALL GAME by Elliot Homel
HAWAII by Zoe Slipakoff
GALAXY CAKE by Jacob Burns
MY HORRIBLE LIFE by Matthew Doughty
HANNAH'S COOL CONTRAPTION by Hannah Lee

9 - 10
LLAMA-BORGHINI, A SNOW GLOBE STORY by Logan Porter
LONG AGO by Alexander Dang
THE AFTER by L.J.Quinn
TEMPLE OF FEARS by Sonny Angulo
DISCOVERING ATLANTIS by Garrison George
MY ADVENTURES IN GAME WORLD by Emily Forlizzi
THE SEA AQUARIUM by Ava Holtsberg
TOTEM'S HEAD by Joshua Lipton
DARK FOREST by Alyssa Ciaburri
IN THE TIME OF WAR by David Jen
A SWEET DOG WALK by Soohyang Claire Kim
MY CAMPING TRIP by Angela Kim
CURRENT by Vanessa Garcia
THE WINTER MOVE by Ellie Chiliberti
SLAPPY'S ORIGIN by Sebastian Parra

11 - 12
ATHIEA'S MAGIC by Sara Hulist
ALA'S STAR by Kendall Cooper
BOMBED by Eliana Du
L'ENDEAVOR TROPICAL by Nina Nygren
THE COVER OF EVIL by Hannah Albano
LUMINESCENT FEATURES by Micah Mangot
NOBLE by Hannah Albano
THE FORGOTTEN WILL by Hannah Albano
GIVING IN by HAnnah Albano
THE BAD BABYSIT by Gabriel McClanahan
BROKEN by Anna Yang
FREEDOM by Anna Yang
SO THERE I WAS by Claire Chen
UNCOMMON WHALE by Marcus Beebe
THE BEAST by Anna Wortzman
STRANGE by Saikrishna Karthik Gundlapalli
A MAN IN THE SHADOWS by Madison Flanagan

13 - 18
THE CASE OF THE MISSING HUMANS! by Ajay Balasubramaniam
THE CAVE by Suraj Singareddy
NATURE DECIDES by Anthony Zhai
INNOCENT BLOOD by Anna Durand
THE LOST KEY by Amrita Bhasin
CATASTROPHE by Maria Qualkinbush
FALL by Taylor Hu
DRIVER'S REVENGE by Landri Johnson
THE DEAL by Perry Shipley
THE CYCLE by Wade Savage
FOUND by Sarah Heckman
SMOOTH SAILING by Lauren Molenda
THE CELL OF THE BRAIN by Evan Orozco
GUILTY: LESSON LEARNED by Elysia Valverde

ALL AGES
MORNING MOURNING by Allison Liu
TWISTED TAIL by Adaline Griffiths
EXIT EXAM by Amrita Bhasin
A CHANGE by Therese Gonzales
THE CHINA DOLL by Therese Gonzales
THE DIMENSION by Morgan Walker
THE SEVEN DEMIGODS by Ethan Louissant
THE PEOPLE's REBELLION by Isabella Astuto

Posts from Adventure Write for 02/23/2017

Posts from Adventure Write for 02/23/2017 These finalists now go to our FINAL ROUND JUDGES, who will choose one winner in each category! Click here to meet our judges.

Ladies and gentlemen...
Our 2016 contest finalists!

http://adventurewrite.com/blog1/finalists-2016-writing-contest-for-kids/

FINALISTS! 2016 Writing Contest for Kids – Adventure Write These finalists now go to our FINAL ROUND JUDGES, who will choose one winner in each category! Click here to meet our judges.