This year's APT Young Writers Contest winners were honored at a special ceremony at the Alabama Book Festival on Saturday, April 23 in Montgomery, where they read their books to a very appreciative audience. Winners received trophies and Books-A-Million gift cards. First place winners received Samsung Galaxy Tab A tablet computers. All of the children who sent in books for the contest will receive certificates of participation for their work. Thank you to everyone for your great stories!
First Place to Owen M. Chatterton of Hoover for Hootie, The Shy Little Owl
Second Place to Liddie Quick of Cullman for The Bee
Third Place to Anakin Powell of Cullman for The Dark Cave
Third Place to Abram Powell of Cullman for Camping at the Beach
First Place to Emma Rodgers of Homewood for Abbie and the Ungrowing Flower
Second Place to Harmony Franklin of Hurtsboro for Where’s My Key
Third Place to James “Luke” Craiger of Gardendale for Flight
First Place to Weston Talalight of Owens Cross Roads for Paperland
Second Place to Sanika Nair of Birmingham for Chloe and Gloria
Third Place to Lily G. Smith of Hazel Green for The Mermaid Treasure
First Place to Della Johnson of Alabaster for i and e Learn a Lesson
Second Place to Alicia Gaspar of Albertville for Molly the Monkey
Third Place to Macy Brooks of Hollywood for The Adventures of Math Heroes: The Math Heroes Meet Geometry Guy
APT Young Writers Contest winners will receive trophies, Books-A-Million gift cards and other prizes. First place winners will receive Samsung Galaxy Tab A tablet computers. All of the children who sent in books for the contest will receive certificates of participation for their work. Thank you to everyone for your great stories!
The 2016 APT Young Writers contest is an educational outreach initiative of Alabama Public Television. For assistance please contact Dwayne Johnson at djohnson@aptv.org
