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Check out the 2019 PBS SoCal KIDS Writers Contest Winners

January 13, 2020
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Learn more about the PBS SoCal KIDS Writers Contest here.

Almost 900 SoCal students busted out their pens, papers and crayons for PBS SoCal's 2019 KIDS Writers Contest. After much deliberation, here are the first, second and third place winners. Winners were also recognized for the following special categories:  Humor, Illustration, Science Fiction and Kindness.

Find more about the winners and the awards ceremony here.

First Place

Friends Make Friends - Ezra Kim

Friends Make Friends by Ezra Kim
Fort Irwin, CA. Grade: Kinder

 
The Wanted Crook Goes to Jail - Melvin Giron

The Wanted Crook Goes to Jail
Los Angeles, CA. Grade: 1st

The Moldy Avocado - Moses Higuera

The Moldy Avocado
Carson, CA. Grade: 2nd

Girl of Fire by Hannah Yang

Girl of Fire by Hannah Yang
Porter Ranch, CA. Grade: 3rd

Second Place

My Journey to Meet my Baby - Surveen Singh

My Journey to Meet my Baby
Highland, CA. Grade: Kinder

The Soccer Game - Soham Parikh

The Soccer Game
Brea, CA. Grade: 1st

The Golden Flower - Logan Ryan

The Golden Flower
Ben Lomond, CA. Grade: 2nd

Ups and Downs - Sophia Brooklyn Seymour

Ups and Downs
Encino, CA. Grade: 3rd

Third Place

Toms Green Skateboard By Le Ho

Toms-Green-Skateboard---Le-Ho_Revised-1
Santa Ana, CA. Grade: Kinder

Fifi and Looloos Food Fiasco - Lilly Jade Macdonald

Fifi and Looloos Food Fiasco
Burbank, CA. Grade: 1st

 

Different People - Mariah Garcia

Different People
Twentynine Palms, CA. Grade: 2nd

The Two Realms - Brennan Klier

The Two Realms
Burbank, CA. Grade: 3rd

Genres

The Baby Attack - Sathvik Vedula

The Baby Attack
San Ramon, CA. Genre: Humor

The Little Blue Turtle - Allyson Oliver

The Little Blue Turtle
Glendale, CA. Genre: Kindness

Plus vs. Minus - Katherine E. Moreno

Plus vs. Minus
Los Angeles, CA. Genre: Science Fiction

Raindrop - Brittany Chen

Raindrop_234
Irvine, CA. Genre: Illustration

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