Announcing the winners of the 2019 KET Young Writers Contest!
Thank you to everyone who submitted stories and poems to the 2019 KET Young Writers Contest! The annual contest encourages creative expression and literacy development by inviting students in kindergarten through twelfth grade to submit original illustrated stories, short stories and poetry.
We are excited to congratulate the following winners and proud to publish their entries for your enjoyment. Congratulations!
Kindergarten - Illustrated Stories
Ku’u Ipo Academy (Homeschool)
The Bad Jump
Read or hear Grace read on Book Creator
Download PDF – 12 MB
Clark Elementary School
Tiger Trouble
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Download PDF – 8.8 MB
Islamic School of Louisville
Bamboo Hut
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Download PDF – 11.3 MB
Kindergarten Finalists:
Sabeeh Ahmad, Louisville, Ky., Islamic School of Louisville
Deacon Barnes, Ewing, Va., Yellow Creek School Center
Gunnar Baumier, Taylorsville, Ky., Spencer County Elementary
Aiden Blanton, Prestonsburg, Ky., Wesley Christian School
Raiyan Elmerse, Louisville, Ky., Norton Elementary
Ali Jaber, Louisville, Ky., Islamic School of Louisville
Isaac Jarvis, Paris, Ky., Cane Ridge Elementary School
Adeline Martin, Taylorsville, Ky., Spencer County Elementary
Cason Thompson, Salvisa, Ky., YHWH Discipleship
First Grade - Illustrated Stories
Redwood Cooperative School
Jeffrey Goes Wild
Read or hear Liam read on Book Creator
Download PDF – 18.5 MB
Villa Madonna Academy
Sam and the Zombies
Read or hear Sam read on Book Creator
Download PDF – 5.1 MB
The Lexington School
Climbing to the Moon
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Download PDF – 9 MB
First Grade Finalists:
Eliora Archibong, Murray, Ky., Murray Elementary School
Demi Brown, Paducah, Ky., Symsonia Elementary School
Jenna Faulkner, Owensboro, Ky., Highland Elementary
Mila Lequire, Pikeville, Ky., Wesley Christian School
Will Nevitt, Louisville, Ky., Wheeler Elementary
Ridge Perry, Franklin, Ky., Simpson Elementary School
Brycen Saylor, Lynch, Ky., Cumberland Elementary School
Elise Thompson, Salvisa, Ky., YHWH Discipleship
Melody Yates, Winchester, Ky., Yates Homeschool Academy
Second Grade - Illustrated Stories
Islamic School of Louisville
William the Whale
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Download PDF – 17.5 MB
Islamic School of Louisville
The True Love
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Download PDF – 21.1 MB
Model Laboratory
Why Am I a Skunk?
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Download PDF – 12.5 MB
Second Grade Finalists:
Asher Cohen, Louisville, Ky., The Waldorf School of Louisville
Alice Dobson, Louisville, Ky., J. Graham Brown School
Ani Fauver, Louisville, Ky., The Waldorf School of Louisville
Lucas Glasnovic, Louisville, Ky., Homeschool
Kimi Keith, Frankfort, Ky., The Frankfort Christian Academy
Maya Meurer, Louisville, Ky., The Waldorf School of Louisville
Bennett Seaton, West Paducah, Ky., Clark Elementary School
Sufyan White, Louisville, Ky., Islamic School of Louisville
Third Grade - Illustrated Stories
Ku’u Ipo Academy (Homeschool)
The Close Encounter
Read or hear Adah read on Book Creator
Download PDF – 6.5 MB
Islamic School of Louisville
Green and Slither’s Adventure to “The Thunder Over Louisville”
Read or hear Hayan read on Book Creator
Download PDF – 15.2 MB
Newton Parrish Elementary
The Bully
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Download PDF – 7.3 MB
Third Grade Finalists:
Eliana Archibong, Murray, Ky., Murray Elementary School
Vivian Cox, Peewee Valley, Ky., Sacred Heart Model School
Huda Hasnain, Goshen, Ky., Islamic School of Louisville
Clare Herfel, Ft. Thomas, Ky., St. Catherine of Siena
Kolbey Kohrs, Ft. Thomas, Ky, St. Catherine of Siena
Sean Sears, Richmond Ky., Kit Carson Elementary
Owen Tafel, Louisville, Ky., Sacred Heart Model School
Arisa Wolford, Hodgenville, Ky., Hodgenville Elementary School
Fourth Grade - Short Stories
Central Elementary
Alzheimer’s Art
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Download PDF – 312 KB
Kindness of the Heart
Read or hear Zaineb read on Book Creator
Download PDF – 3.2 MB
Download PDF – 36 KB
Fourth Grade Finalists:
Abdulrahman Abdeljaber, Louisville, Ky., Islamic School of Lousiville
Evelyn Afenya, Lexington, Ky., Meadowthorpe Elementary
Lizzie Branham, Prestonsburg, Ky., Wesley Christian School
Sarah Gauhar, Louisville, Ky., Islamic School of Louisville
Breanna Herald, Richmond, Ky., Kit Carson Elementary
Esme Morris, Lexington, Ky., SCAPA at Bluegrass
Max Springer, LaGrange, Ky., LaGrange Elementary School
Zetta Toler, Louisville, Ky., Dunn Elementary School
Connor Zeller, Lexington, Ky., Meadowthorpe Elementary
Zoe Zhang, Lexington, Ky., Rosa Parks Elementary
Fifth Grade - Short Stories
H.W. Wilkey Elementary
Raven’s Nest
Download PDF – 93 KB
Meadowthorpe Elementary
The Life of a Box
Download PDF – 31 KB
SCAPA at Bluegrass
Chasing Venom
Download PDF – 968 KB
Fifth Grade Finalists:
Avneesh Kudrimoti, Lexington, Ky., Meadowthorpe Elementary
Mahika Kumar, Peachtree City, Ga., Peachtree City Elementary School
Abby Ladwig, Owensboro, Ky., Newton Parrish Elementary
Alyssa Pollard, Louisville, Ky., Eisenhower Elementary
Abigail Ramey, Eddyville, Ky., Ramey School
Moahnishan Wignakumar, Lexington, Ky., Meadowthorpe Elementary
Joanna Yates, Winchester, Ky., Yates Homeschool Academy
Sixth Grade - Poetry
SCAPA at Bluegrass
Winter is Spring
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Highland Middle School
My Scar
Download PDF – 71 KB
SCAPA at Bluegrass
Who You Are
Download PDF – 53 KB
Sixth Grade Finalists:
Max Case, Louisville, Ky., Meredith-Dunn School
Grace Hedger, Cold Spring, Ky., Campbell County Middle School
Delilah Kaelin, Louisville, Ky., Meyzeek Middle School
Sophia Miller, Lexington, Ky., Seton Catholic School
Whitney Rivard, Lexington, Ky., Leestown Middle School
Seventh Grade - Poetry
Beaumont Middle School
Textile Beach
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Olmstead School
The Wave
Download PDF – 185 KB
Clark Moores Middle School
Here…
Download PDF – 488 KB
Seventh Grade Finalists:
Ava Blandford, Lexington, Ky., Seton Catholic School
Caitlin Brockenbrow, Lexington, Ky., SCAPA at Bluegrass
Jackson Curtsinger, Shelbyville, Ky., Eminence Middle School
Adeline Hall, Bremen, Maine, Homeschooled
Athena O’Brien, Scottsdale, Ariz., Homeschooled
Quentin Shuff, Eminence, Ky., Eminence Independent Schools
Paige Thyne, Lexington, Ky., Leestown Middle School
Eighth Grade - Poetry
Leestown Middle School
She Does It All
Download PDF – 237 KB
Noe Middle School
Empowered
Download PDF – 71 KB
South Laurel Middle School
The Red River
Download PDF – 278 KB
Eighth Grade Finalists:
Thomas Broughton, Vanceburg, Ky., Lewis County Middle School
Molly Gifford, Olive Hill, Ky., Gifford Homeschool
Hadley Jones, Upton, Ky., East Hardin Middle School
Callie Mattingly, Bardstown, Ky., Old Kentucky Home Middle School
Lucy Pearl Mills, Glasgow, Ky., Barren County Middle School
Gwen Profitt, Wilmore, Ky., Homeschooled
High School - Form Poetry
Eastern High School
Mind Junk
Download PDF – 88 KB
Christian Academy of Louisville
Keychain Flashlight
Download PDF – 47 KB
Trinity Christian Academy
Consumerism
Download PDF – 34 KB
High School Form Poetry Finalists:
Autumn Hardin, Louisville, Ky., Eastern High School
Devon Martin, Dixon, Ky., McCraken Regional School
Lauren Arnold, Burlington, Ky., Connor High School
Lilly Mooney, Shepherdsville, Ky., Mooney’s Homeschool
Morgan Tinin, Paducah, Ky., McCracken County High
High School - Free Verse Poetry
Harlan County High School
I Reckon
Download PDF – 44 KB
Communications High School
on life and death and everything in between (woman)
Download PDF – 69 KB
Montgomery Blair High School
a walk down lafayette street
Download PDF – 50 KB
High School Free Verse Poetry Finalists:
Penny Duran, Houston, Texas, Willy Brandt Schule
Collin Hare, Louisville, Ky., Eastern High School
Grace Riley, Louisville, Ky., Sacred Heart Academy
Quinton Lightsy, Louisville, Ky., duPont Manual High School
Molly Sample, Louisville, Ky., Eastern High School
Madison Thompson, Goshen, Ky., North Oldham High School
Nicholas Yungbluth, Wilder, Ky., Campbell County High School