Arkansas PBS > Engage > Pressroom > Mabel Wise chosen as finalist in national PBS KIDS Writers Contest Story featured on PBSKIDS.org
Posted 08 Aug 2014
Mabel Wise of Rogers has been chosen as a finalist in the PBS KIDS Writers Contest. Wise’s original story “Cloudy and the Busy Street” placed first among third grade entries in Arkansas in the local contest hosted by the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN). Her entry was then forwarded to the national contest where it did not place but is now featured on the contest website, pbskids.org/writerscontest.
Wise’s story competed against other state winners from across the country. Entries were judged on originality, creative expression, storytelling and integration of text and illustrations.
AETN received more than 200 entries from students across Arkansas for this year’s contest, and all 12 winning stories can be viewed at aetn.org/writerscontest.
The local-national contest is designed to promote the advancement of children’s reading skills through hands-on, active learning. AETN is pleased to congratulate the Arkansas winners and share PBS KIDS’ commitment to opening up worlds of words for all young children across the state and the nation.
The PBS KIDS Writers Contest is produced by PBS and based on the Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest, a concept developed by WNED-TV, Buffalo. National sponsors include LeapFrog and Highlights for Children. More information on participating local stations, general entry rules and contest resources can be found on pbskids.org/writerscontest.
PBS KIDS, the number one educational media brand for kids, offers all children the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television, online, mobile and community-based programs. Kidscreen- and Webby-award winning pbskids.org provides engaging interactive content, including the PBS KIDS video player, now offering free streaming video accessible on computer- and mobile-device-based browsers.
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