About Our Annual Publishing Contest
This year, the iWRITE Nonprofit Organization offered students in the 3rd-12th grades the opportunity to submit short stories, plays, poetry, songs, and artwork to our annual publishing contest called, I Write Short Stories by Kids for Kids.
We are thrilled to announce our 100 newly published authors and illustrators for the 2021 contest in the 12th volume of our anthology. Scroll down to find the full list of our winners from across the globe.
Volume 12
Thank you to our sponsor, H-E-B for supporting our publishing contest program.
Cover Art Winners
Front Cover Artist
Elyssa Roser
Shaivi Moparthi (front cover border)
Back Cover Artists
Natasha Colon
Jasmine John
Gabe Kalina
Maia Alexandra Munteanu
Short Story & Play Winners
Adame, Nova Madonna – Liz’s Adventure
Amitabh, Dhruv – The First Grade Field Trip
Asgari, Sarah – Circle of Life
Balcer, Molly – The Gears of Weather
Bonick, Bailee – The Wishing Book
Chan, Katelyn – Story Magic
Chanette, Leah – Meaner Not Greener
Cook, Wm. Patrick – From Deadlines to Headlines
Dang, Tom – How to Save the World
Del Alamo Gascon, Lucia – The Lost Girl
Dick, Eleanor – The Earth Adventure
Engelbert, Megan – The Key Down Under
Erikson, Katie – Are You on the Line?
Gaekwad, Ojasvi – From the Tales of Baroda’s Balu: Dog Disaster
Gokul, Sahana – Justice in the Shadows
Goldstein, Zoe – Fade Away
Hang, Kexin – The Tide Pod Challenge
Harpavat, Maya – Mama, When Are You Coming Home?
Hossain, Rumaysa – Asleep
Jeong, Matthew Seungho – The Warden’s Future
Jones, Annie – Ghost
Joseph, Abraham Anthony – Life of a Canvas
Karia, Savera – What Could Be Worse Than This
Khanal, Prinsha – Bloom and Rose – A Dragon Story
Leonard, Elizabeth – Gail’s Dream
Lopez, Austin – The Game
Luna, Madelynn – Why Will They Understand?
Marshall, Victoria – A Dog’s Journey Home
Natarajan, Mahika – It All Started With A Bougatsa
Nicolae, Adela – Connecting the Poles Apart
Nigro, Olivia – Cast-list Bound
Nyaharkar, Tejas – Poor Ranch
Olah, Jazmin – The Old Oak Tree
Parks, Emma – Deserted
Patani, Dev – Derek and Alecia’s Snow Adventure
Patel, Misha – The Misunderstanding
Peri, Savir – Tabby Tails
Rodriguez, Brianna – A Social-Distancing Game
Rubio, Mariana – The Wishing Flower
Salazar, Sabrina – A New Beginning
Shen, Stephanie – A Misshapen Rainbow
Spalding, Sarah – Play Like a Girl
Srivastava, Mahika – Just A Dream
Still, Grace – A Spoonful of Sugar with a Hint of Spice
Tan, Olivia Nicole – Deep Sleep
Thota, Reethi – Two Together
Trevino-Cross, Elias M. – The Brothers Lumberjack
Trotter, Andrea – The Kindergarten Army
Tunison, Sophia Isabelle – A Spring Story of Hope and Teamwork
Varela, Natalia – The Kids Escape
Wong, Benjamin – Tim, Some Hats, and the Paragliding Fail
Zhang, Alex – Paranoia
Poetry & Song Winners
An, Shine – The Connection We Forge
Anaipakos, Olivia Grace – I Wish
Andrea, Mia – Peace with Diversity
Brown, Aniya – Nature’s Beauty
Burba, Madison – The Wild Ones
Casullo, Alyssa – The Witch’s Call
Curry, India Lynn – Wonder
Davies, Clara – Echo
Doss, Arjun Vinayaka – Online Class
Faiz, Ammara – Farewell My Angel
Fussell, Kenan – Emotions
Garcia, Stephanie – Two Faced
Gulyani, Praniti – A Constellation of Bruises
Gulyani, Praniti – A Purple Poem
Hanna, William – Ode to the Beach
Hoegerl, John – Memories
Hussain, Alyzah – Your Inner Beauty
John, Jasmine – Our Weapons
Jones, Mary Margaret – A Dancer Was Born
Kryshtal, Margarita – Angel of the Deep Dark Sea
LeCates, Cora – Second Pandemic April
Mani, Eshaan – Take a Chance
Martinez, Myra – The Stage
Mayo, Lily – Echo
McGuire, Vincent – Yellow Isn’t Bad
Mondal, Mehulee – Night Falls
Moparthi, Shaivi – Aspire to Inspire
Pandit, Sanjna – Songs That Heal
Pemmaraju, Saleela – The Ocean’s Feelings
Qin, Xiaowu – The Jade Emperor
Roman, Yosseline Karla Tapia – COVID-19
Rosas, Jennifer – Battling Loneliness
Sagastume, Sophie – The Difference Between You + Me
Shetty, Nia – The Other Side
Thabati, Sri Suktha – We Won’t Stay Quiet! (Girl Power!)
Torrez, Analisa – Remote at Home
Wen, Joshua – Red
Williams, Drayden – The Unknown Kid
Willis, Miya – Hidden Reality
Wright, Nyla – “Their Words”
Yasin, Medina – A Child’s Mind
Yellepeddi, Sahasra – The Ocean is Alive
Yen, Emily – No Pressure
You, Xiyan – When the Sun Sinks
Yu, Sophie – Stage Fright