{"id":34047,"date":"2025-04-22T12:14:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T12:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookcreator.com\/?p=34047"},"modified":"2025-06-04T15:05:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T15:05:01","slug":"celebrating-young-voices-meet-the-winners-of-tell-your-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookcreator.com\/2025\/04\/celebrating-young-voices-meet-the-winners-of-tell-your-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Young Voices: Meet the Winners of Tell Your Story!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Tell<\/span>

O<\/span>ver the past month, we\u2019ve been inspired, amazed, and deeply moved by the creativity of students from around the world who participated in our Tell Your Story Personal Narrative Competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With more than 200 entries submitted from students across five continents<\/strong>, this competition became a powerful celebration of storytelling, student voice, and global connection.<\/p>\n

Young authors shared stories of courage, curiosity, creativity, and personal growth\u2014offering heartfelt windows into their lives through writing that was authentic, funny, emotional, and bold.<\/p>\n

Before we introduce the winning stories, let\u2019s shine a spotlight on the incredible judges who helped bring this competition to life.<\/p>\n\n

Meet the judges<\/h2>\n

Our judging panel included celebrated authors and educators who brought deep care, curiosity, and expertise to each submission. Entries were reviewed by age group using a rubric focused on originiality, design, communication, and literacy skills.<\/p><\/div>

\"Drew<\/span><\/div>

Elementary school judge: Drew Daywalt<\/h2>

Drew Daywalt is a writer and the very silly person who wrote The Day The Crayons Quit<\/em>, The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors<\/em>, and the middle grade novel They Call Me No Sam<\/em>.<\/p>\n

He also wrote the dictionary, all of Wikipedia, and the complete works of William Shakespeare. But mostly he likes to make up stories about how he wrote the dictionary, all of Wikipedia, and the complete works of William Shakespeare.<\/p><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Tanya<\/span><\/div>

Middle school judge: Tanya Avrith<\/h2>

Tanya Avrith is a passionate advocate for student voice and the power of storytelling in education. As a senior content producer on the Adobe for Education team, she develops innovative professional learning experiences that empower educators to integrate creativity into their teaching.<\/p>\n

Tanya a former eduator and the co-author of\u00a0The Google Infused Classroom<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Microsoft Infused Classroom<\/em>.<\/p><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Ally<\/span><\/div>

High school judge: Ally Kennen<\/h2>

Ally Kennen has written eleven prizewinning MG and children\u2019s novels. Her first book, Beast<\/em> (Scholastic UK) was shortlisted for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal, won The Manchester Book Prize and was translated into sixteen languages. She is currently finishing her adult book Fearwater Farm<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Ally is a mum of four and runs her bookshop\u2014Chocolate Books, in a sleepy town in south west England.<\/p><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Elementary school winners<\/h2>\n

We\u2019re proud to kick off our winner announcements with the incredible work of our elementary storytellers. These young authors impressed judge Drew Daywalt<\/strong>, author of The Day the Crayons Quit, with their humor, honesty, creativity, and heartfelt storytelling.<\/p>\n

Each book in this category represents a unique voice and perspective\u2014and we\u2019re honored to share them with you.<\/p><\/div>