Announcing the 2024 Kids' Choice KidLit Writing Contest Honorable Mentions!

Hello, friends! Thank you so much for your patience waiting for the 2024 Kids' Choice Honorable Mentions. I know it has been a long wait. But I've had good reason! I just launched a brand new book into the world!

Kid-ventors tells the true stories of 35 kids and their amazing inventions! From 6-player chess to the windsurfer, the trampoline to a hollow flashlight, kids have made some incredible things.

And before we talk about the real reason you're here, I just want to take a moment to thank you all for the support you've given me. To be honest, I can only continue offering these extra competitions and community things if I can keep working on books too. So it would mean the world to me if you would please consider supporting in one of these ways:

Purchase a copy of Kid-ventors
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Thank you so much for considering one of the above options! It really makes such a big difference for me.

And don't forget that you can log bonus entries in my massive giveaway for doing so, now through April 30th!

And finally, don't forget that I have one final virtual launch event! The first "Meet the Inventors" event was an absolute blast! It was so inspiring to hear from real inventors and see where they are now. I would love to get a large group gathered to celebrate these amazing inventors and thank them for their time! Register by clicking the image below!

Okay... that's enough self promotion!! Thank you for baring with me and supporting this journey so I can keep doing the fun things too!

So finally, for the reason you all opened this...

Announcing the 2024 Kids' Choice Kidlit Writing Challenge Honorable Mentions!

If you missed the winner's announcement, you can see that HERE.

Now, we will announce the honorable mentions! These are the entries who made it on to the middle round of judging. Please remember that if you don't see your name on this list, it does not mean that your story wasn't wonderful. To be honest, almost every story had at least one child choose it as their favorite! So remember that no matter what, your work is needed. Keep working and keep putting your words out there. Real kids read your stories and that is such a happy thing!

And now... take a moment to congratulate the following honorable mentions!

(These are in no particular order).

YA Honorable Mentions

COLD WATER by Jessie Raspbury

MY MOTHER’S GARDEN by Miral Azam Khalil

FROM ANTARCTICA, WITH LOVE by Christine Letizia

CRUSH(ED) by Brenna Jeanneret

THE PRINCE’S HEART by Ali Herbek

JUST A GIRL AND HER DOG by Kelly Kandra Hughes

THE BREAK UP by Lori Keating

DEAR CLAIRE by Sarah Meade

K ISLAND by Jess Freeman

TALISMANS AND TRAITORS by Michelle Kastanek

MG Honorable Mentions

THE COMPLETE CONFESSIONS OF THE EINSTEIN ACADEMY BOTANY CLUB by Hannah Lorenzo

PICK YOUR BATTLES by PJ Lemer

HAUNTED POND by Suzanne Elson

WENDY & WAGS by Claudia Sloan

A SLIME-Y SITUATION by Ashley Sierra

IS BAKING COOKIES USUALLY SO HARD? by Lilyana Page

GRUMPY CHAIRS by Zahra Raza

THE WITCH OF EYNHALLOW SOUND by Judy Broad

THE PURPLE BIRD by Stacey Bartlett

THE FORGOTTEN HORSE by Kelly Clasen

THE SNOLLYGOSTER CHRONICLES by Carrie Karnes-Fannin

THE DRAGON NEXT DOOR by Nicole Frees

DIMES FROM HEAVEN by Sharon McCarthy

THE WILDNESS IN MELLIE FEYE by Candice Conner

STU AND THE SKETCHY TIME STOPS by Rebecca Chaney

JAREN SILVERWING AND THE FORBIDDEN SPELL by Dor Atkinson

PB Honorable Mentions

MAIL ME TO THE MOON by Laura Smetana

RAYLEE’S KERFUFFLE by Mary Lou Mires.

CARL LEE FLOWER by Delano Brown

I DON’T LIKE THIS BOOK by Nikki Del Vecchio

WEIRDOMETER by Chandra Mayer

ROOTS, ROCKS, TRAILS, TREES by Laureanna Raymond-Duvernell

KITTEN’S FIRST CHRISTMAS by Maura Lance

PERCY'S PERFECT PLANE by Jeanette Fazzari Jones

WHAT’S FOR DINNER? By Emily Dunckle

SAIL THE SALTY SEAS WITH PIRATE PICKLE by Jess Burbank

FIRE DANCE by Donna Rossman

LATE BLOOMER by Erin Rew

MAPLE’S PERFECT PICKLE by Katie Lee Reinert

THE HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE by Nichole Stratton

FOR NO REASON by Ashley Laffin

WHEN A BEAGLE GETS A BOOK by Beth Janes

20 STEPS TO GET TO THE BEACH by Caitlin T.D. Robinson

FIVE TWINKLING STARS DANCING ON A CLOUD by Susan Elizabeth Schipper

BANANAS IN THE BATH by Andi Chitty

Congratulations to all of these honorable mentions! You will receive an email from me on Monday with details on your prize!

Thank you again to everyone who entered and to all of our wonderful kid judges for making this possible! It was so fun to run this contest for the third year in a row. Remember, you got your words in front of kid readers and that alone is a prize!