The third iteration of our writing contest was an enormous success! With 557 submissions from kids across the country, our wonderful team of judges had a lot to consider. Congratulations to...
Winners, Grades 1-2
Georgia Lutz
"Free Dancing"
Toronto, ON
Sofia Huskovic
"Cactus Wants a Kiss"
Vaughan, ON
Lauren Kinniston
"The Three Ballerina Bunnies"
Richmond, BC
Winners, Grades 3-4
Chloe Moore
"Seasons"
Toronto, ON
Evan Diao
"Mirror Mischief"
Waterloo, ON
Emese Diosady
"When Klara Was Sleeping"
Toronto, ON
Winners, Grades 5-6
Isabella Walker
"The Power of Desire"
Woodbridge, ON
Polina Cook
"Taking Flight"
Fredericton, NB
Claire Morrissey
"Aiden's Homes"
London, ON
THANK YOU TO OUR YOUNG AUTHORS WHO WILL BE PUBLISHED IN OUR ONE STORY A DAY BY KIDS FOR KIDS ANTHOLOGY
Aaruth Suren
Aiden Rochon
Aria Hildebrand
Arwan Siddiqui
Chloe Moore
Claire Morrissey
Ekam Dhaliwal
Emese Diosady
Emily Cristoveanu
Emily Schick
Evan Diao
Evan Rizzuto
Georgia Lutz
Hillary Low
Isabella Walker
Jim Mackinaw Nikkel
Joelie Camden Robinson
Judah Hildebrand
Karina Lin
Kylie Groulx
Lauren Kinniston
Leia Moore
Lily Otton
Luisa Vance
Mavis Beatty
Mia Libonati
Mohammed Miraaj Rafiulla
Osamagbe Adeghe
Polina Cook
Rosalie Lussier-Meek
Rowan Shirota
Rowynne Nagtegaal
Sofia Huskovic
Stella Harvey-Mercer
Willow Yiannakoulias
Yijie Xiong
Zimeng Chen
Zinnia Beehler
Ziyu Liao
Even if your work was not selected, consider this a personal victory. You created something wonderful and, with practice, you will continue to grow as a writer and as an individual. Congratulations on having the courage to submit a piece of yourself to our contest.
THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL WITH THE MOST SUBMISSIONS
South Kelowna Elementary School in Kelowna, BC, wins a cash/book prize!
THANK YOU TO OUR JUDGES
After much deliberation, the DC Canada team and its external judging panel decided on the best stories.
Internal judges: Kara Cybanski, Meizhen Dang, Braden Harrison
External judges: Algonquin College Professor Michelle Hall, OCDSB Principal Francesse Kopczewski, Author Timm Holmes
This contest is brought to you by the One Story A Day collection. One Story A Day contains a total of 365 stories — one for each day of the year — separated into 12 books, each representing one month of the year.
The stories foster children’s total development — linguistic, intellectual, social, and cultural — through a love of literature. Sit back, relax, and discover the pleasure of reading!
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