#FallWritingFrenzy 2021 Winners!

Aloha #FallWritingFrenzy peeps-

So…who’s excited to hear about the winners from the third annual Fall Writing Frenzy contest?

There were 264 wonderful entries. You can read many of them here, if you haven’t already:

https://lydialukidis.wordpress.com/2021/09/30/fall-writing-frenzy-entry-form-2021/

It wasn’t easy- but Kaitlyn (Fall Writing Frenzy creator), Ameerah (2021 Fall Writing Frenzy Guest Judge), and I, Lydia, (Fall Writing Frenzy Co-host) managed to narrow the entries down. And of course, we have more than the original 20 prizes to give…we just couldn’t help ourselves! Kaitlyn, Erin, and Lydia all loved multiple entries so much, that we just had to offer more than one prize!

Thank you to everyone for your patience, but most of all, for the way you all came together as a community. In the past few weeks, Kaitlyn, Ameerah, and I have have been overjoyed as we watched you make connections with one another, become inspired in your writing, and cheer each other on. This is what makes the kidlit community so special!

And now….the time has come to make the special announcement everyone has been waiting for…BUT- before we do, we would like to say, from the bottom of our hearts, that you are ALL winners in our eyes. We had trouble narrowing down and choosing the winners because there were so many stellar entries. You are all tremendous writers, and what’s more, you’re devoted to your craft. And that’s the most important thing. So please don’t be disappointed if you don’t see your name below, we could only pick a certain amount. So here we go…

The winners for the 2021 #FallWritingFrenzy contest are:

Kari Gonzalez, Clowning Around, will receive a critique from Fleur Bradley
Karyn Curtis, The Concert, will receive a critique from David Linker
Kim-Hoa Ung, An Extra Mooncake, will receive a critique from Erin Siu (Erin selected this winner)
Yolimari Garcia, A Different Kind of Magic, will receive a critique from Erin Siu (Erin selected this winner)
Ebony Lynn Mudd, If Only, will receive a critique from Ernesto Cisneros
Joyce Schriebman, New Year’s Resolution, will receive a critique from Lynne Marie
Kristen O’Neill, Like an Autumn Day, will receive a critique from Jennifer Swanson
Melissa Miles, The Accusation, will receive a critique from Dorian Cironne
Anne Ruggirello, Fright Night, will receive a critique from Julie Gasman
Connie Colon, The Witch’s Kitchen, will receive a critique from Kiara Valdez
Ashlee MacCallum, Daddy’s Little Girl, will receive a critique from Saadia Faruqi
Debbie Exton, The New Head Parade, will receive a critique from Tricia Lawrence
Chayala Nachum, Rosh Hashanah Resolutions, will receive a critique from Sarah Aronson
Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson, Thank you, Harvest Moon, will receive a critique from Teresa Robeson
Tunisia Williams, And the Band Played On, will receive a critique from Lisa Amstutz
Sandhya Acharya, Playing With Bindu Mashi, will receive a critique from Nadia Salomon
Maribel Martinez, The Last Halloween, will receive a critique from Alexandra Alessandri
Jessica Hinrichs, MISS ANNABELLE: A Haiku, will receive a critique from Jolene Gutiérrez (Jolene selected this winner)
Christine Catallo, In the Light of the Sickle Moon, will receive a critique from Ameerah Holliday (Ameerah selected this winner)
Karen Keesling, HungerWeen, will receive a critique from Kaitlyn Sanchez (Kaitlyn selected this winner)
Cindy Greene, Pumpkin and Jellyfish, will receive a critique from Kaitlyn Sanchez (Kaitlyn selected this winner)
Christiana Doucette, Sky Shuts her Eyes, will receive a critique from Kaitlyn Sanchez (Kaitlyn selected this winner)
Tony Tong, HA-LO-MEIN… Shrimp Noodles?, will receive a critique from Lydia Lukidis (Lydia selected this winner)
Bonnie Kelso, Persephone Rises, will receive a critique from Lydia Lukidis (Lydia selected this winner)

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Liz Kehrli for Remembering Tata (Grandpa)
Hannah Roy LaGrone for What’s So Great About Fall?
Tonnye Fletcher for SCYTHE
Colleen Murphy for Shirley’s Showdown
Ranessa Doucet for Jumbled Together
Rita Orrell for The Scariest Student
Susie Sawyer for The Skeleton Bride
Ellen Seal for Carving Away

To the winners- expect an email in the next few days, matching you with your donor. You can download the winner’s badge HERE. Just right click on it to save, and then feel free to post on social media.

We send you all virtual hugs – please continue to write and connect with the kidlit community! Each voice is distinct and special.
Thank you for this wild ride, we are already looking forward to next year’s edition. In the meantime, please follow us on Twitter
(@KaitlynLeann17, @Ms_Holliday93 and @LydiaLukidis) to continue connecting. And feel free to follow our blogs, we both interview writers and industry professionals and regularly host giveaways. Here’s Kaitlyn’s blog: https://kaitlynleannsanchez.com/blog/ and to follow mine, please click “follow” on the top right corner.

Have a fabulous day and we look forward to continue connecting with you all!

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