FallWritingFrenzy
#FallWritingFrenzy 2022 Winners!
Greetings #FallWritingFrenzy peeps-
We know you’re all excited to see the winners from the fourth annual Fall Writing Frenzy contest! There were almost 300 wonderful entries. You can access, read, and comment on many of them here, if you haven’t already:
It wasn’t easy- but Kaitlyn (Fall Writing Frenzy creator), Alyssa (2022 Fall Writing Frenzy Guest Judge & Donor), 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! We 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, Alyssa, and I 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 2022 #FallWritingFrenzy contest are:
Yara Flores, Jackie Light, Jackie Bright, will receive a critique from Ana Siquera
Yolimari Garcia, The Anjana, will receive a critique from Ameerah Holliday
Carren Jao, A Mooncake for Diwali, will receive a critique from Adria Goetz
Claudine Pullen, Little Autumn, will receive a critique from Alyssa Reynoso-Morris (Alyssa selected this winner!)
Morgan Lau, What’s in the pot?!, will receive a critique from Alyssa Reynoso-Morris (Alyssa selected this winner!)
Joyce Schriebman, They’re Not Lemons, will receive a critique from Lauri Hornik
Doug Richter, The Twinklings, will receive a critique from Charlene Chua
Jyn Hall, Illuminating, will receive a critique from Taryn Albright
Andrea Bevill, Renewal, will receive a critique from Lynne Marie
Carrie Karnes-Fannin, Dark Thirty, will receive a critique from Ebony Lynn Mudd (Ebony selected this winner!)
Marty McCormick Bellis, Peter Peter’s Pumpkin Shells, will receive a critique from Jocelyn Rish
Emily Holewczynski, Jack O’Lantern, will receive a critique from Irene Vázquez (Irene selected this winner!)
Jennifer Anyong, Pepita: Vampire Puppy, will receive a critique from Marcie Colleen
Tonnye Fletcher, Scarlett and the Flute, will receive a critique from Kirsten Larson
Kendra Bell, A Reverie’s Wings, will receive a critique from Elizabeth Law
Andi Chitty, The End, will receive a critique from Jennifer Arena
Erin Woodsmall, She Moved Through the Fair, will receive a critique from Dainese Santos
Jasmine Fang, Mooncake Festival Beneath the Same Round Moon, will receive a critique from Feather Flores (Feather selected this winner!)
Kate DeMaio, The Red Light, will receive a critique from Feather Flores (Feather selected this winner!)
Alexandra Millarhouse, A Young Queen’s Quest, will receive a critique from Miranda Paul
Cindy Green, What a Friend, will receive a critique from Kaitlyn Sanchez (Kaitlyn selected this winner!)
Linda Bozzo, Four Doggie Vampires, will receive a critique from Kaitlyn Sanchez (Kaitlyn selected this winner!)
Sarah Hetu, Fredrickson Fright, will receive a critique from Lydia Lukidis (Lydia selected this winner!)
Katie Brandyberry, Welcome to the Neighborhood, will receive a critique from Lydia Lukidis (Lydia selected this winner!)
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Lindsey Hobson for The Curse
KC Davard for The Stitched-Up Man
Nathan Christopher for Zombie Red Riding Hood
Jen MacGregor for Headless
Rob Geyer for Will the Light Be On
Lynn Greenway for Spiderwebs
Marianna Sacra for Once Were Green
Kaylen Stewart for Gone
Vashti Verbowski for The Dark Side of Light
Debbie Exton for Under the Little Red Hood
Rennae Kletzel-Gilham for Follow the Light
Marla Yablon for New Year
To the winners- expect an email in the next few weeks, matching you with your donor. You can download the winner’s badge by right clicking on the image below and saving to your desktop. 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, @AReynosoMorris, and @LydiaLukidis) to continue connecting. And feel free to follow our blogs:
Kaitlyn’s blog: https://kaitlynleannsanchez.com/blog/
Lydia’s Blog: https://lydialukidis.wordpress.com/
Have a fabulous day and we look forward to continuing connecting with you all!
#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!
#FallWritingFrenzy Winners!!
Aloha #FallWritingFrenzy peeps-
So…who’s excited to hear about the winners of the second annual Fall Writing Frenzy??
There were 354 wonderful entries. It wasn’t easy but guest judge Donna, Kaitlyn, and I have some wonderful winners to share! And of course, we have more than the original 36 prizes to give…we just couldn’t help ourselves!
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 and I have been so happy to watch 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. Kaitlyn and I 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 #FallWritingFrenzy contest for 2020 are:
Ana Gascon Ivey, Brown Princess, will receive a critique from Amparo Ortiz
Sandhya Acharya, Amma, Is Diwali here?, will receive a critique from Erin Siu (Erin made this selection!)
Danielle Sharkan, The Meadow of Spirits Unknown, will receive a critique from Vivian Kirkfield
Colleen Murphy, No Turning Back, will receive a critique from Diana Murray
Andrew Hacket, The Stars You Don’t See, will receive a critique from Wendi Gu
Lisa Stauffer, Among the Trees, will receive a critique from Josh Funk
Ashlee Hashman, Backward, will receive a critique from Joyce Sweeney
Dana Miroballi, Cinderfella the Sculptor, will receive a critique from Valerie Bolling
Janie Reinart, Cry Wolf: Poem for Two Voices, will receive a critique from Lynne Marie
Carrie Karnes-Fannin, A Red Legend, will receive a critique from Mira Reisberg
Jakki Licare, The Red Spark, will receive a critique from Harriet Low
Shannon Nelsen, The Wonders of the Leaves, will receive a critique from Alli Brydon
Janelle Harper, Big Sis, Lil Sis, will receive a critique from Charlotte Wenger
Karen Keesling, Falling Apart, will receive a critique from Nadia Salomon
Liz Kehrli, Skeleton’s Change of Heart, will receive a critique from Tammi Sauer
Kelly Jensen, Star Seed, will receive a critique from James McGowan
Laurie Carmody, No Bones About It, will receive a critique from Tara Lazar
Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson, Mama’s Sunflowers, will receive a critique from Teresa Robeson (Teresa made this selection!)
Preeti Gopalan, A song of light and dark, will receive a critique from Saadia Faruqi
Melissa Trempe, Hungry Wolf, will receive a critique from Heather Bell
Jolene Gutiérrez, Lost in the Woods, will receive a critique from Annie Lynn
Judy Sobanski, Fall-ing, will receive a critique from Alexandra Alessandri
Melissa Mwai, More Than Magic, will receive a critique from Sydnee Monday
Amber Hendricks, Fall Begins, will receive a critique from Vicky Fang
Kelly Zhang, An Autumn Daydream, will receive a critique from Megan & Jorge Lacera
Amy Flynn, Ever & Oak, will receive a critique from Ellen Leventhal
Laura Clement, The Gift, will receive a critique from Amanda Davis
Katie Grant Watson, The Autumn Parade, will receive a critique from Ana Siqueira
Bonnie Kelso, Autumn, will receive a critique from Janna Morishima
Michele Ziemke, Karma is a Witch, will receive a critique from Aya Khalil
Aixa Perez-Prado, Brujita BOO!, will receive a critique from Ernesto Cisneros
Kirsten Leestma, The Haunted House, will receive a critique from Meera Sriram
Tina Mowrey, This Halloween Night, will receive a critique from Kyle Lukoff
Brenda Whitehead, The Rainbow Tree, will receive a critique from Donna Barba Higuera (Donna made this selection!)
Dazzle Ng, Needle, the Evergreen, will receive a critique from Ishta Mercurio (Ishta made this selection!)
Brittany Pomales, The Bones, will receive a critique from Candice Conner (Candice made this selection!)
Ashley Chalmers, The Adventure of Skeeter S. Squirrel, will receive a critique from Lydia Lukidis (Lydia made this selection!)
Nicole Loos Miller, Alive, will receive a critique from Jolene Gutiérrez (Jolene made this selection!)
Ebony Mudd, If Only, will receive a critique from Jolene Gutiérrez (Jolene made this selection!)
Krista Legg, The Unthinkable Path, will receive a critique from Kaitlyn Sanchez (Kaitlyn made this selection!)
Alicia Curley, Brewing, will receive a critique from Kaitlyn Sanchez (Kaitlyn made this selection!)
Kara Sibilia, The Lonely Road, will receive a critique from Kaitlyn Sanchez (Kaitlyn made this selection!)
Karen Pickrell, I Need a Hero, will receive a critique from Kaitlyn Sanchez (Kaitlyn made this selection!)
To the winners- expect an email in the next few days, matching you with your donor.
If you would like to read the winning entries, please have a look at this page: https://lydialukidis.wordpress.com/2020/09/30/fall-writing-frenzy-entry-form/
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 Kaitlyn and I on Twitter, our Twitter handles are @KaitlynLeann17 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 keep connecting with you all!
Lydia Lukidis 
