Illustration by Longwen Shen from Great Neck, NY, USA, of Jasper the Magpie, a central character in Contest #7

Thank you to the Taradiddle Writers who shared their talents and creativity in Taradiddle Youth Writing Contest #7. We received over 100 stories worldwide. The Taradiddle Judges had the daunting task of selecting the winning stories. It was not an easy task, as there were many good stories and poems! 

Please join us in congratulating the following authors:

THE ABECEDARIANS (13 years or younger)

First place –  Pramit Saha from Snohomish, WA, USA

Second place –  Elina Zhang from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Third place –  Jonathan Li from Los Gatos, CA, USA

Honorable Mention –  Natalya Bender

Honorable Mention –  Olivia Guan from Downingtown, PA, USA

THE DOYENS (14-18 years old)

First place –  Avery Milton from New City, NY, USA

Second place –  Lila Choudry from Longwood, FL, USA

Third place –  Norah Chan from Calne, Wiltshire, England

Honorable Mention –  Aaranya C R from India

Please enjoy reading these stories and the perspectives of a magpie here .

Encourage young writers to join us! Find more info and sign up here . There will be another writing contest this year. Look for clues starting in July!

Thank you to Mira for reading to the Book Buddies! At our most recent Book Buddies reading program at City Dog Vet Clinic, we celebrated Mira’s 12th visit. Pictured here with Mira is Book Buddy Tupelo.