Congratulations to Amarani Blazier from River Ridge Elementary, who won first place in the Poetry category in the Intermediate Elementary Division of the KET Young Writers Contest!

Currie Cesler and Margot Fasciotto from Fort Wright Elementary were named finalists in the Poetry category as well.

The annual contest encourages creative expression and literacy development by inviting students in grades Pre-K through high school to submit original graphic novels, illustrated stories, poetry and short stories.

For this year’s contest, KET received 2,457 submissions from students across Kentucky—more than double the number of entries from a year before.

Full versions of the winning entries will be available online at KET.org/WritersContest.