Kindergarten
Story Winners
1st – Kaira Sanghavi
2nd – Serena Daniels
3rd – Rykken Thomas
Illustration Winners
1st – Elowen Mowery
2nd – Emery Fout
3rd - Rykken Thomas
1st Grade
Story Winners
1st – Everly Harris
2nd – Aleigha Woodruff
3rd – Paul Berquist
Illustration Winners
1st – Elizabeth Benner
2nd – Aleigha Woodruff
3rd – Nettie Shannon
2nd Grade
Story Winners
1st – Claire Romanoski
2nd – Vanessa McGinniss
3rd – Elizabeth Green
Illustration Winners
1st – Claire Romanoski
2nd – Vanessa McGinniss
3rd – Clara Fulks
3rd Grade
Story Winners
1st – Norah Halm
2nd – Annie Babcock
3rd – Leo Bower
Illustration Winners
1st – Callie Kuhn
2nd – Norah Halm
3rd – Cecilia Stockwell
4th Grade
Story Winners
1st – Adelynn Woodruff
2nd – Abigail Jung (with illustrations by Adlai Ruhlen)
3rd – Halle Brzezinski
Illustration Winners
1st – Regina Sadowski
2nd – Liz Black (with story by Mariko Weese)
3rd – Shiho Sugiura
5th Grade
Story Winners
1st – Acadia Simmons
2nd – Lexi Thompson
3rd – Daniel Reese
Illustration Winners
1st – Mari Hardie
2nd – Acadia Simmons
3rd – Amaris Thomas
Congratulations to all of our winners of the 2023 Tell-A-Tale Contest!
2023 TELL-A-TALE CONTEST
We will begin accept submissions for the 2023 Tell-A-Tale contest from
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - Tuesday February 28, 2023
TELL-A-TALE WRITING CONTEST
Write a short story (350 word maximum) and submit it with a signed entry form to the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library. Children in grades K-5 who live or attend school in Hancock County, OH are eligible to enter.
Children can write about any topic, and stories may be fiction or nonfiction. Older children should print or type their story. Adults can assist younger children by writing/typing their story for them. The child can also include illustrations but illustrations are not required.
Our judging panels will be composed of small volunteer groups from local organizations and businesses, who will rank the top three stories in each grade level. All winning stories will be printed in a 2023 Tell-A-Tale book. Below are the forms and resources for you to use. If you hover over the form or resource you wish to have, the color of the text will change. Select the form you want, and print!
2023 Tell-a-Tale Forms
Entry form A signed form must be included with your story
Illustration Contest
We have partnered with the Mazza Museum to include an illustration portion of our Tell-A-Tale writing contest. Any child submitting a story entry for Tell-A-Tale will automatically have the cover illustration of their story entered into the illustration contest. A group of volunteers from Mazza will judge the illustrations and rank the top three illustrations in each grade level. All winning illustrations will be printed in the 2023 Tell-A-Tale book.
(All eligible illustrations MUST be submitted with a story. Illustrations submitted by themselves will not be judged.)
Tell-A-Tale Resources
Looking for writing exercises to help you write your story? Need lesson plans for a class? Here are some resources to help.
Lesson Plans
Teacher Lesson Plan (Using a Mentor Text)
Teacher Lesson Plan (Using a Mad Lib)
Writing Exercise Worksheets
Character Writing Exercise (with examples)
Tell-a-Tale is sponsored by The Friends of the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library