Young writers advance to national Reading Rainbow competition
Peabody Public Library congratulates Ari Fest and Brooks Walker for prize winning work
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
Two young Whitley County writers are sweeping the competition with their work, impressing judges and moving from local, to regional and now the national level of the Reading Rainbow contest.
First grader Ari Fest and third grader Brooks Walker were notified this week that their books will be going to the National Reading Rainbow Contest in Washington, D.C.
Fest and Walker’s books were selected to compete in the regional contest recently and much to everyone’s delight, the well-crafted literary and illustrative works will now line up alongside the best contributions from young writers around the country.
Having read and reviewed each writer’s work personally, we should not be surprised they’ve achieved such remarkable acclaim.
“We're thrilled that our county was so well represented in the regional contest,” said Peabody Library children’s librarian Peggy McCarthy. “This is very exciting and we congratulate Ari and Brooks.”
Peabody Public Library annually presents the Reading Rainbow competition as a means to encourage writing and illustrating for children in kindergarten through third grade. Results from the initial, local contest were announced in March and all local winners progressed to a regional contest at PBS Channel 39 in Fort Wayne.
Results from the national contest are expected to be announced in June or July.