New Materials For December 8 From Cromaine District Library

Press release from the Cromaine District Library:

December 8, 2020

November Writing and Drawing Contests Participant Compilation

Last month, we hosted a Fairytale Writing and Drawing Contest and a Tween Choose Your Own Adventure Story Writing Challenge, and we were absolutely blown away by all of the amazing entries we received. All of our participants really embraced the spirit of these contests and let their creativity shine.

Would you like to view these fantastic entries? Find a comfortable place to sit, get a mug of hot chocolate and your favorite snack, and check out the links below!

For our Fairytale Writing and Drawing Contest, participants were asked to write their own fairytale short story, rewrite the ending to their favorite fairytale, OR draw a picture of their own fairytale character. Each story and drawing was so unique and interesting, and it was truly a delight to view them all.

• Elise B. wrote a fairytale story about Rachel the Library Cat.
• Taylor B. sent us two magical fairytales: Magic and Secrets and The Missing Crown.
• Meadow D. created a story called Ryba's Great Adventure.
• Lydia L. submitted a story called Morph, a fractured fairytale inspired by Mulan.
• Molly L. wrote a fairytale called Sweet Little Snowflake.
• Mara L., a dragon and cat lover, submitted a fantasy story called Flying Free.
• Grace M. shared a story inspired by Beauty and the Beast called The Day I Ruined Fairytales.
• Michael M. created a story about a gigantic fish called The Mighty Margirontana
• Clara B. created a drawing called Betsy the Mermaid.
• Claire P. wrote a fantasy story called The Secret Map.
• Alexandria P. wrote a fractured fairytale called A Frozen Heart, inspired by Frozen.
• Haley P. put a new spin on the classic story, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, with A Story Reversed.
• Makayla P. used Little Red Writing Hood and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves as inspiration for her story, Red.
• Madison R. wrote a new version of Cinderella called Cinderfella.
• Ellie R. created a drawing called Mellie: The Nymph of Peace and Battle.
• Natalie R. shared a fantasy story called The Journey to Ozwark.
• Jossalyn R. turned the classic Three Little Pigs into a reverse fairytale called The Three Little Wolves.
• Emma R. created a drawing called Sanitary Mary.
• Sylvia R. wrote a fantasy story called The False Mission.
• Lucas S. shared an adventure story called The Missing Flag.
• Lydia T. submitted a story called Burning Matches: A Retelling of the Little Match Girl.
• Ayla W. wrote a story called Victobia.

To celebrate National Novel Writing Month, tweens were invited to participate in Cromaine's first ever Choose Your Own Adventure story writing challenge! For this contest, we challenged tweens in grades 5-7 to write their own adventure story using the prompt: "While walking through my neighborhood on a chilly, winter day, you will never believe what I saw!" Check out their entries here.

We did a random prize drawing for all of our participants in these events, and we had five lucky winners: congratulations to Clara B., Meadow D., Abby G., Haley P., and Sylvia R.! Clara and Meadow each received Fairytale Prize Packs, and Abby, Haley, and Sylvia all received Popin' Cookin' kits!

The Cromaine Library would like to thank everyone who participated in these contests, and we hope that each of you continue pursuing creative writing and art. We are thrilled to have had so much interest in these events, and we hope everyone enjoys reading these entries just as much as we did.

This press release was produced by the Cromaine District Library. The views expressed are the author's own.