RYS 2021 Summer Contest Winners
CONGRATULATIONS!
After long and careful deliberation, we are happy to announce our finalists and winners!
Please read to the end for a link with information on how to claim your Prizes.
Participant, Finalist and Winners Badges within the post!
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Pigeon and Puddle by Marcia Matalon Nass
Prizes:
2022 Rate Your Story Membership
$50 Amazon Gift Card
PB Critique Sophia Gholz
Book - Sunday Rain by Rosie Pova
FICTION - FIRST PLACE
Pigeon and Puddle by Marcia Matalon Nass
Prizes:
One Skip-the-Slush Pile Submission with Kelly Delaney / Knopf
One 1-Hour Zoom Consultation with Lynne Marie
One 1/2-Hour Zoom Consultation with Linda Joy Singleton
Book - Don't Call Me Fuzzybutt by Robin Newman
NON-FICTION FIRST PLACE
The Forest that Feeds the Ocean by Jessica Stremer
Prizes:
One Skip-the-Slush Pile Submission for Kelly Delaney / Knopf
One 1-Hour Zoom Consultation with Lynne Marie
One 1/2-Hour Zoom Consultation with Author Linda Joy Singleton
Book - Aliana Reaches the Moon by RYS Judge Laura Roettiger
FICTION - SECOND PLACE
Save Big Tree by Ann Harrell
Prizes:
One 45-Minute Zoom Consultation with Owner and Administrator Lynne Marie
2 Rate Your Story Speedpass Submission Passes
Book - Mayes March for Women's Votes by RYS Judge Amy Houts
NON-FICTION SECOND PLACE
The Mutual Improvement Society by Brittany Richman
Prizes:
One 45-Minute Zoom Consultation with Owner and Administrator Lynne Marie
2 Rate Your Story Speedpass Submission Passes
Book - The Polio Pioneer: Dr. Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine by Linda Marshall
FICTION - THIRD PLACE
Logan and Cyrus by Lisa Horn
Prizes:
One 1/2-Hour Zoom Consultation with Owner and Administrator Lynne Marie
One 1/2-Hour Zoom Consultation with Author Linda Joy Singleton
2 Rate Your Story Speedpass Submission Passes
Book - The Three Little Pigs and the Rocket Project by Lynne Marie (Coming 12/2021)
NON-FICTION THIRD PLACE
Like a Phoenix by Nancy Churnin
Prizes:
One 1/2-Hour Zoom Consultation with Owner and Administrator Lynne Marie
One 1/2-Hour Zoom Consultation with Author Linda Joy Singleton
2 Rate Your Story Speedpass Submission Passes
Book - Home for a While by Lauren Heller Kerstein
FICTION: HONORABLE MENTION:
A Roommate for Wallace by Judy Sobanski
One 15-Minute Zoom with Owner and Administrator Lynne Marie
Book - The Star in the Christmas Play by Lynne Marie
Esther Mably: Sunshine Scout by Laken Slate Windham
One 15-Minute Zoom with Owner and Administrator Lynne Marie
Book - The Ant Farm Escape by Heather Macht
Goldilocks by Sheila Herrera
One 15-Minute Zoom with Owner and Administrator Lynne Marie
Book - Rex...the We-Don't-Know by Heather Macht
Heartstrings by Danielle Sharkan
One 15-Minute Zoom with Owner and Administrator Lynne Marie
Book - Let's Eat! Mealtime Around the World by Lynne Marie
Larry the Therapy Dog by Stacey Gustafson
One 15-Minute Zoom with Owner and Administrator Lynne Marie
Book - Travel Guide for Monsters by RYS Judge Lori Degman
The Cuckoo and the King by Arlene Schenker
One 15-Minute Zoom with Owner and Administrator Lynne Marie
Book - Moldilocks and the Three Scares by Lynne Marie
NON-FICTION HONORABLE MENTION
Uplifting by Christina Dendy
Prizes:
One 15-Minute Zoom with Owner and Administrator Lynne Marie
Let's Eat! Mealtime Around the World by Lynne Marie
All of the above winners can also grab our Finalist Badge! Congratulations!
NOVELS:
The Judges were unable to find any entries in this category that they believed to be outstanding in the genre, and where they felt compelled to read the rest of the chapters, so they have declined to make any awards herein.
NOTE: If you participated in our Contest, feel free to grab this Participant Badge.
Please find important Prize Redemption Information HERE.
Please keep an eye out for our next Rate Your Story Contest, coming in January, as well as March On With Mentor Texts (a continuation of the now defunct ReFoReMo - Reading for Research Month) for lots of reading fun, writing fundamentals and cool prizes.
NOTE: Please remember that any rating, feedback and/or critique or consultation is subjective. Of course, another panel of Judges might come to a different conclusion. Do not be discouraged, but refer to our thoughts about the contest submissions HERE, and use this experience to bring your story and writing to the next level. Just keep writing, just keep writing.
