National Kids-in-Print Book Contest for Students
Awarded forHonoring books written and illustrated by young people
CountryUnited States
Presented byLandmark House
First awarded1985[1]
Last awarded2007[2]

The National Kids-in-Print Book Contest for Students is a literary competition held by Landmark House (formerly Landmark Editions) of Kansas City, Kansas.[2] It was launched by David Melton, one of the publisher's staff members.[3]

History

Landmark inaugurated the program in the mid-1980s as The National Written and Illustrated by... Awards Contest for Students,[3] and ran it until 1999.[1] A year later, future awards were canceled indefinitely, due to falling sales of their titles caused by "the financial crunch in many schools and libraries".[4] In 2006 and 2007, the company revived it as the David Melton Memorial Written and Illustrated by... Contest for Students, before rebranding it under the current name.[2]

Winners

Year Winner by category
Ages 6–9[5] Ages 10–13[5] Ages 14–19[5] Gold Award
As the National Written and Illustrated by... Awards Contest for Students
1985
    • The Dragon of Ord
    • David McAdoo
    [1]
    • Walking Is Wild, Weird and Wacky
    • Karen Kerber
    [1]
1986
  • Strong and Free
  • Amy Hagstrom
[1]
  • Me and My Veggies
  • Isaac Whitlatch
[1]
[1]
1987
  • Joshua Disobeys
  • Dennis Vollmer
[1]
  • The Half & Half Dog
  • Lisa Gross
[1]
  • Who Owns the Sun?
  • Stacy Chbosky
[1]
1988
  • Who Can Fix It?
  • Leslie Ann MacKeen
[1]
  • Elmer the Grump
  • Elizabeth Haidle
[1]
  • Taddy McFinley and the Great Grey Grimly
  • Heidi Salter
[1]
1989
  • Problems at the North Pole
  • Lauren Peters
[1][6]
  • The Legend of Sir Miguel
  • Michael Cain
[1]
[1]
1990
  • Oliver and the Oil Spill
  • Aruna Chandrasekhar
[1]
  • Life in the Ghetto
  • Anika Thomas
[1]
  • A Stone Promise
  • Cara Reichel
[1]
1991
  • Punt, Pass & Point!
  • Alise Leggat
[1]
  • Nina's Magic
  • Lisa Butenhoff
[1]
  • Jambi and the Lions
  • Jennifer Brady
[1]
1992
  • Alien Invasions
  • Benjamin Kendall
[1]
  • Fogbound
  • Steven Shepard
[1]
  • Changes
  • Travis Williams
[1]
    • Abracadabra
    • Amy Jones
    [1]
    • A Special Day
    • Dubravka Kolanovic
    [1]
1993
  • Thomas Raccoon's Fantastic Airshow
  • Shintaro Maeda
[1]
  • The Sunflower
  • Miles MacGregor
[1]
  • The Shadow Shop
  • Kristin Pedersen
[1]
1994
  • Bright Eyes and the Buffalo Hunt
  • Laura Hughes
[1]
  • Critter Crackers: The ABC Book of Limericks
  • Kathryn Barron
[1]
  • Glory Trail
  • Taramesha Maniatty
[1]
1995
  • Circus Adventures
  • Lindsey Wolter
[1][7]
  • The Timekeeper
  • Anna Riphahn
[1]
  • Darius, the Lonely Gargoyle
  • Micha Estlack
[1]
1996
  • Mouse Surprise
  • Alexandra Whitney
[1]
  • Don't Bug Me!
  • Gillian McHale
[1]
  • The Incredible Jelly Bean Day
  • Taylor Maw
[1]
1997
  • Summer Discovery
  • Drew Carson
[1]
  • The Mists of Eden: Nature's Last Paradise
  • Erica Sherman
[1]
  • The Pigs Went Marching Out!
  • Justin Rigamonti
[1]
1998
  • The Adventures of Bob and Red
  • David Barron
[1]
  • This One's for You!
  • Zach Dillon
[1]
  • The Moas
  • Katie Beck
[1][8]
  • Fluffy
  • Danielle Johnson
[1]
As the David Melton Memorial Written and Illustrated by... Contest for Students
2006
  • Slime for a Dragon
  • Daniel Carr
[2]
  • The Legend of How Kansas Got Chipped
  • Corina White
[2]
  • Mrs. McFig and the Very Big Wig
  • David Miles
[2]
    • Ickypoo
    • Thomas Yu
    [2]
    • Eva's Story
    • Phoebe Unterman
    [2]
    • Spirit of the Amazon
    • Thornton Blease
    [2]
2007
  • Trail to Victory Mountain
  • Sora Nithikasem
[2]
  • Berrie the Bear
  • Gina S. DeCagna
[2]
  • Just a Bit of String
  • N/A
[2]
As the National Kids-in-Print Book Contest for Students
2008– No known awards given yet

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 "The National Written & Illustrated by... Awards Contest for Students® Winners". Landmark House. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Home Page". Landmark House. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "The 2009 National Kids-in-Print Book Contest for Students: Rules and Guidelines". Landmark House. 2008. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Contest Notice". Landmark House. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 Landmark House (2009). "Landmark Books: David Melton Memorial Written & Illustrated by... Contest". Homeschool Buyers Club Inc. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Resolution No. 900773". City of Kansas City, Missouri. December 6, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Feature photo (032597)". The Augusta Chronicle. March 25, 1997. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  8. ↑ Russell, Ruth (March 24, 2000). "Prize-winning teen author sticks with book ideas until the big one bites her". Hard News Cafe. Utah State University Communications Department. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
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