Pamela J. Devor, Author

PRIZES:  The young authors of the best short story in each age group have their stories published on this website. The winners first names have been used as  characters in my second book: "The Dragon Egg, The Compass & The Magic Carpet", which is a sequel to "The Troll Door, The Trunk & The Compass". The winners will also receive a free copy of the new book as soon as it is available.

I would like to thank all the students who entered the contest. The stories were all very good.  I've decided to pick 2 winners in each category.  The winning stories are posted as well. Click on the links on the left menu to go to the 4 winning stories.  

The writing contest winners in the 12 - 15 age category are:

 RuthAnn Gorrell, age 12 from Marshall, Illinois for "The Amulet, The Princess, And the new World"

and

Katie Curry, age 13 from Salem, Illinois for "Saving Sammy"

The writing contest winners in the 8-11 age category are:

Makayla Smith, age 11  from Mt. Vernon, IL for "The Compass, The Blue Room & The Surprise"

and

Michelle Gorrell, age 10 from Marshall, Illinois for "Thaddeus"