Hello Storystormers! Here is the news you’ve been awaiting!
These are the Grand Prize Winners and the agents with whom they’ve been paired! They’ll receive feedback on their best 5 story ideas…
Michele Meleen → Erin Murphy
Natasha Garnett → Joan Paquette
Amy Cory → Holly McGhee
Kristen Rashid → Lori Kilkelly
Amy Harding → Liza Royce Agency
Brinton Culp → John Cusick
Linda Mitchell → Alyssa Eisner Henkin
Juliana Lee → Stephen Fraser
Melissa Mwai → Kat Rushall
Michelle Kashinsky → Jennifer March Soloway
Congratulations! I will be contacting you via email shortly.
Many thanks to Urania Smith of KidLitNation who helped pull the winner’s names.
If you’re a writer of color, please check out KidLitNation for support and resources!
More daily prize winners to come soon!
Writing for Kids (While Raising Them) 
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February 14, 2020 at 12:12 pm
dlapmandi
Congrats to all the winners!
February 14, 2020 at 12:14 pm
beckylevine
Congrats to everyone!
February 14, 2020 at 12:15 pm
Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez
Congrats, all! Can’t wait to hear what awesomeness comes from your pitching!
February 14, 2020 at 12:16 pm
Joan Longstaff
Congratulations to all the winners – get those pitches honed and best of luck!
February 14, 2020 at 12:16 pm
chichiscraps
A huge congratulations to all the winners!
February 14, 2020 at 12:18 pm
T.R.
Congrats everyone!!!
February 14, 2020 at 12:18 pm
Linda Hofke
Congrats to all the winners!!
February 14, 2020 at 12:18 pm
danielledufayet
Congrats to all! And a big thank you to Tara!!
February 14, 2020 at 12:19 pm
Claire W Bobrow
Congrats, winners!
February 14, 2020 at 12:19 pm
Traci VW
Congrats to the winners! Have fun pitching your awesome ideas.
February 14, 2020 at 12:25 pm
Becky H
Well done guys! And good luck xx
February 14, 2020 at 12:25 pm
Lauri Fortino
Congratulations!
February 14, 2020 at 12:27 pm
charlestrevino
Congratulations to all!
February 14, 2020 at 12:28 pm
Sue Heavenrich
Congrats to winners – and thank you to the agents for their generosity.
February 14, 2020 at 12:28 pm
Cheryl Johnson
Congrats, everyone! Thanks, Tara, for all that you do.
February 14, 2020 at 12:33 pm
Eileen Mayo
Congratulations to all the winners!!!
February 14, 2020 at 12:34 pm
Susan Orton
Congratulations to all the winners! What a wonderful opportunity. Good luck to all Storystorm participants with your new ideas and future manuscripts. Thank you, Storystorm!
February 14, 2020 at 12:37 pm
saintamovin
Congratulation all of you special winners…♥️
February 14, 2020 at 12:38 pm
Jay
Congratulations everyone!
February 14, 2020 at 12:39 pm
Beth Charles
Congratulations to all!
February 14, 2020 at 12:39 pm
aidantalkin
Congrats to all – and thank you, Tara, for such a rich month!
February 14, 2020 at 12:42 pm
LJ Laniewski
Congratulations to all the winners! Thanks, Tara. Happy Writing and Happy Valentine’s Day!
February 14, 2020 at 12:45 pm
Maria Bostian
Congratulations to the Grand Prize winners!
February 14, 2020 at 12:51 pm
LeeAnn Rizzuti
Congratulations to our Grand Prize winners!! Make us proud. But no pressure.😊😊
February 14, 2020 at 12:51 pm
Susie Sawyer
Congratulations everyone! 😀
February 14, 2020 at 12:53 pm
Krista Harrington
Congratulations to the winners!!
February 14, 2020 at 12:54 pm
Melissa Mwai
Wow, what a v-day gift! Thanks all for sharing your time. Congrats to the other winners and everyone who did the work. XO
February 14, 2020 at 12:59 pm
matthewlasley
Congratulations to all! Thank you again Tara for all your hard work putting this together!
February 14, 2020 at 1:00 pm
Mona Pease
Wow!!! Congratulations to all of you!!!!
February 14, 2020 at 1:00 pm
june sengpiehl
Congratulatons to the winners.
February 14, 2020 at 1:13 pm
Tracy Hora
Congrats to all the winners!
February 14, 2020 at 1:13 pm
Suzanne Lewis
Congratulations Grand Prizers!!!
February 14, 2020 at 1:14 pm
Nancy Ferguson
Congratulations!!!! What a great Valentine’s Day gift.
February 14, 2020 at 1:14 pm
dinatowbin
Congrats to all the winners! It was a fun event.
February 14, 2020 at 1:23 pm
Gail Atherley
Wonderful! Here’s to fantastic future kidlit to motivate writers, young readers and listeners!! Thank you for the inspiration.
February 14, 2020 at 1:24 pm
Kathy Doherty
Congratulations to these lucky winners! [I’m a bit jealous, but we’re all winners for participating in Storystorm.]
February 14, 2020 at 1:33 pm
Amy Cory
Wow! Congratulations everyone! What a spectacular Valentine’s Day gift. Thank you Tara and all the contributors for your hard work!
February 14, 2020 at 1:35 pm
Susan Drew
Congratulations! Happy Valentine’s Day!
February 14, 2020 at 1:44 pm
Darlene Koppel
Congratulations to ALL!
February 14, 2020 at 1:53 pm
chardixon47
Congratulations winners! Thank you, Tara and guests, for another amazing STORYSTORM 🙂 Going forward with ideas for 2020!
February 14, 2020 at 1:54 pm
writeknit
Congrats to all!!!
February 14, 2020 at 1:55 pm
Juliana Lee
Ohmygosh! Ohmygosh! Omygosh! Thank you so much Tara!!!!!
February 14, 2020 at 1:57 pm
Poupette Smith
Thank you Tara, and congratulations to all you lucky winners!
February 14, 2020 at 2:06 pm
Angie
Congratulations to everyone! Best wishes on your best stories!
February 14, 2020 at 2:11 pm
Mirka Hokkanen
YAAAY! Congrats to all the winners!!!
February 14, 2020 at 2:29 pm
E. D. Stewart
I’ve checked this list several times and it seems that my name is in fact not there… there seems to be some kind of mistake ha ha ha! Alas, I am not a winner this year but I gained oh so much from participating. Someday soon I hope I will join the ranks of debut picture book author. Thank you Tara for everything you do to make this such a huge success year after year. 🙂
February 14, 2020 at 2:48 pm
kathrynjeanhagen
Congratulations to all of the Grand Prize winners!!
February 14, 2020 at 3:06 pm
Zoraida Rivera
That’s great! May it open doors for you all, helping you grow in craft and perspective and new roads.
February 14, 2020 at 3:14 pm
M.R.
Congratulations to all the winners! Even we “non-winners” are winners, as we all gained valuable information and motivation. Thanks, Tara!
February 14, 2020 at 3:20 pm
Sylvia Mary Grech
Congratulations everyone!
February 14, 2020 at 3:23 pm
Mary Jane
Congratulations to all the winners! You are so lucky! Thanks to Tara for encouraging us to write another month of ideas down on paper and ready to go. What a gift you are Tara.
February 14, 2020 at 3:28 pm
gattodesign
Congratulations All!
February 14, 2020 at 3:42 pm
Pamela Haskin
Congratulations to the winners!
February 14, 2020 at 3:50 pm
Lucy Staugler
WooooHoooo! Congrats to all the winners!! Good luck!
Tara, thanks again for all your hard work! Epic month❤️
February 14, 2020 at 3:52 pm
rosecappelli
Congratulations to all!
February 14, 2020 at 4:00 pm
Jolene Ballard Gutiérrez
So exciting!! Congratulations to all of the winners! Big thanks to all of the contributors, donors, and to you, Tara! ❤
February 14, 2020 at 4:05 pm
Aimee Larke
Congratulations to Everyone!! So Exciting!
February 14, 2020 at 4:12 pm
Joanne Roberts
Congratulations all!
February 14, 2020 at 4:12 pm
Rebecca E Guzinski
Congratulations PB writers! 🙂
February 14, 2020 at 4:12 pm
Kate Carroll
Congrats to all! Thanks for the month of motivation, Tara!
February 14, 2020 at 4:17 pm
Jilanne Hoffmann
Congrats to the winners!
February 14, 2020 at 4:30 pm
Suzanne Alexander
Congratulations to all the winners – and Happy Valentine’s Day!
February 14, 2020 at 5:10 pm
michelemeleen
Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity! Congrats to all the other winners and thanks to everyone else for being so congratulatory!
February 14, 2020 at 5:13 pm
Colleen Dabney
Congratulations to those selected! Thanks for all the valuable encouragement along the way.
February 14, 2020 at 5:26 pm
Rebecca E. Hirsch
Congrats, everyone! Thank you Tara for a fantastic storystorm this year!
February 14, 2020 at 5:35 pm
Nadia Salomon
Congratulations to all the winners selected!! Good Luck!
February 14, 2020 at 5:38 pm
Margaret Flint Suter
Congrats to the winners, best of luck! Will be looking for you in the bookshops!
February 14, 2020 at 5:51 pm
jacquesartandbooks
Congrats to the winners, but also to everyone who participated. Fabulous job.
February 14, 2020 at 6:03 pm
Chang H
Congratulations to all the winners, and best wishes to the Storystorm community! Tara, thank you again for a wonderful event!
February 14, 2020 at 6:09 pm
bluerabbit
Congratulations to all! We are all winners though. So many shiny new ideas!
February 14, 2020 at 6:24 pm
stacey miller
Congratulations to everyone who won and took part in Storystorm!
February 14, 2020 at 6:27 pm
kiwijenny
Congrats and if I’m honest ‘sigh’. Hugs and love to all especially you Tara.
February 14, 2020 at 6:30 pm
Nancy Riley
Congrats to the grand prize winners! Thank you, Tara! And congrats to the rest of us who are all winners because we made it through with at least 30 new ideas!
February 14, 2020 at 7:58 pm
Paula Puckett
Congratulations to these folks!
February 14, 2020 at 8:29 pm
LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss
CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners!
February 14, 2020 at 8:35 pm
Naana
Congratulations to all the winners!!
February 14, 2020 at 8:40 pm
ingridboydston
Congratulations all around! 🎉🎈🎊❣️
February 14, 2020 at 8:41 pm
Linda Mitchell
Holy Guacamole! I’m a winner!
February 14, 2020 at 9:42 pm
Brinton Culp
I echo the Holy Guacamole and add a woo-hoo! Thank you to everyone here for the amazing support, and a big thank you to Tara, the agents, and all the contributors who provided fantastic inspiration!
February 14, 2020 at 9:51 pm
betlw
I second Brinton in thanking everyone for their support and the work they did to put on this terrific opportunity. Congrats to the grand prize winners!
February 14, 2020 at 10:08 pm
saputnam
Congratulations to all the winners!!
February 14, 2020 at 11:02 pm
Judy Sobanski
Congratulations winners!
February 14, 2020 at 11:24 pm
ptnozell
Congratulations to all of the winners!
February 14, 2020 at 11:38 pm
Gaby Lagos
Finally, there are the winners. Congratulations !!!!!
My best wishes and enjoy this amazing gift
See you January2021
February 14, 2020 at 11:50 pm
vgraboski61gmailcom
Congratulations Everyone!!!
February 15, 2020 at 12:52 am
Susan Macartney
Congratulations All!!
February 15, 2020 at 1:56 am
Beverly K. Taylor
Congratulations to everyone!
February 15, 2020 at 9:49 am
Mary Zychowicz
Congratulations to all! Best wishes.
February 15, 2020 at 11:47 am
Darcee Freier
Yay! And congrats to all the winners.
Many thanks to Tara and the agents!
February 15, 2020 at 1:59 pm
Cathy L. Murphy
Congrats GP winners!
February 15, 2020 at 3:11 pm
LenoraBiemans (@BiemansLenora)
Congratulations!!! Those are some amazing opportunities!
February 15, 2020 at 3:18 pm
Abby Wooldridge
Super excited for you guys! Good luck on your pitches. Many thanks to everyone involved with StoryStorm this year! 🙂
February 15, 2020 at 9:15 pm
jeanjames926
Congratulations to all the winners and thank you Tara for all of your hard work, and thank you to all of the generous prize donators! Another great Storystorm!
February 16, 2020 at 12:24 am
Mary Ann Cortez
Congratulations to all the winners!
February 16, 2020 at 3:37 am
Artelle Lenthall
Congratulations all Storystorm Winners and especially Grand Prize Winners!
February 16, 2020 at 11:20 am
Elizabeth Saba
Congratulations everyone! Thanks Tara.
February 16, 2020 at 3:22 pm
Dee Knabb
How wonderful! Congratulations to the winners. And thank you, Tara, for this monumental task. Kudos to the generous prize donators.
February 16, 2020 at 3:52 pm
Stephen S. Martin
Congrats to All. Good Luck !
February 16, 2020 at 8:28 pm
Judy Abelove Shemtob
Congratulations to all the winners!
February 17, 2020 at 12:22 pm
Wendy Wahman
Lucky bunch!
February 18, 2020 at 12:06 am
Carol Gordon Ekster
Congrats to all the winners!
February 18, 2020 at 6:37 pm
Christine Bernardi
Congratulations to all, and thanks so much again, Tara, for organizing this program. I got so many ideas down on paper.
February 19, 2020 at 12:10 am
ellenb
Congratulations and best wishes to all!
February 19, 2020 at 8:53 am
Johnell DeWitt
Congrats! And thank you for another great year.
February 20, 2020 at 5:15 am
sareenmclay
Congratulations to all and thank you again, what a great way to start the year!