ABOUT THE CONTEST

In 2024, I partnered with Moonbeam Literary & Media, COSI, and the CCAD to put on a storytelling contest for kids, offering one child the chance to have their story turned into an animated short film. The 2024 theme was Dinosaurs!
We offered a series of writing workshops around Ohio to teach kids about story development, character design, world building and of course, dinosaurs.
We received over 100+ stories that went before our panel of judges Eddie Gamarra, Audrey Knox, Matt Haley, Tamara Robertson, Jay Allen, and Steenz
The stories were so good, we had not one but two winners!

Those stories were:
Time Hatch, by Phoebe
The Ankylosaurus and his Club, by Nolan

The winning stories were handed over to student animators at the Columbus College of Art & Design, Myka Williamson and Hope Margaritis, who were mentored by industry professionals Dave Peth (Mighty Picnic) & Ray Mendoza Landa (Warner Brothers Animation).

We had a phenomenal turn out for the movie premier and lots of yummy treats provided by Molly's Cupcakes and Wyandot Snacks.