(DURHAM, June 11, 2007) - The first, second and third place contest winners of the 13th Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest will be recognized at an awards ceremony at the NHPTV Broadcast Center in Durham Saturday, June 16, 2007 from 10 a.m. - noon. Children's book illustrator Matt Tavares of Ogunquit, Maine, will speak to the contest winners and offer encouragement for their creative endeavors. Tavares' luminous pencil illustrations have earned him the Parents' Choice Gold Award for Jack in the Beanstalk and the New England Independent Booksellers Association Bestsellers List for 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Now in its 13th year, the contest, like the Emmy Award-winning Reading Rainbow television series, encourages children's love for reading, writing, and illustration. Reading Rainbow, hosted by LeVar Burton, airs on NHPTV weekdays @ 2 p.m. A complete list of the NHPTV contest winners, along with the winning stories and illustrations, is available at www.nhptv.org/kidswrite.
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