The winners of the Tucson Festival of Books Young Authors and Young Artists competitions will be honored Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Main Entertainment Stage. Author winners will receive gift certificates from Bookmans Entertainment and the UA BookStores. Artists will receive a gift certificate from Sarnoff Art Supplies.
Artists
Sponsored by Friends of Western Art
Elijah Chang, 1st grade, Basis Tucson
Daniel Chisler, 4th grade, Booth-Fickett Elementary
Abigail Duron, 2nd grade, White Elementary
Lucas Gallegos, 8th grade, Valencia Middle School
Andres Hinojosa, 6th grade, Mansfeld Magnet Middle School
Emma Kageyama, 9th grade, Ironwood Ridge High School
Ellen Kim, 2nd grade, Basis Tucson Primary
Emma Kim, 4th grade, Sunrise Drive Elementary
Gordon Koessler, 2nd grade, Tanque Verde Elementary
Annika Koessler, 4th grade, Tanque Verde Elementary
Jessica Landon, 8th grade, Continental School
Brett Lewis, 6th grade, Tanque Verde Elementary
Gerardo Llamas, 4th grade, Booth-Fickett Elementary
Eva Macias, 4th grade, Booth-Fickett Elementary
Erika Marquez, 11th grade, Salpointe Catholic High School
Ellea McGee, 12th grade, Academy of Tucson
Evelyn Miller, 5th grade, Manzanita Elementary
Kira Montoya, 12th grade, St. Augustine Catholic High School
Mykaela Salvacion, 8th grade, Basis Oro Valley
Alexandros Tokkaris, 1st grade, Gale Elementary
Mia Trinh, kindergarten, Legacy Traditional School
Jennie Yoon, 11th grade, University High School
Authors
Sponsored by Altrusa International of Tucson Inc.
Thomas Benson, 4th grade, Manzanita Elementary
Rachel Blair, 12th grade, Canyon del Oro High School
Madeline Cheu, 7th grade, Emily Gray Jr. High School
Maya Dillon, 4th grade, Borton Magnet School
Sedona Dressler, 2nd grade, Hermosa Montessori School
Neytiri Dressler, kindergarten, Hermosa Montessori School
Aurora Fontaine, 5th grade, St. Cyril of Alexandria School
Filomena Fontaine, 6th grade, St. Cyril of Alexandria School
Daphne Graham, 5th grade, St. Cyril of Alexandria School
Allie Hayes, 6th grade, Agua Caliente Elementary
Lily Huether, 5th grade, St. Cyril of Alexandria School
Hannah Levin, 3rd grade, Sunrise Drive Elementary
Andon Mehren, 9th grade, Salpointe Catholic High School
Annie Osborne, 11th grade, Insights of Arizona Virtual Academy
Juhi Shankar, 2nd grade, Miles Exploratory Learning Center
Meena Venkataramanan, 12th grade, Catalina Foothills High School
Noah Wellman, 7th grade, Orange Grove Middle School
Catherine Xia, 9th grade, Basis Oro Valley
