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Young Writers

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This category is specifically for writers under 18 who want to share their work. Submission also provides them an opportunity to qualify for the writing contest. Submissions should be sent to Merrie Meyers using the email icon below. Please include contact information with the submission.

Merrie Meyers

Contact for Young Writers Category
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Kendle Frank

The Pooch Project

My name is Kendle Frank. I am a junior in high school practicing my photography skills with my favorite subject matter: Dogs. There is something about capturing each dog’s personality and beauty through photography that…

Young Writers on the Web | February 8, 2019

Jen Reeder

DWAA Announces Junior Writer Award Winners

The Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA) is pleased to announce the four winners of the DWAA Writing Competition’s Junior Writer Award: Atlas by Nikolas Anthony Klimenko, 9 (Category: 7-9) A Passion for Helping Pooches…

Young Writers on the Web | December 12, 2018

Theo Bernstein

Aussieca vs. Corgiland

An Original Fairy Tale Once upon a time there was a place, Wales. Underneath that very country was Corgiland, where the Corgi Gods and Goddesses found land and claimed it. The citizens were Corgis. They…

Young Writers on the Web | September 6, 2018

Kendle Frank

Turning Devotion for Dogs Into Jobs

Careers For Dog Lovers Abound Every person has unique dreams, obsessions, and hobbies, some of which can be turned into professions. With a growing demand for all things dog, we are in an era where…

Young Writers on the Web | September 6, 2018

Theo Bernstein

Cunning Corgis

The Most Magical Dogs in the Universe Introduction: What is a Corgi? Presenting the most magical kind of dog to step paw in this universe: The Corgi! If you want to learn more about this…

Young Writers on the Web | August 9, 2018

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Kendle Frank

Dunkin’ Dogs

Barker Days in Parker, Colorado Ending the summer off with a bang isn’t just for the humans in Parker, Colorado, it’s also for all our four-legged friends! At the end of the swimming season the…

Young Writers on the Web | August 9, 2018

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Nikolas Anthony Klimenko

Atlas

Atlas so kind, always sweet and happy. When someone was happy, Atlas waggled. When someone suffered, Atlas suffered and, Always tried to make it better. His joy, happiness, and love were as contagious as pink…

Young Writers on the Web | July 5, 2018

Kendle Frank

What I’ve Learned from Smudge, Lola, and Dewey

Dogs have been humanity’s loyal companions for thousands of years. They’ve been my best friends since I was 2 years old. I can’t remember a time when canines weren’t a part of my life and…

Young Writers on the Web | June 22, 2018

Jayson Kimberly

A Passion for Helping Pooches

When I first saw Booker in a Facebook post, he was in bad shape. His leg was bloody, and he looked very sad. He was a stray who had been attacked by other dogs and…

Young Writers on the Web | June 8, 2018

Daly Dodsworth

Full Circle

My name is Daly Dodsworth, and I am thirteen years old. Three and a half years ago, I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, an incurable disease caused by the failure of the pancreas by…

Young Writers on the Web | June 6, 2018