The Mafia Family loves everything middle-grade – middle grade books and middle grade authors – so imagine how ex
cited we were to judge a contest by authors in middle school!
The Bertie, a short-story contest for 10 -13 year olds, was founded by Mafia member, Lisa Lewis Tyre. The contest was named after Bertie, a grandmother, who is one of the most beloved characters in her book, LAST IN A LONG LINE OF REBELS.
Congratulations to everyone who entered The Bertie! Win or lose, you created a story that did not exist before. How awesome is that!
The Mafia judges had a very difficult time choosing, but at last, here are our winners.
The Bertie Winners -10 & 11 Age Group
1st Place -($100.00)
Kailey Harmon
2nd Place – ($75.00)
Nathan Musgrove
3rd Place – ($50.00)
Kennedy Goggins
Honorable Mention – ($25.00)
Claire Francis
Lydia Reynolds
The Bertie Winners -12 & 13 Age Group
1st Place -($100.00)
Skylurr Hall
2nd Place – ($75.00)
Reagan Sweany
3rd Place – ($50.00)
Weston Poe
Honorable Mention ($25.00)
Campbell Jenkins
Ainsleigh Wyman
Shelby Laine
Elyse Carney
Thank you again to Winnwood Retirement for sponsoring the contest, and to FatReels for creating the contest forms.
Participants, if you’d like your school notified via social media, leave a comment with the name of your school!
Lisa will be reaching out to you via your email address to get you the prize money. You can also contact her at Bertie (at) Lisa Lewis Tyre (dot) com or via Facebook here.
Lisa Lewis Tyre is the author of LAST IN A LONG LINE OF REBELS and HOPE IN THE HOLLER (January 2018). To learn more about her books or The Bertie, visit her website at www.LisaLewisTyre.com
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Aw shoot I didn’t win. Oh well! Looking forward to next year!
You got honorable mention and $25.00 dollars. Congratulations!
Thank you!! I am so excited!! I would love for my school to know.
Reagan Sweany
2nd Place for 12-13 year olds
I attend Sammy McClure Middle School.
Sammy McClure Middle School
Mcclure Middle School Elyse Carney
Aw dang, oh well! I’ll try again next year.
South Forsyth Middle School. Thanks so much for promoting creative writing!
Kailey Harmon. Cloverleaf Elementary School.
Heyy there! I emailed my address. Are you going to send the money there or email?
I believe the checks went out from the corporate office this week! Enjoy!
I know this is almost a year later, but were the stories published anywhere?
(I won second place in 10-11 so I just wanted to know)
Hi Nathan! Not yet, but I have plans. 🙂 I just posted on my blog today about the contest and I thought it would be good to post some winning entries leading up to September 1. So check at http://www.LisaLewisTyre.com soon!