Kids in Print 2022

Children and teens, ages six to 18, have shared their poetry, stories, short plays, essays, drawings and photographs with the library. Our staff received more than 170 submissions and selected 62 contributors to feature in this year's edition.

This annual literary magazine showcases the talents of young people across the Midlands and this year's edition is the 27th publication.  

Here is a complete list of the young authors and artists whose work will be included in this year's magazine:

A.C. Flora High School | Sarah Campbell Brown, Leo Dunlap 

Alcorn Middle School | Euriah Joseph 

Ballentine Elementary School | Lillian Chen 

Brennen Elementary School | Lachlan Aiken, Nelson Watts 

Brockman Elementary School | Madelyn Farrell 

Catawba Trail Elementary School | Kingston Beckett 

Caughman Road Elementary School | Preyasee Soni 

Center for Inquiry | Nicholas Gatson

Covenant Classical Christian School | Christian Skaggs 

Crayton Middle School | Memphis Daniels, Shayna Grossberg, Lily Moftakhar 

Cyber Academy of South Carolina | Melody Garcia-Leal, Kat Salter 

Dent Middle School | Graham Mirosavich 

Dutch Fork Middle School | Braelyn Byars 

Forest Lake Elementary School | Nathan Mirosavich 

Heathwood Hall Episcopal School | Sophia Famolari 

Homeschool | Javon Calmese, Caleb Horton, Keats Kabani, Christopher Kaparov, Brant Miller, Chrissy Mosteller, Lila Mozingo, Thalia Potts, Cason Rice, Eliana Sharpe, Leia Sharpe, Trae Singleton, Aydin Soner 

Horrell Hill Elementary School | Jordan Dunlap, Donovan James, Larry Medlin, Carter Wright 

Lexington High School | Alayna Ademovic 

Longleaf Middle School | Naomi Broome, Isis Bryan, Naimah Bryan 

Montessori School of Columbia | Connor Mock 

Pontiac Elementary School | Laykin Gardner, Ada Gentry, Paul Gentry, Mary Kate Venn 

Richland Northeast High School | Lillian Mirosavich, Haley Whitelaw  

Ridgeview High School  | Amanda Anderson, Mikayla Cruz Gonzalez 

Rosewood Elementary School | Oliver Beets, Oscar Hartnett, Audrey Stuart, Max Wachtel, Sophie Wachtel 

Satchel Ford Elementary School | Sadie Daniels, Felicity Morris 

Sessions College | Jada Broome 

South Carolina Connections Academy | Rylee Roberson, Joaquin Swetnam 

Spring Valley High School | Gabriella Mejia 

Webber Elementary School | Joshlynn Etheridge 

Kids in Print 2022 is in the final stages of design. We can’t wait for its official release later this summer, sharing digital and physical copies with contributors, their families and our community.

Library staff is also planning a special virtual reception and an in person drop-in to celebrate the work of the young authors and artists. Please check back with richlandlibrary.com for more details.