Kids in Print 2026

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 300 submissions and selected 69 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 31st publication.  

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

A.C. Flora High School | Vedant Dinkar Patil, Emma Taylor Scogin, Sadie Sussman

Arrows Academy | Rachel Herrygers, Simeon Vinueza Brower, Cadence Williams

Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School | Cooper Spivey

Blythewood Middle School | Gennessa Jamison

Bradley Elementary School | Ziah Muhammad-Thomas, Jackson Scogin

Brennen Elementary School | Nicolas Wirth

Brockman Elementary School | Sloan Barlow, Caroline Blair, Leiana Hagood, States Hamilton

Cardinal Newman High School | Mary Kate Venn

Carver-Lyon Elementary School | Aria Johnson, Riley Patton

Center for Inquiry | Kip Beasley

Chapin Intermediate School | CoCo Li, Emerson Mechling

Clear Dot Charter School | Nicholas Beard

Crayton Middle School | Clara Faulkenbury, Isabella Rock

Dreher High School | Jayda Miller

Dutch Fork Middle School | Isabel Stapleton

FIVE Virtual Academy | Jackson Besley

Green Charter School of the Midlands | Zaniya McClellan

Hammond School | Phillips McWilliams

Homeschool | Lydia Bothur, Lillie Burnett, Major Canty, Tracy Canty, Henry Isham, Liberty Kiser, Calvin McCoy Jr., Charley Reinhardt, Lydia Reinhardt, Eliana Sharpe, Leia-Anastacia Sharpe, Arianna Stoyk

Irmo Middle School | Lillian Chen

Jackson Creek Elementary School | Willow Alston

Lake Carolina Elementary School Upper Campus | Lenora Bonner, Erin Trinh

Leslie M. Stover Middle School | Jelena Albino

Liberty University Online Academy | Raleigh Michelin

Longleaf Middle School | Elijah Bryan

Meadow Glen Middle School | Lillian Casselman, Monroe Cox 

Midlands Technical College | Georgia Kiser

Montessori Early Learning Center | Katy Fort, Madison King

Montessori School of Columbia | Josephine Heckman Minett

Richland Two eSchool | Naomi Broome

Ridge View High School | Angel Jones, Kyle Washington

River Springs Elementary School | Destyn Fennell, Noble Fennell 

Rosewood Elementary School | Pearl Glavey, Surabhi Raut, Lottie Wellborn

Sandhills School | Willow Miller

South Carolina Connections Academy | Susan Faith Ellington

Spring Hill High School | Cailyn Sanchez

Ubuntu Nation Builders Academy | Arslan Soner

Village Christian Academy | Turner Fleetwood

W. G. Sanders Middle School | Jacqueline Cheng

White Knoll Middle School | Kayson Perrin

Kids in Print 2026 is in the final stages of design. We will celebrate with a launch party on Saturday, June 20 at 3:00 pm at Richland Library Sandhills, 763 Fashion Drive Columbia, SC 29229.

The library is pleased to formally recognize this year’s contributors and their work at this special event with an original performance based on this year’s magazine and featuring the talents of professional actors. An autograph session will follow. Artwork from Kids in Print 2026 will also be displayed Friday, June 19 - Friday, July 31 in the community gallery at Richland Library Main.