2026 Georgia Young Author Winners
- Kindergarten – Savannah Garnto (Johnson Co.) – “It’s On Fire”
- 1st Grade – Charles Southworth (Baldwin Co.) – “The Try Outs”
- 2nd Grade – Nailia Renfroe (Putnam Co.) – “The Bake Sale”
- 3rd Grade – Christin White (Putnam Co.) – “The Attack of the Lava Dragon”
- 4th Grade – Levi Williams (Johnson Co.) – “Best Snow Day Ever”
- 5th Grade – Bailee Brantley (Johnson Co.) – “A Day with Sam the Snowman”
- 6th Grade – Caroline Hodges (Washington Co.) – “Never Judge”
- 7th Grade – Gracelyn Cowart (Wilkinson Co.) – “The Missing Children of Rostov”
- 8th Grade – Zakia Alexander (Putnam Co.) – “A Mystery Called Love”
- 9th Grade – Violet Schwartz (Putnam Co.) – “The Cyclops: His Side of the Story”
- 10th Grade – Aiyana Renfroe (Putnam Co.) – “The Strange Cage”
- 11th Grade – Edwin Thomas Collins III (Putnam Co.) – “Like a Thief in the Night”
- 12th Grade – Savannah Haney (Putnam Co.) – “Trail Mix”
2026 Georgia Young Author Participants