# National Kids-in-Print Book Contest for Students

The National Kids-in-Print Book Contest for Students is a literary competition held by Landmark House (formerly Landmark Editions) of Kansas City, Kansas. It was launched by David Melton, one of the publisher's staff members.

## History

Landmark inaugurated the program in the mid-1980s as The National Written and Illustrated by... Awards Contest for Students, and ran it until 1999. A year later, future awards were canceled indefinitely, due to falling sales of their titles caused by "the financial crunch in many schools and libraries". In 2006 and 2007, the company revived it as the David Melton Memorial Written and Illustrated by... Contest for Students, before rebranding it under the current name.

## Winners

| Year | Winner by category | Winner by category | Winner by category | Winner by category |
| Year | Ages 6–9 | Ages 10–13 | Ages 14–19 | Gold Award |
| As the National Written and Illustrated by... Awards Contest for Students |||||
| 1985 | | | | The Dragon of OrdDavid McAdooWalking Is Wild, Weird and WackyKaren Kerber |
| 1986 | Strong and FreeAmy Hagstrom | Me and My VeggiesIsaac Whitlatch | World War WonDav Pilkey | |
| 1987 | Joshua DisobeysDennis Vollmer | The Half & Half DogLisa Gross | Who Owns the Sun?Stacy Chbosky | |
| 1988 | Who Can Fix It?Leslie Ann MacKeen | Elmer the GrumpElizabeth Haidle | Taddy McFinley and the Great Grey GrimlyHeidi Salter | |
| 1989 | Problems at the North PoleLauren Peters | The Legend of Sir MiguelMichael Cain | We Are a ThunderstormAmity Gaige | Broken Arrow BoyAdam MooreGet That Goat!Michael Aushenker |
| 1990 | Oliver and the Oil SpillAruna Chandrasekhar | Life in the GhettoAnika Thomas | A Stone PromiseCara Reichel | Patulous, the Prairie RattlesnakeJonathan KahnToo Much Trick or TreatJayna Miller |
| 1991 | Punt, Pass & Point!Alise Leggat | Nina's MagicLisa Butenhoff | Jambi and the LionsJennifer Brady | |
| 1992 | Alien InvasionsBenjamin Kendall | FogboundSteven Shepard | ChangesTravis Williams | AbracadabraAmy JonesA Special DayDubravka Kolanovic |
| 1993 | Thomas Raccoon's Fantastic AirshowShintaro Maeda | The SunflowerMiles MacGregor | The Shadow ShopKristin Pedersen | |
| 1994 | Bright Eyes and the Buffalo HuntLaura Hughes | Critter Crackers: The ABC Book of LimericksKathryn Barron | Glory TrailTaramesha Maniatty | |
| 1995 | Circus AdventuresLindsey Wolter | The TimekeeperAnna Riphahn | Darius, the Lonely GargoyleMicha Estlack | |
| 1996 | Mouse SurpriseAlexandra Whitney | Don't Bug Me!Gillian McHale | The Incredible Jelly Bean DayTaylor Maw | |
| 1997 | Summer DiscoveryDrew Carson | The Mists of Eden: Nature's Last ParadiseErica Sherman | The Pigs Went Marching Out!Justin Rigamonti | |
| 1998 | The Adventures of Bob and RedDavid Barron | This One's for You!Zach Dillon | The MoasKatie Beck | FluffyDanielle Johnson |
| As the David Melton Memorial Written and Illustrated by... Contest for Students |||||
| 2006 | Slime for a DragonDaniel Carr | The Legend of How Kansas Got ChippedCorina White | Mrs. McFig and the Very Big WigDavid Miles | IckypooThomas YuEva's StoryPhoebe UntermanSpirit of the AmazonThornton Blease |
| 2007 | Trail to Victory MountainSora Nithikasem | Berrie the BearGina S. DeCagna | Just a Bit of StringN/A | The Ordinary IndiansSharon MooreCoyotesGabriella Macioci |
| As the National Kids-in-Print Book Contest for Students |||||
| 2008– | No known awards given yet | No known awards given yet | No known awards given yet | No known awards given yet |