Keira Brechtel, Grade 5 “Annie Costume”
Galveston Birding and Nature Photo Festival
FeatherFest 2021
Migratory Birds are Traveling Birds
Writing and Art Contest for Kids in Grades 1-8
Contest Deadline Extended to March 2!
Your Challenge
Think about the possibilities for a migratory bird’s journey.
Choose a migratory bird, Learn a little about it, Where does it travel?, How does it get there?, What does it need for the trip?
Take your ideas, combine them with your art and/or writing skills, and create an artwork, story, poem, letter, or essay to enter in the
Migratory Birds are Traveling Birds Contest.
Contest Awards
and Recognition
- 12 winners will receive trip passes for themselves and an accompanying adult for the GHF Historic Harbor Tour and Dolphin Watch
- All entries will be included in a special online gallery that will be featured on the FeatherFest website this spring (see the 2020 gallery below)
Contest Details
Enter the contest in one of two groups: Grades 1– 4 and Grades 5 – 8.
Must be at least 6 years old.
Submissions may be in one or both of two categories:
- Writing: Short story (fiction), poetry, letter, or non-fiction essay
- Artwork: two-dimensional in medium of your choice, no larger than 9 x 12
Each category will be judged by age-group.
Entries must be submitted via email.
Entries are accepted beginning February 1, 2021. The deadline for submitting entries is March 2, 2021.
If you have questions, please call: 409-789-8125
Remembering the Eskimo Curlew 2020 Writing and Art Contest
Last Year’s Art Gallery
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Scholarship Winners
Eskimo Curlew is Walking on the Beach on a Sunny Day
Augustine Kumanireng, Grade 1 “Eskimo Curlew is Walking on the Beach on a Sunny Day”
Flight of the Eskimo Curlew
Jacob Brechtel, Grade 3 “Flight of the Eskimo Curlew”
The Eskimo Curlew Lives On
Alejandro DeLeon, Grade 3 “The Eskimo Curlew Lives On”
Art Contest Entries
Eskimo Curlew Sunset
Gavin Santos, Grade 6 “Eskimo Curlew Sunset”
Eskimo Curlew on the Beach
Clara Hockersmith, Grade 7 “Eskimo Curlew on the Beach”
The Sun Sets on the Eskimo Curlew
Lyric Hobby, Grade 5 “The Sun Sets on the Eskimo Curlew”
EC
Josha Banda, Grade 7 “EC”
Writing Contest Entries
To view books, hover over the image and click on the three lines
Annie the Eskimo Curlew
Keira Brechtel, Grade 5 “Annie the Eskimo Curlew”
Why I don’t want to be an Eskimo Curlew…
Hailey Brechtel, Grade 7 “Why I don’t want to be an Eskimo Curlew…”
