# Kindergartners Become Published Authors Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/kindergartners-become-published-authors Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/kindergartners-become-published-authors.md Podcast: [Austin News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304) Published: 2026-05-25T23:55:26+00:00 Episode link: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/f9fb50ed-3541-46e5-8a38-41c19ef5fcbb.mp3 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/f9fb50ed-3541-46e5-8a38-41c19ef5fcbb.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/episodes/kindergartners-become-published-authors Duration seconds: 93 ## Resource Kindergarten and first-grade students at IDEA Round Rock just became published authors—no small feat! Through the free Studentreasures Publishing program, they wrote, illustrated, and saw their books professionally printed in hardcover. Teachers sparked creativity by turning writing into an exciting adventure, helping kids explore dreams and identity. The project boosted confidence, encouraged self-expression, and even drew families in—parents pre-ordered books and joined in at home. With a celebratory release party and plans to make it an annual tradition, these young writers are already building memories that’ll last a lifetime. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/2f2c66f2b7c10bc5 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/episodes/kindergartners-become-published-authors/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/kindergartners-become-published-authors.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.