<h1>National student book festival wraps state rounds; jury-choice and bestseller student winners advance to national competition</h1> An organizer concluded state-level rounds of a national student book festival, announcing state winners selected by combined jury review and sales-based metrics; winners in each state received either a jury-choice or best-seller distinction and will advance to a national competition. Thousands of qualifying student authors from over 25 states participated across earlier qualifying tiers, with the event reporting engagement of over one million students. The program, run via an online publishing platform for school students, aims to showcase regional voices, promote youth authorship, and identify top-performing young storytellers for the national league.