9-year-old Anaya Ellick was born without hands and doesn’t use prosthetic hands but has been honoured with a prestigious award for her skillful handwriting.
A third-grader in Chesapeake area of Virginia, United States, she won the 2018 Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest, under the Nicholas Maxim category, an award that rewards outstanding manuscript and cursive skills among students.
In 2016, Anaya won an award for her print writing.
Growing up, her mother helped her form letters, but she soon learnt how to hold a pencil between her two arms to write and draw.
Although quiet and shy, Anaya always tried out things and believed she could do it.
“She’s really independent – from tying shoes, putting clothes, getting baths. It was always like ‘I can do it’. So, that just carried on over the years,” her father told News 3
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