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These are the winners of the BSFS Young Writers' Contest including First, Second and Third Place winners in one file for a given year. Authors retain all copyright to the work posted on this YWC site and BSFS will act to support the author's right to their work. If an author wants us to remove a story, just let us know.

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2023
"When You Wake" by Mai-Anh Nguyen of Oakland Mills High School—Columbia, MD, First Place
"Little Birdie" by Feiyang Shen of Dulaney High School—Timonium, MD, Second Place
"Sinners and Saints" by Jane Cox of Dulaney High School—Timonium, MD, Third Place
"A Public Service Announcement" by Liam Brune, Honorable Mention
"Straw Wings and Golden Things" by Gloria Liang, Honorable Mention
"The Ennui of AI" by Naomi McKenna, Honorable Mention

2022
"Dispatch From A Dying Solar System" by Gwendolyn Taylor of Richard Montgomery HS—Rockville, MD, First Place
"Hamilton: Bronze Pioneer" by Roshan Rao of Friends School of Baltimore—Baltimore, MD, Second Place
"Just a Test" by Johan Shattuck of Friends School of Baltimore—Baltimore, MD, Third Place
"Rebelling Metal" by Camilla Florence Carrera, Honorable Mention
"He’ll Be Here for A While" by Vincent Reynolds, Honorable Mention
"Rebelling Metal" by Camilla Florence Carrera, Honorable Mention
"Water Day" by Allison Xu, Honorable Mention

2021
"The Development Office Archives: The Flat Logs" by Caden Heiser-Cerrato, First Place
"Migration" by Lila Bacas, Second Place
"An Ice Storm in the Making" by Amanda Bair, Third Place (Tie)
"The Planetkiller’s Song" by Anastasia Kelly, Third Place (Tie)
"The Path" by Alison Xu, Honorable Mention
"One Moment" by Jordan Brown, Honorable Mention

2020
"Dragonfly" by Rifka Handelman, First Place
"The Mechanic" by Sarah Nelson, Second Place
"Trial Nineteen" by Davin Faris, Third Place
"New Pet" by Johan Shattuck, Honorable Mention
"Igniting My Fehr" by Ariel Hammerash, Honorable Mention
"What Goes Around Comes Around" by Amanda Bair, Honorable Mention

2019
"Oracle" by Bianca Sauro
"Magic" by Angelica Jones
"Newfound Normality" by Scott Hudson

2018
"Witness Me" by Cecilia Hornyak
"Stickman" by Makaylie Doody
"Relinquished Melody" by June Barash

2017
"The Buoyancy of Thoughts" by Sydney Zimmerman
"Apocalypse Radio" by Claire Sparks
"Archaic Smile" by Keira DiGaetano

2019
"Oracle" by Bianca Sauro
"Magic" by Angelica Jones
"Newfound Normality" by Scott Hudson

2018
"Witness Me" by Cecilia Hornyak
"Stickman" by Makaylie Doody
"Relinquished Melody" by June Barash

2017
"The Buoyancy of Thoughts" by Sydney Zimmerman
"Apocalypse Radio" by Claire Sparks
"Archaic Smile" by Keira DiGaetano

2016
"Something Like Sam" by Lucas Craig
"Noah Berry" by Kayleigh Ford
"The Dryads Love" by Ronan Bogley

2015
"One Minute Left" by Sarah Robertson
"Interview with Mars Three Crew" by Sam Giedzinski
"How the Rav Tricked the Dragon" by Ruth Sexton
"One Minute Left" by Sarah Robertson (Honorable Mention)
"Interview with Mars Three Crew" by Sam Giedzinski (Honorable Mention)
"How the Rav Tricked the Dragon" by Ruth Sexton (Honorable Mention)

2014
"Darker Horizons" by Jamie Gilkeson
"To Tell A Lie" by Anna Blue Keleher
"Waybread" by Margaret Fletcher
"Darker Horizons" by Jamie Gilkeson (Honorable Mention)
"To Tell A Lie" by Anna Blue Keleher (Honorable Mention)
"Waybread" by Margaret Fletcher (Honorable Mention)

2013
"Somnium" by Erin Caine
"The Golden Fish" by Hannah Meshulam
"Radioactive: June's Story" by Kierstin M. Klimas

2012
"The Bubble" by Jordan Link
"Dragon" by Gergory J. Downs
"Ghost Fire" by Lanett Bagley & Erin Sauter

2011
"A Game of Cards" by Gregory J. Downs
"Unicorn Story" by Brendan Bogley
"Sleeper" by Daniel O'Neill
"The Road Not Taken" by Jeanette Brown
"The Man in the Wall" by Julian Butcher

2010
"Loops" by Peter Veres
"Shadowville" by C.A. Lippert
"Faceless" by Nick Anstett
"No Honor" by Constantine Nakos
"The Beast Within" by Brendan Bogley

2009
"The Hoard Keeper" by Brenden Bogley
"Dreamland for Insomniacs" by Margaret Renninger
"Snow Angel" by Helen Zhao

2008
"The Passing" by Kiyanna Remington
"A Cardboard Box" by Hiroko Nishimura
"Seer" by Rebecca S. Mazariegos

2007
"Do Dolls Have Souls?" by Jenny Zhang
"Out of Thin Air" by Angelica Martinez
"Dragon Theory" by Jessica Adams

2006
"31 K" by Tom Wier
"Twelve and Under" by Davi da Silva
"Persil, SAGE, Rosemary, and Time" by Erin Binkley"
"Every Time I Close My Eyes" by C.J. Henderson

2005
"Birth" by Adina Rubinoff
"The Only One" by Rebecca Goldstein
"The People of the Sea" by Rachel Lipsy

2004
"Dragon Sight" by Jenna Brager
"Listen to This" by Meredith A.E. Collier
"Destiny" by Alan Eng

2003
"The Funeral" by Wes Schatz
"The Power of the Pen" by J. Lindsay Brown
"This Place, This Day" by Christian Klarner

2002
"Beware the Cookies" by Patricia Barnable
"The Bunkie" by Chris Griswold
"Falling Apart" by Rachel Nicholson

2001
"Best Friend" by Sarah Morrow
"The Keeper of the Ring" by Alyssa Ashley
"The Price of Peace...the Price of War" by Chris Cheok
"The Ballad of the Eco-Rustlers"

2000
"Noon" by Dorothy Hayes
"Cold Comfort" by Chitra Kalyandurg
"Paranoia" by Amanda Foust

1999
"The Saga of Valric the Wanderer Book Two: All Hallows's Eve" by David Marsich

1998
"Tinkerbell's Hell" by Marian Rosenberg
"Stalag" by John Stoddert
"(Untitled)" by T.J. Peterson

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