Washington DC Metro Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 2014!
Below is the full list of works recognized in the DC Metro Regional Scholastic Writing Awards. A panel of professional novelists, editors, teachers, poets, librarians, journalists, and other professionals has selected these works – from nearly 800 works submitted this year – as the most exceptional in the region.
The Busboys and Poets $1,000 Scholarship Recipient...
is Emily Birnbaum. Each year graduating seniors are invited to submit a portfolio of work and this year Emily’s work was selected as the most outstanding out of a very competitive pool of portfolios. Congrats!
The $300 Edward P. Jones Young Writers Award...
goes to Deshania Jones for “Running Rebel.”
5 American Voices Nominations...
honor what our judges have deemed to be the strongest pieces in the region, regardless of category or age group. One of these five works will be awarded a National American Voices Medal after it goes through national adjudication.
73 Gold Keys...
were awarded to the most accomplished works in the region. Gold Key writing will be forwarded to the national level of the Scholastic Writing Awards and considered for national recognition.
93 Silver Keys...
were awarded to distinguished works in the region.
162 Honorable Mentions...
were awarded to promising works in the region.
All Recipients...
| NAME | Grade | WorkTitle | WorkCategory | Awards | Name | FirstName | LastName |
| Alex Adams | 12 | Sour Turkey | Personal Essay/Memoir | Gold Key | Maret | Alex | Adams |
| Nimai Agarwal | 9 | Tall | Flash Fiction | Gold Key | - | Nimai | Agarwal |
| Nimai Agarwal | 9 | The Essence Of Beauty | Persuasive Writing | Honorable Mention | - | Nimai | Agarwal |
| Nimai Agarwal | 9 | Time Again | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | - | Nimai | Agarwal |
| Shadin Ahmed | 11 | "Shake, Stutter, Fall" | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Shadin | Ahmed |
| Yasmin Alamdeen | 9 | Spot Of Blue | Poetry | Silver Key | Holton-Arms | Yasmin | Alamdeen |
| Peter Andringa | 10 | The Battle | Humor | Silver Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Peter | Andringa |
| Jei-Si Ang | 12 | Passing, Lonely Chimes, Highways In The Dark | Poetry | Gold Key | West Springfield High | Jei-Si | Ang |
| Elena Asofsky | 9 | Appassionato | Flash Fiction | Gold Key | Quince Orchard High | Elena | Asofsky |
| Ian Austin | 12 | L'appel Du Vide | Short Story | Silver Key | Damascus High | Ian | Austin |
| Ian Austin | 12 | To Run And Fall | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Damascus High | Ian | Austin |
| Mei Baek | 8 | A Thousand Years For The River | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Carson Middle | Mei | Baek |
| Mustafa Bal | 11 | The Bitcoin Craze | Journalism | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Mustafa | Bal |
| Joy Barnes | 12 | Nubian Queen | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Oxon Hill High | Joy | Barnes |
| Joy Barnes | 12 | Hanging Tree Song | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Oxon Hill High | Joy | Barnes |
| Joy Barnes | 12 | Trayvon Martin | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Oxon Hill High | Joy | Barnes |
| Joy Barnes | 12 | Where The Wild Things Are | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Oxon Hill High | Joy | Barnes |
| Simran Batra | 11 | Reality | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Robert E Lee High | Simran | Batra |
| Simran Batra | 11 | How Positive Is A Negative: Disney Channel’s Portrayal Of Asians | Persuasive Writing | Gold Key | Robert E Lee High | Simran | Batra |
| Simran Batra | 11 | Hogar | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Robert E Lee High | Simran | Batra |
| Simran Batra | 11 | Flames | Short Story | Gold Key | Robert E Lee High | Simran | Batra |
| Emily Birnbaum | 12 | All Of That; Noticing | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Winston Churchill High | Emily | Birnbaum |
| Emily Birnbaum | 12 | Lame Philosophies | Personal Essay/Memoir | Gold Key | Winston Churchill High | Emily | Birnbaum |
| Emily Birnbaum | 12 | All Of That | Poetry | Gold Key | Winston Churchill High | Emily | Birnbaum |
| Emily Birnbaum | 12 | Noticing | Poetry | Gold Key | Winston Churchill High | Emily | Birnbaum |
| Emily Birnbaum | 12 | Michael & Andrea as Children | Poetry | Gold Key | Winston Churchill High | Emily | Birnbaum |
| Emily Birnbaum | 12 | Learning To Run | Personal Essay/Memoir | Gold Key | Winston Churchill High | Emily | Birnbaum |
| Emily Birnbaum | 12 | Lame Philosophies | Personal Essay/Memoir | Gold Key | Winston Churchill High | Emily | Birnbaum |
| Emily Birnbaum | 12 | Spilled Milk | Short Story | Gold Key | Winston Churchill High | Emily | Birnbaum |
| Lia Blackwell | 7 | Nelson | Short Story | Silver Key | Deal Middle | Lia | Blackwell |
| Lauren Bontempo | 11 | Ode To Calypso, Hope | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Winston Churchill High | Lauren | Bontempo |
| Elena Botts | 12 | I Am A Blind Man In A White Room, Habit, now, i Drink Wonder From An Empty Wineglass, dial Tone | Poetry | Silver Key | South Lakes High | Elena | Botts |
| Elena Botts | 12 | My Dreams Are Business Casual, Before Two Pennies In My Pocket, I Am In The Midst Of The Greatest Waffle House In Southern Kansas, This Is Not My Happy, No Results Found For "you" | Poetry | Silver Key | South Lakes High | Elena | Botts |
| Elena Botts | 12 | When You Were Younger, We Pulled You Out Of The Water, Windre, Digits, Somewhere In Wisconsin The Fields A Gleaming Bronze a Water Tower Stands Alone And Tall | Poetry | Silver Key | South Lakes High | Elena | Botts |
| Whitney Bowen | 7 | 18,552 Hours Without Him | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | The Potomac | Whitney | Bowen |
| Nikki Brown | 7 | A Cat's Thoughts | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Kenmore Middle | Nikki | Brown |
| Emily Burke | 10 | Lost And Found In Beirut And Amman | Personal Essay/Memoir | Gold Key | Yorktown High | Emily | Burke |
| Jessica Burke | 12 | Board Magnets | Poetry | Silver Key | Georgetown Visitation Preparatory | Jessica | Burke |
| Jessica Burke | 12 | Procrastinating On Sunday | Poetry | Silver Key | Georgetown Visitation Preparatory | Jessica | Burke |
| Jessica Burke | 12 | Grand Corps Malade | Poetry | Silver Key | Georgetown Visitation Preparatory | Jessica | Burke |
| Jessica Burke | 12 | Nameless Strangers | Short Story | Silver Key | Georgetown Visitation Preparatory | Jessica | Burke |
| M. C. | 11 | My Number Is Five | Poetry | Gold Key | - | M. | C. |
| Samantha Cadd | 11 | Apocalypse Again | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Samantha | Cadd |
| Ayleen Cameron | 7 | Bird, Kyrgyz Kitchens, Whispers, The Race, Roses | Poetry | Honorable Mention | National Cathedral | Ayleen | Cameron |
| Annie Castillo | 7 | Sand Dollar Summer | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Mary Ellen Henderson Middle | Annie | Castillo |
| Annie Castillo | 7 | The Jump | Personal Essay/Memoir | Silver Key | Mary Ellen Henderson Middle | Annie | Castillo |
| Annie Castillo | 7 | Wishing Grapes | Personal Essay/Memoir | Gold Key | Mary Ellen Henderson Middle | Annie | Castillo |
| Grace Castillo | 12 | Anniversary Gift | Short Story | Honorable Mention | George Mason High | Grace | Castillo |
| Grace Castillo | 12 | Blue | Poetry | Gold Key | George Mason High | Grace | Castillo |
| Grace Castillo | 12 | A Beautiful Song | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | George Mason High | Grace | Castillo |
| Grace Castillo | 12 | Alpha/omega | Short Story | Honorable Mention | George Mason High | Grace | Castillo |
| Grace Castillo | 12 | Eleven | Poetry | Gold Key | George Mason High | Grace | Castillo |
| Grace Castillo | 12 | A Farewell To Lucid Dreaming | Poetry | Gold Key | George Mason High | Grace | Castillo |
| Grace Castillo | 12 | Keeping Quiet | Flash Fiction | Gold Key | George Mason High | Grace | Castillo |
| Grace Castillo | 12 | The World Fair | Short Story | Gold Key | George Mason High | Grace | Castillo |
| Patrick Cha | 11 | Building Diplomacy Through Sport | Journalism | Gold Key | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | Patrick | Cha |
| Patrick Cha | 11 | The Long Journey Home | Journalism | Silver Key | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | Patrick | Cha |
| Patrick Cha | 11 | Not Yet In Full Bloom: Burma's Democratic Flowering | Persuasive Writing | Gold Key | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | Patrick | Cha |
| Pooja Chandrashekar | 11 | A Thousand Dresses | Personal Essay/Memoir | Silver Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Pooja | Chandrashekar |
| Pooja Chandrashekar | 11 | Numbered | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Pooja | Chandrashekar |
| Pooja Chandrashekar | 11 | Accented | Persuasive Writing | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Pooja | Chandrashekar |
| Dillan Chang | 12 | The Cicada Effect | Humor | Silver Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Dillan | Chang |
| Jonathan Chiflemariam | 7 | Target Credit/debit Card Breach | Journalism | Honorable Mention | Twain Middle | Jonathan | Chiflemariam |
| Sandy Cho | 11 | The Man In Charge Of Time | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Sandy | Cho |
| William Choi | 10 | Joysell | Dramatic Script | Honorable Mention | Sidwell Friends | William | Choi |
| Parth Chopra | 12 | The City | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Parth | Chopra |
| Allie Christman | 9 | When Dawn Breaks | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Connelly School of the Holy Child | Allie | Christman |
| Marc Cioffi | 12 | The Ambit Of Reason | Poetry | Gold Key | Albert Einstein High | Marc | Cioffi |
| Marc Cioffi | 12 | The Porticullius | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Albert Einstein High | Marc | Cioffi |
| Brian Clark | 12 | Communication Lessons I've Learned From My Dog | Persuasive Writing | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Brian | Clark |
| Antea Cooper | 10 | Things Remembered | Short Story | Silver Key | Hayfield Secondary | Antea | Cooper |
| Sanna Darwish | 12 | A Journey Home | Personal Essay/Memoir | Silver Key | Northwest High | Sanna | Darwish |
| Debi Das | 10 | 49 Minutes | Personal Essay/Memoir | Silver Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Debi | Das |
| Camra Davis | 12 | Imperfections. | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Maret | Camra | Davis |
| Rebecca Dayan | 12 | Sea Floor | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Field | Rebecca | Dayan |
| Jordan Dewar | 11 | The Democratic People’s Republic Of Korea: A 21st Century Fascist State | Persuasive Writing | Honorable Mention | Georgetown Visitation Preparatory | Jordan | Dewar |
| Jordan Dewar | 11 | The Forgotten Allies | Persuasive Writing | Honorable Mention | Georgetown Visitation Preparatory | Jordan | Dewar |
| Julia Di | 12 | Grandfather, Uncle, Aunt, Cousin, Me | Poetry | Gold Key | Richard Montgomery High | Julia | Di |
| Julia Di | 12 | Grandfather, Uncle, Aunt, Cousin, Me | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Julia | Di |
| Julia Di | 12 | I'll Pay The Postage, How Do You Know, The Cycle | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Julia | Di |
| Julia Di | 12 | In Class | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Julia | Di |
| Sophia Diggs-Galligan | 8 | Autos | Poetry | Silver Key | Deal Middle | Sophia | Diggs-Galligan |
| Sophia Diggs-Galligan | 8 | Neo-applicant: An Exercise in (future) Self- mockery | Poetry | Gold Key | Deal Middle | Sophia | Diggs-Galligan |
| Sophia Diggs-Galligan | 8 | Came | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Deal Middle | Sophia | Diggs-Galligan |
| Sophia Diggs-Galligan | 8 | At The End Of The War | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Deal Middle | Sophia | Diggs-Galligan |
| Sophia Diggs-Galligan | 8 | Em | Poetry | Gold Key | Deal Middle | Sophia | Diggs-Galligan |
| Sophia Diggs-Galligan | 8 | No, I Can't Shut Up. Not Even If I Wanted To. | Poetry | Silver Key | Deal Middle | Sophia | Diggs-Galligan |
| Matthew Dittersdorf | 11 | Ratatata Ratatata Ratatata | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Maret | Matthew | Dittersdorf |
| Aline Dolinh | 10 | Accent Marks, Exorcism, Model Minority, Second-generation | Poetry | Gold Key, American Voices Nominee | Oakton High | Aline | Dolinh |
| Logan Dreher | 11 | Penny Wars | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | James Hubert Blake High | Logan | Dreher |
| Logan Dreher | 11 | The My Today Ran Dog | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | James Hubert Blake High | Logan | Dreher |
| Savannah Du | 12 | I Am My Cell Phone | Humor | Gold Key | Richard Montgomery High | Savannah | Du |
| Casey Early | 12 | Candle Games | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Robinson Secondary | Casey | Early |
| Casey Early | 12 | Change | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Robinson Secondary | Casey | Early |
| Casey Early | 12 | Dragonflight | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Robinson Secondary | Casey | Early |
| Casey Early | 12 | Letter Home from Space | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Robinson Secondary | Casey | Early |
| Casey Early | 12 | Dress | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Robinson Secondary | Casey | Early |
| Casey Early | 12 | Splashdown: The Retired Rocket Speaks Of Stars | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Robinson Secondary | Casey | Early |
| Casey Early | 12 | Thicker Than Blood | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Robinson Secondary | Casey | Early |
| Casey Early | 12 | Concerning Hats | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Robinson Secondary | Casey | Early |
| Casey Early | 12 | Candle Games | Flash Fiction | Silver Key | Robinson Secondary | Casey | Early |
| Casey Early | 12 | Dress; Dragonflight; Concerning Hats | Poetry | Silver Key | Robinson Secondary | Casey | Early |
| Natalie Edmonds | 7 | The Other Side, Your Ghost | Poetry | Silver Key | Westland Middle | Natalie | Edmonds |
| Belen Edwards | 10 | Shadows | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Silver Key | Washington International School - Tregaron Campus | Belen | Edwards |
| Belen Edwards | 10 | Crypsis | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Washington International School - Tregaron Campus | Belen | Edwards |
| Emma Fan | 10 | The Tender Sea | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Silver Key | Marshall High | Emma | Fan |
| Victoria Finnegan | 12 | A Lord And The Sea, My Grandfather And Me, Crossing The Bar - Rending Mending Walls - Dear Emily: Sleep Is Counted Sweetest - Postcard Back To The Volcano - January In My Wasteland | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Georgetown Day | Victoria | Finnegan |
| Julia Flynn | 8 | Fearless | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Gold Key | Gunston Middle | Julia | Flynn |
| Ellie Frank | 10 | The Divided States Of America | Humor | Honorable Mention | National Cathedral | Ellie | Frank |
| Victoria Gaetan | 11 | Steps | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | Victoria | Gaetan |
| Dena Garada | 11 | Dark Passenger, A, X, Blank, Lost. | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Islamic Saudi Academy | Dena | Garada |
| Dana Gerber | 8 | Dear Heaven | Short Story | Gold Key | Tilden Middle | Dana | Gerber |
| Jordan Giles | 11 | We Can Never Be | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Maret | Jordan | Giles |
| Maeve Givens | 10 | Born To Be Wild | Personal Essay/Memoir | Silver Key | Richard Montgomery High | Maeve | Givens |
| Nora Gosselin | 11 | The Jumbled Words Of Oblivion | Poetry | Gold Key | Stone Ridge School of the Sacred | Nora | Gosselin |
| Samantha Greene | 10 | The Mysteries Of French Kissing | Short Story | Silver Key | Falls Church High | Samantha | Greene |
| Sheoli Gunaratne | 12 | The Cycle | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Thomas S. Wootton High | Sheoli | Gunaratne |
| Sheoli Gunaratne | 12 | The March Of Mankind | Poetry | Silver Key | Thomas S. Wootton High | Sheoli | Gunaratne |
| Noa Gur-Arie | 11 | Wordscapes | Personal Essay/Memoir | Gold Key, American Voices Nominee | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | Noa | Gur-Arie |
| Noa Gur-Arie | 11 | Classrooms, Countries | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | Noa | Gur-Arie |
| Noa Gur-Arie | 11 | Medina | Personal Essay/Memoir | Silver Key | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | Noa | Gur-Arie |
| Noa Gur-Arie | 11 | Gulf | Poetry | Silver Key | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | Noa | Gur-Arie |
| Noa Gur-Arie | 11 | Dolbear's Law, do you remember running | Poetry | Gold Key, American Voices Nominee | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | Noa | Gur-Arie |
| Noa Gur-Arie | 11 | Grandmothers | Personal Essay/Memoir | Gold Key | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | Noa | Gur-Arie |
| Noa Gur-Arie | 11 | In A Chinese Restaurant, 25/12/13 | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | Noa | Gur-Arie |
| Noa Gur-Arie | 11 | Grandmothers | Poetry | Gold Key | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | Noa | Gur-Arie |
| Noa Gur-Arie | 11 | Bright Little Fish | Poetry | Silver Key | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | Noa | Gur-Arie |
| Richard Hage | 10 | Undecided | Flash Fiction | Silver Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Richard | Hage |
| Melissa Halbrook | 12 | Kim Jong-un's New Clothes | Humor | Gold Key | Woodson High | Melissa | Halbrook |
| Margot Hanclich | 11 | Reflection | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Yorktown High | Margot | Hanclich |
| Madison Harden | 9 | Iris; Silence at Sandy Hook; Letter to Mr. Sandman, Cloud 9, Dreamland, The Sky | Poetry | Honorable Mention | West Potomac High | Madison | Harden |
| Sydney Harris | 12 | Mrs. Swason | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Sidwell Friends | Sydney | Harris |
| Sydney Harris | 12 | The Session | Short Story | Silver Key | Sidwell Friends | Sydney | Harris |
| Sydney Harris | 12 | Small Claims | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Sidwell Friends | Sydney | Harris |
| Sydney Harris | 12 | The Fence | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Sidwell Friends | Sydney | Harris |
| Haley Hassell | 10 | Headstrong | Poetry | Honorable Mention | St. Stephen's & St. Agnes | Haley | Hassell |
| Emma Hastings | 12 | Swift Riders Upon Golden Wings | Flash Fiction | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Emma | Hastings |
| Emma Hastings | 12 | Exeunt | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Emma | Hastings |
| Emma Hastings | 12 | Westward Leading, Still Proceeding | Short Story | Gold Key, American Voices Nominee | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Emma | Hastings |
| Emma Hastings | 12 | Sight Without Vision, Vision Without Sight | Short Story | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Emma | Hastings |
| Emma Hastings | 12 | St. Jude's Center For Ticking Time Bombs | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Emma | Hastings |
| Emma Hastings | 12 | The Sweet Scent Of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid | Short Story | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Emma | Hastings |
| Emma Hastings | 12 | Exeunt | Short Story | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Emma | Hastings |
| Emma Hastings | 12 | Westward Leading, Still Proceeding | Short Story | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Emma | Hastings |
| Emma Hastings | 12 | Sight Without Vision, Vision Without Sight | Short Story | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Emma | Hastings |
| Amanda Hayes | 11 | From the family goldfish | Poetry | Honorable Mention | H-B Woodlawn | Amanda | Hayes |
| Amanda Hayes | 11 | Lost Change, Functionally Extinct | Poetry | Silver Key | H-B Woodlawn | Amanda | Hayes |
| Sarah Hirsch | 12 | The Lost Boys | Dramatic Script | Silver Key | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | Sarah | Hirsch |
| Diana Hla | 10 | The King, Her Majesty | Poetry | Honorable Mention | National Cathedral | Diana | Hla |
| Aaron Hwang | 12 | The Life And Death Of Eliza Grey | Dramatic Script | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Aaron | Hwang |
| Aaron Hwang | 12 | Shoot The Moon | Dramatic Script | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Aaron | Hwang |
| Aaron Hwang | 12 | Poetry Slam | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Aaron | Hwang |
| Aaron Hwang | 12 | Remember The Fullness Of The Sea | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Aaron | Hwang |
| Aaron Hwang | 12 | Poetry Slam | Personal Essay/Memoir | Silver Key | Richard Montgomery High | Aaron | Hwang |
| Aaron Hwang | 12 | Wingbound | Dramatic Script | Gold Key | Richard Montgomery High | Aaron | Hwang |
| Gavrielle Jacobovitz | 10 | I Left Her At The Water Front | Flash Fiction | Silver Key | Woodrow Wilson Senior High | Gavrielle | Jacobovitz |
| Zoe Johnson | 11 | Getting Their Kicks | Journalism | Honorable Mention | Montgomery Blair High | Zoe | Johnson |
| Zoe Johnson | 11 | [Days Like These] I Begin To Try To Find My Place In The World | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Montgomery Blair High | Zoe | Johnson |
| Zoe Johnson | 11 | Greatness Has Been Found--and Ignored | Persuasive Writing | Honorable Mention | Montgomery Blair High | Zoe | Johnson |
| Zoe Johnson | 11 | Elegy in X Parts | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Montgomery Blair High | Zoe | Johnson |
| Zoe Johnson | 11 | For Leah | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Montgomery Blair High | Zoe | Johnson |
| Zoe Johnson | 11 | Escapism | Short Story | Silver Key | Montgomery Blair High | Zoe | Johnson |
| Zoe Johnson | 11 | For The Bitter And The Sweet | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Montgomery Blair High | Zoe | Johnson |
| Zoe Johnson | 11 | The Subway Away | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Montgomery Blair High | Zoe | Johnson |
| Deshania Jones | 11 | Running Rebel | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Ballou Senior High School | ||
| Randall Jones | 10 | Perspective of the Conflicted | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Randall | Jones |
| Abraham Joyner-meyers | 9 | Tomatoes | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | - | Abraham | Joyner-meyers |
| Abraham Joyner-meyers | 9 | Sonnets: The Violin; The Physics of Love and Hate; Along the Chesapeake | Poetry | Honorable Mention | - | Abraham | Joyner-meyers |
| Abraham Joyner-meyers | 9 | Black And White, Remembered | Poetry | Silver Key | - | Abraham | Joyner-meyers |
| Saehee Jung | 12 | Nessun Dorma | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Saehee | Jung |
| Jessica Kang | 11 | Seeing Daddy Cry | Personal Essay/Memoir | Gold Key | Richard Montgomery High | Jessica | Kang |
| Josephine Kihiu | 12 | Saving Stars | Short Story | Silver Key | Fairfax High | Josephine | Kihiu |
| Josephine Kihiu | 12 | Different Truths | Flash Fiction | Silver Key | Fairfax High | Josephine | Kihiu |
| Josephine Kihiu | 12 | An Audience With Death | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Gold Key | Fairfax High | Josephine | Kihiu |
| Josephine Kihiu | 12 | Lessons Unlearned | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Fairfax High | Josephine | Kihiu |
| Josephine Kihiu | 12 | Different Truths | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Fairfax High | Josephine | Kihiu |
| Josephine Kihiu | 12 | Hearts | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Fairfax High | Josephine | Kihiu |
| Josephine Kihiu | 12 | If At First: Pilot [excerpt] | Dramatic Script | Honorable Mention | Fairfax High | Josephine | Kihiu |
| Josephine Kihiu | 12 | Mine | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Fairfax High | Josephine | Kihiu |
| Josephine Kihiu | 12 | My Heart Beats In Haiku: Crossword, Nonsense, Stitching, Elsewhere, It's You | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Fairfax High | Josephine | Kihiu |
| Josephine Kihiu | 12 | Dear Lacy (who I Don't Miss At All), | Humor | Silver Key | Fairfax High | Josephine | Kihiu |
| Josephine Kihiu | 12 | Intervention L: Pilot [excerpt] | Humor | Silver Key | Fairfax High | Josephine | Kihiu |
| Josephine Kihiu | 12 | Cash So Cold, You Could Say It Was Ice... | Humor | Silver Key | Fairfax High | Josephine | Kihiu |
| Josephine Kihiu | 12 | American Math Scores Plummet, Experts Blame Existence Of Other Subjects | Humor | Silver Key | Fairfax High | Josephine | Kihiu |
| Josephine Kihiu | 12 | Down In History | Flash Fiction | Silver Key | Fairfax High | Josephine | Kihiu |
| Amy Kim | 12 | Yellow | Personal Essay/Memoir | Silver Key | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology | Amy | Kim |
| Annika Kim | 11 | Life Seen Through Tired Eyes, Ode To A Love Once True, Sixteen | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Annika | Kim |
| Jack (Hyun Sik) Kim | 10 | Domesticity, Kindness, And Men: the Blurred Lines Between Traditional Masculine Traits | Persuasive Writing | Honorable Mention | Episcopal High | Jack (Hyun Sik) | Kim |
| Ema Klugman | 11 | Temporary Paralysis | Personal Essay/Memoir | Gold Key | Maret | Ema | Klugman |
| Wade Kovalik | 10 | A Truth to Be Told | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Wade | Kovalik |
| Kiran Kumar | 12 | Women's Leadership is Lacking | Persuasive Writing | Silver Key | Maret | Kiran | Kumar |
| Sofia Laguarda | 10 | 21st Century Life | Poetry | Gold Key | Sidwell Friends | Sofia | Laguarda |
| Sofia Laguarda | 10 | The Ways I Tried to Fix my Brother | Poetry | Gold Key | Sidwell Friends | Sofia | Laguarda |
| Sofia Laguarda | 10 | Chalkboard Paint | Flash Fiction | Gold Key | Sidwell Friends | Sofia | Laguarda |
| Sofia Laguarda | 10 | There Was A Girl Who Learned How To Whistle. | Flash Fiction | Gold Key | Sidwell Friends | Sofia | Laguarda |
| Sofia Laguarda | 10 | Moonlight Sonata | Dramatic Script | Silver Key | Sidwell Friends | Sofia | Laguarda |
| Claire Lewis | 8 | The Chronicles Of Rocktopus | Humor | Silver Key | Deal Middle | Claire | Lewis |
| Alison Li | 10 | Lost Dog | Short Story | Silver Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Alison | Li |
| Yiyi "Jessica" Li | 12 | The Guardians Of Subway Express (i), The Guardians Of Subway Express (ii), “E’erbody’s Ride-On Bus†, The Mailman, Ron Kemp | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Yiyi "Jessica" | Li |
| Yiyi "Jessica" Li | 12 | Papa’s Ugly Dinosaur, From a Woman of Retrospective Bust, Illumination , Twin Beans | Poetry | Silver Key | Richard Montgomery High | Yiyi "Jessica" | Li |
| Cynthia Liu | 10 | As I Sit and Take Integrals in my Study | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Montgomery Blair High | Cynthia | Liu |
| Cynthia Liu | 10 | Chasing Nothing | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Montgomery Blair High | Cynthia | Liu |
| Justin Lobe | 10 | In Vino Veritas | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Sidwell Friends | Justin | Lobe |
| Faith Logan | 12 | Late Night Apologies | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | St. John's College High | Faith | Logan |
| Faith Logan | 12 | Busy | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | St. John's College High | Faith | Logan |
| Anasuya Lyons | 8 | Le Corps Est Poésie | Short Story | Silver Key | Deal Middle | Anasuya | Lyons |
| Anasuya Lyons | 8 | Foosteps | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Deal Middle | Anasuya | Lyons |
| J. M. | 12 | Sitting On My Steps | Poetry | Honorable Mention | - | J. | M. |
| Angela Ma | 11 | The Way She Said Forever | Short Story | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Angela | Ma |
| Joanna Mak | 11 | Moonshine | Poetry | Gold Key | Thomas S. Wootton High | Joanna | Mak |
| Joanna Mak | 11 | An Exercise In Gardening | Poetry | Silver Key | Thomas S. Wootton High | Joanna | Mak |
| Elizabeth Mccune | 12 | It's Raining, Lonely in the City, The Little Mermaid | Poetry | Honorable Mention | McLean High | Elizabeth | Mccune |
| Elizabeth Mccune | 12 | Poems Found Around the House, Half-Awake, Suddenly the World Came into Focus, Like the Dust | Poetry | Honorable Mention | McLean High | Elizabeth | Mccune |
| Angela Mcglathery | 10 | Personal Statement | Poetry | Silver Key | Bishop Denis J. O Connell | Angela | Mcglathery |
| Angela Mcglathery | 10 | Good Samaritan | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Bishop Denis J. O Connell | Angela | Mcglathery |
| Marcus Mckee | 8 | Abnormopolis Awaits: A Bob Mcjoe Adventure | Humor | Honorable Mention | Westland Middle | Marcus | Mckee |
| Rebecca Merriman-Goldring | 11 | I, Leaf, Leave | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Rebecca | Merriman-Goldring |
| Isabel Meyers | 11 | Make It Burn | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Silver Key | Richard Montgomery High | Isabel | Meyers |
| Alison Miller | 11 | Ink | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Washington-Lee High | Alison | Miller |
| Reem Mohamed | 11 | Role Models, Heroes, They Will Come, Wrong Side of the World | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Reem | Mohamed |
| Daichi Monma | 7 | The Game Master | Short Story | Silver Key | Jefferson Middle | Daichi | Monma |
| Pegah Moradi | 11 | Cigarette | Poetry | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Pegah | Moradi |
| Pegah Moradi | 11 | I Ran | Personal Essay/Memoir | Silver Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Pegah | Moradi |
| Pegah Moradi | 11 | Unlikely | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Pegah | Moradi |
| Kalila Morsink | 11 | Come, Throw Your Dust On The Quick And The Dead; Red-blooded Dawn | Poetry | Gold Key | Georgetown Day | Kalila | Morsink |
| Kalila Morsink | 11 | Voltaire The Englishman | Persuasive Writing | Silver Key | Georgetown Day | Kalila | Morsink |
| Kalila Morsink | 11 | An Open Letter To Congress | Persuasive Writing | Honorable Mention | Georgetown Day | Kalila | Morsink |
| Lauren Mostrom | 12 | Music Lessons | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Lauren | Mostrom |
| Alexander Mountfield | 8 | Night Walkers | Flash Fiction | Silver Key | Oneness Family | Alexander | Mountfield |
| Alexander Mountfield | 8 | Live And Relive | Flash Fiction | Gold Key | Oneness Family | Alexander | Mountfield |
| Raluca Munteanu | 12 | My (Extra)Ordinary Place | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | Raluca | Munteanu |
| Stav Nachum | 11 | The Abandoned Car | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Stav | Nachum |
| Shreya Nandi | 11 | To Consider The Inconceivable | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Shreya | Nandi |
| Erin NewRingeisen | 8 | Brave | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Twain Middle | Erin | NewRingeisen |
| Erin NewRingeisen | 8 | The Inventor Of Golden Rice: Potential Savior Of Millions | Journalism | Gold Key | Twain Middle | Erin | NewRingeisen |
| Miyu Nishio | 10 | Float | Poetry | Silver Key | Georgetown Day | Miyu | Nishio |
| Jonathan Odim | 7 | Letter To President Obama From The Minister Of Education | Persuasive Writing | Gold Key | Takoma Park Middle | Jonathan | Odim |
| Jonathan Odim | 7 | The Silent Revolution | Journalism | Honorable Mention | Takoma Park Middle | Jonathan | Odim |
| Jonathan Odim | 7 | A Mythological Family Feud | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Honorable Mention | Takoma Park Middle | Jonathan | Odim |
| Lily O'Dowd | 10 | Chewing Gum | Short Story | Silver Key | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | Lily | O'Dowd |
| Abbie Olshin | 11 | Tragoediam Scriberet, Tragic Little Darlings | Poetry | Gold Key | - | Abbie | Olshin |
| Abbie Olshin | 11 | Paper Cuts, The Seven Beginnings, Nostalgia | Poetry | Gold Key | - | Abbie | Olshin |
| Anwar Omeish | 12 | Openings | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Anwar | Omeish |
| Anwar Omeish | 12 | Young Woman Found | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Anwar | Omeish |
| Anwar Omeish | 12 | (american) shooting #445234 | Poetry | Silver Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Anwar | Omeish |
| Anwar Omeish | 12 | haberdasher | Poetry | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Anwar | Omeish |
| Anwar Omeish | 12 | Subject: Responding To Iran’s Nuclear Program | Persuasive Writing | Silver Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Anwar | Omeish |
| Anwar Omeish | 12 | Wa Bashir Assabireen | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Anwar | Omeish |
| Anwar Omeish | 12 | sui caedere; confessions | Poetry | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Anwar | Omeish |
| Gillian Page | 10 | The Night Watchman | Short Story | Gold Key | Georgetown Day | Gillian | Page |
| Rachel Page | 10 | Turtledove | Dramatic Script | Honorable Mention | Woodrow Wilson Senior High | Rachel | Page |
| Rachel Page | 10 | Gallery Walk | Dramatic Script | Gold Key | Woodrow Wilson Senior High | Rachel | Page |
| Rachel Page | 10 | Calypso | Dramatic Script | Honorable Mention | Woodrow Wilson Senior High | Rachel | Page |
| Rachel Page | 10 | Chickens | Short Story | Gold Key | Woodrow Wilson Senior High | Rachel | Page |
| Rachel Page | 10 | Ways To Look At A Photograph | Short Story | Gold Key, American Voices Nominee | Woodrow Wilson Senior High | Rachel | Page |
| Anna Parnell | 9 | Walk | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | George Mason High | Anna | Parnell |
| Anna Parnell | 9 | Storm And Mist | Poetry | Silver Key | George Mason High | Anna | Parnell |
| Alexa Perlmutter | 9 | A Window into The Cathedral | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | National Cathedral | Alexa | Perlmutter |
| Alexa Perlmutter | 9 | Why Can't You Help Me? | Short Story | Honorable Mention | National Cathedral | Alexa | Perlmutter |
| Miriam Pierson | 12 | On Mess | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Maret | Miriam | Pierson |
| Miriam Pierson | 12 | Explorations (Sanibel Island Journal Days 1 and 2) | Personal Essay/Memoir | Gold Key | Maret | Miriam | Pierson |
| Melanie Piller | 11 | Pressure | Flash Fiction | Silver Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Melanie | Piller |
| Marissa Poole | 11 | Them | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Honorable Mention | Damascus High | Marissa | Poole |
| Rachel Price | 9 | Skipping Stones And Chopin Waltzes | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Bishop Ireton | Rachel | Price |
| Rachel Price | 9 | Cautionary Tales | Poetry | Silver Key | Bishop Ireton | Rachel | Price |
| Emma Puranen | 12 | The Woods Bear Witness | Poetry | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Emma | Puranen |
| Rosa Pyo | 9 | Red, The Child From the Ghetto, The Red in Her Hair, The Glass Heart, The Color of Feelings | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Thomas S. Wootton High | Rosa | Pyo |
| Sahana Ramani | 10 | Dollars vs. Pens | Persuasive Writing | Silver Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Sahana | Ramani |
| Sahana Ramani | 10 | Fear Of The Roots? | Personal Essay/Memoir | Silver Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Sahana | Ramani |
| Emma Rebholz | 12 | The Eye Of The Beholder | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Silver Key | Quince Orchard High | Emma | Rebholz |
| Emma Rebholz | 12 | ( ) In The Parlor | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Quince Orchard High | Emma | Rebholz |
| Celia Reilly | 11 | Wedding Vows | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | Celia | Reilly |
| Celia Reilly | 11 | Almost Beautiful | Short Story | Silver Key | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | Celia | Reilly |
| Celia Reilly | 11 | The Forgery | Short Story | Silver Key | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | Celia | Reilly |
| Madeleine Remi | 12 | Safe | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Honorable Mention | The Potomac | Madeleine | Remi |
| Madeleine Remi | 12 | Tested | Dramatic Script | Honorable Mention | The Potomac | Madeleine | Remi |
| Annie Rosenthal | 11 | New Breasts, Less Wrinkles, No Hair: A Danish Teenager Fights Sexist Stereotypes | Journalism | Silver Key | Woodrow Wilson Senior High | Annie | Rosenthal |
| Annie Rosenthal | 11 | Does Suspension Work? An Investigation At One D.C. High School | Journalism | Honorable Mention | Woodrow Wilson Senior High | Annie | Rosenthal |
| Halcyon Ruskin | 11 | Ginger | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Albert Einstein High | Halcyon | Ruskin |
| Arda Sahiner | 11 | Endorphins, Life Goes On, Be Famous | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Thomas S. Wootton High | Arda | Sahiner |
| Ben Sarraille | 12 | A Gentle Wind | Poetry | Silver Key | Sidwell Friends | Ben | Sarraille |
| Ben Sarraille | 12 | To His Coy College Board | Poetry | Silver Key | Sidwell Friends | Ben | Sarraille |
| Ben Sarraille | 12 | The Last Tree | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Sidwell Friends | Ben | Sarraille |
| Ben Sarraille | 12 | Where I Wrote | Poetry | Silver Key | Sidwell Friends | Ben | Sarraille |
| Ben Sarraille | 12 | Thunder | Poetry | Silver Key | Sidwell Friends | Ben | Sarraille |
| Ben Sarraille | 12 | Finish Line | Poetry | Silver Key | Sidwell Friends | Ben | Sarraille |
| Ben Sarraille | 12 | Phantasm | Poetry | Silver Key | Sidwell Friends | Ben | Sarraille |
| Ben Sarraille | 12 | A 15 Line Sonnet: Pretty Cool, Hunh? | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Sidwell Friends | Ben | Sarraille |
| Ben Sarraille | 12 | Parade | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Sidwell Friends | Ben | Sarraille |
| Emily Schneider | 12 | Drive | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Emily | Schneider |
| Kendall Schutzer | 12 | The Selfie | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Maret | Kendall | Schutzer |
| Marriya Schwarz | 10 | Footprints To The River's Edge | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Oakton High | Marriya | Schwarz |
| Ned Schweikert | 12 | You May Not Believe In Ghosts But They Believe In You | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Yorktown High | Ned | Schweikert |
| Ned Schweikert | 12 | Apartment 13-11 | Humor | Honorable Mention | Yorktown High | Ned | Schweikert |
| Ned Schweikert | 12 | Minutia | Flash Fiction | Gold Key | Yorktown High | Ned | Schweikert |
| Anna Seo | 12 | Prisoner At Birth | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Anna | Seo |
| Eva Shapiro | 10 | And I Will Tell You A Story | Short Story | Gold Key | Woodrow Wilson Senior High | Eva | Shapiro |
| Eva Shapiro | 10 | Plans, Not Well Made | Flash Fiction | Silver Key | Woodrow Wilson Senior High | Eva | Shapiro |
| Emma Shaughnessy | 12 | Moon | Poetry | Silver Key | Maret | Emma | Shaughnessy |
| Blessed Sheriff | 11 | Like That, Time Travel, We, Confession | Poetry | Silver Key | Richard Montgomery High | Blessed | Sheriff |
| Will Simon | 12 | At The Bargello | Poetry | Silver Key | Richard Montgomery High | Will | Simon |
| Nur Simsek | 11 | Dusk and Dawn, Puzzle, Forever Broken | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Nur | Simsek |
| Shea Sion | 9 | On Again/off Again, A Soul, Matches | Poetry | Silver Key | Holton-Arms | Shea | Sion |
| Barrett Smith | 12 | Salmon | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | Barrett | Smith |
| Barrett Smith | 12 | Helmets | Short Story | Silver Key | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | Barrett | Smith |
| Barrett Smith | 12 | Magician Of Change | Personal Essay/Memoir | Silver Key | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | Barrett | Smith |
| Barrett Smith | 12 | When He Talks In His Sleep | Poetry | Silver Key | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | Barrett | Smith |
| Barrett Smith | 12 | Too Tired For Martyrs | Short Story | Silver Key | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | Barrett | Smith |
| Barrett Smith | 12 | Salmon | Personal Essay/Memoir | Silver Key | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | Barrett | Smith |
| Juliet Smith | 11 | Ivy | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Yorktown High | Juliet | Smith |
| Lindsay Smith | 9 | For Grandma | Poetry | Gold Key | Yorktown High | Lindsay | Smith |
| Lindsay Smith | 9 | My Toes | Poetry | Silver Key | Yorktown High | Lindsay | Smith |
| Cynthia Song | 10 | Sadie | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Cynthia | Song |
| Paulina Song | 8 | Lily | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Rocky Run Middle | Paulina | Song |
| Lily Spiro | 10 | The After | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Gold Key | Woodson High | Lily | Spiro |
| Kaila Stein | 10 | The Contradiction of Friendship | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Kaila | Stein |
| Tanvir Sublok | 10 | The Maze | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Tanvir | Sublok |
| Arjuna Subramanian | 11 | We Are The Past | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Montgomery Blair High | Arjuna | Subramanian |
| Matthew Sun | 10 | Hyphen | Personal Essay/Memoir | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Matthew | Sun |
| Wendy Sun | 12 | Acceptance | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Wendy | Sun |
| Wendy Sun | 12 | I Am Not A Writer | Personal Essay/Memoir | Silver Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Wendy | Sun |
| Ariah Tucci | 8 | Words Of Everythings | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Swanson Middle | Ariah | Tucci |
| Katie Van Duyne | 11 | Wonders Of Winter | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Maret | Katie | Van Duyne |
| Aidan Walker | 9 | Camp Water | Short Story | Silver Key | H-B Woodlawn | Aidan | Walker |
| Aidan Walker | 9 | That Exact Same Vertigo Feeling | Short Story | Silver Key | H-B Woodlawn | Aidan | Walker |
| Catherine Wang | 11 | Red Scarf Ties: Where Loyalties Lie | Personal Essay/Memoir | Silver Key | Richard Montgomery High | Catherine | Wang |
| Sara Warrington | 10 | Overcoming Intolerance | Journalism | Gold Key | Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology | Sara | Warrington |
| Ella Weiner | 8 | School Shooting | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Deal Middle | Ella | Weiner |
| Olenka Wellisz | 9 | And Utter Madness Ensued. | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Stone Ridge School of the Sacred | Olenka | Wellisz |
| Olenka Wellisz | 9 | Miranda | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Honorable Mention | Stone Ridge School of the Sacred | Olenka | Wellisz |
| Julia Wicks | 11 | Rain, Frank And Alma, Morning | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Washington-Lee High | Julia | Wicks |
| Anna Wilson | 8 | One Ugly Painting (an Excerpt) | Short Story | Gold Key | Deal Middle | Anna | Wilson |
| Julia Wilson | 12 | The Ghosts Of Youth | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Sidwell Friends | Julia | Wilson |
| Julia Winkler | 8 | The Fly On The Wall | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Little Flower | Julia | Winkler |
| Julia Winkler | 8 | The Waterfall | Poetry | Gold Key | Little Flower | Julia | Winkler |
| Julia Winkler | 8 | Broken Glass | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Little Flower | Julia | Winkler |
| Megan Wirtz | 11 | Crossroads | Personal Essay/Memoir | Honorable Mention | Georgetown Day | Megan | Wirtz |
| Emma Wolfe | 10 | Calypso's Lament | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Walt Whitman High | Emma | Wolfe |
| Emma Wolfe | 10 | Old Houses | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Walt Whitman High | Emma | Wolfe |
| Emma Wolfe | 10 | Shards | Short Story | Silver Key | Walt Whitman High | Emma | Wolfe |
| Emma Wolfe | 10 | Artisan | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Walt Whitman High | Emma | Wolfe |
| Alexander Won | 10 | A Day Of The Dead | Flash Fiction | Silver Key | Trinity Christian | Alexander | Won |
| Alexander Won | 10 | Skiar The Sky Painter | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Trinity Christian | Alexander | Won |
| Alexander Won | 10 | A Lotus Pond | Poetry | Silver Key | Trinity Christian | Alexander | Won |
| Annabelle Woodward | 10 | Lucy's House | Poetry | Silver Key | Episcopal High | Annabelle | Woodward |
| Annabelle Woodward | 10 | Johnny And His House On Stilts | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Episcopal High | Annabelle | Woodward |
| Suzanne Xu | 12 | The Greatest Award | Humor | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Suzanne | Xu |
| Suzanne Xu | 12 | Weeding | Short Story | Silver Key | Richard Montgomery High | Suzanne | Xu |
| Suzanne Xu | 12 | The Spider Woman | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Suzanne | Xu |
| Dash Yeatts-lonske | 10 | The War That Fear Built, This Is Just To Say, The Worst Thing | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Dash | Yeatts-lonske |
| Emma Youcha | 12 | Squatters | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Yorktown High | Emma | Youcha |
| Emma Youcha | 12 | All The While | Flash Fiction | Silver Key | Yorktown High | Emma | Youcha |
| Josephine Yu | 10 | The Room | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Montgomery Blair High | Josephine | Yu |
| Josephine Yu | 10 | The Hidden Places | Short Story | Silver Key | Montgomery Blair High | Josephine | Yu |
| Katherine Zeng | 12 | Pygmalion | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Katherine | Zeng |
| Anne Zetkulic | 7 | Cuxhaven | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Silver Key | Jefferson Middle | Anne | Zetkulic |
| Emily Zhang | 10 | Specks | Flash Fiction | Silver Key | Richard Montgomery High | Emily | Zhang |
| Emily Zhang | 10 | Cakes And Catalysts | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Emily | Zhang |
| Emily Zhang | 10 | Rhubarb And Brambles, Stasis, Ignition | Poetry | Gold Key | Richard Montgomery High | Emily | Zhang |
| Emily Zhang | 10 | Settled, Insiders And Outsiders, Discarded Girls | Poetry | Gold Key | Richard Montgomery High | Emily | Zhang |
| Emily Zhang | 10 | Fall | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Emily | Zhang |
| Vivien Zhu | 10 | Five Yuan For Five Shots | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Richard Montgomery High | Vivien | Zhu |
| Eliza Zizka | 8 | Copper | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Deal Middle | Eliza | Zizka |
| Eliza Zizka | 8 | Honey | Poetry | Silver Key | Deal Middle | Eliza | Zizka |
| Eliza Zizka | 8 | Poems | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Deal Middle | Eliza | Zizka |
| Eliza Zizka | 8 | Grammar Police Radio Show | Dramatic Script | Silver Key | Deal Middle | Eliza | Zizka |
| Eliza Zizka | 8 | I Like Fire | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Deal Middle | Eliza | Zizka |
| Eliza Zizka | 8 | Ninja Rubber Ducky Play | Dramatic Script | Silver Key | Deal Middle | Eliza | Zizka |
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