This year, more than 100 adults and 40 young adults entered the Bethesda Magazine/Bethesda Urban Partnership (BUP) Short Story Contest. One-hundred-fifteen adults, 25 young adults and more than 450 schoolchildren entered the Essay Contest.
Fiction Contest—Adult
Winner
Will Layman of Bethesda
"Birds"
Runners-up:
Second Place
Mabel Yu of Gaithersburg
“Taking Shelter”
Third Place
Elisabeth Chaves of North Bethesda
“Maggie”
Honorable Mention
Lisa Battalia Anthony of Bethesda
“The Gift”
Fiction Contest—Young Adult
Winner
Grace Chen of Germantown
"things i should probably write down"
Runners-up:
Second Place
Danielle Jacobson of Bethesda
“Because of that Night”
Third Place
Rolando Masis Obando of Potomac
“An Undimmed World”
Honorable Mention
Vishnupriya Manavasi Krishnan of Potomac
Untitled
Honorable Mention
Gabriella Rubin of Chevy Chase
“The Birthday Cake”
Essay Contest—Adult
Winner
Brock McIntosh of Washington, D.C.
"Caught"
Runners-up:
Second Place
Tevis Arthur Tsai of Silver Spring
“Frames”
Third Place
Hannah Greene of Washington, D.C.
“On the Line”
Honorable Mention
Ioana Tesliuc of Potomac
Untitled
Honorable Mention
S. Michael Scadron of Silver Spring
“Two Mountains”
Honorable Mention
Terri Scadron of Silver Spring
“The Captive Audience”
Essay Contest—Young Adult
Winner
Vishnupriya Manavasi Krishnan of Potomac
"Neeraja"
Runners-up:
Second Place
Elaine B. Bucknam of Potomac
“Rude Awakening”
Third Place
Maxwell Shane Frankel of Darnestown
“Volunteering? Ugh!!!”
Honorable Mention
Jue Lia Fong of Bethesda
Untitled
Honorable Mention
Martese Holmes of Washington, D.C.
Untitled
Honorable Mention
Tiffany Keung of Potomac
“Revelations”
