It is our pleasure to bring you the winning entries in the Weekly's 19th annual Short Story Contests. The stories this year touch on such diverse topics as childhood memories, historical adventures on the high seas and a girl's fascination with insects. We would like to thank all the contestants who entered this year's contest and invite the community to submit their works next year.

First Place
Mary Lee McNeal,
Blown to Cheyenne

Second Place
Rayme Waters,
Epiphany

Third Place
R. Calvin Clark,
The Struggle at Dusk

Children 9-11

First Place
Sarah Jacobs Younker
Anna's Bugs

Second Place
Alexi Kenney
Tare the Short-Tailed Quetzal

Third Place
Paul Dupenloup
The Lone Warrior

Teen 12-14

Third Place
Fiona Wilkes
Lost in Thought

Young Adult 15-17

First Place
Brian Jewkes
The Black Joke

Second Place
Sakeena Ahsan
My Right-Hand Man

Third Place
Michael Jiaravanont
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