AoPS Academy Short Story Contest
Learn more about our annual AoPS Academy Short Story Contest and read the stories from our Student Authors.
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2023 Lower Division Winners (Grades 5 and below)
Annette Kramer
Bellevue
Pieces of Life
Ansh Khanduja
Fremont
Through the Endless Forest!
Veeksha Chigurupati
Frisco
Wish Of A Child
Aashvi Bansal
Gaithersburg
The Legend of the Mystery Locket.
Emerson Lee
Irvine
Catastrophe
Srujana Rajesh
Lexington
Painting Portals
Molly Zhang
Morrisville
The Feather of Friendship
Shreya Santhanam
Pleasanton
The Magical Notebook
Emma Li
Princeton
A Life Without Books
Claire Paulsen
San Diego
Out of the Spotlight, Into Our Hearts
Zoey Mak
Santa Clara
The Runaway Dragonets
Kaynisha Kadia
Vienna
Three Wishes
2023 Upper Division Winners (Grades 6 and above)
Annapoorani Lingeshwaran
Bellevue
Flawed
Samhita Murthy
Fremont
Hidden Gems
Sruthi Kotamraju
Frisco
The Unveiling of My Origin
Isha Bhadauria
Gaithersburg
From These Ashes, A Queen Is Born
Madeleine Lee
Irvine
Unexpected
Aaron Khazan
Lexington
The Case of the Bloody Dinghy: A Detective's Tale
Siddhi Ranjeeth
Morrisville
Lost and Found!
Riddhiman Rana
Pleasanton
The Battle of Kyorokana
Aarna Mallidi
Princeton
Déjà Vu
Addison Bullard
San Diego
Where Dreams are Born
Shriya Jha
Santa Clara
A Bond Beyond Time
Ivy Zhang
Vienna
Mystery of The Blood Jewel
2022 Lower Division Winners (Grades 5 and below)
Prompt: Write a story where a good piece of advice saves the day.
Braeden Wei
Bellevue
Doors
Aadish Shah
Frisco
An Emperor in the Hands of an Adolescent
Evelyn Shepherd
Gaithersburg
The Writer’s Block
Ryan Liu
Lexington
Write Injuries in Dust, Benefits in Marble
Siddhi Ranjeeth
Morrisville
One Lie Leads to Another
Aadhavan Sridharan
Pleasanton
The Awesome, Amazing Adventures of Young Albert Einstein!
Shirley Xu
Princeton
The Love Within
Savannah Wilson
San Diego
A Leather-Backed Book
Aanya Singh
Vienna
Different
2022 Upper Division Winners (Grades 6 and above)
Prompt: Write a story about an unexpected friendship.
Isabelle Li
Bellevue
Beyond the Storm
Rishit Anand
Frisco
The Poster
Ahalya Srambical
Gaithersburg
Undying
Anoushka Nambiar
Lexington
The Girl in the Gray Area
Shivaani Sankarlingam
Morrisville
Of Violets Swept Away
Siya Gopal
Pleasanton
Meaningful, the Movie
Ananya Kalwala
Princeton
Blood and Pomegranate Juice
Jenna Huang
San Diego
Befriending the Ending
Kurn Sundaram
Santa Clara
To Share the Light
Samantha Kim
Vienna
Through the Mirror
2021 Lower Division Winners (Grades 5 and below)
Prompt: Write a story about a once-in-a-lifetime discovery.
Eileen Moon
Bellevue
A Little Red Riding Hood Story
Malinda Zhu
Gaithersburg
The Lost Finder
Adrian Chen
Lexington
Opening My Eyes
Srinika Srinivas
Morrisville
The Train of Giving
Charumathi V.
Pleasanton
Legend of Eyelash
Aarav Patel
Princeton
The Forgotten Land
Elaine Wang
San Diego
Watch of Time
Lexine Song
Santa Clara
The Hedgehog's Problem
Summer Hsu
Vienna
Alpha of the Pack
Other Grand-Prize Winners: Aryan Padarthi - Frisco
2021 Upper Division Winners (Grades 6 and above)
Prompt: Write a story about someone who persuades an enemy.
Winter Chiu
Bellevue
The Act of Letting Go
Rishya Vemireddy
Frisco
Dimensions Apart
Joy Jiang
Gaithersburg
To Bargain with Death
Alma Barak
Lexington
The Perfect Birthday
Sarah Hancock
Morrisville
The Broken Chain
Aaron Zheng
Pleasanton
A Day in the Life of Mr. Fluffikins
Rishaan Nalwar
Princeton
Black Swans
Gary Liang
San Diego
The Assassin
Samhita Laxman
Santa Clara
A Song of Trees and Whispering Leaves
Victoria Zhang
Vienna
Walk with Me through a Street of the Past
"A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it."
Ursula Le Guin
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