My 2020 Journey Writing Contest

The Associated and the Baltimore Jewish Times partnered together in honor of The Associated’s 100th birthday to capture the historical perspective of 2020 and the importance of our community during this time period. We accepted submissions of written essays, shorts stories or poems about experiences and feelings surrounding the importance of community during this challenging time. Talented winners from the following age categories were selected:

Pen Pals – ages 13 and under 

First place, The Longest, Fastest Year of My Life, By Evan Rosen, age 13

Second place, Community Strength, By Ariella Katcoff, age 11

Young Writers – ages 14 to 19 

First Place, One People, One Heart, By Ayelet Friedman, age 15

Second Place, Connected in Quarantine, By Anja Prien, age 19

Budding Authors – ages 20 to 34 

First place, Community and Connection, By Tobias Vogelstein, age 28

Second place, At Sea, By Atara Vogelstein, age 27

Storytellers of Today – ages 35 to 64 

First place, One is not the loneliest number, By Lynne Elkes, age 52

Second place, Kaddish, Above and Beyond, By Kenneth Friedman, age 47

Silver Wordsmiths– ages 65 and over 

First place, My Covid-19 2020 Year, By Eileen Creeger, age 66

Second place, 2020 SOS, By Carolyn Scherr, age 89

All entries

• Pen Pals
• Young Writers
• Budding Authors
• Storytellers of Today
• Silver Wordsmiths

Thank you to everyone who entered.

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