Congratulations to the Second Rounders from this year’s competition! Our Top 100 Finalists will be announced on March 18th.
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Project |
Writer(s) |
| ‘SCAPES MADE DIAMOND | Shauna O’Meara |
| 7 ORGASMS AND A THANK YOU NOTE | Shane Elizabeth |
| A DAFFODIL AMONGST NARCISSUSES | Shreshtha Kovvali |
| A HEX UPON BLACKSTONE COUNTY | J. Andrew Rutledge |
| A RETIREMENT | Harris Kauffman |
| A STAR IN HER CROWN | Darryl Wimberley |
| ADULTS ARE ALSO AFRAID OF THE DARK | Jenny Halper |
| ALBERT RISING | Fred Ayeroff |
| AN UNUSUAL CASE | Vanessa A. Ryan |
| ANNA INCOGNITO | Laura Preble |
| ANOMALY | Jennifer Milne |
| APPEARANCES | Mike Tuohy |
| BELLS: FROM MANAGER TO REINDEER | M Adrian Brassington |
| BLACKLAND COUNTY | Josh Taylor |
| BLACKOUT MAN | David Sakmyster |
| BOZOPHOBIA | Scott Parson |
| BRA STRAPS RAZOR WIRE | TR Lawrence |
| BUILDING IT UP | Katt Rose |
| BUSINESS | J.P. Meyboom |
| BYERLY LONGWELL’S MIRACULOUS MEDICINE SHOW | Jillian Chmiel |
| CARINA | Taylor Sutton |
| CLOSET HEARTS | Kyle T. Cowan |
| COFFEETIME | Lynn Swisher Spears |
| COLTON | Jonathan Koehle |
| CONTINUANCE | Irina Ivanova |
| CRYBABY | Brennan Gilpatrick |
| CUT ON THE BIAS | Susanna Bonaretti |
| DANGER SO LOVELY | Romily Bernard |
| DAUGHTER OF AMUN | Katherine Istace |
| DEAD IN THE WATER | Kevin Hopgood |
| DEAD RECKONING | Michael Ray |
| DEAR MR. HITCHCOCK | Elizabeth Crowens |
| DEATH IS THE COOL NIGHT | Libby Sternberg |
| DENSITY | Ashley Beeby |
| DESK JOB DEITIES | Brian Spellman |
| DISSENT | Sara Seitz |
| DOMEWORLD | Ivaylo Tontchev |
| DOORMAN WANTED | Glenn Miller |
| DREAM LESS | Michelle Wilker |
| DROWNING IN HONEY | Savannah Oakes |
| ECHO BEACH | Penny Jackson |
| ELEANOR AND ABIGAIL | Khalehla Rixon |
| ELIMINATING KINGS | Allways Wander |
| EMBRACE THIS SPEED | Alec Cyganowski |
| EMPIRE IN EXILE | Ren-Horng Wang |
| EVERYTHING RETURNS TO THE SEA | Kailee Pedersen |
| EXETER: THE LAST WITCH | Emanuela Spadoni |
| EXODUS | Christopher Lee |
| FARLEY’S ANGEL | Mackenzie Kyle |
| FLIGHT OF THE ALYA | Amber Snow |
| GALLANT | Catherine Cheresh |
| GEARHARBOR | Conor Kyle |
| GHOSTS OF CHARLESTON | Don Upton |
| GLUTTON | Deborah Riley |
| GRAY ORBIT | David Clair |
| HALLOWEEN PARADE | Julie Sharbutt |
| HAPPY HOLIDAYS | Ronald McGuire |
| HELL KITTEN | Susan Hamilton |
| HER LETTER | Paula Conner |
| HER SEVENTH DEATH | Virginia Austin |
| HIDDEN TALENT | Vanessa Ryan |
| HOLD ME | Cynthia Riddle |
| HOW TO BREAK YOUR COLLARBONE AND WHY | Jackie Cloud |
| HUNTING TEDDY ROOSEVELT | James Ross |
| ICE FISHING | Naomi Baum |
| ILLUMINARE | Kimberly Moore |
| IN MEMORIAM | Steven Lundgren |
| INVERSION | Eric Serrilli |
| IRONBLOOD | Nathan Cabaniss |
| ISOLATED | Kelly Kazek |
| IT HAPPENED IN LONDON | Alexandra Ares |
| JOIN US | Lee Matthew Goldberg |
| JULIE | Gina Lyle |
| KID NAPPER | Randall Hahn |
| KILL CODE | Luna Kayne |
| KILL FOR LOVE | Laura Picklesimer |
| KILL THE DOG | Alexandria Mui Lynn Chin |
| KISSING TOMATOES | Helen Hudson |
| KIYA AND THE MORIAN TREASURE | R.S. Mellette |
| LA MOCHILA EXPRESS | Sarah Marsh |
| LADY ADA | Julie Ann Slaby |
| LANDSCAPE OF HER YEAR | Suzannah Moore |
| LENSWOMAN | Kim Gottlieb-Walker |
| LET’S HOLD HANDS | Brendan Kelly |
| LIARS | Charlene Clarke-Todoruk |
| LIFE IS BIG | Kiki Denis |
| LIKE THE WIND I GO | Vahid Imani |
| LOVE IS LOUDER | Susan Hahn |
| LOVE THY NEIGHBOR | Karyn Peyton |
| MACE | Dakota Banks |
| MAKE THE ROBOTS LAUGH | Elena Perez |
| MALFEASANCE | Aleks Lyons |
| MALTA | Charles Duffie |
| MARINA & THE SCIENCE CLUB | Maria Sideris-Ishimaru |
| MATTIE FINCH | Brendan Kelly |
| ME AND THE MAN WHO MADE MAPPLETHORPE | Roberta Degnore |
| MELANIE | Ed Benjamin |
| MODERN DEVOTION | Y.J. HA |
| MOTEL PI | Charlene Ellen |
| MR. C | Terry Connell |
| NATURAL 20 | Alex Simon |
| NIGHTTIME TALES | Jenna Dickson |
| NINE WIVES | Laurie Criego |
| NO BLOOD, NO PRINTS, NO MURDER | Lee Adams |
| NO TRUTH IN CHEMISTRY | Jennifer S. Deayton |
| NORTHWOODS | Nia Searle |
| NUDGE | Danny Hogan |
| OBERON | Kim Lozelle |
| ONE MORNING, JUST BEFORE DAY | Kyle McNally |
| OUR LADY OF THE BASS BOAT | Mike Tuohy |
| P.R. | Robert Bowman |
| PERSONA NON GRATA | Desson Thomson |
| PLAN D | Jessica Barksdale |
| PUNK ROMANA | Dave Kavanaugh |
| RAZOR’S EDGE | Jonathan Marx |
| REDACTED | J. Andrew Rutledge |
| REVELATION RECORDS | Jennifer Giacalone |
| RUBY’S REVENGE | Christine Gallagher |
| RUN NASEEMA RUN | Shehla Naqvi |
| RUSSIAN TROPICS | Libby Sternberg |
| SAN CAMILIO | Katie Antonsson |
| SATAN FENCE | Anne Steinberg |
| SAVAGE GAME | Lisa Pais |
| SAY DA! | Caroline Falls |
| SCARS & CHARLATANS | Christopher Robin Hood |
| SEMI-PRO | David Holloway |
| SENECA REBEL | Rayya Deeb |
| SHANGHAI TORAH YUANFEN | Briana London |
| SKINNY WOMAN IN A STRAW HAT | Hao Tran |
| SLAUGHTER ROAD | Dwight Jolivette |
| SLOANE HALL | Libby Sternberg |
| SMITH’S PROTEGE | Grant Halstead |
| SOMETIMES… I DON’T REMEMBER MUCH OF THE ’70S | Norman Johnson |
| SORROWS TO THE STONES | Gary Nilsen |
| SORRY, DELIVERY | Paula Lennon |
| SOULTOUCH | Yasamin Noori-Bushehri |
| SPEAKING OF SUMMER | Kalisha Buckhanon |
| STATION | Jarrett Early |
| STRANGE TRIPS | James Pomeroy |
| STUDENT BODIES | Taylor Foreman-Niko |
| SURVIVING THE ODD | Candi Milo |
| SURVIVING URANUS | Michael Wohl |
| SWALLOWING BITTERNESS | Kathy Tao |
| T.L.W. | Katherine Martinez DeLeon |
| T.O.R.N. | Ampora Yazdani |
| TAPESTRY LION | Karen Nilsen |
| TEARS OF INANNA | Michelle Halverson |
| THANKSGIVING | Jennifer S. Deayton |
| THE ’49 INDIAN | Craig Moody |
| THE BOARDER | Paul Toth |
| THE BOY WHO KILLED SUMMER | Brendan Kelly |
| THE CHRONICLES OF DR. ODD | Greg Vest |
| THE COUGAR’S TALE | Daylin Banks |
| THE DARKNESS AND THE DEEP | Halle McGowan |
| THE DAY SARAH GRACE FOUND RELIGION | Julie Ann Slaby |
| THE DECOY | Nicole Crowley |
| THE DEVIL HEAD | Ray McNally |
| THE EDITORS | Stephen Harrison |
| THE FORTUNE | Laurence Fuller |
| THE FOURTH YEAR | Christopher Backs |
| THE FRIENDLIES | Meg Howrey |
| THE GOLD RUSH GIRLS | Craig Moody |
| THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO FRANK | Julian Porter |
| THE HIDDEN | Mandy Artusato |
| THE INFLUENCER OF THE HEART | Rochelle E. Fisher |
| THE KEY TO CIRCUS-MOM HIGHWAY | Allyson Rice |
| THE KILLER DISAPPEARS | Graham Powell |
| THE KIRKFALLEN STOPWATCH | Jan-Andrew Henderson |
| THE LEGACY OF A STEAMBOAT CABIN BOY | James Magner |
| THE LEGEND OF FIRE-MANE | Charles Sellner |
| THE LEGEND OF POKEY NOSE | Tami Ryder |
| THE LEMONADE TOUR | Kerry Quinn |
| THE MODEST ONE | Ivana Strajin |
| THE MONSTER HYPOTHESIS | Romily Bernard |
| THE ON-THE-ROOF GANG | Matt Zullo |
| THE ORPHAN DARKLINGS | John Barnes |
| THE OUTER CIRCLE | Conor Dowling |
| THE PETTIFOGGERYS | Alan Adler |
| THE RESURRECTION OF ALL WE KNEW | Ashley Polihronakis |
| THE RUSH | Ella West |
| THE RUSSIAN ROAD | Afarin Bellisario |
| THE SHADOW OF ASCENSION | Robin McConnell |
| THE SOCIAL PROGRAM | Brent Delaney |
| THE SOUND OF SNOW | Peter Brown |
| THE ST. BOTOLPH’S HOSPITAL AMATEUR SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY | Ben Paynter |
| THE SUN AND THE MOON | Chuck Abdella |
| THE SURGE | Ricki Holmes |
| THE THIRTY-NINTH MAN | Dale Swanson |
| THE TWIN FLAMES, THE MASTER, AND THE GAME | Richard Lanoix |
| THE VENUE | Mary Cardenas |
| THE WAY YOUR FATHER DIES | Raymond Gaston |
| THE WEIGHT OF IT ALL | Wendy Willis Baldwin |
| THE WHIPPING CLUB | Deborah Henry |
| THE WHIRLPOOL PROJECT | Josh Taylor |
| THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT LUCY | Julie Ann Slaby |
| THIS IS THE WORK OF ONE HUNDRED BEST CITIZENS | Julie Ann Slaby |
| TO THE NINES | Elena Perez |
| TOO DONE | Maria Sanchez |
| TRUE | Barbara Rye |
| TURNING OF THE BONES | Michael Welch |
| UNDER THE COLOR OF LAW | Monica Lee |
| WAR ORPHANS | Kuros Charney |
| WARD | Kyle Waller |
| WASTED | Steve Finly |
| WE ARRIVE UNINVITED | Jen Shanahan |
| WHEN WENDY WHISPERS | Elena Perez |
| WHITE DEVIL | William Gish |
| WONDER VALLEY | Noah Pohl |
| YOUTH | Phil Vengrinovich |
| YOUTOPIA | Joseph Rein |
| YOYKH | Howard W. Robertson |
Make sure to check back for further announcements! Full details about the competition can be found here.
(As a reminder: If you entered into the Mentorship Program, or signed up to be part of the Guaranteed Signing or Guaranteed Option prizes, regardless of making the Second Round, you are still in contention for those prizes. Those winners are selected from the entire pool of submissions separately from the finalist rounds, and will be announced alongside the winners)
