1st place

A Map of Broken Things — Omar Haddad

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2nd place

The Fare by Sarah Marsh

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3rd place

The Gray Area by Collin June

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3 finalists

When the Rooster Cries by SherLann D. Moore
Honey White by Steven Matty
Friends For Now by Eduardo Fierro

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6 semifinalists

Locker 13 by Daniel L. Naden
Faith by James Walters Powers
Mute by Shan Kachhi
Long Way Home by Terry Podnar
Imagine and Daydream by Fiorita Di Palma
Hurricane Huskies by Larry Masters

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12 quarterfinalists

It's Beautiful, Isn't It? by Timothy O'Brien
Transparent Violence by Briggs Murphy
Still Warm by Kenny Kistner
King Zac by Mark Yablonovich
Mesmerized by Sharliane Mara Michels
A Quiet Connection by Kris Scott
The Frequency Divide by Treena Wynes
Wellness Check by Scott Pittock
A Good Boy by Dan Linley
Our Last Trip by Blake Van Curen
Orcosmic by Roosevelt Davis
The Price of a Soul by Pascual Dalmau