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1ST ROUND HEAT ASSIGNMENTS [ ALL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ]
THE 1ST ROUND AWARDS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED! - Go to individual heats listed above to see the complete list of awards. Congratulations to all of the writers for rising to the challenge and good luck to the Finalists moving on to the Final Round of the competition!
FINAL ROUND: 24 talented writers recently took part in the final round, where they were challenged to write an original short story in just 24 hours based on the following assignment: genre - DRAMA and subject - CHOCOLATE. The winners are below:
1st Place
"Chocolat Amer (Bitter Chocolate)" by
Jacqueline Brown (New York, NY) - Following the death of her father, a
savvy African child bride finds herself trapped in the horror of the
21st century Cote d'Ivoire chocolate slave trade.
2nd Place
"Trick" by John Dowgin (Spotswood, NJ)
- His parents' reaction to a frightening discovery in his Halloween
candy forces a ten year-old boy to reevaluate his views of the world and
his father.
3rd Place
"A Man of Cortés" by Pete Barry
(Easton, PA) - A Spanish conquistador discovers the positive and
negative effects of a native Mesoamerican chocolate drink.
4th Place
"Back Home in a Foreign Land" by David
Malki ! (Los Angeles, CA) - A returning veteran attempts to readjust to
civilian life while battling the demons of his memories.
5th Place
"Sorry" by Bruno Zalubil (New York, NY)
- A homesick woman is finally unwilling to apologize for the sake of her
abusive boyfriend when their five-year relationship reaches its nadir
over a contraband box of chocolates.
6th Place
"The Fight of His Life" by Steven Smyth
(Millbury, MA) - Drew Carroll is a man who knows loss-but it is only
after his dog is stricken by chocolate poisoning that he is able to
understand both loss and life.
Honorable Mention
"A Chocolate Star" by Todd Ciaciuch
(Agoura Hills, CA)
"Alcohol, Chocolate, and Cigarettes" by
Megan Marquart (West Chester, PA)
"Chocolate Walls" by Eric Marschall
(Winston Salem, NC)
"Chocolate's Sunday" by Martin
Lancaster (Frankfurt, Germany)
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