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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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Heat |
Last Name |
First Name |
City |
State / Province |
Country |
|
6 |
Abbott |
Jillian |
Whitestone |
NY |
USA |
|
8 |
Abell |
Miles |
Houston |
TX |
USA |
|
13 |
ADAMS |
HEIDI |
GREENSBURG |
IN |
USA |
|
2 |
Agosta |
Carolyn Steele |
Sherrill's Ford |
NC |
USA |
|
8 |
Albertini-Bond |
Sarah |
Virginia Beach |
VA |
USA |
|
2 |
Alfonso |
Doris Rita |
Grinnell |
IA |
USA |
|
5 |
Ash |
Greg |
Aylesbury |
Bucks |
UK |
|
10 |
Auset-Jones |
Karen |
Brooklyn |
NY |
USA |
|
5 |
Barry |
Pete |
Easton |
PA |
USA |
|
7 |
Baxter |
Kimberly |
Altamonte Springs |
FL |
usa |
|
1 |
Beam |
David A. |
Brownwood |
TX |
USA |
|
4 |
Bellipanni |
Jason |
Mont Vernon |
NH |
USA |
|
3 |
Bennett |
Xander |
Robina |
Queensland |
Australia |
|
13 |
Bernstein |
Wyatt |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
2 |
Bobier |
Greg |
waterloo |
ONT |
Canada |
|
3 |
Bovee |
Andrea |
|
|
|
|
9 |
Boyter |
Gavin |
London |
Greater London |
UK |
|
8 |
Bradley |
Andrew |
Dedham |
MA |
USA |
|
10 |
Brennan |
Blythe |
Huron |
OH |
USA |
|
10 |
Brennan |
Thomas |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
9 |
Brizec |
Isabelle |
Ealing |
London |
UK |
|
9 |
Brown |
Jacqueline |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
8 |
Bryan |
William |
Denver |
CO |
USA |
|
3 |
Bullard |
Gary |
Washington |
DC |
USA |
|
3 |
Bulley |
David |
Turners Falls |
MA |
USA |
|
14 |
Cagney |
Lucy |
NY |
NY |
USA |
|
4 |
Cajigal |
Calvin |
Montgomery Village |
MD |
USA |
|
6 |
Calabro |
Frank |
Staten Island |
NY |
USA |
|
6 |
Campisi |
Vincent |
Hamilton |
NJ |
USA |
|
12 |
Cantalupo |
Ellen |
Middletown |
NJ |
USA |
|
12 |
Carr |
Jonathan |
Simi Valley |
CA |
USA |
|
7 |
Carter-Jeffrey |
Galen |
Friendswood |
TX |
USA |
|
3 |
Chadwick |
Ken |
Yonkers |
NY |
USA |
|
13 |
Chase |
Elizabeth |
Pasadena |
CA |
USA |
|
10 |
Ciaciuch |
Todd |
Agoura Hills |
CA |
USA |
|
5 |
Connelly |
Claire |
Sydney |
New South Wales |
Australia |
|
6 |
cook |
pia |
gainesville |
FL |
USA |
|
5 |
Cook |
Karen |
Paradise Valley |
AZ |
USA |
|
8 |
Cornwell |
Stacey |
Laurence Harbor |
NJ |
USA |
|
14 |
Coxon |
Caroline |
Buxted |
East Sussex |
UK |
|
10 |
Creque |
Stuart |
Moraga |
CA |
USA |
|
1 |
Cuculich |
Michael |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
13 |
Curtis |
Jessica |
Sunnyside |
NY |
USA |
|
10 |
Danford |
Patrick |
Philadelphia |
PA |
USA |
|
7 |
D'Angelo |
Ann |
Indianapolis |
IN |
USA |
|
11 |
Decker |
Christopher |
Rhinebeck |
NY |
USA |
|
7 |
Dembkoski |
David |
Merrimack |
NH |
USA |
|
11 |
DeSanta |
Jessica |
Ramsey |
NJ |
USA |
|
14 |
DeVoe |
Jessica |
Capistrano Beach |
CA |
USA |
|
5 |
Dhillon |
Jesse |
Brampton |
ONT |
Canada |
|
5 |
Dodge |
Andrew |
|
|
|
|
6 |
Done |
Heather |
Las Vegas |
NV |
USA |
|
14 |
Dowgin |
John |
Spotswood |
NJ |
USA |
|
14 |
Doyle |
Kristina Jessica |
Santa Clarita |
CA |
USA |
|
6 |
Dunwoody |
David |
Ogden |
UT |
USA |
|
14 |
Edwards |
Oliver |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
6 |
Einarsson |
Einar Gunnar |
Clifton |
NJ |
USA |
|
6 |
Elphinstone |
Janna |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
8 |
Elto |
Olivia |
Clifton |
nj |
USA |
|
10 |
Essner |
Elisa |
St. Louis |
MO |
USA |
|
11 |
Faught |
Timber |
Holiday |
FL |
USA |
|
9 |
Felland-Syring |
Rebecca |
Minneapolis |
MN |
USA |
|
6 |
Fischette |
Stephanie |
Brooklyn |
NY |
USA |
|
4 |
Ford |
Andrew |
Cardiff |
South Glamorgan |
UK |
|
5 |
Fowler |
Ed |
North Hollywood |
CA |
USA |
|
3 |
Frazier |
Jaleesa |
Charleston |
SC |
USA |
|
12 |
Garrett |
Perry |
Northridge |
CA |
USA |
|
6 |
Gaskin |
Lee |
East Finchley |
London |
UK |
|
3 |
Giles |
Hannah |
Leeds |
West Yorkshire |
UK |
|
12 |
Gleckler |
John |
St. Louis |
MO |
USA |
|
10 |
Godfrey |
Nicole |
Athens |
GA |
USA |
|
14 |
Goldfarb |
Ben |
Amherst |
MA |
USA |
|
10 |
Goldstein |
Jason |
Highlands Ranch |
CO |
USA |
|
11 |
Gorham |
Brien |
Pennington |
NJ |
USA |
|
6 |
Gough |
Carl |
London |
London |
UK |
|
1 |
Grady |
Jeana |
Brighton |
MA |
usa |
|
2 |
Graff |
Anabel |
New York |
Ny |
USA |
|
2 |
Greene |
Ron |
Tomball |
TX |
USA |
|
7 |
Greenhalgh |
Suzanne |
|
|
|
|
9 |
Gutierrez |
Michael Phillip |
Rosemead |
CA |
USA |
|
12 |
Harris |
William |
Frederick |
MD |
USA |
|
3 |
Haslewood |
Nathan |
Leeds |
West Yorkshire |
UK |
|
2 |
Hayden |
Brian |
St. Paul |
MN |
USA |
|
4 |
Heddle |
Brendan |
Bethpage |
NY |
USA |
|
5 |
Henderson |
Garrett |
Sherman Oaks |
CA |
USA |
|
1 |
Herman |
Derek |
Denver |
CO |
USA |
|
1 |
hester |
delisha |
conyers |
GA |
USA |
|
1 |
Hirsh |
Andrew |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
3 |
Hopkins |
Brandon |
Frederick |
MD |
USA |
|
7 |
Howard |
Anthony |
Detroit |
MI |
USA |
|
5 |
Jamberdino |
Kristin |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
2 |
Jantzen |
Christopher |
Clayton |
CA |
USA |
|
8 |
Jarrett |
Tanya |
Murfresboro |
TN |
USA |
|
7 |
Johnson |
Hope |
Minneapolis |
MN |
USA |
|
12 |
JONES |
MATTHEW |
MONTREAL |
QUEBEC |
Canada |
|
9 |
Kass |
Michael |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
11 |
Keel |
Rich |
Mishawaka |
IN |
USA |
|
3 |
Kehoe |
Travis |
Yorktown |
VA |
USA |
|
5 |
Kelley |
Lee |
Murray |
UT |
USA |
|
11 |
Kelly |
Danny |
Glendora |
CA |
USA |
|
4 |
Kelly |
Aikia |
Montgomery Village |
MD |
USA |
|
13 |
Kennedy-Edwards |
Brittany |
Bonita Springs |
FL |
USA |
|
14 |
Keyeski |
Derek |
Oak Creek |
WI |
USA |
|
9 |
kickham |
patric |
wexford |
wexford |
Ireland |
|
10 |
kinsella |
clodagh |
paris |
paris |
France |
|
8 |
Kocak |
Kristen |
Brooklyn |
NY |
USA |
|
7 |
Koepf |
Ehren |
South San Francisco |
CA |
USA |
|
12 |
Kohler |
Alan |
Northport |
MI |
USA |
|
11 |
koppelmann |
rotem meir |
london |
UK |
UK |
|
9 |
Kotzer |
Avi |
Rego Park |
NY |
USA |
|
12 |
La Coa |
Manassa |
Miami |
FL |
USA |
|
9 |
Lancaster |
Martin |
Frankfurt |
Hessen |
Germany |
|
4 |
Lankford |
Elsa |
Baltimore |
MD |
USA |
|
4 |
Leigh |
DiPillo |
Ossining |
NY |
USA |
|
13 |
Levas |
Jason |
Brooklyn |
NY |
USA |
|
7 |
Levin |
Jonathan |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
8 |
Li |
Pak |
Jersey City |
NJ |
USA |
|
14 |
Little |
Doc |
sparks |
NV |
USA |
|
13 |
Lofton |
Bill |
San Francisco |
CA |
USA |
|
2 |
Lueker-Tarango |
Erika |
Long Beach |
CA |
USA |
|
6 |
Maddox |
Billy |
Pasadena |
CA |
USA |
|
2 |
Maliga |
Jared |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
5 |
Malki ! |
David |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
1 |
Malmqvist |
Lars |
Birkerřd |
N/A |
Denmark |
|
7 |
Marquart |
Megan |
West Chester |
PA |
USA |
|
13 |
Marschall |
Eric |
Winston Salem |
NC |
USA |
|
14 |
Mayberrywunsch |
Linda |
|
|
|
|
14 |
McCulloch |
James |
|
|
|
|
11 |
McGinn |
Scott |
Hingham |
MA |
USA |
|
2 |
McKenzie |
scott |
Stockport |
Cheshire |
UK |
|
2 |
Mendelsohn |
Jacob |
Brooklyn |
NY |
USA |
|
1 |
Mendelson |
Melissa |
Monroe |
NY |
USA |
|
4 |
Mills |
Misty |
New Boston |
MI |
USA |
|
2 |
miranda |
patterson |
new york |
NY |
usa |
|
9 |
Moledina |
Rahim |
UXBRIDGE |
MIDDLESEX |
UK |
|
12 |
Moore |
J. P. |
Latham |
NY |
USA |
|
9 |
Mortensen |
Kellie |
Woods Cross |
UT |
USA |
|
13 |
Moses |
Sarah |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
2 |
Munsch |
Guy |
Bethesda |
MD |
USA |
|
5 |
Musal |
Jeffrey |
Rhinebeck |
NY |
USA |
|
10 |
Nelson |
Sue |
Wheathampstead |
Herts |
UK |
|
3 |
Newell |
Thomasin |
Madison |
WI |
USA |
|
5 |
O'Brien |
Katherine |
Santa Monica |
CA |
USA |
|
9 |
Owens |
Cindy |
Wheat Ridge |
CO |
USA |
|
8 |
Palmer |
David |
London |
UK |
UK |
|
4 |
Pandolas |
Marc Anthony |
Palm Coast |
FL |
USA |
|
7 |
Patrick |
Janine |
issaquah |
wa |
usa |
|
9 |
perez |
bonnie |
orlando |
FL |
usa |
|
6 |
Perez |
David |
Newbury Park |
CA |
USA |
|
13 |
Pierucci |
Edward |
Kalamazoo |
MI |
USA |
|
13 |
Porter |
Joseph |
Ballwin |
MO |
USA |
|
8 |
Powilatis |
Jill |
West Simsbury |
CT |
USA |
|
12 |
Randolph |
Julie |
Caldwell |
NJ |
USA |
|
1 |
Rechtman |
Joseph |
Ossining |
NY |
USA |
|
5 |
Regner |
Anna |
Oldenburg |
Niedersachsen |
Germany |
|
1 |
Reiter |
Daniel |
Toronto |
ONT |
Canada |
|
6 |
Richardson |
Paul |
Riverside |
CA |
USA |
|
4 |
Riley |
Patrick |
Geneva |
Geneva |
Switzerland |
|
3 |
Ripley |
Jennifer |
Sherman Oaks |
CA |
USA |
|
4 |
Robbins |
Rebecca |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
10 |
Robinson |
Shantay |
Stone Mountain |
GA |
USA |
|
13 |
Roddy |
Ian |
Orlando |
FL |
USA |
|
13 |
Rodriguez |
Ariel |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
12 |
Rodriguez |
Vanelis |
San Juan |
PR |
Puerto Rico |
|
9 |
Rowe |
Christopher A. |
Silver Spring |
MD |
USA |
|
10 |
Rutherford |
F. Chong |
Brooklyn |
NY |
USA |
|
7 |
Rye |
Curt |
Brooklyn |
NY |
USA |
|
13 |
salvo |
zandro |
vancouver |
BC |
canada |
|
1 |
schnatz |
kurt |
lindenhurst |
NY |
USA |
|
12 |
Signer |
Sheri |
NY |
NY |
USA |
|
11 |
Skjolsvik |
Pamela |
Bayfield |
CO |
USA |
|
8 |
Smith |
Cory |
Medicine Hat |
AB |
Canada |
|
1 |
Smith |
James |
Melvindale |
MI |
USA |
|
5 |
Smith |
La-Chanda |
bronx |
ny |
usa |
|
8 |
Smyth |
Steven |
Millbury |
MA |
USA |
|
4 |
Somerville |
Luke |
Brooklyn |
NY |
USA |
|
3 |
Sophia |
Katherine |
Saint Paul |
MN |
USA |
|
13 |
Stahr |
Ed |
Orlando |
FL |
USA |
|
1 |
Steier |
Lydia |
Stuttgart |
Baden-Württenburg |
Germany |
|
1 |
Stevens |
Elena |
Baltimore |
MD |
USA |
|
11 |
Stewart |
Evelyn |
Mobile |
Alabama |
USA |
|
14 |
Stewart |
Julie |
COGOLIN |
VAR |
France |
|
6 |
Stibbs |
Patrick |
Omaha |
NE |
USA |
|
7 |
Sting |
Jason |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
11 |
sullivan |
tom |
new york |
ny |
usa |
|
3 |
Suto |
Josip |
Guymon |
OK |
USA |
|
11 |
Tambakeras |
Nicholas |
Tucson |
AZ |
USA |
|
2 |
Targovnik |
Andy |
Syosset |
NY |
USA |
|
14 |
thoth |
s.k. |
jamaica |
NY |
USA |
|
4 |
Tito |
Greg |
Brooklyn |
NY |
USA |
|
8 |
Tomjanovich |
Melissa |
Brooklyn |
NY |
USA |
|
10 |
Torvik |
Brett |
Madison |
Wi |
USA |
|
12 |
Trock |
Kathleen |
Ferdinand |
ID |
USA |
|
2 |
Turon |
Jason |
Summit |
NJ |
USA |
|
11 |
Tyler |
Sam |
Atlanta |
GA |
USA |
|
7 |
Udoff |
Barry |
nyc |
NY |
usa |
|
11 |
Vander Velde |
Jaime |
Wall |
NJ |
USA |
|
4 |
Vaughn |
Brent |
Chandler |
AZ |
USA |
|
4 |
Wall |
Jason |
Toronto |
ONT |
Canada |
|
7 |
Wallace |
Jess |
Adelaide |
SA |
Australia |
|
3 |
Walsh |
Catalina |
Miami |
FL |
USA |
|
10 |
Warner |
Sierra |
Northport |
ME |
USA |
|
12 |
Weber |
Courtney |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
1 |
White |
Mindi |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
12 |
wieliczko |
Christopher |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
9 |
xtian |
espano |
cavite |
dasmarinas |
Philippines |
|
14 |
Yakovlev |
Anton |
Boston |
MA |
USA |
|
8 |
Zablud |
Joanne |
Santa Monica |
CA |
USA |
|
11 |
zalubil |
Bruno |
new york |
ny |
usa |
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