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1ST ROUND HEAT ASSIGNMENTS

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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)

 

 

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