1st Place **FINALIST** 'Thank God for the Idiocy of Animals' by Steven Barry   SYNOPSIS - Nathan lands himself in the animal emergency room after his friend Alexis' dog gets run over by a golf cart on his watch. Nathan has been crazy about Alexis for a while, and he attempts to capitalize on the situation. (Heat 26)

2nd Place **FINALIST** 'My First Concussion' by Halli Melnitsky   SYNOPSIS - For one young women, a life with a concussion may prove more interesting than life without.  We do what we have to do to get what we need. (Heat 26)

3rd Place  'Free Radicals' by David Okun   SYNOPSIS - Black and white, fact and fiction, ink and skin, and blood and tears combine as lonely Detroit mechanic Andy falls for an African-American woman and her cause in the crowded waiting room of Henry Ford Hospital.  (Heat 26)

4th Place  'Love Hurts' by Kelly Hansen   SYNOPSIS - Jack Dillon is a doctor at an emergency care center who is in love with one of his patients.  Unfortunately, this particular patient has a very rare mental disorder that can easily make it all but impossible for them to continue seeing each other.  (Heat 26)

5th Place  'Fresh' by Lukas Kristjanson   SYNOPSIS - Two people who normally wouldn’t look twice at each other are not surprised to learn they have almost nothing in common. Small moments of uncomfortable honesty bridge the gap between them, and then someone craps their pants. (Heat 26)