1st Place **FINALIST** 'The Day I Got Old' by William Martinez   SYNOPSIS - An ageing hitman encounters a series of “sealed envelopes” during a chance meeting in a diner in Texas. (Heat 28)

2nd Place  'sPain' by Jeri Seamands   SYNOPSIS - Alex escapes to Spain with the intent delaying the “Marriage or Singledom” decision.  But she soon realizes she may not have a choice at all.  (Heat 28)

3rd Place  'The Encounter' by Cooper Watt   SYNOPSIS - A simple law firm clerk dreams of a bolder existence. His opportunity to be “the guy” finally arrives, but can he handle it? (Heat 28)

4th Place  'The Magi's Mission' by Kendra Willey   SYNOPSIS - An envelope describing how to find a store of gold traces its grim roots to the Holocaust.  Will its secret continue to cause death? (Heat 28)

5th Place  'Emerald' by Aisha Thiessen   SYNOPSIS - A young woman’s lover is taken hostage, and, at the cost of her husband, she tries to save her lover.  (Heat 28)