Feature 2023 Winners
Semi-Finalists
(Alphabetized by Title)
A Boy With a Gun by Matt Lewis
A Bullet For Merri by Tim Brennan
A Labour of Love by Olga Holtz
A Place in the Road by Stewart Lindh
A True Crime by Tom Knoblauch and Will Forget
Adam and Eve: Serpent Slayers by Curtis Nelson
Adulthood by Thomas Thonson
American Patriot by Shintaro Ogai
At the Deep End by Franck Benayoun
Atomic Nights by Mario Mabe and Ryan Williams
Battlefields by Stephen Lane
Big Pink by David Dalessandro
Blood Moon by Brad Johnson
Blowhole by Ellis J Kelsey
Bookertown by Sam Buckner III
Bunny, Godmother of Title IX by Rora Brodwin
Crossroaders by Jonathan Hughes
Cyn & Izzy by Jackie Letkowski
Das Bayou by Craig Phillips
Death by Lottery by James Roddy
Deep Down by Jesse Laurie
Deep Within by D Ross
Delia by Amy Hutchins
Depth of Field by Dan Southard
Down with the Devil by Teal Greyhavens and Nikolai von Keller
Dragons’ Chosen by Julie Dillemuth
E.L.Fin by Joseph Costa
Escape from EveryWorld by Paul Shiban
Escape From Nowhereland by Lisah Smith
Escarghost by Helen Roberts
Family Remains by Bill Johnston
Fanatic by Rissa Thomas
Fight or Play Basketball by Mike Messier
Godfor by Pablo Torroella
Goes Around by Cush
I’m Not Into Golden Showers! By Joe Ayella
Insurrection by Simon Bowler Khan
Istanbul Crossing by Timothy Jay Smith
Jeremy Is the Devil by Ryan Shovey
Keanu Reeves Is My Muse, My Son Is a Dragon by Phoenix Black
Killer Retreat by Michael Lockwood
Ludlow by Sarah Kennedy
Ma Jackson by Ian P Causer
Maid to Steal by Derek Quick Negane Meno
Marooned by Marc McCutcheon
Mona by James Clarke
Move Fast by Alan O'Brien
My Imaginary Girlfriend by Jonathan Skurnik
Nick and Al Meet the Devil by Kathryn Boettcher and Logan Boettcher
Night Witches by Phae Amara and Kathryn Wright
No Rules by Ashley Gianni
No Vacancy by Anna Ebell
Oblivescence by David A Webbley
Once a Homecoming Queen by Joan Moran
Out of the Blue by Laura Harbin
Parsons by Thuc Nguyen
Paul by Brian Flaccus and Chadwick Hopson
Purgatory by Brian Schwab
Running Through Revolution by Sarah Rossmann
Saved by the Sea by Evan Schwartz
Secrets the River Kept by Lynn McPherson
She Used to be Zoey Darling by Nat Cowan
Shooter Down by Justin Sloan
Squeakinho by Richard Seidman
SRV by Chris Drzewiecki
Still Breathing by Jeff Athey
Stoker/Wilde by Brian Roy Reiss
Teacher's Pet by Jason Swanson
The Blacksmith by Dermot Davis
The Body of Chris by Erin Brown Thomas and Jake Thomas
The Costume People by Michael Klug
The Dutchman by Robert Morgan Callahan
The High Tide by John Saveland
The Ice Man by Jared Iversen
The Innkeeper by Caleb Dillon
The James King Version by David Schroeder
The Old Master by John Murphy
The Paper Son by Howard Hong
The Rescue by Gary Parker
The Return of the Santa Fe Super Chief by Douglas Folsom
The Sea Dragon by Adam Sharp
The Secret Life of Balthasar by Michael Burnet
The Storm King by Vin Morreale, Jr.
The Summer We Ran by Bill Taylor
The Surveillance of Ordinary Things by Susan Brunig
The System by Chessie Reiss
The Teacher by Jay Fjestad
The Widowmaker by Denise Meyers
Toxic Asset by Stan Barton
Transistor Radio by Georgia Bloo Nicolaou
Undersurface by Patrice Williams-Marks
Unplugged by Sophia Arnao
Vice Versa by Jason Lajoie
Voices by Susan Klos
We Make Great Pets by Grat Crabtree
What Goes Around by Larvel Scott
What the Doorknob Said by Wayne Jackson
Winnie & Dolores by Laura Allen
Winsome Hollow by Duane Kellogg
Youth in Asia by Katie Crone
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Congrats! Good luck the rest of the way.
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Sweet! Congratulations Anthony Murphy !
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Thank you, Martin Reese Mark Deuce Leonardo Ramirez
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You're very welcome Anthony Murphy . I hope it wins.
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Leonardo Ramirez Thank you, Leonardo. I was just happy to place in the Quarter Finals, so the semi's are wholly unexpected. And it's my birthday to boot, so a nice B-day present.
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Balanced expectations are a good thing, Anthony Murphy . Still I hope you win even more now. Happiest of birthdays, friend!
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Congratulations, Anthony Murphy and all the Semi-Finalists!
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Happy Birthday, Anthony Murphy!
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Maurice Vaughan Thank you, and that's kind of you.
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John, way to ROCK! And here's wishing you more of the VERY BEST!
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Congratulations, John!!
You're welcome, Anthony Murphy. Do you have anything planned for your birthday?
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Maurice Vaughan The wife and kids are getting lobster, shrimp, and my wife and daughter are making Kenilau, the Philippine equivalent of Peruvian Cerviche , so we're going to have a seafood feast, and maybe a Michelob Ultra or two.
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Silvia "Punkin' Mathis Thank you so much.
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Jim Boston Thank you, Jim.
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Leonardo Ramirez Thank you, my friend.
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Congratulations, Anthony Murphy!
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Sounds like it's gonna be a delicious birthday feast, Anthony Murphy!
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CONGRATS JOHN!!
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Congratulations John Murphy, Good luck on winning that contest!
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Congratulations :)
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Congratulations! :)