Congratulations to our three co-winners chosen by Judge Laird Barron! See below for the reveal of the shortlisted authors. We hope these manuscripts find great homes in the future!
The Co-Winners:
The Sailor by K. Wallace King “Redolent of Ellroy and Chandler, but stripped down. Lean, mean, and to the point. I loved the sense of creeping occultism. A little bit of Falling Angel, a trace of Chinatown, some LA Quartet. Bravo.” ~Laird Barron
Love in the Age of Time Travel by Marianna Shek “A wild, colorful ride. The author essentially packed a universe into a thimble. One of the handful of excerpts that genuinely left me wanting more.” ~Laird Barron
The Prison Nurse by Anthony Neil Smith “Hardnosed brutalist slice of life that echoes the experiences related to me by friends working these institutions. The polar sway between savagery and tenderness is well observed.” ~Laird Barron
The Shortlist:
- The Summer Child, Chapter 5 by Erin Almond
- Moonsault by G. S. Arnold
- Amber Skies of a Forgotten Planet, Chapter One by Kristina Atkins
- THE GIRLS WHO CRIED WOLF by Divya Kernan
- Robin Swift Self-Destructs by David Bradley
- Sudden Death by Colin Brezicki
- Hallow by Matthew Castleman
- Part 1: Hatchling by Joey DeGrado
- The Sailor by K. Wallace King
- The Hexens of Jackson County by Robin Lovelace
- Mad Scientists And Those Who Love Them by Julie McNeely-Kirwan
- Headshots by Dino Parenti
- Sola by AZ Pascoe
- What Went Down by Alex Costello
- Love in the Age of Time Travel by Marianna Shek
- The Prison Nurse by Anthony Neil Smith
- The End of Mourning by Chris A. Smith
- Hunting Season by Tessa Swackhammer
- Private Investigations: Perfidious by James Wolf
- The Ten Destructive Suns by Lily