| WINNER |
|
KISS OF DARKNESS
by Michael McClung |
| Runner Up |
|
THE BUTTERFLY RING
by William Babcock |
| Top Finalists |
| EL PASO 11:55 by Keith Jardine |
| THREE MANIKINS by Abass Abass |
| THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT by Brad McHargue |
| EPIPHANY by Alison Moir |
| THE SCREEN TIME MACHINE by Jane Ann Gonzalez |
| BOARDGAMES by Madeline Hombert and Michael Markus |
| ANOMALY by W.R. Mercer |
| THE MURDER CHRONICLES OF A MILLENNIAL LOSER by Anne Choi and Alyssa Hill |