First Novel
Judge: Phillip DePoy
- Brad Johnson - The Bird that Flies Highest
- Kimberly S. Phillips - Purpose Lies Within
- James Kilgo - Daughter of My People
- W. Lewis Johnson - Find a Way Home
- Mark Skinner - House Spouse
- Evelyn Coleman - What A Woman's Gotta Do
- Phyllis Alesia Perry - Stigmata
- William E. Boggan - Safe Sex
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