2000 to 2900 words
Stories, 2000 to 2900 words long (we round to the nearest hundred).
- Christie, Emmie: “Chrysalis” (2000)
- Christie, Emmie: “Every Nowhere Leads to Somewhere” (2000)
- DeHaan, Laura: “It Gets Worse If You Pick At It” (2000)
- Edmonds, Paul: “Grand Guignol” (2000)
- Kasimma: “Funky D” (2000)
- Lamanna, Leonardo J.: “The Flesh Factory” (2000)
- LeRoy, E.J.: “Remy de Montfort of Dubcon Palace” (2000)
- Mavroudis, Thomas C.: “From a Trail Cam Pointed at Our House” (2000)
- Palmer, Lira: “Calypso” (2000)
- Rusetsky, Mike: “Non-Denominational Holiday Gathering” (2000)
- Syder, Kirsty: “Prepped” (2000)
- Tulodo, Fendy S.: “Genesis in Reverse” (2000)
- Corse, David: “All My Angry Selves” (2100)
- McMeekan, Mavrik: “This Sickness Will Not End in Death” (2100)
- Myers, Jason Frederick: “Of Gnarled Roots and Rot” (2100)
- Ng, Lena: “Darkly Dreaming from the Abyss” (2100)
- Senzale, Mario: “The Bull” (2100)
- Toase, Steve: “Dental Hygiene” (2100)
- Dorie, Sarina: “You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks—But You Can Give Her a Makeover” (2200)
- Ramer, Luke: “Post Op” (2200)
- Welsh-Huggins, Andrew: “The Basement” (2200)
- Fekete, Zary: “My Father, My Father” (2300)
- Fomley, Eric: “Traffic Stop” (2300)
- Leonard, Devin: “Squatters” (2300)
- Lukin, Grigory: “To Dream of Better Worlds” (2300)
- Tulodo, Fendy S.: “Postmarked for My Bones” (2300)
- Carnell, Harley: “Guilt” (2400)
- Douglas, J.S.: “Dysmenorrhea” (2400)
- Komor, Zoltan: “The Vacuum Castrator” (2500)
- Myers, Jason Frederick: “Death Is a Local Term” (2500)
- Saunders, C.M.: “The Screaming Man” (2500)
- Brunell, Raymond: “We Have Not Died Yet” (2600)
- Peaslee, Jennifer: “Dinner and a Show” (2600)
- Blake, Amanda M.: “Weed Killer” (2700)
- Herrera, Marco (MAHH!): “Brisket” (2800)
- Sims, Jeffery Scott: “The Artistry of Poteauje” (2800)
- Towse, Mark: “”Ash-Ray Wednesday” (2800)
- Mitrović, Nenad: “An Advertisement” (2900)
- Townend, SJ: “QVC” (2900)