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Cycle VIII

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GrandPrize

Canaries

(102 pages, Sci-Fi Thriller)

An experiment in terrestrial biosphere living goes awry as mysterious changes both inside and out threaten the inhabitants.


by Craig Cambria

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Genome

(120 pages, Science Fiction)

In a near dystopia, when our genes can be bought and sold, a father struggles to recover his son.


by Andrew Glasgow

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Lochmaddy

(108 pages, DARK COMEDY)

A troubled teen sent off to an isolated Canadian boarding school finds himself caught in the middle of a bizarre and violent feud between rival gangs of pupils.


by Neil Riley

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Quigley

(117 pages, Animated/Family)

Quigley, a pet flying squirrel, ventures outside the comfort of his apartment to battle an evil gang of pigeons and protect the squirrels of Central Park.


by Lapo Melzi

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Short

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Penguin 39

(14 pages, Animated/Family)

The Jackass Penguins living on Boulders Beach (Cape Town, South Africa) mate for life, so the lonely but playful remainder of the odd-numbered colony must head on a journey of discovery to see what’s out there, and to just maybe find a mate.


by Jonathan Guyett

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One Child Born

(11 pages, Drama)

A Rwandan Tutsi farmer’s third child is coming. As he waits on his front porch for the midwife to do her work, his oldest son arrives home with the news that a Hutu mob is also coming.


by Stuart Creque

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African Violet

(13 pages, Comedy)

A man, his plant and a hustler. Just another Saturday night.


by Randy Gillis

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A Rain Remembered

(12 pages, Drama)

Art Weldon is content to stay inside and watch his beloved Pittsburgh Pirates. His seven-year-old granddaughter wants to go outside and play — despite a torrential downpour. A power outage forces both to communicate. Art’s recollection of a past, haunting experience helps his granddaughter appreciat


by Ron Podell

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Super Short

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The Ride

(5 pages, Drama)

A young man drives a slick road and survives the storm of his girlfriend’s unexpected pregnancy.


by Martin Dodd

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The Power of Power Windows

(5 pages, Comedy)

Technology hath no fury like a woman denied!


by Louis Farley

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Permission

(5 pages, Drama)

Shaun, balancing loss, guilt and the need to go on seeks permission from Leah, his ex, to embark on a new relationship. His meeting with Leah shows Shaun travelling through many stages of grief in explaining himself, with the finale being a revelation that Leah was killed during the attacks of Sept


by Will Eill

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Egg

(5 pages, Animated/Family)

In its nest, Little Bird faces a dark menace: a cuckoo's egg, ready to hatch...


by Pascal Perrin

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