2000 Winners, Semifinalists and Quarterfinalists:
MINORITY
PROTAGONIST CATEGORY
The Pawn by Paula
Neiman (Grand Prize Winner)
The Glendale
Dogs by S. Heide Arbitter (Semifinalist)
Heart in Darkness by Barbara Harman (Semifinalist)
Sins of Our Fathers by B. Acalinas & R. Gibbs (Semifinalist)
The Inbetweener by Michael D. Robinson II (Semifinalist)
FEMALE PROTAGONIST
CATEGORY
Night Blooming Jasmine
by Lisanne Sartor (Winner)
Tablestakes
by Harry Longstreet (Semifinalist)
Rude Awakenings by
Jennifer LaMoureaux (Semifinalist)
The Guardians by L.C. Cruell (Semifinalist)
Minority Category –
Quarterfinalists
Conduct Unbecoming by Mandel E. Holland
Kingfish by William Feustle
A Promise to Keep by Angela Cincotta
Switch Hitter by Jacqueline Guzda
Till Love and Fame by E. H. Parker & M. A. Parker
Yo Santa by Brentford Monk
Female Category
– Quarterfinalists
Act
of Contrition by Robert Szypulski
Bauhaus Berlin
by Carol Sevilla
Clara by Miriam Queensen
The Endless Summer of Miss Ursula Groves by Judy Chicurel
Family Secret by Warren Robert Hull
Follow Me by Lisa Lutz
Fourth
Dimension Games by D. Cubias & K. Ginther
Holes by Dennis Coleman
Hungry
Shoes by Sue Boggio and Mare Pearl
The Illusion of Illusion by Jennifer LaMoureaux
Ironic Karma by Nadine Nidan
A
Kiss at Graduation by Paula Goldberg
Mata Hari (Eye of the Dawn) by Jerald N. Downen
The Rape of Marta Alastor by Brent Studler
Saynora Sucker by Lily Sadri and Far Dada
Strong Hearts by Dana Lauren
Under the Milky Way by Leslie King
The Widow Marino by Joan V. Herndon