Storyline Finalists will be announced on or before August 15th and listed here on this page, and Writers’ Corner Event writers will subsequently be pulled via lottery from our group of Finalists and announced on or before September 1st.
Congratulations to our 2026 Semi-Finalists at Storyline!
SEMI-FINALISTS
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The Midnight Shift, Mark Henderson
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Broken Tail-light, John Miller
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Suburbia Now, Roger Bradley
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Last One Out, Chad Peterson
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The Coffee Spill, Brian Duncan
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Precinct 42, Mike Simmons
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Winter Wind, Eric Carlson
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Five Minutes, Todd Jenkins, Mandy Drake
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The Neighborhood, Craig Fletcher
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Silent Partner, Greg Mitchell
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Dog Walker, Steve Hopkins
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Startup City, Jeff Dalton, Matt Hatfield
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Road to Nowhere, Tim Harding
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Just a Scratch, Dan Foster
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High School Reunion, Gary Hammond
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The Red Dress, Lisa Nelson
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Waiting in Line, Sarah Bishop
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Baker’s Dozen, Mary Gibson
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Summer Storm, Amy Higgins
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The Interview, Susan Caldwell
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Cul-de-sac, Karen Sullivan
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Desert Highway, Michelle Harvey
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I Never Liked Him Much, Laura McKinney
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Out of Office, Kelly Harper
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The Long Con, Nicole Stevens
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Broken String, Dave Garrison
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Shift Work, Rick Larson
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No Second Chances, Paul & Sara Erickson
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Lost Keys, Scott Burgess
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The Main Event, Jason Burke
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The Long Drive Home, Randall Hayes
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Sunday Morning, Jacob Murphy
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Family Portrait, Constance Brooks
- Just As I Am, Robbie Robertson
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Steel Horizons, Garrett Vance
- The Capillary Effect, Greyson Lemons
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The Quiet Corner, Madeline Wright
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City Limits, Malcolm Sterling
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Summer Rains, Beatrice Miller
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Back Alley Blues, Warren Cole
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Second Shit — I mean Shift, Evelyn Davis
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The Closing Shift, Lawrence Hunt
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The Thorns, Rachel Klein, Donnell Fuller
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Mice, Simon James
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12:37 – The King David Hotel, Michael John Fedun
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Oceans Wild, Norman Hunter
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Krandyland, Keith Allan
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Ex Uno Plures, Michael William Hogan