*finalists listed in alphabetical order by name

Rafael Barreiro

DEGATAGA - STANDING TOGETHER (Original)

Dianne E. Butts

JENNA'S LIGHT (Original)

Kevin Chesley

THE COMEBACK SEASON (Original)

George D Escobar

A MAN AND A BOY (Adaptation)

MISSILEMAN (Adaptation)

Jonathan Faircloth

TREASURE KING (Original)

William Gebby

NORTH STAR (Original)

Steven Philip Hauge

ONE SIMPLE THING (Original)

Mary Huckstep

WONDER HORSE (Original)

Zach Jansen

SANTIAGO (Original)

Leanne C Lucas, David K Lucas

THE RELUCTANT PILGRIM (Original)

John Martins III

MY IOWA (Original)

THE APOSTLE (Original)

Eric Moon

BIXBY BRIDGE - AND THE SUN CAME UP (Original)

Matthew Britton Mooney

ANGEL'S SHARE (Original)

Barbara Nicolosi

THE LAST THREE KINGS (Original)

Keenan O'Reilly, James Duke

A BETTER WAY (Original)

D. Erik Parks

LITTLE TOWNS OF TENNESSEE (Original)

Matthew Porter, Brian Glassford

THE GOOD FIGHT (Original)

Jennifer Rosario

FELIZ NAVI-DASH (Original)

Paul Rose Jr

WALKER’S VALE (Adaptation)

Jeanine Marie Simpson

UNTIL WE CLIMB (Original)

Jay Paul Smith

THE GOLDEN HOUR (Original)

THE SON (Original)

Sarah Anne Sumpolec

THE DAISY CHAIN (Original)

Jill Williamson, Bradley Aaron

STORM HOUSE CHRISTMAS (Adaptation)