2023 Announces Feature Lab Winners on Our Platform
🥳 Kudos to all the amazing wordsmiths who participated in the recent Feature Lab on our platform! We're thrilled to unveil this year's victors and worthy mentions. A hearty round of applause to each of you!
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📜 Without beating around the bush, the 2023 Feature Lab Winners are as follows:
Goodbye Everybody by Benjamin LewisA reclusive biracial fellow in his late 20s emerges from his shell as the populace mysteriously vanishes, leaving behind a whirlwind of parties and emotional connections before potentially disappearing forever.
Ibu (Mother) by Friakanya IwanaThe matriarch's demise calls forth four complex, estranged women to mend the fragments on a floor that's already shattered, each grappling with their own challenges.
Kiss of Darkness by Michael McClungSet amidst the backdrop of the Cold War in the Congo, a journalist's life becomes entwined with covert operations as he embarks on a tumultuous romance with a biracial interpreter, both grappling with personal upheavals. Based on a true story.
Rosebud by Kayla HardyAn ex-Confederate soldier and a runaway slave woman embark on a perilous journey west to forge a living on the frontier, navigating racist struggles, natural dangers, and the pain of their fractured pasts while cultivating the rarest of crops - their forbidden love.
Thaw by Alex BushStranded on a remote farm during the winter, two friends embark on a gender-switching journey.
We'd also like to shine a spotlight on some exceptionally strong Honorable Mentions:
Luminous Bodies by Alethia Ward, Daniel CarrollThe Crimson Pool by Daniel BealsLove is Simple by Nick PerlmanKeeper by R.L. Hooker
Congratulations to all these talented scribes once more! We're eagerly awaiting the year's unfolding literary splendors.
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