2021 BAFF SPRING EDITION WINNERS
The Black Marble Prison
by Marinos Koulis
go-LOVE-go
by John A. Griffin
Black Swan
by Donna Pizzi and
Philip Clayton-Thompson
Butterflies
by Steve Driffin
La Ultima Muñeca
by Ty Ross
Sawtooth
by Catriona Mitchel
Saints and Poets
by Richard LaPorta
The Night Witches
by Steven John Prowse
Blowback
by Eric Murphy
Le Bon Chef
by Sue Lange and Tracy Schott
The Sundance Kid Pilot
by Aidan Singer
High Def Nine
by Jon Kestner
2021 BAFF SPRING EDITION FINALISTS
Death of a Nightingale
by Annika Pampel
Rising Descent
by Catherine D'Agostino
Christmas Spirits
by Robert Pranga
Junior Varsity
by Krista Gallagher
Bona Vacantia
by Shezah Salaam
Gotham Ghouls
by Franck Benayoun
A Mostly Magnificent Memoir
by Bo Bennett
Pawn
by Christopher Salmieri
DOG PERSON
by James Palombo
Out of My Comfort Zone
by Ivy Vale
The Fallout
by Dominic Flanagan
A Chanukah Story
by Isaac Platisky
A Son’s Gift
by Michele Bell
I Hate This Place
by Clem Darling
Heaven Schmevin
by Jim Norman
TO THE MOON
by Michael Dukakis
Corked
by Lori Shockey and Janet Dryer
The Lesson
by Vincent Scuro
Holy Ground
by Brooke Burns
SECRETS UNKEPT
by Joseph DiFrancesco
Doctor Detective
by Emilio Santin
Goin' Home
by Lori Vander Maten
Total Witches
by Christine Lawless
Indian Summer
by Madhu Powar Garg
Only Boy in New York
by Robyn Gudgell
Air Kiss
by Bio Florenza
Marionette
by Jack Davis and Meg Ardyn
Grace in the Clutch
by Addie Talbott
Level
by Tony Pana
The Legend of Lizzy Flynn
by Paul Awad and Katahryn O' Sullivan
Mr. Midnight
by Marc Phillip Reynoso,
David Charles Dukellis
Crassus
by Alexander Devereaux
Reset Button
by Paul Root
Dogs
by Jake Fallon
Grounded
by M.D. Tylikie
Just By Chance
by Antoinette Fernandez
Taxi King
by Giovanni Pugliese
Night Nurse
by Laura Mitchell and Daniel Evans
The Grimoire
by Ryne Vyles
Motor Inn
by Michael Hurley
The Rising Of Dawn And Her Vampire Crew-Greed
by Brian Painter and Kim Benson
Charade of a Fly
by M.C. Bavenci
I Hate Cindy Lovelet
by Paul Anthony Surdi
Nine Lives
by Patricia Serrano Thungsuaporn
The Perfect Miss
by Scott Huebscher
The House on Park Place
by Debra Karr
Tokyo in NYC
by Nathalie Kane
The Lady of Anboto
by JMR Serrato
Gunther's Cavern
by Edward Etzkorn
At The Flash
by Sean Chandler and David Leeper
Seen,Not Heard
by Britany McComis and Amy Elmore
TRAPPED IN PLAIN SIGHT (aka THE PUZZLE)
by Tammy Kelmbith and George Klembith
Mary Rose
by Giovanni Scifo and Mauro Marsili
The Soul Singer
by Nadine Weathersby
The Moron
by Kevin J. Howard
Jia Ren (Family)
by J.A. Knight
She’s Perfect
by Sheldon Maddox
Lady of the East River
by Nicholas Scafidi, Katerina Olkhovaya
The StarPeople: Our Evolution
by Kelly LaCombe
Weigh In
by Rudy Bamenga
NASH
by Jean-Claude Thebaut
$1.52
by Jayme Coveliers
The Way Home
by Ewa Stanckiewitz
Those We Meet In The Dark
by Emma Lindsay , Katelyn Sordo,
Audrey Latino, David Buckley
RINSE
by Ezekiel Walker
BFFs Never Say Die
by K. Jennifer Ilagan
SODOMLAND
by Uriel Emil, Lea Aini
Days Matter
by Yuchen Huang
Pendulum
by Edie Casille
Blindsided
by Aminah Salaam
Three Roads To Oaxaca
by Evan Gaustad
God's Architect
by Roberta Pacino
Back The Way She Came
Vanessa Csordas-Jenkins
2021 BAFF SPRING EDITION
SEMI-FINALISTS
Night Time
by Rachel Hutchings
Good Little Troublemakers: How Children Saved the Civil Rights Movement
by Pat Shelby
Sauce Girl
by Stefanie Gray
PARALLEL
by Stefanie Gray
Calls To Virginia
by Justin Ruscio
Jumpman
by Alex Jorge Pickering
Sorky
by Paula Aguilera
School of Life
by Robert A. Douglas
"Those Who Know"
by Steven Smith
Quantum
by Brian Meade
The Accidental Activist
by Dorothy Kozak Snoke
Scavengers
by Emily Gadsby
Heroin/e
by Oliver Canavan
Girlfriend
by Justin Davi
IMERINA
by Nadine Ghoury
To Secrets
by Melissa Monts
#Us
by Jessica Leventhal
LIMELIGHT
by Elena Diaz
Bloodhound
by Danny Katz
Mind Punch
by Sander Gusinow
Lawman
by Dennis Smith
Creatures Down Below
by Brian Herschkowitz
Eden's Flower
by Marcelo Rabelo
Save Our Souls!
by Ruby Mainieri
Mourning Glory
by Katie Frorer
Still Waters
by Jeff Hindenach
Soul Deer
by David Mintzer
The Last Prophet
by Christopher Celestin
Adoration
by Michael Harwood
Conceptions. The Wizard of Harley street.
by Ellen Ring
The Quilt Keeper's Son
by Debra Gipson
The Half
by Allen Kelly
THE ROMMEL GAMBIT
by John Doble
Weekend at Bernie's III
by Craig Douglas Miller
65 and Gay
by Eric Pou
COUNTERFEIT QUEEN
by Iman Ahmed
The Fabric of Nature
by Phil Vengrinovich
The Dog
by Kate Harpootlian
Desired
by Kate Harpootlian
Staycation
by Sundae Juhant Osborn
Cured
by Calvin Perez
WABANAKI BLUES: Messin' With the Kid
by Melissa Zobel
Homestead
by Bernhard Pucher
The Ties That Bind
by Haley Dercher
Dentata
by Jothiandan Shakthi
BUCKET LIST BOY
by Dan Davis
Hall of Presidents
by Louis Ferrante
Argos
by Ellen Shanley
Recollection
by Bobby Browning
Under The Windowsill
by Audrey Kurtz
Half Measure
by Melissa Ragsly
THE LATE BUTTERFLY
by Josephine Carden
Real Housewives Slasher Project
by Sydney Painter
Cavalier
by Sydney Painter
GLORIA!
by Caitlin Elizabeth Sammons
Scuppernongs
by Lynne Ashe
The Gravedigger
by Lyndal R. Simpson
Lady in the Woods
by Tracy Mason
Negative Space
by David Kelly
Sing Along With the World Stops Time
by Leah Huss
Jack & Kara
by Jeff Allen
Squat!
by Bo Bennett
Eat The Rich
by Judah Ray
TROPICAL DEPRESSION
by Kelly J. Brower
Gospel According to Admin
by Grace Fetterman
A MATTER OF TIME
by Nuh Omar
Tinseltown
by Morgan Evans
The Code of Hammurabi
by James Lindenberg
Lost Children
by Kristopher Tabori
Higher
by Courtney Smith
Jungle King
by Robert J. Morgalo
Dead Man With A Plan
by Joel Stern
Squat!
by Bo Bennett
Queen of Time
by Sebastian St. George
Trinity Mortuary
by Geoff Harris
Dream Life - War of Angels
by Jo Lynch-Lawrenson
Clips
by Bill Hartin
IF YOU KNEW SUSIE07
by Jo Andrews
LEFT HOOKS
by Tony Kolega
Joshua's Exceptional Pheromones
by Nili Rain Segal
Underbelly
by Sally Stubbs
My Week With Dillinger
by Dan Gleason
"The Pulpit"
by Tosin Morhunfola
Untitled Penpal Project
by Haley Daniels
The Show
by Patrick McGrath
WALLS&BALLS
by Ken Klein
Love You More
by Michelle Adams
Chasing Susanna
by Jennifer Giacalone
The Ghosts of Patriot Park
by Jack Calk
The Anonymous Gracie Banks
by M.D. Walton
Temp
by Barry Gibbs
Princess Lily
by Patricia Lai
LOVE AARP Style
by Jo Andrews
Quarantine Broil
by Robert Homer Mollohan
Sell Out
by Lee Stein
Becoming Hillburns
by Joshua Laufer
O Cannibal
by Ilana Gordon
THE SEA HAS TURNED TO YOGURT
by Demitrious Tsolous
American Fallout
by Harry Kakastakis
Jason and the Silent Knight
by Eric Sandefur
Drag Queen Ninjas
by Michael Van Patten
The Medicine Line
by Todd McCauley
By Jocelyn Bell
by Jordan Randolph
DARKEN THE DOORSTEP
by Dave Rock
A Christmas Recital
by Ian Baaske
Chorus Boy
by Tommar Wilson
Lifeblood
by Tommar Wilson
Canusa Street
by Zack Morrison
Sentient
by Demitry Yurovsky
FINDING YOUR VOICE
by Rumy Oyama
Long Run to Hotel California
by Ashley Dacek
Heartbeat of Harlem
by Derek Adams
Come Softly
by TC Smith
Pigeoni's Pizza
by Michael Tannenbaum
Out of My Comfort Zone
by Ivy Vale
SONNY
by Victoria Finlay
Afterlife
by Carolyn Elsey
The Rest is Silence
by Aayushi A. Shah
Passed
by Imani Powers
Persephone Pan
by Heidi Heyward
The Hiding
by Christian Hearn
Dead Flo and Flower Girl
by Bryan Kelsey
Other Half
by Emily Lerer
Saving Grace
by Mary Francis Schneider
The Titanomachy
by Mikail Holcomb-Scali
Dearg Due - The Red Thirst
by Anthony Mariani
Berkeley
by Jay Tipierneni
Goodbye Homeboy
by Debra Devi
KALEIDOSCOPE
by Daryll Wimberly
Antonia Allways - Who is Merlin?
by Gordon Phipps
Calamity Jen
by Geoffrey Scheer
Argyle
by Keir Beck
Georgie Greens,
Soul Whisperer
by Regine Respeut
Shrinking Violet
by Dennis Murphy
Grass Snakes
by Danny Katz
When We Lost the Battle
by Vanessa Schaeffer
Five Thousand Years
by Jim Grieco
Of Ash and Ice
by Dori Ann Wright
Despondence
by Adrion Trajillo
Boxed Wine
by Gregory Caruso
At The Displeasure Of The President
by Brian Cohen
Road To Mayhem
by Sushruth Shetty
Sucking In the Seventies
by Bob Cousins
The Hobby Horse Kid
by David A. Gregory
DOT
by Ashish Choudhary
Flicker
by Peter Gamber
Body of Scars
by Michael Stein
Do-Over
by Karen T. Hartline
Shooting
by Nathan Cabaniss
Claire's War
by Halle McGowan
To Lead A Different Life
by Benjamin Seay
Situation Normal...
by Maryt Martinez
How I paid for college
by Brendon Fehre
Senior Moment
by Robert Mangrum
The Making of a Mystery
by Christine Keleny-Craven
GOD-SHAPED HOLE
by Robert Skollar
A CHEEKY FAMILY
by David H. Navarro
BEDTIME STORIES - BY THE GREATEST STORYTELLERS (PILOT EPISODE)
by Martin Keady
COMMANDER 84
by Robert Skollar
Pigpen
by Maud Ferrari
NUPTIALITY 101
by Robert Skollar
The Patsy
by Martin Bernard Foley
Booze Hounds
by John Cicco
Slaves to the Rhythm
by Terry Connell
The Anklebiter
by Andy Jones
We Turn Away
by Karyn Peyton
East Side Story 129
by William Swanson
Queen of Newburgh
by Lisa Cole
GODS OF CAMPUS
by Christopher Kelley
The Ruins of Heaven
by Coleman Luck
Our Harlem
by Michael Slomen
The Viciouses
by Adam Simmel
NORAH'S ARK
by Deb Medkser
The Purple Heart Battalion
by Steven Migdoll
Corner Market of Insanity
by Adam Rapp
Alice, Everywhere
by Winda Mei
Coffee Date
by Nathan Martin
Project Eradicate
by Arthur Glenn
The Two Rivers
by John Gronbeck-Tedesco
Baby Bobbits
by Robert Spence
MORRIS
by Robert Spence
Dooley
by Quinn Hopkins
Improper Dosage
by Adam McDaniel
BAD HABITS
by Grace Shaffer
The Long Way Back
by Tori Hartshorn
The Track
by Margaret LeBron
PROJECT FOG
by Adva Reichman
Alien Football Hero
by Joel Karlinsky
Pipsqueak's Adventures "Pilot: The Giant Egg"
by Heidi Segal
Bipolar
by Adam Rapp
It Came From Within
by Steven Pierce
Warlock
by Robert Koester
Capeless Shade
by James Sweeney
Dream Life - War of Angels
by Jo Lynch-Lawrenson
Growl
by Samantha Brennan
Brock Wilbur: Adventure Pig
by Lukas Bridge
All Alone
by Jorge Barboza
In the Storm
by Vanita Borwankar
LOBSTER ISLAND
by Chris Willis
Dead Planet
by Audrey McPherson
MUDVILLE
by Matt Penn
Potty Mouth
by Marita De Lara
The Colorful Life of Lilly Briggs
by Leanna Woodley
The Christmas Patisserie
by Leanna Woodley
I Don't Know
by Arthur Tiesky
Foresight
by Jon Lance Bacon
Just A Fly
by Stephen Bodossian
Adult Adolescent
by Persia White
Musgrave
by Sean Patrick Higgins
A Rabia
by Alberto Díaz López, Ángela Andrada Gómez
Affliction
by Laurie Fielder
HALF-ASSED
by Tracie Laymon
Zetz
by Merlin Goldman
Man of Another Age
by David Warren
True Zeal
by Caroline Ulwick
Forkful
by Joseph Izzo, Joseph Mangelli
Ravening Wolf
by Jason Wakeland
MOURN
by DW Medoff
A Christmas Without Snow
by Robert Cox
Last Stop Tokyo
by Nancee Lafayette
The Story of Malic
by Jay Starkes
A FAMILY'S AFFAIRS - TV PILOT
by Lance Barnett
Guardian
by Jess Gupta
Dagger-Script
by Will Chase
GUTENBERG - "An Accurate Quest"
by Donna Hall
Back in Business
by Jim Norman
Revenge
by Devrone Corley
Two Sisters
by Francesca Van Horne
Chasing Love
by Diane Foronda and Calvin Benson
MONTGOMERY POE
by Peter Noel
Bastard III
by Tony Schweikle
Go Home
by Sohrab Homi Fracis, Allan Marcil
Central Park
by Isaiah Francis
Uncle Dick's Fortune
by Jesse Liila
An Hour 20
by Ricky Glover, Randall Talton
Guillotine
by Revered Kyle Love
Refuge Nation
by Brigitte Timmerman
Namesake
by Amy Berryman
SINder
by Danielle Erlich
The Symbiosis 2
by Gunslei Ohron
Grief
by Kelly Cochran-Yzquierdo
The Lost Animals of Mount Hope
by Madeleine Aimee
Victorious Red
by Immanuel Baldwin, Mitchell Toler,
Emily Robyn Clark , Anna Ebell
Seeds on Mars - Volume One
by Alison Glasser
CONFLUENCE
by Joel Thrasymachus Dahl
Templin Highway
by William Prosser
Neo-Noir
by Sarkis Yahkness
Carry Me
by Alison Bartlett
Life Sucks
by Anthony Marinelli
Surrealistic Playmates
by Peter Hoffmann
Wild Bill and Lulee
by Jill Elaine Hughes
Steeltown Gangsters
by Mina Rosefield
The Roots Run Deep
by Christopher Strong
SHUNNED
by Donnalyn Vojta, Donnalyn Vojta,
Donnalyn Vojta
Pepper In The Wind
by K. Dixon Ludlow, TJ Johnson
Three Equinoxes
by John Currence
Dollar Slice
by Wadler Georges
MIDDAY BLACK MIDNIGHT BLUE
by Samantha Soule and Daniel Talbott
WALLS&BALLS
by Kenneth Klein and Irwin Hahn
Getting Inside
by Ched Lohr
Rose Bud
by Steven Fox
Inversion
by Suzy Stein, Fernando Perez
Happy New Year
by Iris May, Leia Vogelle
Into The Sun
by Jason Coronado
Killing the Second Dog
by Jerzy Kowynia
Serial
by Robert Benjamin
Revenge of the Rodent
by Patricia Serrano Chungsathaporn
No Weddings & A Funeral
by Patricia Serrano Chungsathaporn
Forgetting Skyler Donovan
by Alejandro Espinoza and Michel Benton
A Love Story
by John Hancock
The Celestial Highway
by Kevin J. Howard
DECEPTION OF THE LOTUS
by Stevion Austin
The Corner of Willow and Orange
by Jason Murgatroyd
Tree Line
by Jordan Watson and Alexander Callow
The Hidden Garden
by Sean Guerrero
In Public
by Rich Levine
Clone
by Adi Rotem
Leatherman
by Charles Haskins
Ursula and Our Conversations, The Nazi Era
by Chertania Hein
Gross National Happiness
by Kristin Steinmetz
Taming Holden Caulfield
by Virginia Austin
The Music Video Murders
by Jeff Edmond
The Brooklyn Boyz
by Tom Cavanaugh
Necropolis
by Caledonia Hanson
Leapers
by SherLann D. Moore
Joe Plant
by Hanna Strauss
Mulberry Bend
by Nicholas Scafidi
The Back End
by Daniel Gessler and Kyle Campbell
The Epigones Club
by John McCloskey
Over and Out
by Callie LeClaire
Sarah Startup
by Gregg Greenberg, Christopher Kublan
The Moonlight in July
by Sean Hinds
The Carrier
by Todd A. Restler
Another 15 Minutes
by Rudy Bamenga
Luo Shente
by Robert A. Braunstein
Operation Firefly
by Liane Young
Young Joan
by Charlotte Sheppard
How To America
by Sonya Soani
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
by Courtney Froemming
Bentobox
by Victoria Hirakawa-Lee Castro
Birdie & Faye
by Cha Cha Da Vinci
1972
by Sue Lange
Save Me. Grace.
by Sean Hinds
The Footage
by Patryk Wezowski, Kasia Wezowski
Serenade for the Vulture
by Jospeh Dienisio
Mortal Coil
by Connor Rietly
A Second Short
by Patrick McGrath
Lost But Not Forgotten
by Jason Sedlar
Failure to Adapt
by Yerani del Orbe
Hiccups
by Michael Evans
SUCCESS EN TU LIFE
by Isabel Custer
Katana
by Obu Opekfa
Mighty Has Fallen
by Graem Keeton
Shado-World
by Laura Mitchell
Milton Falls
by Jason Murgatroyd
Disordered
by Hannah Boone
No Place Is Home
by Dina Laura