Thank you to all of the incredible writers who entered Diverse Voices this year! Your hard work and dedication to storytelling shines through in the entries we received.
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We are thrilled to advance entries to the Semifinalist round for another read. A huge congratulations to every writer advancing. Stay tuned for the Finalist announcement on February 1st!
Without further ado, the Spring 2023 Diverse Voices Semifinalists can be found on Coverfly here or below.
| After Jacob | Cerina Aragones |
| Apocalypse On The East Side | Chello C. Houston |
| Astro | Abbie Rosenbaum |
| Bahar | Jibran Ahmed |
| Bitter | Jesse Hughes |
| Buraku | Stephen Nolly |
| Bye Bye Body | Mage Lanz |
| Chewed Up | Danielle Monique Brown |
| Colorful | Josiah Edwards |
| CRAZY, SEXY, MURDER | Jesse Klein |
| Crescent Sun | LaDarrion Williams |
| CRICKETS | D.A. Harding |
| Dating Emily Park | Kelsey Jones |
| DELPHI | Juli Crockett |
| DEStination | Desmond Ngai |
| DO OVER | Sari Earl |
| Don’t Tell Anyone | Rena Patel |
| Dope Friend | Matt Ferrucci |
| EDDIE | Eddie Leavy |
| El Bandolero | Daniel Albino |
| Everything in Its Right Place | Williy Lau |
| Finding Mordechai | Desmond Ngai |
| HIDDEN SECRETS | Nicole Black |
| Invisible | Jodie Anders |
| Mitra | Pranali Kamble |
| No More Allies. | Pierce Livingston |
| Picture Us in the Light | Justin Brenneman |
| Pistol | Latasha Mercer |
| Rise of the Hearts | Antoine Bonner |
| Roadkill | Harrison Hamm |
| Role: Model | e.e. Thorsen |
| Sign Me Frankie | Hilari Scarl |
| SIMORGH | Farzin Farzam |
| SOUL SEARCHING | Vee Saieh |
| Sweetwater Insurrection | Harry Locke IV |
| T.R.U.T.H, | Denise Jaxon |
| THE AGE OF DESIRE | Suzanne Griffin |
| The Coup D’etat | Leqi Kong |
| The Cricket | Gabe Berry |
| The Helmsman | Tod Brilliant, Dr. Sydney Savion |
| The Knocking at the Marsh | Gina DeAngelis |
| The Light at the End | Arun Croll |
| THE PARKS | Grace Rowe |
| THE RECIPE | Mac Garnant |
| The Rise of Zorro | Jonathan Uriel Lopez Cruz |
| The Rival Poet | Arlynda Boyer |
| The Seven Sutherland Sisters   | Des Burnison |
| THE SILVIA SHOW | Alfredo Rodriguez-Allen |
| The Village People | Michael Busza |
| The Woman Who Knows | Alicia McClendon |
| Thirstygirl | Alexandra Qin |
| Tricolor | Sara Bresciani |
| Undersurface | Patrice Williams Marks |
| What Doesn’t Kill Me | Anna Khaja |
| Windfall | Kalena Ranoa, Jason Director |
| ë°• (Gourd) | Marcus Lux |
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