It's the Season 9 Finale of EFA! You know what that means: it's time to share this year's EFA Challenge winning story as an audiobook and all of the hosts are here to chat with the winning author herself!

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Blood & Coffee by itsheatherwatts

Episode transcript by Purplesmoak!

Episode artwork by itsheatherwatts

Thanks for another fabulous season! See you next year for Season 10!

This week DW and Laragh return to a fan favorite, now finished! They chat with author JM05025 about her slow-burn romance AU.

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The One Before the One by JM05025

This week's Reverse Sponsor is: Transcribing Earpers!

Episode transcript by: EsotericRapport

This week DW and FicRecJen return to a previously covered, now finished, story by cm8_3mo and speak on air with the author for the first time!

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The Way It Went by c8_3mo

This episode's Reverse Sponsor is: Iddstar!

Episode transcript by: Abracapocus

This week DW and Dresa chat with author l_grace_b about her awesome League of Their Own Carson/Shaw AU!!

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some other beginning's end by l_grace_b

This week's Reverse Sponsor is: Valkyrie Prop Shop!

Episode transcript by PurpleSmoak

Leah's Desert Island Fic Selection was:

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)/A Gretson x DWTS Modern-Day AU by OhGretaHoney09 (ALOTO)

This week DW and Laragh chat with author MagicWands about their magical heritage AU!

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Birds of a Feather by MagicWands

This week's Reverse Sponsor is: Make Your Piece!

Nancy's Desert Island fic selection was:

Lone Wolf by RogueTiger

Episode transcript by EsotericRapport and Purplesmoak!

This week DW and Dresa chat with author TheHomelyBadger about his incredible CaitVi Arcane Hockey AU!

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Run at the Cup. by TheHomelyBadger

Episode artwork by: melodramen!

This week's Reverse Sponsor is: Ally Baldwin Design

Episode transcript by: Purplesmoak

Badger's Desert Island Fic Selection was:

hunger hurts, starving works by petty_labelle

This week DW and Laragh chat with returning author ShaunaDZ about her latest ABO AU!

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The Red Rogue. by ShaunaDZ

This week's Reverse Sponsor is: Gay Apparel!

Episode transcript by PurpleSmoak

And don't forget to vote in the Semi-Final Round of this year's EFA Fic Challenge! LINK TO VOTE

This week DW and Laragh head back to their old B:tVS stomping grounds and discuss Tru2urHeart's fantastic Time Travel, Canon-adjacent/fix-it fic!

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No Going Back by Tru2urheart

This episode's Reverse Sponsor is: Viking Elf!

Episode transcript by EsotericRapport and abracapocus

PLUS!! The bracket for this season's EFA Fic Challenge is now LIVE! Go place your votes! Top 16 Bracket!!

Here, in no particular order, are the Top 16:

Secondhand Stimulated by Wayhaughtterthanthat
Hello Stranger by Purplesmoak
Coffee and Chemistry by SmileandWave
The Worst Cup of Coffee by JustAnotherFangirl69
I Owe You One by HaughtScot
Bustillos Autos by KLBex13
Memories by MagicWands
The Dusty Ex-Boyfriend Effect by poopityfoo
Coffee by OkSoNowWhat
F Labels by loveisgravity
Cappucino to Go by Anonymous
Mocha Kisses by DragonBinx
Coffee (That's Gay) by NorthShore7911
Blood & Coffee by itsheatherwatts
Bada Bean Bada Brew by Wayhaught_is_my_therapy
Beans & Barley by ashbash13