Unregistered is acknowledged with the 2017 Honorable Mention by the Writer’s Digest.

In Guyana, Taniasha, whose birth is not registered, is sold by her father to seasonal gold-miners. When she escapes, her little brother Roy shoulders the burden. Their grandmother sets out on an arduous journey to legendary waterfalls to appease the Great Spirit.

Meanwhile, in Bulgaria, home to the Kalaidzhi Gypsies, Dana hopes to save her father by being sold into a profitable marriage.

In any other country, Ninon’s father feels plagued by a lack of inspiration. Nina, his wife, opens up to a new life unaware what it entails for her daughter.