The 2009 Golden Pens ~ RESULTS!

[classy_cat18]

*gets to the podium*

*yawns*

After days of business and procrastination, I am pleased to present to you the results of the ballot counting. I thank my fellow mod mr_pikachu for working with me on this, and also to whoever nominated and/or voted.

Bolded nominees are the winners.

General Fic Awards (Whole Fanfics)

Best Fiction Overall
Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper – 10
Morphic, by Dragonfree – 9
Floating World, by Weasel Overlord – 7

Best Fanfiction
Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper – 10
Morphic, by Dragonfree – 13
Werewolf: The Forsaken: Sins of the Flesh, by Mew Master – 6

Best Original Fiction
Christmas on the Closed Ward, by mistysakura – 11
Full Moon, by PancaKe – 4
The Discombobulated Tale, by Crystal Tears – 5

Best Short Story
The Tofu that Took Over the World... or tried to anyway, by PancaKe – 5
Curse, by Dragonfree – 8
Christmas on the Closed Ward, by mistysakura - 7

Best Poem
Only a Small Lie, by PancaKe – 14
P Z L Z U E, by Chris 2.1 – 9

Best E-zine Article
Fiction Writing 101: Overcoming your fear of the blank page, by Samchu – 11
10 Great Ways to Get Readers, by PancaKe – 10

Best Plot
Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper – 11
Show-Off, by Chris 2.1 – 7
Floating World, by Weasel Overlord - 2

Best Dialogue
The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree – 12
Morphic, by Dragonfree – 11

Best Narrative Voice
Kingdom Heartless, by Crystal Tears – 9 (autowin)

Best Description
Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper – 9 (autowin)

Best Writing Style
Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper – 10
Curse, by Dragonfree - 6

Best Action
Deathmatch, by Evil Mewf0ur – 9 (autowin)

Best Setting
Communication, by Sike Saner – 8
Honor Among Thieves, by PsiUmbreon – 8

Most Original Fiction
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Queen of Games, by Duellist Royal – 4
Comma Wars: The Punctuation Strikes Back, by Pichu Luver – 12

Best New Fiction
Pokémon: Empire of the Sun, by Duellist Royal – 9
Floating World, by Weasel Overlord – 9

Most Improved Fiction
Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree – 9 (autowin)



Fic Moments (Parts of Fanfics)

Best Quote
“I will not die as long as the world is enraged!” Vyle, Honor Among Thieves, by PsiUmbreon – 8
Not a monster, just not human enough. Only a Small Lie, by PancaKe – 10

Best Chapter
Chapter 65 – Rogue, Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper – 9 (autowin)

Best Plot Twist
Bob the girl, The Date, by Samchu – 12 (autowin)

Best Interpersonal Conflict
"Me" and "My Family," Me and My Family, by ryandude713 – 9
(autowin)

Best Fight
The juggernaut vs. the three humanoids, Deathmatch, by Evil Mewf0ur – 10
The battle against Kazaar in Chapter 14, Show-Off, by Chris 2.1 – 8

Most Suspenseful Moment
Lisa's escape from the helicopter, Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper – 8
That which follows Carlos revealing his suspicions about Jasmine in Chapter 16, Show-Off, by Chris 2.1 – 7

Best Moment
The Curse chant, Curse, by Dragonfree – 11
Lucia kicking Lord Emmanuel in the crotch in Chapter 20, Honor Among Thieves, by PsiUmbreon - 5



Characters (People and Creatures in Fanfics)

Best Character in a Leading Role
Solonn, Communication, by Sike Saner – 12
David Ambrose, Morphic, by Dragonfree – 9

Best Character in a Supporting Role
Dratini/Dragonite, Curse, by Dragonfree – 13
Mark's Letaligon, The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree – 8

Best Antagonist
Joseph Sterling, Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper – 9 (autowin)

Most Original Character
Cheese, The Tofu that Took Over the World... or tried to anyway, by PancaKe – 9 (autowin)

Least Likable Character
Tofu, The Tofu that Took Over the World... or tried to anyway, by PancaKe – 9 (autowin)

Best Romantic Relationship
Sarah and Bob, The Date, by Samchu – 9 (autowin)

Best Un-Romantic Relationship
Milo and Jake, Show-Off, by Chris 2.1 – 6 (autowin)

Best Character Development
The Tofu that Took Over the World... or tried to anyway, by PancaKe – 9 (autowin)

Best Cast
The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree – 12
Morphic, by Dragonfree – 9
Kingdom Heartless, by Crystal Tears – 6



Member Awards (Fanficcers)

Best Writer
Gavin Luper – 10
Dragonfree – 11

Most Dedicated Writer
Dragonfree – 10
PancaKe – 5
Gavin Luper – 12

Most Improved Writer
Samchu – 10
MeLoVeGhOsTs – 13

Best Reader
Lune the Guardian – 8
Sike Saner – 11
mistysakura – 6

Most Dedicated Reader
Sike Saner – 12
PancaKe – 5
MeLoVeGhOsTs – 12

Best Newcomer to the Boards
Duellist Royal – 13
Antoshi – 10

Extra congratulations goes to Dragonfree for winning the Awards Award, for her eight awards! Congrats, Dragonfree!

[Dragonfree]

...whoa. That was unexpected. o.o I'd gotten the impression pretty much nobody was reading any of my stuff this year. Thanks, everyone! I appreciate it. <3

(Psst, I'm a girl.)

[Mewfour]

Best Action
Deathmatch, by Evil Mewf0ur – 9 (autowin)

Best Fight
The juggernaut vs. the three humanoids, Deathmatch, by Evil Mewf0ur – 10
The battle against Kazaar in Chapter 14, Show-Off, by Chris 2.1 – 8

Wow, I had no idea people liked Deathmatch that much, especially a throwaway fight like that

Clean sweep for Asylum at the GP2009. This is awesome. Thanks.

[classy_cat18]

(Psst, I'm a girl.)

Sorry. *edits*

And I'm sorry if I bring anyone down by saying this, but I would've felt better doing the awards if more people nominated and voted. This awards was one of the most inactive that I know of, and it would've been really nice if the winners had more competition. Don't you think so, Dragonfree and Mewfour? I didn't want to keep that fact in the dark. I'm just asking for more people to nominate next time.

[Dragonfree]

Yeah, the most nominees any category had was three, with a whole lot of them having just one. :/ Have there been people leaving or something?

I wish I read enough here to be able to nominate or vote.

[Lady Vulpix]

Sorry, I was busy during the nomination period. Nonetheless, congratulations to the winners!

[Mewfour]

and it would've been really nice if the winners had more competition. Don't you think so, Dragonfree and Mewfour?

Nope.

*snatches his trophies and rides into the sunset*

[Duellist Royal]

Epic stuff. Just epic. Thanks for the awards.

[PancaKe]

YAY oh wow I didn't even know I was nominated. Sigh! Thanks everyone and yeah, now to get writing so I can win more of these awards for next time and vamp up the competition!

[Sike Saner]

Fwee, oh fwee. Well, thanks to everyone who voted and/or nominated me and/or my stuff, thanks to all my readers and to everyone of whom I'm a reader, and thanks to everyone responsible for organizing these awards! ^^

[mistysakura]

Wow, I actually won something... wasn't expecting that, especially for a Secret Santa fic. Thanks to everyone who nominated and voted (yeah, I should be hanging my head, since I didn't do nominations, but I was overseas...)

[Houndoom_Lover]

I dunno why I came over here to look. I didn't win anything X3

Congratulations to the winners!!!

Maybe next year I'll pony up and kick ass :B

[Gavin Luper]

Wow, this is a very late post ... but I wanted to accept my awards nonetheless, even the autowins! ^_^ Thanks so much to everyone who voted for me and Lisa; it's much appreciated that folks are still reading after so long.

I have to admit, this year's GPs were pretty clearly low on involvement, which is obviously a reflection on most of us, including myself. Hopefully the Silver Pencils will see a return to our usual form.

Also, not to take away anything from Dragonfree, but unless I'm counting wrong, we were tied for the Awards Award with eight awards each, right? (I've counted a few times, but if I'm wrong, my bad! ^_^)

Anyhoo - thanks again and congrats to all the winners!