The 2008 Golden Pen Awards ~ Voting Topic!

[Gavin Luper]

The 2008 Golden Pen Awards ~ Voting Topic!

... thanks to our sponsors for those messages. Now, welcome back to tonight's main event: the continuation of the newly refurbished 2008 Golden Pen Awards!

My co-host, mistysakura, has stepped out of the studio to conduct rehearsals for the upcoming results show, but before we can get to that stage, we need your help, viewers!

In November, you suggested some new Golden Pen categories, and we listened, renovating our nominations ballot!

Over the past two weeks, you've nominated the authors and stories you think are worthy of winning the highly-coveted Golden Pens!

Now, fanficcers of the world, it's time for you to cast your deciding votes! 2008 saw a host of talent published on our Fanfic board, but which fics and members do you think are deserving enough to take home the Pens?

VOTE NOW!

As many of you will know, here at TPM, we use a 3-2-1 preference voting system. For each category, you can choose your top three choices. Choice #1 (the nominee you think is most deserving of the award) gets three points, #2 receives two, and #3 earns one. At the end of the day, the nominee with the most points will add a Golden Pen to their cap.

You can vote for as many or as few categories as you like. All ballots must be submitted via PM to me (Gavin Luper) or mistysakura by 11:59:59 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008. (That's right - voting closes at the same moment as the year ends! How poetic!)

Remember that self-voting is bad and lame and not allowed; any such votes will not be accepted.

Feel free to post in this thread, however, with a link to your nominated works, so that potential voters have a chance to peruse the shortlisted pieces!

Without further ado, here are your nominees. But first, here's another word from our primary sponsor ...


General Fic Awards


Best Fiction Overall
- The Pokemon Masters League, Chris 2.1
- Morphic, Dragonfree
- Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper
- War of the Forums, mr_pikachu

Best Fanfiction
- Morphic, Dragonfree
- Yu-Gi-Oh: Soul of Silicon, Dark Sage
- The Pokemon Masters League, Chris 2.1
- Communication, Sike Saner
- Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper

Best Original Fiction
- The Nevering, Bulbasaur4
- Quest of Twelve, Lady Vulpix
- Rebirth, Dragonfree
- Hunted, PancaKe
- Albel the Wicked, Cadmus

Best Short Story
- Rebirth, Dragonfree
- -Morning’s Child-, Asilynne
- Hounds of Goldenrod, Goodnight Seadra

Best Poem
- Throb, Gavin Luper
- Trap, Bulbasaur4
- Can’t, Weasel Overlord
- The Brothers Two, Captain Pringle
- Sleep (November Writing Sprint), Cadmus
- Good Man Sam, Gavin Luper

Best E-zine Article
- Harry Potter and the Nature of Climax (Feb 2008), mr_pikachu
- State of the Art (Dec 2008), Lady Vulpix
- Beyond the Score: The Measure of Success (Sep 2008), mr_pikachu
- To Be A Master, #1: The Beginning (Oct 2008), mistysakura
- Why, Oh Why Did The Trainer Fic Die? (Aug 2008), Chris 2.1

Best Plot
- Morphic, Dragonfree
- The Pokemon Masters League, Chris 2.1
- Communication, Sike Saner
- Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper
- War of the Forums, mr_pikachu

Best Dialogue
- The Pokemon Masters League, Chris 2.1
- Morphic, Dragonfree
- Yu-Gi-Oh: Soul of Silicon, Dark Sage
- Exchanges and Departures, Weasel Overlord
- Scattered Lights, classy_cat18
- War of the Forums, mr_pikachu

Best Narrative Voice
- Throb, Gavin Luper
- Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper
- Sleep (November Writing Sprint), Cadmus

Best Description
- Lune, Lune the Guardian
- Communication, Sike Saner
- Rebirth, Dragonfree
- Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper
- Can’t, Weasel Overlord
- Finding Courage, Saffire Persian

Best Writing Style
- Finding Courage, Saffire Persian
- Morphic, Dragonfree
- Trap, Bulbasaur4
- Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper

Best Action
- Lune, Lune The Guardian
- ‘N All Was Silent, Houndoom_Lover
- The Quest for the Legends, Dragonfree
- Albel the Wicked, Cadmus
- The Pokemon Masters League, Chris 2.1

Best Setting
- Lune, Lune the Guardian
- Honor Among Thieves, PsiUmbreon
- Rebirth, Dragonfree
- Tiponi, Daemon League Quester, eevee-shayna
- Albel the Wicked, Cadmus

Most Original Fiction
- The PLC Journals, JKBakura
- Morphic, Dragonfree
- Sleep (November Writing Sprint), firepokemon
- War of the Forums, mr_pikachu

Best New Fiction
- A Peaceful Land, Lady Vulpix
- The Nevering, Bulbasaur4
- Exchanges & Departures, Weasel Overlord
- Sinister’s End, Houndoom_Lover
- Albel the Wicked, Cadmus

Most Improved Fiction
- The Quest for the Legends, Dragonfree
- Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper
- The Pokemon Masters League, Chris 2.1


Fic Moment Awards


Best Quote
- “Daddy, am I an abomination?”, Morphic, Dragonfree
- “Man, you must be seeing things… Just shut up and watch Elton John fly.” Concertgoer, Chapter the Twenty-Third: Meet Meat, Minty Thrill, DragoKnight
- “Meat held a cup of coffee in his shaking hand as he eyed the invoice he had gotten just minutes earlier. It was the next morning, and everyone was getting ready to leave.
“What’s it for, anyway?” I asked meekly.
“I’m getting sued!” Meat spat bitterly, “Apparently Muse did the exact same performance back in October!”
“What?” I gasped, “So you’re telling me they got attacked by a Whismur while a naked illusion of Elton John span on the ceiling?”
“Well, not exactly.” Meat replied, shaking his head, “It was actually a Clefable at their concert, and they had the real Elton John spinning naked on the ceiling.”
“Damnation!” I snapped, “Their innovation never ceases to amaze me…” ” Minty Thrill, Dragoknight
- “I’m losing my virginity just by listening to this.” – Shonta, Scattered Lights, classy_cat18
- “The human race is run”, The Birds and the Bees, The Decapitated Mole

Best Chapter
- Chapter 52: Empasse, The Pokemon Masters League, Chris 2.1
- Chapter 44, The Quest for the Legends, Dragonfree
- Chapter 64 – Heart of Ice, Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper
- Chapter 6, Morphic, Dragonfree

Best Plot Twist
- The shooting, Morphic, Dragonfree
- Solonn becoming human, Communication, Sike Saner
- The note from Lance’s dad, Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper
- The broken reader, To Be A Master, mistysakura
- The death of Grandpa Calja, Albel the Wicked, Cadmus
- Brooklyn taking out both Gordon and Thomas in Chapter 52: Empasse, The Pokemon Masters League, Chris 2.1

Best Conflict
- Lord Yoruno vs. Lady Naien, Lune, Lune the Guardian
- Ekad and Matchi, Tiponi, Daemon League Quester, eevee-shayna

Best Moment
- Callisto setting the log cabin on fire in Chapter 52: Empasse, The Pokémon Masters League, Chris 2.1
- When the loop restarts, Rebirth, Dragonfree
- Flipping to the back of the dossier, Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper
- The poem’s end, Untitled (“it blinks”), PancaKe


Character Awards


Best Character in a Leading Role
- Dr. Ticks, ‘N All Were Silent, Houndoom_Lover
- David Ambrose, Morphic, Dragonfree
- Solonn, Communication, Sike Saner
- Albel, Albel the Wicked, Cadmus
- Kian, Albel the Wicked, Cadmus

Best Character in a Supporting Role
- Shockwave, Lune, Lune The Guardian
- Lucia, Honor Among Thieves, PsiUmbreon
- Miranda, Quest of Twelve, Lady Vulpix
- Lance Hudson, Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper
- Mia, Morphic, Dragonfree

Best Antagonist
- Isaac Daniels, Morphic, Dragonfree
- Brooklyn Knight, The Pokemon Masters League, Chris 2.1
- Sam, Good Man Sam, Gavin Luper
- Hotaru, Scattered Lights, classy_cat18
- Albel, Albel the Wicked, Cadmus

Most Original Character
- Tony Chambers, Minty Thrill, DragoKnight
- Gabriel, Morphic, Dragonfree
- Valery Salem, Finding Courage, Saffire Persian
- Mia, Morphic, Dragonfree
- Albel, Albel the Wicked, Cadmus

Best Romantic Relationship
- Erin and Timper, Quest of Twelve, Lady Vulpix
- Lisa and Gavin, Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper
- Kian and Albel, Albel the Wicked, Cadmus

Best Un-Romantic Relationship
- Brian and Gabriel, Morphic, Dragonfree
- Tiponi and Medwin, Tiponi, Daemon League Quester, eevee-shayna
- Tony and Leaves, Minty Thrill, DragoKnight

Best Character Development
- Morphic, Dragonfree
- The Quest for the Legends, Dragonfree
- Lisa and Gavin, Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper

Best Cast
- Morphic, Dragonfree
- The Pokemon Masters League, Chris 2.1
- Finding Courage, Saffire Persian
- The Quest for the Legends, Dragonfree
- Communication, Sike Saner
- War of the Forums, mr_pikachu


Member Awards


Best Writer
- Weasel Overlord
- Bulbasaur4
- Dragonfree
- Gavin Luper
- Chris 2.1

Most Dedicated Writer
- Dark Sage
- Dragonfree
- Lady Vulpix
- Goodnight Seadra
- DragoKnight

Most Improved Writer
- Houndoom_Lover
- Gavin Luper
- Dragonfree
- Cadmus

Best Reader
- Lune The Guardian
- Lady Vulpix
- mistysakura
- Gavin Luper
- Sike Saner
- mr_pikachu

Most Dedicated Reader
- Lady Vulpix
- Asilynne
- mistysakura
- Sike Saner
- mr_pikachu

Best Newcomer to the Boards
- Asilynne
- Cadmus