The 2011 Silver Pencil Awards – Voting Topic
It's time for the biggest stage of the competition: the voting phase! Gavin Luper and I have collected all your nominations, and now you get to vote in the winners in each category.
Just send a private message with your completed ballot to either me or Gavin by 11:59 p.m. American Central Standard Time on September 13, 2011. You can vote in as many or as few categories as you like.
We use a 3-2-1 ranking system in the Silver Pencils. In other words, you can choose up to three nominees in a given category to receive points. Your top choice will receive three points. Your second choice in the category, if you have one, will receive two points, and if you provide a third choice, it will receive one point. (You don't have to select three nominees to receive points if you don't want to do so; it's your decision if you want to omit the 1-point choice and even the 2-point nominee.)
This may look something like the following:
Category
Option 1
Option 2 ~ 3 points
Option 3
Option 4 ~ 1 point
Option 5 ~ 2 points
So, here's the rundown of the rules (again, they're pretty standard).
- You may vote in as many or as few categories as you like.
- Voting uses the 3-2-1 ranking system.
- You may feel free to link to your nominated fics within this thread so that voters can easily see the nominees.
- No voting for yourself. Have some dignity.
- Send your ballot to me or Gavin by 11:59 p.m. American Central Standard Time, September 13, 2011.
With all that in mind, here are your nominees!
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General Fic Awards (Whole Fanfics)
Best Fic of the Forum
~ Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper
~ Minty Thrill, by DragoKnight
~ Against All Odds, by mattbcl
~ Morphic, by Dragonfree
Best Pokémon Fic
~ Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper
~ Show-Off, by Chris 2.1
~ The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree
~ Minty Thrill, by DragoKnight
~ Morphic, by Dragonfree
~ Against All Odds, by mattbcl
Best Alternate Fandom/Original Fic
~ First Blood, by mattbcl
~ A Zombie Apocalypse For Two, by Ghost
~ Diablo: Between the Darkness and the Light, by mattbcl
~ Second-String Superheroes, by Greyfox
Best Writing Style
~ Malice Aforethought, by Dragonfree
~ Against All Odds, by mattbcl
~ The Origin of Storms, by Sike Saner
~ Diablo: Between the Darkness and the Light, by mattbcl
~ An Isolated Heart! by Shadow Wolf
~ Morphic, by Dragonfree
Best Plot
~ Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper
~ Show-Off, by Chris 2.1
~ The Origin of Storms, by Sike Saner
~ Morphic, by Dragonfree
~ Communication, by Sike Saner
Best Poem
~ After the Carnival, by Oslo
~ Deleting You, by Chris 2.1
~ An Isolated Heart! by Shadow Wolf
Best E-zine Article
~ "Why Write Fanfiction?" Muse, April 2010, by Chris 2.1
~ "Interview with Vincent, from Sins of the Flesh by Mew Master," Muse, January 2010, by Samchu
~ "Fiction Writing 101: Starting a Story," Muse, January 2010, by Samchu
Fic Moments (Parts of Fanfics)
Best Moment
~ The whole Oscar-arc in Azalea Town, Show-Off, by Chris 2.1
~ Lisa's decision to take charge of her fate and "make a choice" in Chapter 69, Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper
~ Mia talking to Medicham in Chapter 26, Show-Off, by Chris 2.1
Best Plot Twist
~ Tyranitar killing Taylor, The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree
~ Oscar's true nature revealed, Show-Off, by Chris 2.1
~ Letaligon returning to try and kill her father only to find that he's already been slain in Chapter 58, The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree
Best Chapter
~ The Golden Arc Three: Buck's Fizz, Show-Off, by Chris 2.1
~ Chapter 13, Morphic, by Dragonfree
Best Quote
-The narrator, Chew, by DragoKnightFor some reason, he had concluded that eating this 'cyanide pill' was a very, very bad idea.
Phew! Crisis averted.
He waited for a few moments, before reaching down his pants and inserting it up his anus.
-Chaletwo in Chapter 57, The Quest for the Legends, by DragonfreeWhat is this compulsion you have to attribute everything I do to me just being a jerk?
Characters (People and Creatures in Fanfics)
Best Character in a Leading Role
~ Milo, Show-Off, by Chris 2.1
~ Esaax, The Origin of Storms, by Sike Saner
~ Jason Creight, Against All Odds, by mattbcl
~ Lisa, Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper
~ David Ambrose, Morphic, by Dragonfree
Best Character in a Supporting Role
~ Kelly, Against All Odds, by mattbcl
~ Gavin, Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper
~ May, The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree
~ Stantler, The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree
Best Villain
~ Steven Stone, Show-Off, by Chris 2.1
~ Joseph Sterling, Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper
Best Relationship
~ Kelly and Jason, Against All Odds, by mattbcl
~ Lisa and Gavin, Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper
Funniest Character
~ The narrator, Chew, by DragoKnight
~ Tony, Minty Thrill, by DragoKnight
Give the Guy a Break Award (For the character most deserving of respite...)
~ Jake, Show-Off, by Chris 2.1
~ Esaax, The Origin of Storms, by Sike Saner
~ All of the Pokémorphs, Morphic, by Dragonfree
~ Herman the Pokémaniac, Against All Odds, by mattbcl
“Hello, Beastie!” Award (For the character who has overcome seemingly insurmountable odds...)
~ Milo, Show-Off, by Chris 2.1
~ Gavin, Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper
~ Lisa, Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper
Member Awards (Fanficcers)
Best Writer
~ Gavin Luper
~ Chris 2.1
~ Dragonfree
~ mattbcl
~ Sike Saner
~ mr_pikachu
Trooper Award (For the little Ficcer that could...)
~ Mikachu Yukitatsu
~ mattbcl
~ Oslo
~ mario72486
~ Dragonfree
Best Reader
~ Gavin Luper
~ Sike Saner
~ MeLoVeGhOsTs
~ mistysakura
~ mattbcl
Best Contributor
~ mr_pikachu
~ Gavin Luper
~ classy_cat18
~ Sike Saner
~ Mikachu Yukitatsu
Best Newcomer to the Boards
~ Becky
~ mattbcl
~ Wuster
~ Hikari of Dark Rose
Community Awards (Fanficcers)
Most Likely to Become a Couple
~ mr_pikachu and Becky
~ MeLoVeGhOsTs and Sike Saner
~ Gavin Luper and PancaKe
Least Likely to Become a Couple
~ Blademaster and Lady Vulpix
~ Chris 2.1 and Charles Legend
~ Dark Sage and Weasel Overlord
King of Fanfic
~ Gavin Luper
~ mr_pikachu
~ Shadow Wolf
~ Chris 2.1
Queen of Fanfic
~ classy_cat18
~ Lady Vulpix
~ Sike Saner
~ PancaKe
Jester of Fanfic
~ Sike Saner
~ ChobiChibi
~ Blademaster
~ Mikachu Yukitatsu
~ DragoKnight
Nerdiest Fanficcer
~ mr_pikachu
~ Mew Master
Fanficcer Most Likely to Make You Gasp
~ Blademaster
~ Crystal Tears
~ Dragonfree
~ Charles Legend
~ mr_pikachu
Most Helpful Fanficcer
~ Gavin Luper
~ mr_pikachu
~ classy_cat18
~ Sike Saner
TPM Addict (For those of us who just can't live without it...)
~ Mikachu Yukitatsu
~ Asilynne
~ mr_pikachu
~ classy_cat18
~ Blademaster
Most Likely to Cause The Universe to Explode
~ Asilynne
~ Blademaster
~ Charles Legend
~ Mikachu Yukitatsu
~ Shadow Wolf