The 2004 Golden Pen Awards! (Nominations, Voting, Results)

[mistysakura]

Yes, here it is finally (though at least it's not a month late this time): our Golden Pen Awards! This is our official nominations topic. Thanks to everyone who contributed to our Awards topics; the Voting Method topic is still open to any suggestions.

Things you should know are:

~ No self nominations. No matter whether you think your fic will get nominated or not, you are strictly forbidden from nominating your fic for an award, or nominating yourself for any of the member awards.

~ Only nominate one fic per category. That's kind of obvious but for those who sometimes decide to overlook the obvious...

~When nominating, include author, fic name (unless it's a member award), and anything else you might need to identify what you're nominating.

~If you want to change your nominations, make a new post with your changed nominations instead of editing.

~You have to nominate at least three people, because it's stupid if you nominate the same fic for everything.

~ Deadline: 6:00 pm AEST, 12:00 am EST on 14th January. That gives you a bit more than 2 weeks.

Here are the award categories, with explanations if necessary:

General Fic Awards
Best Fiction Overall
Best Non-Pokemon
Best Dark
Best Trainer
Best Comedy
Best Romance
Best Action
Most Original
Most Realistic
Best Writing Style
Best Plot
Best New Fic
Most Promising

Fic Moments
Best Cliffhanger
Best Plot Twist
Best Pokemon Battle Scene
Best Mystery - this is a mystery that goes on for more than 1 chapter (not a cliffhanger or a whole mystery fic.)
Best Chapter

Characters
Best Male Leading Role
Best Male Supporting Role
Best Female Leading Role
Best Female Supporting Role
Best Non-Human Character
Best Villain
Funniest Character
Best Character Based on a Board Member
Most Original
Best Overall
Best Relationship - not necassarily romance-based.
Best Original Cast - overall, all the characters in a fic and their interactions. The cast has to be at least half-original -- it cannot be based entirely on the anime.

Member Awards
Most unusual Board member - this is basically a nice way to say "weirdest".
Best New Writer
Most Dedicated Writer
Best Writer
Most Dedicated Reader
Best Newcomer to the Boards
Most Rounded Member - a member who does a lot of writing, reading and replying, etc.

Miscellaneous
Best New Pokemon
Best Location
Best Setting

Have fun!


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Actually, I may as well post mine for starters:


General Fic Awards
Best Fiction Overall - Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper
Best Non-Pokemon - Quest of Twelve, Lady Vulpix
Best Dark - When Destinies Collide, Citrus Crush Chikorita
Best Trainer - The Emerald League, Captain Pringle
Best Comedy - That's Life!, classy_cat18
Best Action - Lisa the Legend, Gavin Luper
Most Original - Knights to Remember, classy_cat18
Best Writing Style - When Destinies Collide, Citrus Crush Chikorita
Best Plot - Full Moon, Mist
Best New Fic - Knights to Remember, classy_cat18
Most Promising - To The Rainbow's End, ZeldaFan20

Fic Moments
Best Cliffhanger - When Ash loses all his Pokemon, What Dreams Are Made Of, mr_pikachu
Best Plot Twist - When Ash gets "kidnapped" by Volbeat and co., To The Rainbow's End, ZeldaFan20
Best Mystery - When Gavin disappeared, Lisa The Legend, Gavin Luper

Characters
Best Male Leading Role - Brock, No Longer the Silent Observer, Pewter City Geodude
Best Female Leading Role - Shonta, Knights To Remember, classy_cat18
Best Female Supporting Role - Morgan, R.J. - The Legacy of a Master
Best Non-Human Character - Champ, Guilty by Design, Iveechan
Best Villain - Balloise, Full Moon, Mist
Best Character Based on a Board Member - Andrew, Electric Buggy to Victory, OzAndrew
Most Original - Nayia Waterflower, Full Moon, Mist
Best Relationship - Erin and Timper, Quest of Twelve, Lady Vulpix
Best Original Cast - Quest of Twelve, Lady Vulpix

Member Awards
Best New Writer - Pewter City Geodude
Most Dedicated Writer - classy_cat18
Best Writer - classy_cat18
Most Dedicated Reader - IloveX-TINA
Most Rounded Member - Lady Vulpix

Miscellaneous
Best Setting - The Emerald League, The Emerald League, Captain Pringle

EDIT: No, I didn't change my nominations.

[Venasaur89]

we post the nominations over here, righT? well, here are my votes...

General Fic Awards

Best Fiction Overall: Rookie to a Champion, by Brit Chris

Best Trainer: IloveX-Tina's fic, I forgot the name, sorry.
Best Comedy: 2ra's Journey through Hoenn, by 2ra
Best Action: On the Run (Pokemon Fic), By Dragon_Claw

Best Plot: The Emerald League, by Captian Pringle.
Best New Fic: Gemini:The new era


Funniest Character: Daniella in 2ra's journey through Hoenn!


Best Writer: Brit Chris
Most Dedicated Reader: IloveX-Tina
Best Newcomer to the Boards: Zee Sage
Most Rounded Member: IloveX-Tina

[DannyBoy]

General Fic Awards
Best Fiction Overall: The Emerald League ~ CP
Best Trainer: Lawerances Journey ~ Snakes and Legends
Best Comedy: The Lord of The Pokemasters ~ Mikey
Best New Fic: Is it Destiny? ~ Manetric Triner
Most Promising: Catching Up With Chris: From Sequal to Trilogy ~ Brit Chris


Member Awards

Most Dedicated Writer: Brit Chris
Best Writer: Mist
Most Dedicated Reader: MistySakura
Best Newcomer to the Boards: Snorlax19
Most Rounded Member: MistySakura

Miscellaneous:

Best New Pokemon: Squirl ~ ON The Run ~ Dragon Claw

Best Setting: Emerald Islands ~ The Emerald League ~ CP

Ill add more when I get more time to look around.

[PancaKe]

Well now that I'm not running these ones, I'll acutally vote and nominate

General Fic Awards


Best Fiction Overall: When Destinies Collide by CCC

Best Non-Pokemon: Quest of Twelve by Gabbi (Lady Vulpix)

Best Dark: Damons Menace by DH13

Best Trainer: Electric Buggy to Victory by OzAndrew

Best Comedy: The Adventures of Tyler and Magmar by Silver Machop

Best Writing Style: CCC

Best Plot: When Destinies Collide by CCC

Best New Fic: The Type Chart by Dragonfree

Most Promising: The Type Chart by Dragonfree



Fic Moments

Best Plot Twist: Pretty much all of WDC by CCC

Voting for more later

~Mist

[Chris 2.1]

General Fic Awards
Best Fiction Overall - Electric Buggy To Victory - Ozandrew
Best Trainer - Electric Buggy To Victory - Ozandrew
Best Comedy - Electric Buggy To Victory - Ozandrew
Best Action - When Destinies Collide - Citrus Crush Chikorita
Most Original - The Type Chart - Dragonfree
Most Realistic - Lisa The Legend
Best Writing Style - The Emerald League - Captain Pringle
Best Plot - Lisa The Legend - Gavin Luper
Best New Fic - Mysteries That Await - Xtina
Most Promising - The Type Chart - Dragonfree

Fic Moments
Best Cliffhanger - When Destinies Collide - The whole blood-card-thing
Best Plot Twist - Electric Buggy To Victory - Ozandrew - Jess travelling with Andrew and Phil
Best Pokemon Battle Scene - Lisa VS Jessica - EBTV/LTL crossover, Gavin/Ozzy. The battle itself wasn't too amazing, it was the tension in the atmosphere that made it great. Fluid attacks, too.
Best Chapter - Chapter 26 of EBTV - Ozandrew. Catches and Evolutions galore...

Characters
Best Male Leading Role - Bryce, Emerald League, Captain Pringle
Best Male Supporting Role - Phil, Electric Buggy To Victory, Ozandrew
Best Female Leading Role - Lisa, LTL, Gavin Luper
Best Female Supporting Role - Jessica, EBTV, Ozandrew
Best Non-Human Character - Abra, EBTV, Ozandrew
Best Villain - Lenina, EBTV/LTL crossover, Gavin/Ozandrew
Funniest Character - Magmar, the adventures of Tyler and Magmar by Silvermachop
Best Character Based on a Board Member - Bryce/Captain Pringle
Most Original - Hollywood from Electric Buggy To Victory, Ozandrew
Best Relationship - Lisa and Gavin, LTL, Gavin Luper
Best Original Cast - The Cast of 'Adventures of Tyler and Magmar', SilverMachop

Member Awards
Best New Writer - Dragonfree
Most Dedicated Writer - Xtina
Best Writer - Ozandrew
Most Dedicated Reader - Teddiursa89
Most Rounded Member - xTINA

Miscellaneous
Best New Pokemon - Girafury, LTL, Gavin Luper
Best Location - OoOOoOh, Port Valeo, LTL/EBTV cross.
Best Setting - Wherever EBTV is set...I presume its Australia?


Yay I filled out loads....my keyboards tired now. *goes away*

[Pikachu101]

General Fic Awards
Best Fiction Overall - When Destinies Collide by Citrus Crush Chikorita
Best Dark "
Best Trainer "
Best Comedy "
Best Romance "
Best Action "
Most Original "
Best Writing Style "
Best Plot "
Best New Fic - The Type Chart by Dragonfree
Most Promising - WDC by CCC

Best Pokemon Battle Scene - The Three on Three gym battle - WDC by CCC
Best Mystery - Ash, Possessed? - WDC by CCC

Characters
Best Male Leading Role - Ash - WDC by CCC
Best Female Leading Role - Sakura - WDC by CCC
Best Female Supporting Role - Madison - WDC by CCC
Best Non-Human Character - Meowth - WDC by CCC
Best Villain - Giovanni - WDC by CCC
Funniest Character - Kero - WDC by CCC
Most Original - WDC by CCC
Best Overall - WDC by CCC
Best Relationship - Ash and Sakura - WDC by CCC
Best Original Cast - Lord of the Pokemasters by Mikey

Member Awards
Most unusual Board member - Mewfour (too many polls)
Best New Writer - Dragonfree
Most Dedicated Writer - CCC
Best Writer - CCC
Best Newcomer to the Boards - Dragonfree
Most Rounded Member - CCC

[mr_pikachu]

Ack! I've been gone for way, way too long. Well, I guess I might as well make my first post in about three weeks here, in the nominations topic!

I'll go ahead and put "(already taken)" by the ones where I've thought about it and concluded that the one I chose is already taken. (Could I be any more obvious?)


General Fic Awards
Best Fiction Overall - Rhapsody in Red by Aquababe727
Best Non-Pokemon - Dunno why, but I like Bloody Sword by Mewfour
Best Dark - (already taken)
Best Trainer - Again, Rhapsody in Red by Aquababe727
Best Comedy - (already taken)
Best Romance - (already taken)
Best Action - Bloody Sword by Mewfour
Most Original - Someone tell me if this one's too old... A Bittersweet Reunion by ZeldaFan20
Most Realistic - Bloody Sword by Mewfour
Best Writing Style - (Is this supposed to be a writer or a fic?) Hmm... Lisa the Legend by Gavin Luper.
Best Plot - To the Rainbow's End by ZeldaFan20
Best New Fic - That's Life! by classy_cat18
Most Promising - Knights to Remember by classy_cat18

Fic Moments
Best Cliffhanger - When Ash goes missing from the hospital, To the Rainbow's End by ZeldaFan20
Best Plot Twist - Who could forget Ms. Blastoise/Balloise knowing Sal's secret in Full Moon/LVH by Mist
Best Pokemon Battle Scene - Lisa vs. Marina in the chapter where Raikou shows up in Lisa the Legend by Gavin Luper
Best Mystery - I still can't forget the mystery character with Giovanni in the early chapters of When Destinies Collide by CCC
Best Chapter - The one where Sakura's memories are revealed in When Destinies Collide by Citrus Crush Chikorita

Characters
Best Male Leading Role - Ash in To the Rainbow's End by ZeldaFan20
Best Male Supporting Role - Martin in Full Moon by Mist
Best Female Leading Role - Sal in Full Moon by Mist
Best Female Supporting Role - Aurora in A Bittersweet Reunion/To the Rainbow's End by ZeldaFan20
Best Non-Human Character - K-9 in That's LIfe! by classy_cat18
Best Villain - Entei in Lisa the Legend by Gavin Luper
Funniest Character - Jessica in Electric Buggy to Victory! by OzAndrew
Best Character Based on a Board Member - (already taken)
Most Original - Sal in Full Moon by Mist
Best Overall - Ash in To the Rainbow's End by ZeldaFan20
Best Relationship - Jessica and Andrew in Electric Buggy to Victory! by OzAndrew
Best Original Cast - The cast of Electric Buggy to Victory! by OzAndrew

Member Awards
Most unusual Board member - The perennial favorite, The Decapitated Mole
Best New Writer - classy_cat18 (If she's still considered new, that is...)
Most Dedicated Writer - ZeldaFan20
Best Writer - ZeldaFan20
Most Dedicated Reader - ZeldaFan20
Best Newcomer to the Boards - (already taken)
Most Rounded Member - Mist

Miscellaneous
Best New Pokemon - Lunanine in Lisa the Legend by Gavin Luper
Best Location - The mystery island in To the Rainbow's End by ZeldaFan20
Best Setting - The Green League in When Destinies Collide by Citrus Crush Chikorita


Whew! All done!

[The Decapitated Mole]

Okay... I know I haven't really been around for the past month or two... writer's block, actually. But I've gotten past that so I'm back! And now, I give to you, people of TPM, my nominations.


General Fic Awards
Best Fiction Overall: The Emerald League [Captain Pringle]
Best Non-Pokemon:
Best Dark: Damon's Menace [DH13]
Best Trainer: Kamon's Quest III [Carbonite4]
Best Comedy: [DUH!][Sorry, I can't vote for myself.*gives Hiro a kick out the door*]
Best Romance
Best Action
Most Original
Most Realistic
Best Writing Style: Kamon's Quest III [Carbonite4]
Best Plot
Best New Fic
Most Promising

Fic Moments
Best Cliffhanger: KQ3, when Drew is told by Morty that he is destined to lose to crystal.
Best Plot Twist: KQ3, when Carly becomes pregnant.
Best Pokemon Battle Scene: KQ3, when Drew is fighting Crystal.
Best Mystery
Best Chapter

Characters
Best Male Leading Role: Bryce [TEL, by Captain Pringle]
Best Male Supporting Role: Kamon [Kamon's Quest III, by Carbonite4]
Best Female Leading Role
Best Female Supporting Role: Carly [Kamon's Quest III, by Carbonite4]
Best Non-Human Character: Totodile [Damon's Menace, by DH13]
Best Villain
Funniest Character
Best Character Based on a Board Member
Most Original
Best Overall
Best Relationship
Best Original Cast: Damon's Menace [dh13]

Member Awards
Most unusual Board member: [once again, DUH!][and again, no self-nommies]
Best New Writer
Most Dedicated Writer: Captain Pringle
Best Writer
Most Dedicated Reader: ILoveX-Tina
Best Newcomer to the Boards
Most Rounded Member: ILoveX-Tina

Miscellaneous
Best New Pokemon: That dark spider-thing in The Emerald League
Best Location
Best Setting


There you have it.

o_0
jimm

[DannyBoy]

Best Non-Pokemon: Clash Of Entities ~ Mr. Pikachu
Most Original:That's Life! ~ classycat18

Best Male Leading Role: RJ ~ RJ The Legacy Of A Master ~ RJDude
Best Female Leading Role: Amanda ~ Search For Knowledge ~ Mikey
Funniest Character: Jeff ~ Search For Knowledge ~ Mikey

Most unusual Board member: Decapitated Mole

[Zee Sage]

General Fic Awards

Best Fiction Overall: To Expect The Un-Expected by Venasaur 89
Best Non-Pokemon: Yu-Gi-Oh Junior: Legacy of a Duelist by Venusaur
Best Dark: N/A
Best Trainer: To Expect The Un-Expected by Venasaur89
Best Comedy: N/A
Best Romance: N/A
Best Action: N/A
Most Original: Mysteries That Await by IloveX-TINA
Most Realistic: N/A
Best Writing Style: From Rookie to Champion by Brit Chris
Best Plot: Mysteries that Await by IloveX-TINA
Best New Fic: S O U T H P A C I F I C by IloveX-TINA
Most Promising: To Expect the Un-Expected by Venasaur89

Fic Moments

Best Cliffhanger: N/A
Best Plot Twist: N/A
Best Pokemon Battle Scene: S O U T H P A C I F I C, Jen and Justin's first battle with their new pokemon by IloveX-TINA
Best Mystery - N/A
Best Chapter: N/A

Characters

Best Male Leading Role: Nabeel, To Expect the Un-Expected, Venasaur89
Best Male Supporting Role: Gordon, R.J. Legacy of a Master, RJdude
Best Female Leading Role: Jen, S O U T H P A C I F I C, IloveX-TINA
Best Female Supporting Role: Sarah, To Expect the Un-Expected, Venasaur89
Best Non-Human Character: N/A
Best Villain: N/A
Funniest Character: N/A
Best Character Based on a Board Member: Captain Pringle, TEL, Captain Pringle
Most Original: N/A
Best Overall: Nabeel, To Expect the Un-Expected, Venasaur89
Best Relationship: N/A
Best Original Cast - N/A

Member Awards

Most unusual Board member: The Decapitated Mole
Best New Writer: N/A
Most Dedicated Writer: Brit Chris
Best Writer: IloveX-TINA
Most Dedicated Reader: IloveX-TINA
Best Newcomer to the Boards: N/A
Most Rounded Member - IloveX-TINA

Oh yeah, the reason i have only like two stories the entire thing is because they are my favorite stories I have ever read, EVER! So NO they did not bribe me or anything to vote only for them.

[Mewfour]

Eh, haven't read much this year.....

General Fic Awards
Best Trainer - Do I really have to nominate EBTV? I'm sure 20 people already have....

Member Awards
Most unusual Board member - Decap. Mole
Most Dedicated Reader - mr_pikachu. I'm surprised that anyone ever reads Bloody Sword anymore.
Most Rounded Member - Captian Pringle

Huh, I guess I'm up for yet another "Craziest member" award. Again. Well, on with the crazy. Crackers, I tell you, freakin' CRACKERS!!! *does the hokey pokey* *Turns and runs*

[mr_pikachu]

I hate to burst my own bubble, but Clash of the Entities isn't Non-Pokemon; it's a crossover fic with Pokemon included. I'll let the mods make the ruling, but I'm fairly sure it's ineligible in that category.

And Mewfour, lol. You really shouldn't base the entire judgement of a nomination just by one person reading and enjoying your fic. I'm sure plenty of other people like it as well. As for me, I just thought it went great for several of the categories, so I nominated it. Ah, well. I'm through trying to convince you not to nominate me. XD

[mistysakura]

Okay, Clash of the Entities scrapped...

Changes: (I really should decide properly before I post...)
Cliffhanger: When Ash loses Pikachu, What Dreams are Made Of, mr_pikachu

And Mist, "pretty much all of WDC" isn't a plot twist

[PancaKe]

Fine, I was being lazy!!! Its' christmas and holidays and summer after all. And they all equal lazy.

Okay

Plot Twist= Sakura's future self = When Destinies Collide by CCC.

Happy??? I am

Best Male Leading Role - Ash, WDC by CCC
Best Male Supporting Role - Gavin, LtL by Gavin Luper
Best Female Leading Role - Lisa, LtL by Gavin Luper
Best Female Supporting Role - Jessica, EBTV by Oz
Best Villain - Giovanni, The Adventures of Tyler and Magmar by Silvermachop
Best Relationship - Ash and Sakura, WDC

Member Awards
Most Dedicated Writer - classycat18
Most Dedicated Reader - mistysakura

Right i have been really lazy and not really read that many fics so thats why the nominations are narrow this time. Bah, must get more time!!

~Mist

[Gavin Luper]

Here's my nominations for the Golden Pen Awards:

General Fic Awards

Best Fiction Overall - EBTV, by OzAndrew.
Best Non-Pokemon - Full Moon, by Mist.
Best Dark - When Destinies Collide, by CCC.
Best Trainer - The Emerald Legaue, by Captain Pringle.
Best Comedy - EBTV, by OzAndrew.
Best Romance - When Destinies Collide, by CCC.
Most Original - Rhapsody in Red, by Aquababe727.
Most Realistic - Lapras Valley High, by Mist.
Best Writing Style - Rhapsody in Red, by Aquababe727.
Best Plot - Full Moon, Mist.

Fic Moments

Best Cliffhanger - Is Kayla dead or not?, LVH, Mist.
Best Mystery - How Lady Blastoise knew so much, LVH, Mist.
Best Chapter - Solar Rising (or whatever it was) Chapter 37 of LVH.

Characters

Best Male Leading Role - Andrew, EBTV, OzAndrew.
Best Male Supporting Role - Martin, LVH, Mist.
Best Female Leading Role - Sal, Lapras Valley High, Mist.
Best Female Supporting Role - Tammy, Rhapsody in Red, Aquababe727.
Best Non-Human Character - Fury, Lapras Valley High, Mist.
Best Villain - Lady Blastoise, LVH, Mist.
Funniest Character - Jessica, EBTV, OzAndrew.
Best Character Based on a Board Member - Andrew, EBTV, OzAndrew.
Most Original - Jackie, LVH, Mist.
Best Overall - Sal, LVH, Mist.
Best Relationship - Craig and Kayla, LVH, Mist.
Best Original Cast - Lapras Valley High, by Mist.

Member Awards

Most Dedicated Writer - Aquababe727.
Best Writer - Ozandrew.
Most Dedicated Reader - Ozandrew.
Most Rounded Member - CCC.

Miscellaneous

Best New Pokemon - Tidalfin, The Emerald League, Captain Pringle.
Best Location - Shady Thicket, LVH, Mist.
Best Setting - The World, EBTV, Ozandrew.

That's it! Cheers!

[Tha Legend]

I had to nominate this! I was summarily impressed.

Best Dark: Pokèmon: Asylum of the Damned Style.

~Legend~

[classy_cat18]

Let me put in my two cents.

Best Comedy: Minty Thrill, DragoKnight
Best Non-Human Character: Leaves, Minty Thrill, DragoKnight
Funniest Character: Tony, Minty Thrill, DragoKnight

Everything else has already been said.

[mr_pikachu]

Quick question: When someone wins an award here, are they allowed to mention it in their sig?

Hey, how am I supposed to know! I've never won one before. So sue me. Then again, don't. You might actually win.

[Gavin Luper]

There's nothing wrong with doing that, MP. If you win an award, you should be proud of it, I think. People have done it in the past, anyway, so it's OK.

[mr_pikachu]

Thanks. That's what I thought, but I wanted to make sure.

[Lady Vulpix]

Right in time...

Best Fiction Overall - Lune by Charizard04621
Best Romance - Full Moon by Mist
Best Comedy - Lord of the Pokemasters by Mikey
Best Pokemon Battle Scene - The battle between Lune and Surge (Lune by Charizard04621)
Best Female Supporting Role - Kayla (Full Moon by Mist)
Best Non-Human Character - Shockwave (Lune by Charizard04621)
Best Relationship - Martin and Naiya - Full Moon by Mist
Best Character Based on a Board Member - Bjarni (Lord of the Pokemasters by Mikey)
Most unusual Board member - Bjarni Haraldur Sigfússon
Most Dedicated Writer - Charizard04621
Best Writer - Mist
Most Dedicated Reader - Mistysakura
Most Rounded Member - Charizard04621

[Andrew]

Best Fiction Overall - Lisa the Legend
Best Non-Pokemon - Plastic Existance - The Muffin Man
Best Dark - WDC - CCC
Best Comedy - Minty Thrill - DK
Most Original - Damon's Menace- DH
Most Realistic - Fanfic Mod Contest Stage 2.
Best Writing Style - LTL - Gavin Luper
Best New Fic - Plastic Existance



Best Pokemon Battle Scene - The Kind, The Different and the Very Wierd - Silver Machop
Best Mystery - this is a mystery that goes on for more than 1 chapter (not a cliffhanger or a whole mystery fic.) What happened to Marina - LTL - Gav.
Best Chapter - The Chapter where Lisa's house gets attacked. LTL - Gavin.

EDIT: OH NO! THE REST OF MY POST IS GONE!

[mistysakura]

Pikachu101: We've ruled that WDC iosn't a comedy, and for "Most original" and "best overall" in the characters category, we mean single characters...
Ozzy: You've made a small mistake in your post.

Thanks everyone for nominating, the voting topic should be up on Friday!

[mistysakura]

Welcome to the voting stage of our first Golden Pen Awards! Thanks to everyone who nominated or suggested things in the Writers' Lounge topics. Unfortunately, we decided to stick to PM voting, so sorry to those who came up with other systems.

We're using the 3-2-1 system, like we did in previous awards. Your first preference in winning fic will receive three points, your second preference will get 2 points and your third preference will get one point. Please set your PMs out so that your first preference is up the top, and your second preference is directly beneath that, and so on. PMs go to Ozzy or me.

The deadline is 6 pm 31st January AEST, and 12 am on the same day EST.

Rules
~ Don't vote for yourself (obvious, huh?) Don't make fake accounts to vote for yourself because we will catch you, and there will be punishment.
~ Vote fairly, its always a good idea to read fics that you don't know much about before voting for your favourites.
~ Please vote on your opinions of the fic, not on the member (unless its member awards and then still don't judge it on the member). These awards are not a popularity contest, please vote fairly and based on the writing skills not on whether you like the person or not.
~ Do not ask people to vote for you in your fic or via Email or IM. Cause naggers don't deserve your votes.


General Fic Awards

Best Fiction Overall
Lisa the Legend ~ Gavin Luper
Lune ~ Charizard04621
To Expect The Un-Expected ~ Venasaur89
The Emerald League ~ Captain Pringle
Rhapsody in Red ~ Aquababe727
Electric Buggy To Victory ~ OzAndrew
From Rookie to Champion ~ Brit Chris
When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita

Best Non-Pokemon
Quest of Twelve ~ Lady Vulpix
Full Moon ~ Mist
Plastic Existence ~ The Muffin Man
Bloody Sword ~ Mewfour
Yu-Gi-Oh Junior: Legacy of a Duelist ~ Venusaur

Best Dark
When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Damon's Menace ~ dratinihaunter13
Pokemon: Asylum of the Damned Style ~ Mewfour

Best Trainer
The Emerald League ~ Captain Pringle
Rhapsody in Red ~ Aquababe727
To Expect The Un-Expected ~ Venasaur89
Kamon's Quest III ~ Carbonite4
Electric Buggy to Victory ~ OzAndrew
Lawrence's Journey ~ Snakes and Legends
South Pacific ~ IloveX-TINA
When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita

Best Comedy
That's Life! ~ classy_cat18
Minty Thrill ~ DragoKnight
The Adventures of Tyler and Magmar ~ Silver Machop
Electric Buggy To Victory ~ OzAndrew
The Lord of The Pokemasters ~ Mikey
2ra's Journey through Hoenn ~ 2ra

Best Romance
When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Full Moon ~ Mist

Best Action
Lisa the Legend ~ Gavin Luper
On the Run (Pokemon Fic) ~ Dragon_Claw
Bloody Sword ~ Mewfour
When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita

Most Original
Knights to Remember ~ classy_cat18
The Type Chart ~ Dragonfree
Mysteries That Await ~ IloveX-TINA
Damon's Menace ~ dratinihaunter13
The Bittersweet Reunion ~ ZeldaFan20
That's Life! ~ classycat18
Rhapsody in Red ~ Aquababe727
When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita

Most Realistic
Lisa the Legend ~ Gavin Luper
Lapras Valley High ~ Mist
Fanfic Mod Contest Stage 2
Bloody Sword ~ Mewfour
When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita

Best Writing Style
When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
The Emerald League ~ Captain Pringle
Rhapsody in Red ~ Aquababe727
Kamon's Quest III ~ Carbonite4
Lisa the Legend ~ Gavin Luper
From Rookie to Champion ~ Brit Chris

Best Plot
Full Moon ~ Mist
When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Mysteries that Await ~ IloveX-TINA
The Emerald League ~ Captain Pringle
To the Rainbow's End ~ ZeldaFan20
Lisa The Legend ~ Gavin Luper

Best New Fic
Knights to Remember ~ classy_cat18
The Type Chart ~ Dragonfree
S O U T H P A C I F I C ~ IloveX-TINA
That's Life! ~ classy_cat18
Gemini: The new era ~ Zee Sage
Plastic Existence ~ The Muffin Man
Is it Destiny? ~ Mancetric_Trainer
Mysteries That Await ~ IloveX_TINA

Most Promising
To The Rainbow's End ~ ZeldaFan20
When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Catching Up With Chris: From Sequel to Trilogy ~ Brit Chris
To Expect the Un-Expected ~ Venasaur89
The Type Chart ~ Dragonfree
Knights to Remember ~ classy_cat18

Fic Moments

Best Cliffhanger
When Ash goes missing from the hospital, To the Rainbow's End ~ ZeldaFan20
When Drew is told by Morty that he is destined to lose the crystal, Kamon's Quest III ~ Carbonite4
When Ash loses Pikachu, What Dreams Are Made Of ~ mr_pikachu
The whole blood-card-thing, When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Is Kayla dead or not?, Lapras Valley High ~ Mist

Best Plot Twist
Ms. Blastoise/Balloise knowing Sal's secret, Full Moon/Lapras Valley High ~ Mist
Sakura's future self, When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
When Ash gets "kidnapped" by Volbeat and co., To The Rainbow's End ~ ZeldaFan20
When Carly becomes pregnant, Kamon's Quest III ~ Carbonite4
Jess travelling with Andrew and Phil, Electric Buggy to Victory ~ OzAndrew

Best Pokemon Battle Scene
The Three on Three gym battle, When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
When Drew is fighting Crystal, Kamon's Quest III ~ Carbonite4
Jen and Justin's first battle with their new pokemon, S O U T H P A C I F I C ~ IloveX-TINA
Lisa vs. Marina in the chapter where Raikou shows up, Lisa the Legend ~ Gavin Luper
Lisa VS Jessica - EBTV/Lisa the Legend crossover ~ Gavin Luper/ OzAndrew
The Kind, The Different and the Very Weird ~ Silver Machop

Best Mystery
The mystery character with Giovanni, in the early chapters of When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Ash, Possessed?, When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
How Lady Blastoise knew so much, Lapras Valley High ~ Mist
When Gavin disappeared, Lisa The Legend ~ Gavin Luper
What happened to Marina, Lisa The Legend ~ Gavin Luper

Best Chapter
The one where Sakura's memories are revealed, When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Solar Rising, Chapter 37, Lapras Valley High ~ Mist
Chapter 26, Electric Buggy to Victory ~ OzAndrew
The Chapter where Lisa's house gets attacked, Lisa The Legend ~ Gavin Luper

Characters

Best Male Leading Role
Ash, When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Andrew, Electric Buggy to Victory ~ OzAndrew
RJ, RJ The Legacy Of A Master ~ RJDude
Ash, To the Rainbow's End ~ ZeldaFan20
Brock, No Longer the Silent Observer ~ Pewter City Geodude
Bryce, The Emerald League ~ Captain Pringle
Nabeel, To Expect the Un-Expected ~ Venasaur89

Best Male Supporting Role
Martin, Full Moon ~ Mist
Gavin, Lisa The Legend ~ Gavin Luper
Gordon, R.J. Legacy of a Master ~ RJdude
Kamon, Kamon's Quest III ~ Carbonite4
Phil, Electric Buggy To Victory ~ OzAndrew

Best Female Leading Role
Sakura, When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Lisa, Lisa The Legend ~ Gavin Luper
Jen, S O U T H P A C I F I C ~ IloveX-TINA
Amanda, Search For Knowledge ~ Mikey
Sal, Full Moon ~ Mist
Shonta, Knights To Remember ~ classy_cat18

Best Female Supporting Role
Madison, When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Kayla, Full Moon ~ Mist
Tammy, Rhapsody in Red ~ Aquababe727
Sarah, To Expect the Un-Expected ~ Venasaur89
Carly, Kamon's Quest III ~ Carbonite4
Aurora, The Bittersweet Reunion/To the Rainbow's End ~ ZeldaFan20
Morgan, R.J. - The Legacy of a Master ~ RJdude
Jessica, Electric Buggy to Victory ~ OzAndrew

Best Non-Human Character
Meowth, When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Shockwave, Lune ~ Charizard04621
Fury, Lapras Valley High ~ Mist
Totodile, Damon's Menace ~ dratinihaunter13
K-9, That's LIfe! ~ classy_cat18
Champ, Guilty by Design ~ Iveechan
Abra, Electric Buggy to Victory ~ OzAndrew
Leaves, Minty Thrill ~ DragoKnight

Best Villain
Giovanni, When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Balloise, Full Moon ~ Mist
Giovanni, The Adventures of Tyler and Magmar ~ SilverMachop
Entei, Lisa the Legend ~ Gavin Luper
Lenina, Electric Buggy to Victory/Lisa The Legend crossover, Gavin Luper/ OzAndrew

Funniest Character
Kero, When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Tony, Minty Thrill ~ DragoKnight
Jeff, Search For Knowledge ~ Mikey
Jessica, Electric Buggy to Victory! ~ OzAndrew
Daniella, 2ra's Journey through Hoenn ~ 2ra
Magmar, The Adventures of Tyler and Magmar ~ SilverMachop

Best Character Based on a Board Member
Andrew, Electric Buggy to Victory ~ OzAndrew
Captain Pringle, The Emerald League ~ Captain Pringle
Bjarni, Lord of the Pokemasters ~ Mikey

Most Original
Nayia Waterflower, Full Moon ~ Mist
Jackie, Lapras Valley High ~ Mist
Sal, Full Moon ~ Mist
Hollywood, Electric Buggy To Victory ~ OzAndrew

Best Overall
Ash, To the Rainbow's End ~ ZeldaFan20
Sal, Lapras Valley High ~ Mist
Nabeel, To Expect the Un-Expected ~ Venasaur89

Best Relationship
Lisa and Gavin, Lisa The Legend ~ Gavin Luper
Ash and Sakura, When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Craig and Kayla, Lapras Valley High ~ Mist
Martin and Nayia, Full Moon ~ Mist
Jessica and Andrew, Electric Buggy to Victory! ~ OzAndrew
Erin and Timper, Quest of Twelve ~ Lady Vulpix

Best Original Cast
Damon's Menace ~ dratinihaunter13
Quest of Twelve ~ Lady Vulpix
Lapras Valley High ~ Mist
Lord of the Pokemasters ~ Mikey
Electric Buggy to Victory! ~ OzAndrew
Adventures of Tyler and Magmar ~ SilverMachop

Member Awards

Most unusual Board member
Bjarni Haraldur Sigfússon
Mewfour
The Decapitated Mole

Best New Writer
Pewter City Geodude
Classy_cat18
Dragonfree

Most Dedicated Writer
classy_cat18
ZeldaFan20
Aquababe727
Captain Pringle
Charizard04621
Brit Chris
Citrus Crush Chikorita
IloveX-TINA

Best Writer
classy_cat18
Mist
ZeldaFan20
IloveX-TINA
OzAndrew
Brit Chris
Citrus Crush Chikorita

Most Dedicated Reader
IloveX-TINA
mr_pikachu
ZeldaFan20
OzAndrew
Teddiursa89
mistysakura

Best Newcomer to the Boards
Zee Sage
Dragonfree
Snorlax19

Most Rounded Member
Lady Vulpix
Charizard04621
IloveX-Tina
Citrus Crush Chikorita
Captain Pringle
Mist
mistysakura

Miscellaneous

Best New Pokemon
Lunanine, Lisa the Legend ~ Gavin Luper
Kuronos/ Arachronos, The Emerald League ~ Captain Pringle
Tidalfin, The Emerald League ~ Captain Pringle
Squirl, On The Run ~ Dragon Claw

Best Location
Shady Thicket, Lapras Valley High ~ Mist
The mystery island, To the Rainbow's End ~ ZeldaFan20

Best Setting
The World, Electric Buggy to Victory ~ OzAndrew
The Green League, When Destinies Collide ~ Citrus Crush Chikorita
Emerald Islands, The Emerald League ~ Captain Pringle

As said before, votes go to Ozzy or me (only one of us... I know I'm stating the obvious), and if either of our PM boxes are full, just post here. Have fun writing long PMs, and good luck everyone!

EDIT: This is my seventh edit... sad, huh? I'm pretty sure all the mistakes are gone by now... By the way, Catching Up with Chris was removed from "Most Promising" because... well, it's over. And if you couldn't tell, Ozzy wants votes.

[Lady Vulpix]

Ouch. I should have posted a nomination for Best Polt Twist. Maybe next time...

Anyway, how long do we have until voting closes?
And do we post links to the nominated fics here, like last time?

[Mikey]

I can't believe nobody nominated Suziemon for best villian from Lord of the Pokemasters! Anyway to get her in there?

O well, might get my votes in sometime soon.

[mr_pikachu]

Huh, I thought I'd been nominated for a few more things than that. Kinda depressing...

Anyway, I have some free time, so I'll make a few comments.


Most Realistic
Fanfic Mod Contest Stage 2
What the heck? I thought we were voting on fanfics here! Explanation, please? Otherwise I have no basis to judge it on.


Best Female Leading Role
Lisa, Lisa The Legend ~ Gavin Luper
Lisa, Lisa The Legend ~ Gavin Luper
This was listed twice!


Best Non-Human Character
K-9, That's LIfe! ~ classy_cat18
The "I" should not be capitalized. Yeah, I'm getting picky. Meh.


Oh, and whenever you do the little "é" thingy in "Pokémon", it's getting messed up on the post. Just thought I'd let you know.


Well, I guess that's about it. Good luck with the awards, and I hope I can come up with a more suitable method for next time! See ya!

*runs off to vote*

[mistysakura]

LV: Voting closes 31st January, 6pm AEST, and 12am EST. It's somewhere in the post. I hope you can work from that, because I know you're from neither of these time zones.
Also, post links here if you want to.

mr_pikachu: Fanfic Mod Contest? You'll have to ask Ozzy for that one. It was a bit of a joke really...
Typos and stuff fixed -- word processing can get annoying...

[The Decapitated Mole]

The link for my fic is in my sig, and that should just about prove it.

And there's another error... In the Best Cliffhanger, you put When Drew is told by Morty that he is destined to lose the crystal, it's actually he's told he will lose to crystal. And Crystal should be capitalized, cause she's a person. Thank you.

o_0
jimm

[Lady Vulpix]

Alright, here's Quest of Twelve.

As for the deadline, I'll make sure to send in my votes by the 30th or earlier.

[Charizard04621]

Wow, that's a lot of nominations. Thanks, Gabi!

Here's the link to my fic: http://www.pokemasters.net/forums/sh...highlight=lune

[DannyBoy]

Wow, thanks everyone for the nominations! THis is really cool. If you want to check out South Pacific or Mysteries That Await, go down into my sig. They are both there. Thanks again!

[Iveechan]

Eh heh... I don't want to sound bratty or anything but... erm, did anyone see the fight scenes in my fic? Because I put a lot of effort into them *sweats from nervousness*. And it is a dark fic. But I know that there are many fics that didn't make a cut, like ones by Manectric Trainer which I thought were pretty good despite some grammar errors (I see one nomination though). I'm also kind of aprehensive to the "Best overall" and Best writer" categories... but that's just me. I guess I should start reading more fics and nominating next time around ^_^;.

CHAMP! Don't be turned off by his unoriginal name!

[Chris 2.1]

Yayness I got votes! Can't see FRTC pull through, considering its my oldest fic ^^

Anyway both my nominated fictions are in the archive; i'd have a link in my sig, but thats a bit sad really...i mean, they're finished...

But yea, thanks for the votes peeps!

[DannyBoy]

Powarn, your supposed to pm Mistysakura or Oz with your picks but you have to have 3 of them with 3 being the one you want, 2 being the middle and one being last you you would vote.

[Gavin Luper]

Whoa, stacks of nominations! Thanks to everyone who nominated!

Link to LTL is in the sig ... it's the big blue words that say "Lisa the Legend."

Cheers!

[Venasaur89]

Thanks for the nominations people. the fic will resume shortly. click in my sig to read the fic!

[Last Exile]

Link for When Destinies Collide:

http://www.pokemasters.net/forums/sh...639#post399639

Good luck to everyone.

[The Muffin Man]

I just wanna say it's a huge honor just to be NOMINATED alongside the likes of ILoveX-Tina and Dragonfree and others ^_^

Good luck to everyone.

[classy_cat18]

Whoa, Best Writer? Okay, here are the links to my current fics:

http://www.pokemasters.net/forums/sh...threadid=23213 -- Knights to Remember: nominated for Most Original, Best New Fic, Most Promising, and Best Female Leading Role (Shonta)

http://www.pokemasters.net/forums/sh...threadid=24091 -- That’s Life!: nominated for Best Comedy (I’m still speechless over this one), Most Original, Best New Fic, and Best Non-Human Character (K-9)