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The 1998 BEAmer Story Awards
Greetings! Welcome to the 1998 BEAmer Story Awards, the first annual awards given to the cream of the crop of BE stories, presented by the BE Archive. After nominations were accepted from BE professionals (contributors in the BE field), the top five nominees were declared finalists. Then, with voting open to the public, nearly 100 visitors to the BE Archive took the time to fill out a ballot and vote in the 14 categories. The results are below:
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(*) Randomking was not eligible; no stories published in 1998.
Best New Author:
Hugh G. Breastman
(not published prior to 1998)
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(*) Randomking and Kyle Shank were not eligible; no stories published in 1998.
(**) DDDave was not eligible; had stories published prior to 1998.
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Best Short Story (10-30K): (tie)
Andromeda Rain by Quasimodo, and
Janene's Wishes by JR Parz
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Best Novel (> 70K):
Obsession by Fret Pearson
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(*) Sex Game was not eligible; it wasn't published in 1998.
Best Continuing Series:
Alien's Gift by JR Parz
Vote Tallies:
| Votes | Series |
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| 21 | "Alien's Gift" by JR Parz |
| 17 | Blue Undercover by Plato Voltaire |
| 15 | BreastWORK by DDDave |
| 14 | St. Cats by Some Sort of Dog |
| 11 | Healing Hooters by WKLSDDCL |
| 2 | Dr. Hooters by various (writein) |
| 1 | In Sequence by Sam. Tuirel (writein) |
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Most Original Story:
BE-Coli by Chimerian
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(*) Harry Boobday was not eligible; it was published prior to 1998.
(**) Sex Game was not eligible; it was published after 1998.
Favorite Lead Character: Molly, from
Fool For A Day by Munch Wolf
Vote Tallies:
| Votes | Character |
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| 28 | Molly, from Fool For A Day by Munch Wolf |
| 17 | Lynnae Wilcox, from the Police Blue series by Plato Voltaire |
| 15 | Richard, from the BreastWORK series by DDDave |
| 10 | Shan, from the St. Cats series by Some Sort of Dog |
| 2 | Smegs, from the St. Cats series by Some Sort of Dog |
| 1 | Ally, from A Cup Above The Rest by Clovis (writein) |
| 1 | Amy, from Jennifer's Breast Enhancement by Red Baron (writein) |
| 1 | Hillary, from Little Hillary and Ms. Hyde by Hunter S. Creek (writein) |
| 1 | Jamie, SRU: A Strange Solution by Hugh G. Breastman (writein) |
| 1 | Roger, from The Reward by W. G. (writein) |
Favorite Supporting Character: The Old Man, from
various SRU tales
Vote Tallies:
| Votes | Character |
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| 38 | The Old Man, from various SRU tales |
| 17 | Mr. Big, from the Police Blue series by Plato Voltaire |
| 13 | Clara, from the BreastWORK series by DDDave |
| 11 | Seamus O'Shanty, from Leprechaun Wishes by Bad Irving |
| 2 | Angelica Grimbeau, from the St. Cats series by Some Sort of Dog |
| 1 | Betty, from Fool For A Day by Munch Wolf (writein) |
| 1 | Terrika, from the Healing Hooters series by WKLSDDCL (writein) |
Favorite Unusual BE Method: Sun-Induced Growth from
Growing Like A Weed
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BE Hall of Fame
With this category, I did something which in retrospect was a mistake: when I tallied the nominations, I allowed the nominating votes for Al and for Some Sort of Dog to be counted separately, with the result that the two nominations ended up "splitting" his vote. This is unfair, and upon further review I've decided to combine the votes for Al and Some Sort of Dog; people who voted for either one of those were really voting for the same guy, so that's how I've decided to represent that:
BE Hall of Fame: Al/Some Sort of Dog
(recognizing people whose contributions to
BE fandom have made them deserving of Hall of Fame recognition)
Vote Tallies:
| Votes | Person |
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| 33 | Al / Some Sort of Dog |
| 24 | Anthony Cotto
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| 20 | Plato Voltaire
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| 2 | Bad Irving (writein)
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| 1 | Chili Palmer (writein) |
| 1 | DDDave (writein) |
| 1 | Dr. Enlarge (writein) |
| 1 | JR Parz (writein) |
| 1 | McMann (writein) |
| 1 | Owner (writein) |
Congratulations
to all the winners!
And a big thank you to all who voted - thanks for your efforts in helping recognize excellence in the BE community! For all the nominees and finalists who didn't win, remember that every vote you got signifies someone out there who felt your story was literally the best story of the year. And there's always next year - so write more and let's make 1999 an even better year for BE fiction!
Eligibility
In order to be eligible, a story must have been published for the first time in the calendar year 1998. It need not have appeared on the BEA, but it must contain BE elements or themes. Stories from commercial publications (Score, Juggs, etc) were eligible, as were stories posted on other sites (Wren Spot, Diana the Valkyrie, etc). Stories which were published in multiple parts (such as "Foobar Part 1" and "Foobar Part 2") were considered to be one long story. Stories published in multiple parts but not yet complete were considered to be Continuing Series, as were stories which are labelled as being part of an overall series structure (such as the St. Cats stories).
Fans could only vote for one story or person in each category. The totals of votes in some categories will vary due to some voters not voting in some categories.
No more than one ballot was accepted per person. Voting
took place from February 2- February 21, 1999. Winners were announced March 3.
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