The final votes are tallied, the tiebreaker round is over, and so it is time to announce the winners of this third run of the Portkey Reader's Choice Awards!

First off, we'd like to thank those who have helped make these awards a great success.

Thank you to all nominees. You are all wonderful writers, and it is a shame that we can only pick so few for the actual polling process.

Thank you to the readers, who have supported your favorite authors and stories throughout this process, and those of you who also voted. Without you all, these awards would never get off the ground.

Thank you to Nappa, who has graciously allowed us to do this three times, and for the lovely advertising banners he provides. Thanks to James for being our code-monkey (just kidding!).

Thank you to Joyce, who is my better half and also got me into this business in the first place. These awards would never have survived without her effort and dedication, even though she's MIA at this hour

Thank you also to everyone else who assisted us in this process with suggestions, caught mistakes and the like. We owe you guys.

And so, without further ado, we present the Summer 2004 winners of the Portkey Reader's Choice Awards!

Best Non-H/Hr Angst Short Fic
A Bed Made For One, by Sarea Okelani

Best H/Hr Angst Short Fic
Lucky, by Napalmnacey

Best Non-H/Hr Fluff/Humor Short Fic
My Beloved Ferret, by Sakura1287

Best H/Hr Fluff/Humor Short Fic
A Slip of the Tongue, by Cheering Charm and Vicarious Leigh

Best Non-H/Hr Smut Short Fic
My Little Secret, by Lissanne

Best H/Hr Smut Short Fic
The Boy Who Was Hers, by Jori

Best Non-H/Hr Best New Author
Phoenix Song

Best H/Hr Best New Author
Excalibur

Best Alternate Universe Novel Length Fic
Dream Chasing, by Romulus Lupin

Best Non-H/Hr JKR Universe Novel Length Fic
Send Fudge, by Annibug

Best H/Hr JKR Universe Novel Length Fic
Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered, by Cheering Charm

Thank you!

Darkstar

Aug 12 2004: Inserted links ~Ri


--- EDITED TO ADD list of nominees, so that people would see their names when they click on "award graphics" on their forum messages. Surely everyone would agree that getting nominated is an honor in itself.
- Pen / gal-texter, Oct 2009 ----


Best Non-H/Hr Angst Short Fic

WINNER: A Bed Made For One, by Sarea Okelani

RUNNERS-UP (listed in no particular order):

-- Beautiful, by InTheStars (D/G)
-- Greener Grass, by Strawberry Shortcake (D/G)
-- Into The Blue, by Szaranea (D/G)
-- Like You'll Live Forever, by Pinksunryse (D/G)
-- The Moonlight Sonata, by Il Duce (L/J)



Best H/Hr Angst Short Fic

WINNER: Lucky, by Napalmnacey

RUNNERS-UP (listed in no particular order):

-- A Darkened Doorway, by Cheering Charm
-- Breaking Point, by Kalie
-- Hell Hath No Fury, by Vicarious Leigh
-- Painful Realization, by Facade
-- It's Been Awhile, by weird4hanson
-- Just Life, by fenriswolf
-- The End, by Nienie
-- The Price, by Stoneheart



Best Non-H/Hr Fluff/Humor Short Fic

WINNER: My Beloved Ferret, by Sakura1287

RUNNERS-UP (listed in no particular order):

-- Fruits de Mer, by Vanillapuf (D/G)
-- Jumper, by clanmalfoy (D/G)
-- Sinful, by Nousia (D/G)
-- Yes or No, by J (D/G)
-- Coming Out of the Cabinet, by Rainpuddle13 (D/G)
-- Why Don't You and I, by Phoenix Song (L/J)
-- King For a Day, by Cantinera (R/LL)



Best H/Hr Fluff/Humor Short Fic

WINNER: A Slip of the Tongue, by Cheering Charm and Vicarious Leigh

RUNNERS-UP (listed in no particular order):

-- Surprise, by Hermione's Twin
-- A Humble Love Story, by Innermurk
-- Brooms and Babies,
-- Looking In, by Apolla
-- One Night Long, by Heaven
-- Pub Night, by Tawny Spitfyre
-- Quidditch Pants and Reports, by Facade
-- Time of the Month, by kyc639
-- Beauty of the Quidditch Pitch, by Nousia
-- Snow in July, by sbys



Best Non-H/Hr Smut Short Fic

WINNER: My Little Secret, by Lissanne (D/G)

RUNNERS-UP (listed in no particular order):

-- Drunk, by Sugarbear1269 (D/G)
-- Gryffindor Stand, by Moonbeam (D/G)
-- It is not lost that comes at last, by _elsila
-- Lover I Don't Have to Love, by Liz21 (D/G)
-- There's Something About Buttons, by Szaranea (D/G)



Best H/Hr Smut Short Fic

WINNER: The Boy Who Was Hers, by Jori

RUNNERS-UP (listed in no particular order):

-- It's Too Tight..., by Heather Sinclair
-- Hermione in Leather, by Sorrentomoon
-- Mangoes: Special Extended Edition, by Anazecria
-- Quidditch Seduction, by Moonbeam
-- Rain, by Zanarkand
-- Sealed With a Kiss, by Lissanne
-- Snitch, by Anne U
-- With Closed Eyes, by Feron



Best New Author (non-H/Hr)

WINNER: Phoenix Song

RUNNERS-UP (listed in no particular order):

-- InTheStars (D/G)
-- Petunia (D/G)
-- Strawberry Shortcake (D/G)



Best New Author (H/Hr)

WINNER: Excalibur

RUNNERS-UP (listed in no particular order):

-- Apolla
-- fenriswolf
-- Hermiones Twin
-- MarianLibrarian
-- Neil
-- Nousia
-- sbys
-- Tawny Spitfyre
-- WonkyKris



Best Alternate Universe Novel Length Fic

WINNER: Dream Chasing, by Romulus Lupin

RUNNERS-UP (listed in no particular order):

-- A Year to Remember, by MarianLibrarian
-- Anything for Love, by coriander
-- Camp Muggle, by AideeEight
-- Hogwarts Exposed, by Neil
-- Naked Heart, by Angel-Wing
-- Show Me Your Colours, by SummerMagic
-- Tears of the Phoenix, by LunarSpirit22
-- No Place That Far, by Amynoelle
-- Light And Dark, by PhoenixFirebolt (D/G)



Best Non-H/Hr JKR Universe Novel Length Fic

WINNER: Send Fudge, by Annibug

RUNNERS-UP (listed in no particular order):

-- Juliet Without Her Romeo, by Liz21 (D/G)
-- Melting the Darkness, by Petunia (D/G)
-- Seven Year Drought, by smpsgrrl (D/G)
-- The Pleasure of Your Company, by Kirixchi (D/G)
-- When the Angels Cry, by SilverButterfly (D/G)
-- Winning the Heart..., by frecklegirl87 (D/G)
-- Depression, by padfoot-puppyeyes(L/J)



H/Hr JKR Universe Novel Length Fic

WINNER: Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered, by Cheering Charm

RUNNERS-UP (listed in no particular order):

-- A Love Like No Other, by tiredone
-- Circle of Friends, by Amynoelle
-- Cupidity, by fenriswolf
-- Different Paths, by ECR Potter
-- Summer Bliss, by Harry's Mistress
-- The Price of Love, by Excalibur

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*waves flag* Congratulations to all the winners! You deserve it!

(Mods, I am allowed the congrats in this thread, aren't I? If not, please move/delete. Thanks!)

*showers confetti* Yay for you all!

~Nelli.

*cheers* Whee, go, you people, go! Mainly, go on writing! It's great to see some of my favourite stories/authors be honoured like this here!

Thank you so much Pat and Joyce for giving us the possibility of honouring great authors, and thank you everybody who was nominated for giving us the chance to read great fanfiction!

That said,

Ri, dragging Kristina (Sakura1287) away for a night of this ->

Thanks for the nominations and the winning votes! I didn't think I'd have a chance with the likes of fenriswolf, nousia, and twany spitfyre (and all the rest). Congratulations to everyone who won!! And thanks again!

Congratulations to all the winners! To all those who didn't, congratulations for being nominated, which is pretty darn hard enough as it is!

I must say, this period has been the hardest period for me to vote, as there are a lot of excellent fics to choose from. This is especially true for the H/Hr novel length section, where it's like comparing apples and oranges because of the diverse number of genres in that section.

I mean, how does one choose between from the best of the best of drama, angst, fluff, humor, and mystery novel-length fics? Does one give heavier weight to the fic that hit all areas or to the other which heavily specializes on one or two?

Needless to say it wasn't easy, as every fic rightfully deserved to have been nominated. Keep up the good work folks!

CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS!!!

You all did excellent jobs and deserve it!!!!!

Keep up the awesome work!

--Kris--

Congratulations to all the winners!

I felt so honoured for being Nominated for the BEst non H/Hr novel length ff and to have received all those votes!

IT was great, but the writers competing wwith me on that category were exceptional, brilliant and wonderful, and i'm glad Annibug with Send Fudge won, because that's one of my favorite stories.

Lots of love,

Carina

Congrats to all! You all definately deserve to be winners! Just so you know, it was certainly an honor to be nominated in such esteemed company (even if I didn't think I belonged there). Again, congratulations!

Christine

Congrats to all the winners

Also Congrats to everyone who was nominated - That's hard enough.

Welldone everyone you all deserve it.

Gems

Congratulations Everyone!

Everyone deverved the awards I'm sure!! Congrats to Bethy (Phoenix Song) and everyone else, I'm happy for ya'll!!

~Amanda

Congrats all winners!


Congrats all! Especially CC, V. Leigh and Bethy(Phoenix_Song) Great work guys

All of you deserved it.

Congrats to all the Winners!!! Great Job guys!!!

Wow. I wanted to say, more than anything, a huge thank you to those that voted for me, and to Cheeringcharm, Vicarious Leigh and connaka on LJ for pimping me out. Cheering Charm and Vicarious Leigh were both up against me in that category, and they were so very sweet - they told everyone to read my story and vote for it! I was shocked. I've been in some sort of fandom on and off for about seven years now, and never have I been witness to such kindness.

The other thing that shocks me about all this (in a totally wonderful way) is that I only seriously started writing HP fic a year or so ago. To get an award so soon into my entry into fandom is mind-boggling, especially since my artwork seems to garner most of the attention I get from people. (Not that I mind, I love all feedback I get, I'm always very thankful).

I'm sorry I couldn't respond to everyone personally that left me feedback - I usually like to do that because every time someone takes the time to leave me a message, I am very very thankful. Really. I'm so chuffed, I'm lost for words.

Anyway, enough of my Sally Fields-esque gushing. Good on everyone that won, and my love and congratulations to those that got nominated too.

I've been trying to think of an original way to say thank you, but I can't come up with anything at all! So, I'll do the standard...

Thank you so, so, so much!

Man, that sounds lame.

Like Nancy, I've only been writing fan fic a short time (one year) and began posting BBB during the last Reader's Choice Awards. I never imagined that I would be nominated during the next round (frankly i wondered if I'd ever finish the damn thing). I never dreamed in a million years that I'd win. Okay, maybe I had a Harry moment when he imagined raising the Tri-wizard cup, but that's personal.

Congratulations to the other winners and nominees. From the stories I read, everyone deserved to win.

Thanks again!

cc

*clears throat* I'd like to thank the academy, my parents, my...*looks up* Oh, wrong awards ceremony. *shuffles notes*

Ah, here's the right speech.

Thank you all so much! I appreciate the support.

Original, I know, but it's all been said already! I mean it, sincerely. It's an honor.

Like both Nancy and Cheeringcharm, I only started writing fanfiction about a year ago, and only began posting on Portkey just a short time ago at the urging of Cheeringcharm and Vicariousleigh. What an honor to win best new author! When I was nominated, I didn't think I had a chance. So thank you to everyone who supported me, particularly Cheeringcharm and Vicarious Leigh, without whom I would literally not be here. *grins*

Congratulations to all the winners, especially to Sakura1287 for My Beloved Ferret. It was a hard fought win for you and you deserve it!

Congrats to all the nominees and winners! Keep up the fabulous work!

Y'all deserved it mucho

Wow, I've been avoiding this thread a bit because I didn't know what to say, but it's time for some thanking now.

I'm so shocked that I won, and would like to thank EVERYONE that voted for me. I rolled my eyes when I saw I was nominated and never thought I would make it this far.

Congratulations to all the winners!

You guys all deserved it!
All the competition was really great! Thank you to those who nominated and voted for my story

Congrats especially to Romulus Lupin who is one of the best writers out there! I love your stories!!!!!

I'm looking forward to what the next competition will produce
Congrats again,
Innermurk

EDIT: spelling errors. my bad!

Okay, don't be scared now, because what I am going to say next makes me immensely happy:

Guest-Mod-Note

I cannot speak in the name of Patrick and Joyce, who have wonderfully coordinated this contest, but I can speak in the name of myself and say something that might be going on in the heads of other Mods as well: I am very, very proud of you guys that you are congratulating your fellow competitors, and that the winners have the decency not to humble themselves, because I'd have to go after them with Kalie's Modly Bamboo Stick of Doom if they did. You're all great authors, and I know for a fact that voting in some categories was very, very hard (especially since I nominated 90% of the fics or authors myself in them ).

I'm already compiling a list for the next RCA's

That said, happy gushing!

Oh, and Kristina: de nada.

Annibug: I your story, and first read it somewhere else and not on PK! I can say that I was elated to find it here. I wish I could write like you or any of the other authors who were nominated for these awards!

Ri

Congratulations to everybody who was nominated and those who won

It's great to see people win something who really, really, really (uh you get what I mean) deserve it. I had read Lucky a long time ago and was utterly speechless but to my shame I didn't thought it was still in the Timelimit. So I missed to nominiate it and well to vote for it but its well deserved there.

BBB I read too of course and its another great story by a even greater author.

What else? There isn't much left I just hope we will get next time again so many great fics so you have it hard to decide, I had the hardest time ever. If I think about there were in one cathegorie so many of my favourite fics and authors I well ended up to weight two weeks for whom I gonna vote.

wow um...Congrats to all of everybody! winners AND nominees!

I hope one day i will be nominated and be as good as all you writers out there.

Congrats to Vicarious Leigh! You derserve this award so much. I all your stories. Same to Cheering Charm! Yay!

heehee sorry coulnt resist lol ^^^

Congratulations to all the winners and the nominees! You guys deserve the recognition for all the hard work you've put into your stories!

Well, gosh. I had no idea I'd been nominated until someone pointed it out to me, and to actually win one? It's just marvellous. Thank you to every person who voted for "My Little Secret"; I'm honoured and flattered that you thought so highly of it. And special thanks to the person who nominated it (and my H/H fic in another category). It's wonderful people such as yourselves that make writing worth the while.

Cheers
Liss

First of all, a big congratulations to all of the winners. I'm proud to offer recognition here for your excellent work.

Also, as co-organizer of the awards, I have a few thanks of my own to dole out.

To all the nominees, thank you for your efforts. Although the competition was tougher than ever this time, I hope that we have at least been able to show you how much we appreciate your work and encourage you to continue writing.

To Nappa, James, Pen, and the rest of the Portkey mod team, thank you for your support and help. It's all thanks to you (or your fault, if you prefer ) that we're able to have these awards twice a year.

To my wonderful partner, Patrick (aka Darkstar), thank you for giving me the hare-brained idea for the awards in the first place, helping me get them started, taking over when I was incapacitated by school/work/family problems/whatever, and just being your caring and supportive self. I couldn't have done it without you. Oh, and a big kiss, like that one Adrien Brody gave Halle Berry at the Oscars a few years back, for you, too

And last but not least, to the readers and voters, thanks for making this all possible and worthwhile.

'Til the next Awards,

~Joyce~

Could someone link up the winners so that the people who've never read them before, can read them? It would be more conveinient - especially for newbies [myself included], who didn't vote for them.

Or is there a search for us to use?

First of all, welcome to PK, moofoot How about you introduce yourself to those who haunt PK here?

To your questions: we do have a search feature in our fanfic side.

Take a look at the first post, though, I inserted the links to each story Links to nominated stories can also be found in the voting threads for the according category.

Ri

Eep!

A big and hearty congrats to the winners! You definitely deserve it, and your writing shows that.

*baps Christine* Oh, honestly, Chrissy. When will you ever learn?

- Nitya

Thanks a lot, Szaranea. I'll definitely look at them after posting.

And I'll check out the newbie-place, too.

Something tells me I'm gonna love it here.

edited to say that I love all the fics. Congrats to all of the winners - you deserve it!!

I am so far behind, even on this! I promise one day I'm going to catch up on everything. Stop laughing.

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees and thank you all so much for voting for 'The Boy Who Was Hers' for best short H/Hr smut. I enjoyed writing that story and I'm so glad others enjoyed reading it. Now I have to work on part three. Just as soon as I finish all those other things on my to do list.

Thanks to all the hard workers who make these awards possible! You guys are great!