Site Moderator TalonRider Posted January 5, 2013 Site Moderator Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) The 2012 Gay Authors Readers' Choice Awards. G.A. is proud to announce that you, the members, will be voting on your picks for the best stories and poems on GA and the 'net.Not only do you get to vote, you also get to nominate the candidates!Please either reply to this post or PM Conner with your picks for the following categories. Nominations are limited to three per category, per member. You don't need to pick something for each one, but every nomination counts! The five entries in each category with the most nominations will be on the voting ballot. Please be sure to specify the category to which you are nominating, the name of the work, and the author. If the story is in a non-GA category, a link to the story must be supplied. Nominations will open at 12:01 AM EST, January 6, 2012 and will be accepted until 12:00 AM EST on January 27, 2012. Please do not edit any original nomination posts. If you would like to make changes to your choices, please do so via PM. The winners will then be decided by a vote of the GA membership.Since the stories are not available to everyone, Premium Content stories are not eligible for nominations.The story must have been posted, in all or in part, during 2012. Best Hosted Story Best Promising Story Best GA Stories Best Anthology Story Best Non-GA Story Best Antagonist/Villain (From any 2012 GA story) Best Protagonist/Hero (From any 2012 GA story) Best Poem Best Story by a New Anthology Author Best GA Stories by a New Author The King (or, if female, Queen) of Cliffhangers Special Notes: Cliffhangers is open to any author here at GA, or from another site, as long as the Author is an active member of GA and a link is posted to the story. Due to winning KOC two years in a row, C James is not eligible for nomination for 2012.If you have any questions, please post those in a separate thread, or PM ConnerThe fine print: Nominating your own work is allowed. To be eligible, all or part of the story must have been posted to Gay Authors during 2012. If the work in question is a non-GA story, then it must have been posted to the linked site within the above specified time frame. Authors will be limited to no more than three categories, and if nominated for more than three categories the author will choose which three. If an author has more than one work nominated in a specific category, the author will choose which story they wish to have compete. If the author does not choose, the administrators will do so based upon the number of nominations. The administrators of the awards reserve the right to use any method they choose to reduce the number of nominations in any given category for any reason. The administrators of the awards reserve the right to add to, remove from, or otherwise modify the rules at any time. The term administrators is used to refer to the Writers Support Team. Edited January 9, 2013 by TalonRider
sat8997 Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) I think there should be a sperate category for finished stories vs. in progress. There are some stories that only post a few (2 maybe 3 chapters a year) they should not be in the same category as a completed story. Why? The 'new' in both those categories has always meant 'posted a story/anthology for the very first time'. When the member actively joined the site doesn't matter. *Retired head bean counter Edited January 6, 2013 by sat8997
sat8997 Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 I'm not comparing. As the award title says, I'm choosing, as a reader, my favorite (best - if you will) story as defined by the listed categories. It makes no difference to me if it's a short story, a mult-chapter story, or a 150 chapter saga that's been posting for five years. 1
sat8997 Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 ■Best Hosted Story: Paternity – Mark Arbour Legacy – Altimexis Beloved – Don Hanratty ■Best Promising Story Confounded – Part II – Andr0gene Footsteps of Giants – wrathofmagneto Attack of the Coffee Beast – Dark
sat8997 Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 ■Best GA Stories Dust & Ash – TMcCallahan Stronger Than Lions – Sean J Halford The Cloud - jamessavik ■Best Anthology Story Royal Rewards – Dark The Escape of John Doe – Comicfan Conversations with Strangers – Menzoberranzen
GeR Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 Best Hosted Story Purpose by Andrew_Q_Gordon (Although in 2012 it moved to Premium, it was available to everyone through the final chapter, and for several months after. (Un)Masked by Andrew_Q_Gordon ?? is this possible since it was private published and not released on GA? It is listed here. Best Promising Story Confounded Part II by Andr0gene The Funny Thing is by JWolf The English Year by Jwolf Best GA Stories 1. Purpose by Andrew_Q_Gordon (Although in 2012 it moved to Premium, it was available to everyone through the final chapter, and for several months after. The Funny Thing is by Jwolf Confounded Part II by Andr0gene Best Anthology Story Best Non-GA Story A Delicate Situation by Ronyx -- http://themustardjar.com/delicatehomepage.html Sentinel Mountain by Sequoya -- http://awesomedude.com/sequoyahsplace/Stories/SM/index.htm Best Antagonist/Villain (From any 2012 GA story) Best Protagonist/Hero (From any 2012 GA story) Best Poem Best Story by a New Anthology Author Best GA Stories by a New Author The King (or, if female, Queen) of Cliffhangers
MJ85 Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 Best Hosted Story Purpose by Andrew_Q_Gordon (Although in 2012 it moved to Premium, it was available to everyone through the final chapter, and for several months after. (Un)Masked by Andrew_Q_Gordon ?? is this possible since it was private published and not released on GA? It is listed here. Best Promising Story Confounded Part II by Andr0gene The Funny Thing is by JWolf The English Year by Jwolf Best GA Stories 1. Purpose by Andrew_Q_Gordon (Although in 2012 it moved to Premium, it was available to everyone through the final chapter, and for several months after. The Funny Thing is by Jwolf Confounded Part II by Andr0gene Best Anthology Story Best Non-GA Story A Delicate Situation by Ronyx -- http://themustardjar.com/delicatehomepage.html Sentinel Mountain by Sequoya -- http://awesomedude.com/sequoyahsplace/Stories/SM/index.htm Best Antagonist/Villain (From any 2012 GA story) Best Protagonist/Hero (From any 2012 GA story) Best Poem Best Story by a New Anthology Author Best GA Stories by a New Author The King (or, if female, Queen) of Cliffhangers The GA Stories category is for those stories not from a Hosted or Promising Author, yes? I believe (Un)Masked would be flat out ineligible - but I too wonder about Purpose since it was free for part of the year. There certainly has been a lot of changes as far as the Q is concerned this year...
Krista Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 I hope people are PMing this year. I'd hate to see this die and I know there are more readers than this out there.. so COME ON READERS! Make us Authors feel good about ourselves.. haha.
Site Moderator TalonRider Posted January 8, 2013 Author Site Moderator Posted January 8, 2013 The GA Stories category is for those stories not from a Hosted or Promising Author, yes? That would be correct. It covers the rest of the authors posting in GA Stories.
Daddydavek Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 I PM'd my nominations directly to Conner and I too am hoping that many others are following that route. Remember, you can just nominate in the categories that appeal to you. You do not have to provide an entry for each and every category! I am looking forward to seeing the results of the nomination process and voting too!
Guest AvidReader101 Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 Best Hosted Story Paternity by Mark Arbour Purpose by Andrew Q Best Promising Story Confounded by Androgene Best GA Stories Dust and Ash by TMcCallahan The Game He Lost by Michael9344 Caught Behind The Shadows by Michael9344 Best Anthology Story Best Non-GA Story Best Antagonist/Villain (From any 2012 GA story) Best Protagonist/Hero (From any 2012 GA story) Best Poem Best Story by a New Anthology Author Best GA Stories by a New Author The King (or, if female, Queen) of Cliffhangers
Former Member Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 Best GA Stories' category 1)English Teen Circumcised In The USA by Riley Jericho 2)Hidden Sunlight by Stellar 3) Charlie by Hamencheese Best promising story, 1)Tentacles by Nephylim. 2)Gone From Daylight - by Comicality Best Protagonist/Hero 1)Ryan Alexis - English Teen Circumcised In The USA 2) Justin - Gone From Daylight Queen/King of Cliffhangers 1)The best queen of Cliffhangers - Nephylim 2)The best King of Cliffhangers - Comicality.
Yettie One Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 Best Hosted Story How the Light Gets In - Duncan Ryder Best GA Stories 1. Hidden Sunlight - Stellar 2. Stronger Than Lions - Sean J Halford Best Anthology Story Milner Device - Andy021278 Best Antagonist Bridget Bellevue - Circumnavigation by C James Best Protagonist Mira - Hidden Sunlight by Stellar Best GA Story by New Author Just One Word by Roan
Shadow Runner Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Grrrr-- won't let me copy and paste--- I'll PM it Edited January 9, 2013 by Rosie Posie
Shadow Runner Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Hosted Story Nephylism "City under the waves" Cia "never more lonely" Promising Story Comicfan "The strange life of Jonas Marks" CassieQ "Reach" GA Story KC Grim "Shepherd crook" CarringtonRJ "swoon" (Why is this all smooshed together???) Edited January 9, 2013 by Rosie Posie
Simonjames30 Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Best Hosted Story Circumnavigation by C James The Kandric Saga by Kyle Aarons Best GA Stories English Teen Circumcised In The USA by Riley Jericho Circumnavigation by C James Best Non-GA Story SummerSet Farm by Jamie Haze (http://www.nifty.org/nifty/gay/rural/somerset-farm/) Dooby Rhymes with Scooby by Jamie Haze (http://www.nifty.org/nifty/gay/incest/dooby-rhymes-with-scooby/) Adventure Quest by Kyle Aarons (http://wolfsnest.n40c.net/kyle%20arrons/Adventure_Quest/AQ_Main.html) Best Antagonist/Villain (From any 2012 GA story) Bridget - Circumnavigation by C James Best Protagonist/Hero (From any 2012 GA story) Treveor - Circumnavigation by C James Kendric - The Kandric Saga by Kyle Aarons The King (or, if female, Queen) of Cliffhangers C James for Circumnavigation Edited January 9, 2013 by Simonjames30 1
Slytherin Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 Best GA Stories : 1.Shepherds Crook by K C Grim 2. Hello, my name is.. by Naptowngirl Best Anthology Story: A friend in need by andy021278 Best GA Stories by a New Author: All that matters by podga Best non GA story: Backstage romance by Ikhneumon on Literotica http://www.literotica.com/s/backstage-romance-ch-01
Nephylim Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Best Hosted Story - Mark Arbour - Paternity Best GA Stories - Dust and Ash Tucker McCallahan!!!! Hidden Sunlight - Stellar Best Protagonist/Hero (From any 2012 GA story) Ash from Dust and Ash and Mira From Hidden Sunlight Best GA Stories by a New Author - Dust and Ash by Tucker McCallahan and Hidden Sunlight by Stellar The King (or, if female, Queen) of Cliffhangers - Tucker McCallahan and Cia (Oh yes you do!) Edited January 13, 2013 by Nephylim
Conner Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 Thanks Nephy - maybe you could PM Tucker and ask if the story is posted elsewhere. Conner
CW Prince Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 I'm still relatively new to the site and learning about so many authors has been a wonderful experience. I've run across so many talented writers and fallen in love with so many stories on this site. I wish I could nominate so many more but decided to reserve and narrow it down to just a select few. Best Hosted Story- The Experiment and Adverse Effect by Cia; Purpose by Andrew_Q_Gordon (It is currently marked Premium but when it was originally posted it was open for all to read) Best GA Stories- The Life of Him by SidLove; An English Teen, Circumcised in the USA by Riley Jericho; Maverick Cattle Company by Reddirtwriter Best Antagonist/Villain (From any 2012 GA story)- Bridget from Circumnavigation by C James Best Protagonist/Hero (From any 2012 GA story)- Mira from Hidden Sunlight Best GA Stories by a New Author- Dust and Ash by Tucker McCallahan The King (or, if female, Queen) of Cliffhangers The King- Tucker McCallahan and for the Queen it would be Nephylim
K.C. Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 I hope people are PM'ing their nominations since it doesn't look like very many are posting them.... Read...Review...Vote! 1
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