Round 20 of Sunnydale Memorial Fanfiction Awards has finally come to an end, and the winners of all 32 categories were announced on May 25, 2010. Congratulations to the Awards recipients and to fabulous LaDy SiN and Elisabeth for creating and maintaining the Awards since 2003 to showcase many talented fan fiction writers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom.
Below is the list of Round 20 winners and runners-up in the respective order by category:
• Best Author: NautiBitz and Dampersandspoons as a runner-up;
• Best New Author (must have written under three completed stories or been writing for less than six months): Coalitiongirl and Audra/Servus_A_Manu as a runner-up;
• Best Fanfic Website: Still Grr and Sunnydale Stories (runner-up);
• Best Angst: “Sweeter” by Kallysten and “Pity us, we wakeful” by Gabrielle;
• Best Angst _ Spuffy: “The Bond” by dampersandspoons, “Imitation of a man” by DarkApple and “Tracked down” by Spikes_EvilBint (winner and two runners-up, respectively);
• Best AU (Alternate Universe): “Crush and burn” by NautiBitz and “We will remember them” by Lilachigh;
• Best Beta: Dampersandspoons for Abelina and Purplefeen for Gabrielle;
• Best Characterization – Female: Buffy in “Hide and seek” by Dreamweaver and Buffy in “We will remember them” by Lilachigh;
• Best Characterization – Male: Spike in “Crush and burn” by NautiBitz and Spike in “Delust or dust” by Dampersandspoons;
• Best Comedy: “Crush and burn” by NautiBitz and “Delust or dust” by Dampersandspoons;
• Best Crossover (Book): “Take your bloody pick” by Mabel_Marsters w/”Dresden Files” and “The adventure of the concealed closet” by Bruttimabuoni w/”Sherlock Holmes”;
• Best Crossover (Book) Pairing (Canon Character/Book Character): “The slayer and the serpent” by LaDy SiN w/”Harry Potter” and “And now for something completely different” by Ubiquirk w/”Harry Potter”;
• Best Crossover (TV): “My immortal” by Elisi w/Torchwood and “Living on a prayer” by Nwhepcat w/Supernatural;
• Best Drama: “An alphabet of Fred” by Deird1 and “Let’s play a new game” by CallMeKitten;
• Best Drama _ Spuffy: “Infinitas Infinitio Infinitus” by Penny_Lane_42, “Hide and seek” by Dreamweaver and “We will remember them” by Lilachigh;
• Best Episode Re-write: “Delust or dust” by Dampersandspoons and “Body shots” by NautiBitz;
• Best Fluff: “Body shots” by NautiBitz and “The tooth fairy” by Sotia;
• Best Gen Fic (No Parings Allowed): “Seraph” by Snickfic and “Moist and delicious” by Rebcake;
• Best NC-17: “Sweeter” by Kallysten and “Three’s company” by CallMeKitten;
• Best NC-17 (Spuffy): “Love bunnies” by NautiBitz and “The tooth fairy” by Sotia;
• Best Original Character: Danny Zhou in “None other than you” by Tibialisant and the Akalam Brothers in “Captivated” by NautiBitz;
• Best Pairing (Conventional, which means a couple was shown on the show as being in a relationship, and it’s more than just a one-night stand): “Crush and burn” by NautiBitz and “Infinitas Infinitio Infinitus” by Penny_Lane_42;
• Best Pairing (Unconventional): “Three’s company” by CallMeKitten and “Longest.Day.Ever” by Shadowscast;
• Best Plot: “Seraph” by Snickfic and “Let’s play a new game” by CallMeKitten;
• Best Plot _ Spuffy: “None other than you” by Tibialisant and “We will remember them” by Lilachigh;
• Best Post-Series Finale Fic: “Catch” By NautiBitz and “Hide and seek” by Dreamweaver;
• Best Quickie Fic (1,000 Words or less): “Catch” By NautiBitz and “Principal with a post-it” by Deird1;
• Best Romance: “Crush and burn” by NautiBitz and “Delust or dust” by Dampersandspoons;
• Best Series (three or more stories that are connected, NOT a multi-chapter story): “The impossible was meant to be” by Peroxidelove and “Folly”/”Later in the ashes”/”Boats against the current” by Gabrielle;
• Best Slash: “The truce” by Shapinglight and “Mummy” by Snowpuppies;
• Best Song Fic: “Crush and burn” by NautiBitz and “100 years of solitude” by Isabelle;
• Best Unfinished: “Crush and burn” by NautiBitz and “The tooth fairy” by Sotia.
Please follow the links to access the stories selected by readers to be the best examples of Buffy the Vampire Slayer derivative fiction. Note that the stories that received more than one award are linked only the first time.
The next round, Round 21, starts off in June 1 with the two entire months of June and July devoted to the nomination process. Voting will begin on Aug. 1, and the winners will be announced on Sept. 12. If you don’t see your favorite Buffy fic in the list above, here’s your chance to bring your beloved story its well-deserved recognition!
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