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I am pleased to announce the results of the 2009 Kinda Gay Awards! We had such wonderful nominees, and the judges were fantastic to work with, and I've enjoyed the hell out of running this site and recognizing works and authors in a sub-genre that often get overlooked.

So without further ado...


2009 Kinda Gay Awards Results

Best Drabble
Winner: The World, Upside Down by wisdomeagle
Runner-Up: Love Yourself (The Large Sexual Database Remix) by projectjulie
Runner-Up: In Light by snowpuppies

Best Ficlet
Winner: Enough by snowpuppies
Runner-Up: a memory like butterfly wings (or a kiss) by biggrstaffbunch
Runner-Up: Defy the Linear by wisdomeagle

Best Faith/Buffy
Winner: Virtue by faith1922
Winner: Je me souviens by zulu
Runner-Up: Into the Blue by tabaqui

Best Buffy/Willow
Winner: They Make Solitude and Call it Peace by mosca
Runner-Up: Grading on a Curve by ionlylurkhere

Best Other Willow Slash
Winner: A Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes by Kyra
Runner-Up: Easy-Bake by beer_good_foamy
Runner-Up: Faith the Vampire Slayer by frogfarm

Best Rare Faith Slash
Winner: Kissing the Demon by glossing
Runner-Up: Less Than Real by zulu

Best Rare Pairing
Winner: The Secret by snowpuppies
Runner-Up: Five Places Buffy Summers Never Met Nina Ash by carlyinrome
Runner-Up: 17:4:3/4 by pocabomba

Best Lighthearted
Winner: Flirting in Code by doyle_sb4
Runner-Up: Socorro by mosca
Runner-Up: Netherlands to Nepal by stormwreath

Most Heart-Wrenching
Winner: Dreaming by deird1
Winner: Easy-Bake by beer_good_foamy
Runner-Up: Severed and Sewn by clawofcat

Best Heat
Winner: Gather Paradise by wisdomeagle
Runner-Up: Not a Girl Who Likes to be Teased by lilbreck
Runner-Up: Girl's Got a Grudge by ubiquirk

Best Dawn
Winner: I Am the Puzzle by moodfic
Winner: The Inevitable Series by snowpuppies
Runner-Up: Taste by oroborusfox

Best Willow
Winner: Forward by snowpuppies
Runner-Up: They Make Solitude and Call it Peace by mosca

Best Kennedy
Winner: Driven by snowpuppies

Best Cordelia
Winner: Gear by Xanzpet

Best Other Character
Winner: Faith in Sealed With a Kiss by Mad Poetess
Runner-Up: Drusilla in The Secret by snowpuppies
Runner-Up: Fred in An Anthology of Firsts by margottenenbaum

Best Future
Winner: Twenty Facts about St. Clare’s Academy Not Found in the Brochure by alixtii
Runner-Up: Sundays at Nine by lily_lovely
Runner-Up: Into the Blue by tabaqui

Best AU/AR
Winner: Faith Healing by zulu
Runner-Up: Water Lilies by snowpuppies
Runner-Up: One Day in the Life of Buffy Summers by stormwreath

Most Original
Winner: Memory by snowpuppies
Runner-Up: In the Business by kindkit
Runner-Up: An Anthology of Firsts by margottenenbaum

Best Platonic
Winner: Angels in the Architecture by only_passenger
Runner-Up: Promise by snowpuppies
Runner-Up: She Always Wanted to be Harriet the Spy by ubiquirk


Voter's Choice
Winner: Water Lilies by snowpuppies
Runner-Up: Never Brought to Mind by zulu
Runner-Up: Flood by Valyssia


Best Author
Winner: deird1
Runner-Up: snowpuppies
Nominees: ubiquirk, zulu, margottenenbaum, carlyinrome, clawofcat, firefly124, moodfic, mosca, only_passenger,


Judge's Choice:
(Judge's comments can be found on the banner post)
Memory by snowpuppies
Flirting in Code by doyle_sb4
Dreaming by deird1
Less Than Real by zulu
Virtue by faith1922
They Make Solitude and Call it Peace by mosca
An Anthology of Firsts by margottenenbaum

Mod's Choice:
(Mod's comments can be found on the banner post)
Angels in the Architecture by only_passenger
Je me souviens by zulu
Silence by alixtii


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For going above and beyond to make KGA a success!
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Although most of the awards will be given out according to judges, we've decided to award a Voter's Choice so that you can have your say, too! The nominees for this award were chosen because they all received multiple nominations, so there are some good ones. :)

The nominees:

• An Anthology of Firsts by Art Amiss


• Flirting in Code by doyle_sb4


• Water Lilies by snowpuppies


• Never Brought to Mind by zulu


• Flood by Valyssia


• Dreaming by deird1


• A Very Foolish Kitty by firefly124

Voting is now closed.

Voting will close July 5.

Nominees

Last updated: 5/19/2009


Best Drabble (100-400 words)

1. Ye Shall Be Judged by deadsies (NC-17; Buffy/Faith)


2. Knowledge by oroborusfox (PG; Kennedy/Willow)


3. Pretense by self_portraitz (PG; Faith/Buffy)


4. The World, Upside Down by wisdomeagle (NC-17; Faith/Buffy)


5. Chemistry of Love by shinodabear (G; Willow/Fred)


6. In Light by snowpuppies (PG-13; Buffy/Faith)


7. Can We... Can You... by ubiquirk (G; Willow/Tara, Willow/Kennedy)


8. Love Yourself (The Large Sexual Database Remix) by projectjulie (R; Buffy/Buffybot)


9. Soft by angelskuuipo (FRT; Willow/Tara)

Best Ficlet (401-750 words)

1. Rewards by dreamincolor (PG; Willow/Tara)


2. Mirrors in Dressing Rooms by viciouswishes (PG-13; Cordelia/Buffy)


3. a memory like butterfly wings (or a kiss) by biggrstaffbunch (PG-13; Willow/Tara)


4. Defy the Linear by wisdomeagle (NC-17; Kennedy/River)


5. Denial by lily_lovely (R; Faith/Buffy)


6. Brazilian by beer_good_foamy (R; Buffy/Faith)


7. Enough by snowpuppies (PG; Willow/Tara)


8. Implants by velvetwhip (PG-13; Faith/Dawn)

Best Buffy/Faith

1. Bonded by rayruz (R; Buffy/Faith)


2. Two Minutes by oroborusfox (PG-13; Buffy/Faith)


3. Into the Blue by tabaqui (PG-13; Buffy/Faith)


4. Severed and Sewn by clawofcat (R; Faith/Buffy)


5. Dreaming by deird1 (R; Buffy/Faith)


6. Je me souviens by zulu (Adult; Buffy/Faith)


7. Sympathetic Magic by glossing (NC-17; Faith/Buffy)


8. Spring Haze by idyll (R; Faith/Buffy)


9. Virtue by faith1922 (R; Faith/Buffy)


10. Better Luck with Girls by Shrift (R; Faith/Buffy)

Best Buffy/Willow

1. Think Alike by Maidenjedi (R; Buffy/Willow)


2. Grading on a Curve by ionlylurkhere (NC-17; Buffy/Willow)


3. Flood by Valyssia (R; Buffy/Willow)


4. Empowered by Winddrinker (Adult; Buffy/Willow)


5. They Make Solitude and Call it Peace by mosca (PG-13; Willow/Buffy)


6. Operation: Get Into Buffy's Pants by Alex Wert (Teen; Buffy/Willow)

Best Other Willow Slash

1. Willow Finds the Key by satyrnfive (NC-17; Willow/Dawn)


2. Forward by snowpuppies (PG-13; Willow/Faith)


3. Let Your Demon Be Your Guide by dreamincolor (PG-13; Fred/Willow)


4. Easy-Bake by beer_good_foamy (PG-13; Willow/Tara)


5. Faith the Vampire Slayer by frogfarm (PG-13; Willow/Faith)


6. And Now for Something Completely Different by ubiquirk (G; Willow/Luna Lovegood)


7. I Am the Puzzle by moodfic (R; Willow/Dawn)


8. Because I am Empty by Kelsey TVS (T; Willow/Faith)


9. A Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes by Kyra (PG; Willow/Tara)

Best Rare Faith Slash

1. Gear by Xanzpet (R; Cordelia/Faith)


2. Less Than Real by zulu (NC-17; Faith/Dawn)


3. Kissing the Demon by glossing (NC-17; Faith/Tara)


4. Draw Back Your Bow by clawofcat (R; Faith/Drusilla)


5. The Inevitable Series by snowpuppies (R; Faith/Dawn)

Best Other Rare Femmeslash Pair

1. Five Places Buffy Summers Never Met Nina Ash by carlyinrome (R; Buffy/Nina)


2. Silence by alixtii (Adult; Buffy/Satsu)


3. 17:4:3/4 by pocabomba (Adult; Darla/Lilah)


4. Socorro by mosca (NC-17; Harmony/Fred)


5. Lightly Suffering Desire by moodfic (PG-13; Lilah/Eve)


6. The Secret by snowpuppies (NC-17; Darla/Drusilla)


7. In the Business by kindkit (R, Anya/Fred)

Best Lighthearted

1. First Time for Everything by snowpuppies (R; Anya/Willow)


2. Netherlands to Nepal by stormwreath (NC-17; Willow/Dawn)


3. Flirting in Code by doyle_sb4 (R; Dawn/Kennedy)


4. Five by Five by Five by... by beer_good_foamy (PG-13; Buffy/Faith)


5. And Now for Something Completely Different by ubiquirk (G; Willow/Luna Lovegood)


6. Think Alike by Maidenjedi (R; Buffy/Willow)


7. Socorro by mosca (NC-17; Harmony/Fred)


8. Queering the Key by glossing (R; Faith/Dawn)


9. Operation: Get Into Buffy's Pants by Alex Wert (Teen; Buffy/Willow)


10. Better Luck with Girls by Shrift (R; Faith/Buffy)

Most Heart-Wrenching

1. Flood by Valyssia (R; Buffy/Willow)


2. A Very Foolish Kitty by firefly124 (PG-13; Willow/Tara)


3. Essence of the Hellmouth by Wispr (Adult; Buffy/Willow)


4. Empowered by Winddrinker (Adult; Buffy/Willow)


5. Easy-Bake by beer_good_foamy (PG-13; Willow/Tara)


6. Silence by alixtii (Adult; Buffy/Satsu)


7. Severed and Sewn by clawofcat (R; Faith/Buffy)


8. Dreaming by deird1 (R; Buffy/Faith)


9. Virtue by faith1922 (R; Faith/Buffy)

Best Heat

1. Restitution by c_woodhaven (NC-17; Cordelia/Faith)


2. Less Than Real by zulu (NC-17; Faith/Dawn)


3. Two Minutes by oroborusfox (PG-13; Buffy/Faith)


4. Not a Girl Who Likes to be Teased by lilbreck (Adult; Faith/Lilah)


5. Five Places Buffy Summers Never Met Nina Ash by carlyinrome (R; Buffy/Nina)


6. Girl's Got a Grudge by ubiquirk (NC-17; Willow/Kennedy)


7. Gemini by only_passenger (PG; Faith/Buffy)


8. Gather Paradise by wisdomeagle (NC-17; Fred/Eve)


9. Sympathetic Magic by glossing (NC-17; Faith/Buffy)


10. French is Better by moodfic (NC-17; Cordelia/Lilah)

Best Dawn Characterization

1. Life After Sunnydale by cordelianne (R; Dawn/Faith)


2. Never Come to Mind by zulu (NC-17; Dawn/Faith)


3. Taste by oroborusfox (PG; Dawn/Faith, Dawn/Other)


4. Queering the Key by glossing (R; Faith/Dawn)


5. I Am the Puzzle by moodfic (R; Willow/Dawn)


6. Just Dancing by clawofcat and only_passenger (PG-13; Faith/Dawn)


7. The Inevitable Series by snowpuppies (R; Faith/Dawn)

Best Willow Characterization

1. Bloodletting by Valyssia (NC-17; Buffy/Willow)


2. Essence of the Hellmouth by Wispr (Adult; Buffy/Willow)


3. Sundays at Nine by lily_lovely (PG; Willow/Kennedy)


4. A Very Foolish Kitty by firefly124 (PG-13; Willow/Tara)


5. They Make Solitude and Call it Peace by mosca (PG-13; Willow/Buffy)


6. Forward by snowpuppies (PG-13; Willow/Faith)


7. Because I am Empty by Kelsey TVS (T; Willow/Faith)


8. A Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes by Kyra (PG; Willow/Tara)

Best Kennedy Characterization

1. Flirting in Code by doyle_sb4 (R; Dawn/Kennedy)


2. Girl's Got a Grudge by ubiquirk (NC-17; Willow/Kennedy)


3. Kite String by spiletta42 (PG-13; Willow/Kennedy)


4. Driven by snowpuppies (PG-13; Willow/Kennedy)

Best Cordelia Characterization

1. Gear by Xanzpet (R; Cordelia/Faith)


2. A Simple Choice by dreamincolor (PG-13; Cordelia/Eve)


3. French is Better by moodfic (NC-17; Cordelia/Lilah)

Best Other Characterization

1. Fred in An Anthology of Firsts by margottenenbaum (PG; Buffy/Fred)


2. Amanda in Running From School by wisdomeagle (PG-13; Amanda/Tara)


3. Buffy in Gemini by only_passenger (PG; Faith/Buffy)


4. Drusilla in The Secret by snowpuppies (NC-17; Darla/Drusilla)


5. Faith in The Road to Shur by alixtii (Adult; Faith/Leah)


6. Faith in Spring Haze by idyll (R; Faith/Buffy)


7. Eve in Lightly Suffering Desire by moodfic (PG-13; Lilah/Eve)


8. Darla in Calisthenics With Words by sevendeadlyfun (R; Darla/Buffy)


9. Faith in Sealed With a Kiss by Mad Poetess (R; Buffy/Faith)


10. Buffy in Dreaming of We by femmenerd (R; Buffy/Faith)

Best Future

1. Life After Sunnydale by cordelianne (R; Dawn/Faith)


2. Amanda by erimthar (PG-13; Dawn, Buffy, Dawn/Amanda, Buffy/Satsu)


3. Into the Blue by tabaqui (PG-13; Buffy/Faith)


4. Another Thirteen Steps by Valyssia (R; Buffy/Willow)


5. Never Come to Mind by zulu (NC-17; Dawn/Faith)


6. Not So You'd Notice by firefly124 (R; Buffy/Satsu)


7. Sundays at Nine by lily_lovely (PG; Willow/Kennedy)


8. Faith the Vampire Slayer by frogfarm (PG-13; Willow/Faith)


9. Twenty Facts about St. Clare’s Academy Not Found in the Brochure by alixtii (PG; Faith/Kennedy)


10. 5 Random Things that Buffy Doesn't Think You Know About Faith, and one extra thing by pocabomba (PG-13; Buffy/Faith)

Best AU/AR

1. Bloodletting by Valyssia (NC-17; Buffy/Willow)


2. Water Lilies by snowpuppies (PG; Willow/Tara)


3. One Day in the Life of Buffy Summers by stormwreath (NC-17; Buffy/Willow)


4. Constants by Jasmydae (R; Willow/Tara)


5. 17:4:3/4 by pocabomba (Adult; Darla/Lilah)


6. Faith Healing by zulu (Adult; Faith/Tara)


7. Calisthenics With Words by sevendeadlyfun (R; Darla/Buffy)

Most Original

1. An Anthology of Firsts by margottenenbaum (PG; Buffy/Fred)


2. Willow Finds the Key by satyrnfive (NC-17; Willow/Dawn)


3. Grading on a Curve by I Only Lurk Here (NC-17; Buffy/Willow)


4. Footprints by Valyssia (G; Buffy/Willow)


5. Memory by snowpuppies (NC-17; Fred/Willow)


6. Let Your Demon Be Your Guide by dreamincolor (PG-13; Fred/Willow)


7. Je me souviens by zulu (Adult; Buffy/Faith)


8. Kissing the Demon by glossing (NC-17; Faith/Tara)


9. Draw Back Your Bow by clawofcat (R; Faith/Drusilla)


10. In the Business by kindkit (R, Anya/Fred)

Best Platonic

1. Amanda by erimthar (PG-13; Dawn, Buffy, Dawn/Amanda, Buffy/Satsu)


2. Promise by snowpuppies (PG-13; Buffy, Dawn)


3. Among Many by oroborusfox (PG; Potentials)


4. The Figment by dreamincolor (G; Fred, Buffy)


5. When Not Invited to Fight an Apocalypse by viciouswishes (PG; Anya, Tara)


6. Her Fault by selenak (PG-13; Cordelia, Darla)


7. Angels in the Architecture by only_passenger (PG-13; Buffy, Faith)


8. Romantic Comedies by wisdomeagle (PG; Buffy, Tara)


9. Problematic Drinks of Badness by deird1 (PG; Buffy, Willow)


10. She Always Wanted to be Harriet the Spy by ubiquirk (PG-13; Dawn, Tara)