Author: Moderated by Gary Jordan Title: The Silver Clitorides Awards, 2003, August Part: 8 of 2003 Universe: The Silver Clitorides Awards Summary: The Silver Clitorides Awards are a monthly adjunct to the Golden Clitorides Awards. Their object is to promote good stories and good authors. Keywords: Stories, Links, Awards +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ The August 2003 Silver Clitorides Awards Presentation: "So, you're not going to La Taverna tonight to make the presentation?" "Nah." "Do you have an exiting locale picked out as an alternate location for the presentation?" "Nope." "You've perhaps written something clever and witty in lieu of setting a scene?" "Huh-uh." "This isn't like you," Muse fixed me with a stare. "What exactly do you have up your sleave?" "Nothing." Muse tapped her foot impatiently. "It all goes back to something you reminded me of," I explained, "many presentations back." "You're saying I'm responsible for this minimalist award presentation?" She sounded offended. I nodded anyway. "You don't remember? I wanted to do something all glitzy and splashy, and you reminded me that it isn't what I write that makes the awards special, It's what the authors wrote. I said something about 'sharing the joy' and you said the writers writing and the readers reading was shared joy." Muse looked briefly shocked, that I actually paid attention once. "So, look at the field of nominees; out of hundreds, perhaps thousands of brand new stories, these were the ones that at least one fan thought enough of nominate for the award." Before Muse could point out the obvious, I did."Granted, not all fans are even aware of the awards - they're primarily fans who read ASS/ASSD/ASSM, ASSTR, Stories Online, Literotica, The Erotic Writers and Readers Association, Cleansheets, EWP... places where the awards have had varying degrees of exposure. And I'll grant as well that some folk are more concerned with figuring out their votes for the Annual Golden Clitorides Awards, our big sister." I smiled when I thought of Rui tallying hundreds of votes. But I continued. "But ninety-six fans enjoyed these stories enough to vote for their favorites. Twenty-six each for the winners, twenty-one for next, and a fairly even distribution among the rest." I reminded Muse what that might represent. "Typically, fewer than 1% of readers take the time to dash off a quick e-mail to any author, and of those, 90% are simple 'I enjoyed your story, write another' types; maybe 10% are ebbulent praise when a story merits it. I'd bet that only that 10% would nominate or vote, if that. So every one of those votes might well represent 1,000 or more happy readers... "That's a lot of shared joy." My Muse smiled. I doubted she agreed with my math, but it does paint a pleasant picture. "You said, 'winners.' I take it we have another tie?" I nodded. "So which are they, and which authors get to share all that joy?" I essayed a crooked grin. "She's new. And she's making as big a splash in her debut as Katie or Oosh or Selena." "'She,' singular?" I nodded again. "The Winners of the Silver Clitorides Award for the best stories of August, 2003, are Reunion and The General, by Girl Friday. Congratulations, GF, and well done to all the nominees and finalists!" +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ The August 2003 Silver Clitorides Awards Nominees and Finalists. Story Author Status ================================= ==================== ======= Cold Stone Julie Hypnotic Nominee https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Julie_Hypnotic/www/coldstone.html https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Julie_Hypnotic/www/ Dance of a Lifetime Book 4: Betsy Frank Downey Nominee https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Frank_Downey/www/doal04.htm https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Frank_Downey/www/ Easy artie Nominee https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/artie/www/easy.html https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/artie/www/ Eddies Dryad Finalist https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Dryad/www/eddies.html https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Dryad/www/ Emergency Parthenogenisis Nominee https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/parthenogenesis/www/flash/emergency.htm https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/parthenogenesis/www/ Fiona's Faraday's Fables-Volume 1 Julie Hypnotic Nominee https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Julie_Hypnotic/www/fionasfables1.html https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Julie_Hypnotic/www/ Giggle Frank Downey Nominee https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Frank_Downey/www/giggle.htm https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Frank_Downey/www/ Going Greek Smilodon Finalist https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/SM/wwwilodon/TimMach01.htm https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/SM/wwwilodon/ History Number 6 Nominee https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/number_6/www/history.html https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/number_6/www/ Memories of Flight 109 Ann Douglas Finalist https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Ann_Douglas/www/memories.html https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Ann_Douglas/www Naked in School: Susan .B Nominee https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/dotB_StoryTyme/www/NIS/Susan%2000.html https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/dotB_StoryTyme/www/ Reunion Girl Friday Winner https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Girl_Friday/Reunion.txt https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Girl_Friday/www/ Scroll To My Spartan Lover ~Or~ Song Of Tymareta Planet Dweller Nominee https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/PlanetDweller/www/ScrollToMySpartanLover.html https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/PlanetDweller/www/ Tempest Frank Downey Nominee https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Frank_Downey/www/tempest.htm https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Frank_Downey/www/ The Game Girl Friday Nominee https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Girl_Friday/The%20Game.txt https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Girl_Friday/www/ The General Girl Friday Winner https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Girl_Friday/www/general.html https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Girl_Friday/www/ The Price and The Cost Uther Pendragon Finalist https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Uther_Pendragon/www/story/cost.htm https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Uther_Pendragon/www/ The Spell Lon Ryden Nominee https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/erosarts/www/asstr/Page_25x.html https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/erosarts/www/asstr/Page_1x.html The Widows Severe Lon Ryden Nominee https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/erosarts/www/asstr/Page_17x.html https://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/erosarts/www/asstr/Page_1x.html +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+SCA0308