And so here they are.... (drum roll, please), the Crown of Erin 1999 Award Winners (with a few comments from your humble webmistress/vote counter :)!
Best Odo/Kira story:
"A Lonely Place to Be" by Cecy Pelz - with 12 votes (Cecy isn't one of
those who can put out a story day after day--she works long and hard and the
end result is always amazing....this story being a perfect example)
Best Worf/Jadzia story:
"Time Destined" by Carrie - with 4 votes (very close race between two
excellent authors--one vote was the decider)
Top three Janeway/Chakotay stories:
1st place - "Challenge" by Diane Running Horse Smith - 13 votes
2nd place - "Indiana Moon" by Veronica Williams - 9 votes
3rd place two-way tie - "To Fall from Grace" by Cat and Kadith and "Rude
Words and Hot Coffee" by Suz
Top three Paris/Torres stories:
1st place - "In Pursuit of a Sensation" by Jennifer Lynn Rider - 10 votes
2nd place - "Counterpoint and Beyond" by PJ in NH - 8 votes
3rd place - "Human Mating Behaviour" by Dave Rogers - 6 votes
Top Janeway/Paris story:
"Rebeccah" by Veronica Williams - with 10 votes (also a very close race with
one vote being the decider)
Top two Luna stories:
"In the Space of Seven Days" by Jennifer Lynn Rider - 11 votes
and tied for second place - "In His Own Words" by Seema and "Expiation" by
Laura Taylor - each with 9 votes
Well that's it for the second year! Keep an eye on the stories that
you read this year--and prepare for the 2000 Crown Awards--preliminary
voting will begin September 2000...may seem far away, but it'll be here before
you know it! :) Thank you to everyone who voted and congrats to the winners!
~Cheile
