Strange Horizons 2005 Readers' Choice Awards
The votes are in, the ballots have been counted, and the winners are:
Favorite Article
1st Place: Speculative Poetry: A Symposium, by Mike Allen, Alan DeNiro, Theodora Goss, and Matt Cheney. 2nd Place: How to Start a Small Press, by Gavin Grant. 3rd Place: 20 Questions with Kelly Link, by Lynne Jamneck.
Favorite Column
1st Place: The Stories That Predict Us, by Matt Cheney. 2nd Place (tie): Failing to Teach The Hobbit, by Christina Socorro Yovovich.
The Publishing Industry—A Reader's Perspective, by Debbie Notkin.3rd Place: Science Fiction and Sex Ed, by Christina Socorro Yovovich.
Favorite Gallery
1st Place: Violet Miranda: Girl Pirate, by Emily Pohl-Weary and Willow Dawson. 2nd Place: David Bezzina. 3rd Place: Matthew Laznicka.
Favorite Illustration
1st Place: Cloud Dragon Skies, by Frank Wu. 2nd Place: Pip and the Fairies, by Susan Moore. 3rd Place: A Field Guide to Ugly Places, by Liz Clarke. Honorable Mention: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac, by Jenn Reese.
Favorite Poem
1st Place: The Rainy Season, by Joanne Merriam. 2nd Place: War Is For the Hard of Hearing, by Greg Beatty. 3rd Place: (tie) Chagall's Lamp, by Mike Allen.
The Strip Search, by Mike Allen.Honorable Mention: Prince Charming, by Helena Bell.
Favorite Review
1st Place: Two Views: Serenity, review by Mahesh Raj Mohan and Niall Harrison. 2nd Place: Lego Star Wars, review by Tim Phipps. 3rd Place: Magic for Beginners, review by Geneva Melzack.
Favorite Story
1st Place: Pip and the Fairies, by Theodora Goss. 2nd Place: The Taste of Chicory at High Tide, by Lisa Mantchev. 3rd Place: Magic in a Certain Slant of Light, by Deb Coates. Honorable Mention: Two Dreams on Trains, by Elizabeth Bear.