Winners for Round Eight

We are very sorry for the delay in getting the winners from rounds seven and eight announced. Round seven readers' choice winners are listed here, and round eight winners are listed here.

Big thanks to Shannon for counting the votes for me.

Here are the awards for Round 7 Reader's Choice and awards for Round 8.

Art Awards

Best Fanart [4-way tie for 2nd place]
   Reconnection fic banner (katekat1010)  **First Place**
   One True Thing (noelia.g)  **Second Place**
   Lounging Giles (Katekat1010)  **Second Place**
   Fall Giles Design (pixelleate)  **Second Place**
   Sexy Librarian (Katekat1010)  **Second Place**

Fanfic Awards

Warning:  Some stories may be inappropriate for those under 18 years of age.

Best Romance Fic
   Texas Tea (mrsdrake & ladyforash) - Giles/OFC * Adults Only *  **First Place**
   Arrival (Glimmergirl) - Giles/Wesley  **Second Place**

Best Angst Fic
   Betrayal (ladyforash) - Giles/Buffy * Adults Only *  **First Place**
   Scar Tissue (savoytruffle) - Giles/Xander * Adults Only *  **Second Place**
   Misunderstandings (mrsdrake) - Giles/Buffy * Adults Only * -- read all warnings  **Third Place**

Best Humor Fic [ties for 1st & 2nd place]
   The Nightmare on Oakpark Street (Elizabuffy) - no pairing  **First Place**
   The Embarrassing Truth (ladyforash) - no pairing  **First Place**
   Hocus Pocus (Addie Logan) - no pairing  **Second Place**
   Apples, Oranges, and Pears (Antennapedia) - Giles/Xander * Adults Only *  **Second Place**
   The Adventure of the Displaced Watcher (Antennapedia) - no pairing  **Third Place**

Best Plot [ties for 1st & 2nd place]
   Dancing in the Park (Twilightofmagic) - Giles/Ethan * Adults Only *  **First Place**
   Ars Draconis series (antennapedia) - no pairing  **First Place**
   Metamorphosition (Rainne) - Giles/Buffy * Adults Only *  **First Place**
   Betrayal (ladyforash) - Giles/Buffy * Adults Only *  **Second Place**
   Recovery (gothicautumn03) - Giles/Fred  **Second Place**
   The Vulcan's Bane Series (Sandra Pascoe) - no pairing * Mature Readers Only *  **Second Place**

Best Episodic Fic
   Intransigence (Kivrin) - no pairing (Giles and Wes in the story)  **First Place**

Best Use of Magick in a Fic
   Dancing in the Park (Twilightofmagic) - Giles/Ethan * Adults Only *  **First Place**
   Misunderstandings (mrsdrake) - Giles/Buffy * Adults Only * -- read all warnings  **Second Place**

Best Crossover Fic
   The Adventures of a Displaced Watcher (Antennapedia) - no pairing  **First Place**

Best Series
   Band Cookies, Unexpected Guests, and A Very Special Christmas (mrsdrake) - Giles/Buffy  **First Place**
   The Vulcan's Bane Series (Sandra Pascoe) - no pairing * Mature Readers Only *  **Second Place**

Best Gen Fic
   The Adventures of a Displaced Watcher (Antennapedia) - no pairing  **First Place**
   The Nightmare on Oakpark Street (Elizabuffy) - no pairing  **Second Place**
   Intransigence (Kivrin) - no pairing (Giles and Wes in the story)  **Third Place**

Best Het Pairing Fic
   Texas Tea (mrsdrake & ladyforash) - Giles/OFC * Adults Only *  **First Place**

Best Slash Pairing Fic [ties for 2nd & 3rd place]
   Scar Tissue (savoytruffle) - Giles/Xander * Adults Only *  **First Place**
   It's Always Sunny in LA (Liz) - Giles/Wesley  **Second Place**
   Apples, Oranges, and Pears (Antennapedia) - Giles/Xander * Adults Only *  **Second Place**
   Soul and Spirit Drabble Series (gothicautumn03) - Giles/Wesley * Mature Readers Only *  **Third Place**
   Definition of a Watcher (Speakingsilence) - Giles/Wesley * Adults Only *  **Third Place**

Best Smut Fic
   Lost in Outer Space (softprincess) - Giles/Xander * Adults Only *  **First Place**

Best Drabble/Ficlet -- Fics under 500 words
   The Embarrassing Truth (ladyforash) - no pairing  **First Place**

Outstanding New Author
   Satin_Toile for Sometimes, It's What You Don't Say - Giles/Xander  **First Place**

Outstanding Author [tie for 3rd place]
   savoytruffle for Scar Tissue - Giles/Xander * Adults Only *  **First Place**
   antennapedia for Ars Draconis series - no pairing  **Second Place**
   mrsdrake for the series containing Band Cookies, Unexpected Guests, and A Very Special Christmas - Giles/Buffy  **Third Place**
   ladyforash for Betrayal - Giles/Buffy * Adults Only *  **Third Place**

   Round 1 winners
   Round 2 winners
   Round 3 winners
   Round 4 winners
   Round 5 winners
   Round 6 winners
   Round 7 winners
   Round 7 Readers' Choice winners
   Round 8 winners
   Round 9 winners
   Round 10 winners