Morley Awards

Award
Name:	The Morley Awards, or Morleys
Date(s):	1997
Frequency:	one time event
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Associated Community:	X-Files-Fanfic, FicTalk
Fandom:	The X-Files
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Background

The Morley Awards, or Morleys, were fan-run awards given to stories posted to the X-Files-Fanfic (XFF) mailing list. They were held once, in 1997, and the winners were announced on XFF's companion list FicTalk. On November 21, 1997, FicTalk held an awards ceremony that included acceptance speeches written by the winning authors.

Awards

Morleys were awarded in the following categories:

Best Romance/Other (non-MSR romance)

• 1st Place: The Actor, by A. I. Irving
• 2nd Place: Syntax and Measure, by MustangSally

Best Angst

• 1st Place: Cheapened Things, by MD1016
• 2nd Place: Caught in the Act III: Sub Rosa, by Parrotfish

Best Crossover

• 1st Place: Chicago Holiday, by The Dragon Lady
• 2nd Place: The Cavendish Door III, by Patty Hayes

Best Erotica

• 1st Place: Cheapened Things, byMD1016
• 2nd Place: Into Each Other Sinking III - Mirror, by Lydia Bower

Best MSR

• 1st Place: Dance Without Sleeping, by Lydia Bower
• 2nd Place: Covenant, by Rhondda Lake

Best Original Character

• 1st Place: Dragons of the Box, by Sheryl Martin
• 2nd Place: Sarah 08: Staying With Margaret, by Carol Gritton

Best Slash

• 1st Place: Forgetful, by KMS
• 2nd Place: none

Best Series

• 1st Place: n/a
• 2nd Place: Into Each Other Sinking I, II, & III, by Lydia Bower

Best Debut (author's first X-Files fic)

• 1st Place: Mediocrity's Allure, by Jill Selby
• 2nd Place: No More Demons, by Penny Daza

Best X-Files (an x-file-type case)

• 1st Place: Missing Voices, by Joyce McKibben, Meredith and Viv Wiley
• 2nd Place: The Pact, by Madeline Partous

Best Mulder/Scully Platonic Relationship

• 1st Place: Missing Voices, by Joyce McKibben, Meredith, and Viv Wiley
• 1st Place: The Sound of Your Voice, by Vickie Moseley and Summer

Best Poem/Song

• 1st Place: Mulder Meets a Little Green W.H.O., by Madeline Partous
• 2nd Place: The Scully-Mulder, by The Dragon Lady and Rhondda Lake

Best Humour

• 1st Place: Shipper School, by Laura Capozzola
• 2nd Place: Speedo Optional, by Thalia D'Muse

External Links

• 1997 Morley Award Winners
• Rules
• Nominees
• Links to other X-Files fan fiction awards

See also

• EMXC Awards
• Lisa e Krysa Awards
• Silver Sutures Awards
• Spooky Awards
• Starbuck Awards
• UUFFAA (Unofficial USENET Fan-Fic Achievement Awards)
• Whammy Awards