The Sunnydale Memorial Fanfiction Awards

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Name: The Sunnydale Memorial Fanfiction Awards
Sunnydale Memorial Awards
SunnyD Awards
Date(s): ? - 2015
Frequency: Varied
Format: fanfiction and fansites
Type:
Associated Community: none
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel
URL: http://sunnydawards.dragonydreams.com
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The Sunnydale Memorial Fanfiction Awards, better known as the Sunnydale Memorial or SunnyD Awards, were awards for fanfiction and fansites in the Buffyverse. Originally based on Geocities, the SunnyD moved in 2006. This may have coincided with Elisabeth coming on as webmistress. The awards were organized by LaDy SiN and Elisabeth; with Elisabeth also responsible for making Codes/Awards. The site was designed by Shannon.

From Elisabeth:

When LaDy SiN created the Sunnydale Memorial Fanfiction Awards, it started out as just a Yahoo Group. After several people asked for a website, she reluctantly tried to do one. I offered her suggestions at first since she was using Geocities. Then, since I had the time, I simply offered to create and maintain the website for her.[1]

Awards nominations were submitted by readers, and after nominations were announced, awards were voted for by readers. As a result, all nominations had to be accessible to all readers. Flocked works and NC-17 works on sites that required user registration to access adult fic were ineligible as a result.[2]

Categories

  • Best Author
  • Best New Author - Has written under 3 completed stories or been writing for less than 6 months.
  • Best Angst
  • Best AU (Alternate Universe) - All human or parallel universe, NOT simply UC Pairings (het or slash)or saying so-and-so never showed up/left/died, or re-writing an episode.
  • Best Beta
  • Best Characterization
  • Best Comedy
  • Best Crossover (Book)
  • Best Crossover (Book) Pairing - Canon Character/Book Character
  • Best Crossover (Movie)
  • Best Crossover (Movie) Pairing - Canon Character/Movie Character -
  • Best Crossover (TV) - BtVS/AtS do not count as crossovers.
  • Best Crossover (TV) Pairing - Canon Character/Other TV Show Character
  • Best Drama
  • Best Episode Re-write
  • Best Fanfic Website
  • Best Fluff
  • Best NC-17
  • Best Original Character
  • Best Original Character Pairing - Canon Character/Original Character
  • Best Pairing (Conventional) - Pairing shown on show
  • Best Pairing (Unconventional) - Pairing not shown on show
  • Best Plot
  • Best Post-Series Finale Fic
  • Best Quickie Fic
  • Best Romance
  • Best Series - Several stories that are connected, NOT a multi-chapter story.
  • Best Slash
  • Best Song Fic
  • Best Unfinished[3]

Fan Comments

I know many of you may be new to the fandom world of Buffy fic and don't know some of the conditions regarding award sites. The most active of which is the Sunnydale Memorial Awards. A wonderful site with great people offering their time to showcase good fic.[2]

References

  1. ^ DragonyDreams About Me, accessed 10/11/2020.
  2. ^ a b Attention Authors, post signed by pfeifferpack at Elysian Fields on August 11, 2015
  3. ^ Archive link to categories from 15 June 2006