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* '''1996 Best Story: ''Tapestry''''' ([[Daniel Ravipinto]]; [[Z-code]]). | * '''1996 Best Story: ''[[Tapestry]]''''' ([[Daniel Ravipinto]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Delusions'' ([[C.E. Forman]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Delusions]]'' ([[C.E. Forman]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Lost New York'' ([[Neil deMause]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ** Finalist: ''[[Lost New York]]'' ([[Neil deMause]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''So Far'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[So Far]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Time: All Things Come to an End'' ([[Andy Phillips]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Time: All Things Come to an End']]' ([[Andy Phillips]]; Z-code). | ||
* '''1997 Best Story ''Babel''''' ([[Ian Finley]]; | * '''1997 Best Story ''[[Babel]]''''' ([[Ian Finley]]; TADS 2). | ||
** Finalist: ''Glowgrass'' ([[Nate Cull]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Glowgrass]]'' ([[Nate Cull]]; TADS 2). | ||
** Finalist: '' | ** Finalist: ''[[I-0]]'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Madame L'Estrange and the Troubled Spirit'' ([[Ian Ball]] and [[Marcus Young]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Madame L'Estrange and the Troubled Spirit]]'' ([[Ian Ball]] and [[Marcus Young]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Mercy'' ([[Chris Klimas]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Mercy]]'' ([[Chris Klimas]]; Z-code). | ||
* '''1998 Best Story: ''Photopia''''' ([[Adam Cadre]]; | * '''1998 Best Story: ''[[Photopia]]''''' ([[Adam Cadre]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Anchorhead'' ([[Michael Gentry]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Anchorhead]]'' ([[Michael Gentry]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Little Blue Men'' ([[Michael Gentry]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Little Blue Men]]'' ([[Michael Gentry]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Losing Your Grip'' ([[Stephen Granade]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Losing Your Grip]]'' ([[Stephen Granade]]; TADS 2). | ||
** Finalist: ''Spider and Web'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Spider and Web]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; Z-code). | ||
* '''1999 Best Story: ''Worlds Apart''''' ([[Suzanne Britton]]; | * '''1999 Best Story: ''[[Worlds Apart]]''''' ([[Suzanne Britton]]; TADS 2). | ||
** Finalist: ''Aisle'' ([[Sam Barlow]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Aisle]]'' ([[Sam Barlow]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Common Ground'' ([[Stephen Granade]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Common Ground]]'' ([[Stephen Granade]]; TADS 2). | ||
** Finalist: ''Lunatix: The Insanity Circle'' ([[Mike Snyder]]; MS-DOS). | ** Finalist: ''[[Lunatix: The Insanity Circle]]'' ([[Mike Snyder]]; MS-DOS). | ||
** Finalist: ''The Mulldoon Legacy'' ([[Jon Ingold]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[The Mulldoon Legacy]]'' ([[Jon Ingold]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Varicella'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Varicella]]'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; Z-code). | ||
* '''2000 Best Story: ''My Angel''''' ([[Jon Ingold]]; | * '''2000 Best Story: ''[[My Angel]]''''' ([[Jon Ingold]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Being Andrew Plotkin'' ([[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Being Andrew Plotkin]]'' ([[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Heroine's Mantle'' ([[Andy Phillips]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Heroine's Mantle]]'' ([[Andy Phillips]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''LASH -- Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup'' ([[Paul O'Brian]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[LASH -- Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup]]'' ([[Paul O'Brian]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Masquerade'' ([[Kathleen M. Fischer]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Masquerade]]'' ([[Kathleen M. Fischer]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Rameses'' ([[Stephen Bond]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Rameses]]'' ([[Stephen Bond]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Shade'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]] as "Ampe R. Sand"; | ** Finalist: ''[[Shade]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]] as "Ampe R. Sand"; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Shrapnel'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Shrapnel]]'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; Z-code). | ||
* '''2001 Best Story: ''All Roads''''' ([[Jon Ingold]]; | * '''2001 Best Story: ''[[All Roads]]''''' ([[Jon Ingold]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Fallacy of Dawn'' ([[Robb Sherwin]]; [[Hugo]]). | ** Finalist: ''[[Fallacy of Dawn]]'' ([[Robb Sherwin]]; [[Hugo]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''First Things First'' ([[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[First Things First]]'' ([[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; TADS 2). | ||
** Finalist: ''Pytho's Mask'' ([[Emily Short]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Pytho's Mask]]'' ([[Emily Short]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Vicious Cycles'' ([[Simon Mark]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Vicious Cycles]]'' ([[Simon Mark]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Voices'' ([[Aris Katsaris]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Voices]]'' ([[Aris Katsaris]]; Z-code). | ||
* '''2002 Best Story: ''Savoir Faire''''' ([[Emily Short]]; | * '''2002 Best Story: ''[[Savoir-Faire]]''''' ([[Emily Short]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Augustine'' ([[Terrence V. Koch]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Augustine]]'' ([[Terrence V. Koch]]; TADS 2). | ||
** Finalist: ''The Moonlit Tower'' ([[Yoon Ha Lee]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[The Moonlit Tower]]'' ([[Yoon Ha Lee]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Till Death Makes a Monk-Fish Out of Me!'' ([[Jon Ingold]] and [[Mike Sousa]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Till Death Makes a Monk-Fish Out of Me!]]'' ([[Jon Ingold]] and [[Mike Sousa]]; TADS 2). | ||
** Finalist: ''When Help Collides'' ([[J. D. Berry]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[When Help Collides]]'' ([[J. D. Berry]]; Z-code). | ||
* '''2003 Best Story: ''Slouching Towards Bedlam''''' ([[Daniel Ravipinto]] and [[Star Foster]]; | * '''2003 Best Story: ''[[Slouching Towards Bedlam]]''''' ([[Daniel Ravipinto]] and [[Star Foster]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''City of Secrets'' ([[Emily Short]]; [[Glulx]]). | ** Finalist: ''[[City of Secrets]]'' ([[Emily Short]]; [[Glulx]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Narcolepsy'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Narcolepsy]]'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; Glulx). | ||
** Finalist: ''Redemption'' ([[Kathleen M. Fischer]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Redemption]]'' ([[Kathleen M. Fischer]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''To Hell in a Hamper'' ([[J. J. Guest]]; [[ | ** Finalist: ''[[To Hell in a Hamper]]'' ([[J. J. Guest]]; [[ADRIFT]]). | ||
* '''2004 Best Story: ''Blue Chairs''''' ([[Chris Klimas]]; | * '''2004 Best Story: ''[[Blue Chairs]]''''' ([[Chris Klimas]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''The Act of Misdirection'' ([[Callico Harrison]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[The Act of Misdirection]]'' ([[Callico Harrison]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''The Cabal'' ([[Stephen Bond]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[The Cabal]]'' ([[Stephen Bond]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''The Dreamhold'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[The Dreamhold]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; Z-code). | ||
** Finalist: ''Future Boy!'' ([[Kent Tessman]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Future Boy!]]'' ([[Kent Tessman]]; Hugo). | ||
** Finalist: ''Necrotic Drift'' ([[Robb Sherwin]]; | ** Finalist: ''[[Necrotic Drift]]'' ([[Robb Sherwin]]; Hugo). | ||
* '''2005 Best Story: ''[[Beyond]]''''' ([[Roberto Grassi]], [[Paolo Lucchesi]], and [[Alessandro Peretti]]; publisher: [[Mondi Confinanti]]; | * '''2005 Best Story: ''[[Beyond]]''''' ([[Roberto Grassi]], [[Paolo Lucchesi]], and [[Alessandro Peretti]]; publisher: [[Mondi Confinanti]]; Glulx). | ||
** Finalist: ''[[All Hope Abandon]]'' ([[Eric Eve]]; TADS 3). | ** Finalist: ''[[All Hope Abandon]]'' ([[Eric Eve]]; TADS 3). | ||
** Finalist: ''[[Chancellor]]'' ([[Kevin Venzke]]; TADS 2). | ** Finalist: ''[[Chancellor]]'' ([[Kevin Venzke]]; TADS 2). | ||
Revision as of 14:38, 19 October 2006
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See also:
Best Story Winners
- 1996 Best Story: Tapestry (Daniel Ravipinto; Z-code).
- 1997 Best Story: Babel (Ian Finley; TADS 2).
- 1998 Best Story: Photopia (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- 1999 Best Story: Worlds Apart (Suzanne Britton; TADS 2).
- 2000 Best Story: My Angel (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
- 2001 Best Story: All Roads (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
- 2002 Best Story: Savoir Faire (Emily Short; Z-code).
- 2003 Best Story: Slouching Towards Bedlam (Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster; Z-code).
- 2004 Best Story: Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
- 2005 Best Story: Beyond (Roberto Grassi, Paolo Lucchesi, and Alessandro Peretti; publisher: Mondi Confinanti; Glulx).
Best Story Winners and Finalists
- 1996 Best Story: Tapestry (Daniel Ravipinto; Z-code).
- Finalist: Delusions (C.E. Forman; Z-code).
- Finalist: Lost New York (Neil deMause; TADS 2).
- Finalist: So Far (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- Finalist: Time: All Things Come to an End'' (Andy Phillips; Z-code).
- 1997 Best Story Babel (Ian Finley; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Glowgrass (Nate Cull; TADS 2).
- Finalist: I-0 (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- Finalist: Madame L'Estrange and the Troubled Spirit (Ian Ball and Marcus Young; Z-code).
- Finalist: Mercy (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
- 1998 Best Story: Photopia (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- Finalist: Anchorhead (Michael Gentry; Z-code).
- Finalist: Little Blue Men (Michael Gentry; Z-code).
- Finalist: Losing Your Grip (Stephen Granade; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- 1999 Best Story: Worlds Apart (Suzanne Britton; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Aisle (Sam Barlow; Z-code).
- Finalist: Common Ground (Stephen Granade; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Lunatix: The Insanity Circle (Mike Snyder; MS-DOS).
- Finalist: The Mulldoon Legacy (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
- Finalist: Varicella (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- 2000 Best Story: My Angel (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
- Finalist: Being Andrew Plotkin (J. Robinson Wheeler; Z-code).
- Finalist: Heroine's Mantle (Andy Phillips; Z-code).
- Finalist: LASH -- Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup (Paul O'Brian; Z-code).
- Finalist: Masquerade (Kathleen M. Fischer; Z-code).
- Finalist: Rameses (Stephen Bond; Z-code).
- Finalist: Shade (Andrew Plotkin as "Ampe R. Sand"; Z-code).
- Finalist: Shrapnel (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- 2001 Best Story: All Roads (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
- Finalist: Fallacy of Dawn (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
- Finalist: First Things First (J. Robinson Wheeler; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Pytho's Mask (Emily Short; Z-code).
- Finalist: Vicious Cycles (Simon Mark; Z-code).
- Finalist: Voices (Aris Katsaris; Z-code).
- 2002 Best Story: Savoir-Faire (Emily Short; Z-code).
- Finalist: Augustine (Terrence V. Koch; TADS 2).
- Finalist: The Moonlit Tower (Yoon Ha Lee; Z-code).
- Finalist: Till Death Makes a Monk-Fish Out of Me! (Jon Ingold and Mike Sousa; TADS 2).
- Finalist: When Help Collides (J. D. Berry; Z-code).
- 2003 Best Story: Slouching Towards Bedlam (Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster; Z-code).
- Finalist: City of Secrets (Emily Short; Glulx).
- Finalist: Narcolepsy (Adam Cadre; Glulx).
- Finalist: Redemption (Kathleen M. Fischer; Z-code).
- Finalist: To Hell in a Hamper (J. J. Guest; ADRIFT).
- 2004 Best Story: Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
- Finalist: The Act of Misdirection (Callico Harrison; Z-code).
- Finalist: The Cabal (Stephen Bond; Z-code).
- Finalist: The Dreamhold (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- Finalist: Future Boy! (Kent Tessman; Hugo).
- Finalist: Necrotic Drift (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
- 2005 Best Story: Beyond (Roberto Grassi, Paolo Lucchesi, and Alessandro Peretti; publisher: Mondi Confinanti; Glulx).
- Finalist: All Hope Abandon (Eric Eve; TADS 3).
- Finalist: Chancellor (Kevin Venzke; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Distress (Mike Snyder; Hugo).
- Finalist: Vespers (Jason Devlin; Z-code).