Hello to all…
The Spiral Awards were created by a group of people interested in promoting writing in the Erotic Mind Control genre. Their objective is to help some of the quality writers in this genre, and their fine stories, to receive a bit of extra recognition for their efforts and help encourage further, such talented writings.
The final nominees were selected via secret nominations by that portion of the EMC community who chose to participate. These nominations were tabulated, with the stories receiving the highest number of total nominations moving forward to be voted on, also by any member of the EMC reading community who choose to.
Below is the listing of the five stories that made it through to the final voting in each of the five color-coded categories (based on the structure of Simon Bar Sinister’s Erotic Mind Control Story Archive). Many stories were nominated in each category, with over 90 stories receiving at least on nomination. But these were the ones with the most support, and thus remain to be voted on by all of you.
It is our hope that you can take some time to examine them, to maybe even read or re-read them, and to make the most informed decision you possibly can before voting on what you consider the best in any, or each, category. In the best of all possible worlds, you would all read every story before making your picks, rather than voting for a friend’s stories, or simply the ones you may have already read. We know that this won’t be the case, but hope that you will all do the best you can to make your informed decisions as to which were “the best” completed stories of 2007.
The Awards panel sets no rules or directives in regard to voting on your own story(s), only asking that each author does what they feel is the most correct.
Finally, in order to vote on any or all categories, simply select those you wish vote on, and put them into an IM, or an email, and send them to either Nab or Rinky Dink, or Topaz172, as flibinite and Darkmind have nominated stories, and should not have any involvement in collecting said votes.
- Nab - member of the MCForum, The Garden, The Collective, email - nabsq001@gmail.com
- Rinky Dink – member of the MCForum, The Garden, email - gregg777us@yahoo.com
- Topaz172 - member of the MCForum, email - topaz172@aol.com
Everyone… panellists, nominators, and authors… have been working very hard to make this the fairest, most all-inclusive, Awards event that we possibly could. We hope we have done so, and now ask that you consider voting, and having your informed say about which of the nominated stories, below, you might consider the Best of erotic MC Writing in 2007.
We send out our great thanks to all who have participated and worked on this so far, and to all of you who will take the time to vote. The time frame in which to vote and send your ballots to Nab, Rinky Dink, or Topaz172 is from today, April 15th until 11:59 PM, EDT (US), April 29th, 2008. The winners will be announced shortly thereafter, after all the votes have been tabulated and verified.
So, without further ado, here are the nominated finalists, in alphabetical order, in each of the five categories. We are giving you their link, along with the story codes, and the synopsis Simon used on the EMCSA, as all 25 stories may be found, there…
Red (FF)
Chains by sara castle (mc ff) - A terrorist attack sets in motion a chain of events that will touch an ancient prisoner and awaken an entirely new lifeform. For the scientist trapped in the middle, all roads seem to lead inexorably to slavery. But the question remains, who will end up holding the chains and who will be bound by them?
Gospel by Iago (mc ff) - A professor investigates the deranged writings of an archeologist.
The Happily by 8-bit (mc ff) - A plot between three college girls goes incredibly awry.
Ink Soaked Penumbra by Madam Kistulot (mc ff bd cb ft la ma rb) - The ink spreading its way through those closest to Sarah finally introduces itself, and our heroine may already be in over her head.
Marilyn: Cleaning Up by Flibinite (mc ff) - Rich and attractive, but tired of living alone, Marilyn finally decides to do something about it with a young caterer.
Green (MF/FD)
Bound by Name & Blood by Bad Penny (mc mf fd) - Derek makes the mistake of traveling on the night of the new moon.
Chain of Command by HypnoticEye (mc ff fd) - A young woman is hypnotically conditioned to seduce and hypnotize men. She hypnotically conditions her male subjects to want to hypnotize new women and teach them to be hypno-dommes, so they can seduce and hypnotize even more men.
Homecoming by sara castle (mc mf fd) - Against her better judgement, a courier accepts a mission that will take her to a remote Chilean observatory. Then, everything goes to hell, and as her options run out, she must choose between submission or death. Because, sometimes, death is the only option that makes sense.
Trailer Park Tango by Gasman (mc mf fd ft) - Daisy gets her revenge on Mike for calling her a dumb hick.
Trinary by sara castle (mc mf fd) - A prisoner tries to escape her confinement, coming into conflict with two scientists who seek to control her. As her relationship with each of them develops, she must make a decision, the results of which will shape not only her destiny, but perhaps that of the entire world.
Yellow (MF/MD)
Busman’s Holiday by Wiseguy (mc mf md) - A hypnotherapist agrees to put on a hypnosis show at a vacation resort for adults.
Capes and Cloaks: the Illithid’s Tale by Samarkand (mc mf ff md cb bd) - A mid-level supervillain doesn’t have an over-arching desire for world domination, until two impetuous superheroines make the mistake of taking him on.
Daddy Wants by Bad Penny (mc mf md ft) - Paula is a good little girl who always gives her Daddy what he wants.
Femininism by mikethefable (mc mf ff md) - After finding an odd book, Jamie and her friends stage a bra-burning rally and learn to embrace a new philosophy.
Melted Music by Frustrated (mc mf md) - A woman lets herself be reprogrammed by her Master’s music.
Purple (Mixed)
Doctor Nechetohontoquatl by Master Miller (mc mf md fd hu fu rb) - Doctor Nechetohontoquatl’s victims have only one hope: That the antiquated brainwashing chair doesn’t fail and make them as crazy as he is.
Go Team Porn! by Darkmind; Madam Kistulot; miketheFable; The Once And Future Kim; and Villainy(mc mf ff fd md ma gr) - The greatest story ever told…
Handicap by Bad Penny (mc mf md fd) - Jenny fully intends to win Game Night. Unfortunately, she’s working with a handicap, and a pair of new players have decided to step in.
Heat Snare by Bad Penny (mc mf ff md fd) – A routine mission ends up serving as a scientific experiment, and Porter is not happy with the results.
Ho! Ho! Ho! by Writerzblocked (mc ma) - Santa has a present for a street whore.
White (MM)
Before I Forget by Nexis Pas (mc mm) - A man visits a special web site to help himself relax when he has trouble sleeping.
BMOC (Black Mage on Campus) by ONIX (mc mm) - Damien, a witch, grants the wishes of some obnoxious frat boys.
A Dark and Stormy Night by Nexus Pas (mc mm) - A writing professor is captivated by one particular student’s work.
Latex Manacles by Seekingsometruth (mc mm) - After the cool latex collar was wrapped around his neck, the unsuspecting mesmerized pup has an impromptu interview with his new god.
Pumping It Out by The Wanderer (mc mm ft bd) - A man meets a hypnotist at a fetish club.
So there are your finalists for this year’s Spiral Awards. If you’d like to participate in the final results, we’d all love to have you weigh in with your opinions and votes. Thanks, all… we hope you can find the time and enthusiasm to consider sending in your votes, along with having some fun with this.
The Spiral Awards Panel