The Timmy Award is presented in recognition of outstanding achievement in a particular field of authorship. Only books that I read or reviewed in 2014 qualify, and each category is judged solely by me. No book can win first place in more than one category. This restriction can mean that another book or books may have qualified for first place in a certain category, but I wanted each book to have a fair and equitable opportunity to be recognized and didn't want the awards weighted by any one book.
The original categories were announced in December, 2014. Alas, not enough poems qualified for the Most Inspirational Poem category and it has been removed from this year's ceremony. Similarly, categories have been added to accommodate recognition of outstanding achievement in other fields of authorship.
Without further ado, the Timmy Awards go to...
Best Coming Out Story
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| Tales From Foster High John Goode |
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| Safe, C. Kennedy |
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| Silent, Sara Alva |
Most Realistic Characters
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| Pukawiss the Outcast Jay Jordan Hawke |
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| Private Display of Affection, Winter Sandberg |
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| Designing Sam, Kira Harp |
Most True to Life Story
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| Not Broken, Just Bent Mia Kerick |
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| Private Display of Affection, Winter Sandberg |
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| Safe, C. Kennedy |
Best Tearjerker
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| End of Innocence John Goode |
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| Omorphi, C. Kennedy |
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| Catch My Breath, M.J. O'Shea |
Best Emotional Roller Coaster
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| Catch My Breath M.J. O'Shea |
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| End of Innocence, John Goode |
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| Omorphi, C. Kennedy |
Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Paranormal
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| Key of Behliseth Lou Hoffmann |
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| Weatherboy, Theo Fenraven |
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| Seidman, James Erich |
Best M/M Romance
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| Silent Sara Alva |
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| Omorphi, C. Kennedy |
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| Ethan, Who Loved Carter, Ryan Loveless |
Best F/F Romance
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| A Friend For Christmas J.P. Walker |
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| Behind Door Number Two, Kira Harp |
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| Not Awarded |
Best M/F Romance
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| Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer |
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| Twilight, Stephenie Meyer |
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| Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer |
Best Adult Book
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| Ethan, Who Loved Carter Ryan Loveless |
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| Catch My Breath, M.J. O'Shea |
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| Taking Chances, John Goode |
Best Series
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| Tales from Foster High John Goode |
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| Twilight, Stephenie Meyer |
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| Mortal Instruments, Cassandra Clare |
Best Free Story
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| Fairy C. Kennedy |
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| His Grandfather's Watch, N. R. Walker |
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| Kismet, Lillian McKinnon |
Best Beta Read
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| Slaying Isidore's Dragons C. Kennedy |
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| Child of Death, Jennifer Lee |
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| Spinner, Michael Bowler |
Best Short Story or Novella
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| His Grandfather's Watch N. R. Walker |
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| Safe, C. Kennedy |
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| A Midnight Clear, Debbie McGowan |
Story I Most Want to See Expanded to a Novel
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| Safe C. Kennedy |
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| Change of Plans, Kira Harp |
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| Holidays with Drum and Bell, Matthias Williamson |
Hollywood Award
(story that would make a great film)
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| Seidman James Erich |
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| Weatherboy, Theo Fenraven |
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| Key of Behliseth, Lou Hoffmann |
Discovery Award
(story sure to teach readers something new)
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| Here's to You, Zeb Pike Johanna Parkhurst for True Adventure, Zebulon Pike and the climbing of Pike's Peak |
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| One Man Guy, Michael Barakiva for History, Armenian Genocide |
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| By the Creek, Geoff Laughton for Culture, Amish Peoples |
Hope Award
(story sure to inspire the most hope in readers)
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| Omorphi C. Kennedy |
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| Silent, Sara Alva |
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| Hero, Perry Moore |
Best Book Cover
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| Silent Sara Alva |
Best Book of 2014
Best Book Award is presented in recognition of outstanding achievement in composition, writing, editing, publishing and other efforts put forth to create a
unique, artistic, and memorable piece of literature.
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| Omorphi C. Kennedy |
Congratulations to the winners of the
2014 Timmy Awards!
A Note from Cody:
The amount of time and effort Timmy put into these awards and this ceremony would astound you and, at one point, he almost called it off. Not because of any lack of interest or complication, but because of the sheer frustration of having to favor one story over another. Thanks to you, he read a plethora of incredible books this year. A major event like this wouldn't be complete without a few grumbles along the way. Brilliant young man that he is, when I refused to permit him to give Slaying Isidore's Dragons an award because it isn't published yet, he simply made a Best Beta Read category. *outsmarted again* Please join me in thanking and honoring our Master of Ceremonies for his time, extraordinary efforts, and ingenuity by honoring him with the 2014 Inspiration Award! Well done, Timmy!
AMAZING TIMMY! You are simply amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a job! And what a great list of book I have to read, now!
Well done! I think these are the finest awards, ever. Go you!!! <3 <3 <3
Thank you Anna! Your support means so much to me!
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Wow, that is a HUGE amount and thought and effort that has gone I to these wonderful awards! Timmy, you truly blow me away with all that you do. An inspirational young man, indeed ❤️ Congratulations to all the award recipients.
ReplyDelete<3 Aniko <3 Thank you for stopping by and checking out the awards.
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Amazing. Thank you so much Timmy for sharing that with us. My reading list is suddenly a lot longer than it was. I'll be keeping a very close eye on your wonderful reviews in the New Year.
ReplyDeleteThey were all good stories and I'm glad to be able to do my small part in getting them out there to be read!
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That's pretty amazing Tiimmy!!! You did an excellent work! I can just imagine how hard it was to pick the best books then choose between them . So great! Hugs Timmy
ReplyDeleteIt was really hard. I had to put aside my friendships with people and only look at the books themselves. I was worried that would upset some people, but I've been lucky so far. Everyone has been real supportive of me.
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Great job, Timmy!!!! You always amaze me. (((Hugs))) <3
ReplyDeleteThanks Lili! I love seeing you here.
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Exceptional awards ceremony Timmy! You have shared extraordinary books with us ... Thank you! You have made a magnificent event celebrating words ... written & read! You are a tremendous Master of Ceremony and Judge ... you picked the BEST Book! Thank you for engineering this beautiful celebration! We are humbled by your generosity! Love to you from Alaska ... please keep reading & reviewing ... you keep our horizons extended far beyond our reach!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ann. I had a lot of fun reading all these books last year, and I hope to find many more new ones this year. Thank you so much for all your support!
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So many books! This is great Timmy! Thank you for putting these awards together. I know from your reviews and this awards page that I have plenty more books to add to my reading list. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. It's great that I was able to help you find new books to read. They are all awesome books and I'm sure you will enjoy them. Happy reading.
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First to all the authors mentioned here, Congratulations on becoming the first winners of Timmy Awards! And Timmy, wow! I'm sure there was so much behind the scenes things we don't even know about! I've been following your reviews so so some of the winners were no surprise.. What was the most difficult part of this whole process? And what was the most fun? You have been a busy young man over the winter break. I hope you had the best Christmas! I think 2015 is going to be a great year for you! Cannot wait for more reviews, your art, your humor, well...just more YOU! ❤️❤️❤️
ReplyDeleteThe most difficult part was having to choose some books over the other. I don't like the idea that someone may get there feelings hurt. I also had a great fear that some of my friends would be disappointed if they didn't get an award, or the one they wanted. I had to really disassociate myself from my friends and ONLY look at the books and my reviews. I pride myself on being fair and giving fair reviews, so the awards needed the same treatment.
DeleteThe most fun ways talking to all the people after the awards were released. Every one was so supportive and great! <3
Thank you so much Kari! Love spending time with you on Koti's blog.
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I can certainly understand not wanting to hurt or disappoint your friends. But what a great advise about disassociating yourself from the people and just focus on the books. Thanks to Cody and Mel for helping you out. Timmy, you certainly put a smile on my face. And I really needed to smile. ❤️
DeleteThey were great helps! This would not have happened without them.
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Wow. This is awesome Timmy. Very professional. What a great job! I could not do this with my 2014 Reads. If it's okay, I will make note of these categories and try to do it with my reads this year as I go through the year. I might be able to do it that way! Here's to 2015; let's all go forth and READ!
ReplyDeleteYes! Feel free to use any or all of them! I hope you have many great books to choose from!
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