Hello Whyvillians! It is my honor to announce the fifth annual Whyville Times Awards. We had another amazing year, and it would not have been possible without the dedication and hard work of all our writers. I know it sounds cheesy, but you are all winners!
With that said, here are your nominees for this year's Whyville Times Awards (in no particular order):
Article of the Year
The Universal Key to Happiness - booksRus
Vision of a Blind Man - ocean10kv
You Think You Are Free - Antier
You Are Special - kittieme
Eleven Days - sqeakers1
Contribution to the Times
Xion2
Sqeakers1
XxFuzzxXx
kittieme
Ocean10kv
Breakthrough Article of the Year
Changing Perception - Analyst
Asking for a Miracle - N00RA
Not a Hair Out of Place - Elphie1
Remember 9/11 - HopeLuvs
Poet Life: Iynne - XxFUZZxXx
Science Chicago Award
Let's Talk Tornadoes - Devildayz
Does Singing to Plants Help Them Grow? - kittieme
The Science of Makeup - Antier
What Happened to All the Plants - kittieme
Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble - xoxkitkat
Why Award
What Whyville is to Me - Xion2
Whyville: Then and Now - ImMsLyssa
Whyville Summerbook 2011 - xoxkitkat
Past to Present: A Breakdown of Whyville - sqeakers1
Disrespect for the Workers - dxdxdxdx
Interview of the Year
Racism - BlameMeJz
What's the Deal with Pearls? - cohenlm
A Whole New World - xoxkitkat
Our Favorite Yellow Sponge - tanibanan
Victimized - DeadSnaiI
Collaboration of the Year
Bamboozled - Xoxkitkat, rachiexX and sk8terb67
Let's Make a Dealio: Whyville Edition - Xion2 and JCRF
Hey You, With the Beanie! - xoxkitkat and rachiexX
Trick or Treat! - Leprosy and 7stars
Sibling Rivalry - Xion2 and tanibanan
Help Article of the Year
Choosing a Topic - ocean10kv
Lesson 1: How to Describe - Antier
Constructive Criticism - by VickiDeze
The Whyvillian's Guide to Editing: Combining Images - xoxkitkat
How to Play Kalah (And Win!) - kittieme
Comic of the Year
Hunger Games Parody - xoxkitkat and HopeLuvs
Not So Super Heroes - xoxkitkat
Saving Whyville - Iynne
Trick or Treat! - Leprosy and 7stars
Romeo and the Little Mermaids - xoxkitkat, Cohenlm, PAlNTlNG, and sk8terb67
Report of the Year
Senate Inauguration 2011 - HopeLuvs
Annual Times Awards 2010 - Rbd1fan
Rhyme Time - kittieme
Happy Birthday Whyville - xoxkitkat
The Great Clam Heist - xoxkitkat
Entertainment Prize
Teleport Ashjamich - DocVP
What Would You Do: Whyville Edition - Xion2
Spot the Difference - xoxkitkat
Snuggists VS Blankists - kittieme
Times Writer Word Scramble - kittieme
The Poetry Prize
Bless You - TearsOJoy
Failing the Scale - Iknewit2
Directions in a Cage - ImForLove
Run - dxdxdxdx
Dark - Anionett
The Prose Prize
The Storm - Ice3211
The Song - booksRus
Incomplete - Monet1616
Expiration Date - sqeakers1
Time and Space - Karen8899
Series of the Year
No Business Like Show Business - VickiDeze
Behind the Design - HopeLuvs
Fact or Fiction - kittieme
Fabulously Frugal - cbeatles
One on One - DeadSnaiI
Congratulations all of our nominees.
Be on the lookout for voting to start on the Welcome Page. Please read each of the nominated articles before you vote. The awards show will be on January 8th at 4pm WhyTime in the Greek Theater!
Happy Holidays!
Times Editor