The Rainbow Awards: First Week Results

[reviews_and_ramblings]

Here is a little summary at the end of the first week of the Rainbow Awards. Remember, these are only partial results, Phase 1 and Phase 2, during which you can vote all the books and as many books as you want, will last for all October, so you have still time. This is more a reminder, and the evidence of which Categories survived at this moment: categories with few or none votes were compacted in one category and some were deleted (at least for now, but I don't believe we will have so many new title submissions to make them survive).

This phase is a popularity contest, so I'm not so surprise that there are some dark horses I wouldn't expcted to see, but please remember, if you want for the Awards to have credibility, don't cheat ;-) Till now you were good, I noticed only some strange votes appear and only some strange accounts, but remember, I'm checking and I can be very strict in making you oblige to the few rules.

So, enjoy the first week results, and tomorrow I will post the Jury: the Jury will have the hard task to confirm or complete these results and in the end, to award the all togheter winner.

	Comedy	Votes
1	Gym Dandy by Storm Grant	23
1	Self Preservation by Ethan Day	23
2	Happy Endings by LB Gregg	22
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/803876.html
	Coming of Age / Young Adult	Votes
1	The Nest by G.S. Wiley	12
1	True Blue by Connie Bailey	12
2	Josef Jaeger by Jere' M. Fishback	11
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/804157.html
	Contemporary / Bisexual	Votes
1	Their Lover by Barbara Sheridan	13
2	Broudly Bound by Beth Wylde, Syd McGinley, Kathleen Bradean, D.L. King & Cassandra Gold	11
3	By Chance by Cat Grant	7
3	Complications by Cat Grant	7
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/804431.html
	Contemporary / Gay	Votes
1	A Note in the Margin by Isabelle Rowan	48
2	Clippings by A.J. Mirag	44
2	St. Nacho’s by Z.A. Maxfield	44
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/804431.html
	Contemporary / Lesbian	Votes
1	Fool´s Gold by Jenna Byrnes	15
2	Wet & Wild by Cait Braxton	12
3	In My Skin by Cassidy Ryan	7
3	Sapphistocated by Alessia Brio, Jolie du Pre, Yeva Wiest, and Beth Wylde	7
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/804431.html
	Contemporary / Transgender	Votes
1	If I Were a Lady... by Bryl Tyne	29
2	Broudly Bound by Beth Wylde, Syd McGinley, Kathleen Bradean, D.L. King & Cassandra Gold	7
3	Billy Bong by Yeva West	1
3	Circle of Change by Laney Cairo	1
3	Dangling by Yeva West	1
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/804431.html
	Fantasy	Votes
1	If All the Sand Were Pearl by Pepper Espinoza	16
2	Braided by Sean Michael	13
2	In This Land: The Purple Book by Matthew Haldeman-Time	13
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/804671.html
	Futuristic	Votes
1	My Fair Captain by J.L. Langley	31
2	Hell Cop by Astrid Amara, Nicole Kimberling & Ginn Hale	19
3	A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R. W. Day	12
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/804975.html
	Historical	Votes
1	False Colors by Alex Beecroft	32
2	The Phoenix by Ruth Sims	24
3	Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen	19
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/805272.html
	Mystery / Thriller	Votes
1	Cut & Run by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux	50
2	Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville	26
3	L.A. Heat by P.A. Brown	22
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/805436.html
	Paranormal / Horror / Bisexual	Votes
1	Night Games by Jude Mason	12
2	Falling by Belinda McBride	8
3	Other Magical Creatures edited by M. Rode	7
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/805833.html
	Paranormal / Horror / Gay	Votes
1	With Love by J.L. Langley	24
2	Notturno by Z.A. Maxfield	22
3	Angels of the Deep by Kirby Crow	21
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/805833.html
	Paranormal / Horror / Lesbian	Votes
1	Cheating Death by Annie Alvarez	20
2	Queer Wolf edited by James EM Rasmussen	12
3	Blood and Mint Chocolates by Adrianne Brennan	7
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/805833.html
	Biography / Memoir	Votes
1	A Report from Winter by Wayne Courtois	7
2	Hanner Amser: Hunangofiant (Half Time: My Autobiography) by Nigel Owens & Lynn Davies	3
3	The Gay Face of God by Bruce J. Simpson	2
3	The Memory Palace by JoSelle Vanderhooft	2
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/806230.html
	Poetry	Votes
1	The Underwater Hospital by Jan Steckel	2
2	KONG and Other Works by Pamela Sneed	1
2	The First Risk by Charles Jensen	1
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/806783.html
	New Author	Votes
1	Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville	28
2	Crossing Borders by Z. A. Maxfield	22
3	The Janitor by Jan Irving	19
Go here to vote: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/807339.html

 

Comments

[yachay.livejournal.com]

Aww, all my favorites are missing. Typical. XD

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

It's not yet finished, and then you will have another chance to "save" someone, isn't it? ;-) Elisa

[jans-intentions.livejournal.com]

Elisa, I'm happy to be in there with my tough competition. That's a high compliment and I'll enjoy it.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's a tought competition ;-) last year was very good for debut fiction. Elisa

[rbm00.livejournal.com]

Lol, only a few of the authors I pimped are on this list. I hope the others make a comeback in the later weeks.

Thanks for organizing all this, Elisa.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

You are welcome. Yes, the game is still on and everything can change ;-) Elisa

[a-j-mirag.livejournal.com]

My readers are making you work hard, I know! Most of them come from my Yahoo mailing list and don't have LJs. Thanks for your hard work, Elisa! ♥

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

You are welcome, don't worry. It's nice that they are so many and love you. Elisa

[kirby-crow.livejournal.com]

Woot! I made the cut! :)

TONS of great stories in here!

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Yes, you did. And there is still 3 weeks to vote, and you are all very near each other. Elisa

[(Anonymous)]

Elisa, thanks so much for including my poetry chapbook THE UNDERWATER HOSPITAL (Zeitgeist Press) in the Rainbow Awards poll! I can't wait to read some of the other books on your list. Readers who want a copy of THE UNDERWATER HOSPITAL can buy a copy for $5 at http://www.zeitgeist-press.com. I've posted a link to your Live Journal blog on my Facebook page. I'm sure many of my friends will be interested in the books listed in the Rainbow Awards.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Thank you Jan for promoting the Awards. Elisa

The Underwater Hospital...

[(Anonymous)]

It's great to see Jan Steckel's book honored here. This book is fantastic!