Hello, and welcome to this year's Special Awards! These were hand-picked by the community, so that even those who didn't place still had a chance to win something!

Best Accompanying Media: Lost by glaceon346

Best Quote: "She then closed her eyes before briefly opening them again and saying in a heartbreaking voice almost like the gentle autumn wind echoing through the wavering trees. '...It's you.'" —Lost by glaceon346

Most Thought-Provoking: Pathos by izayoix

Scariest/Most Tense Scenes: Monopoly by Sheare

Best Humor: Zam the Hybrid by DI_Gremlin

Most Interesting: Monopoly by Sheare

Best Characterization: Pathos by izayoix

Best Depiction of Setting: The Aura Within by MysticalTactician

Best Battle Scenes: Pokémon Chronicles ZERO by SGMijumaru

Best Beginning: Bonds by Cora-chan

Best Ending: Monopoly by Sheare

Most Polished Prose: Monopoly by Sheare

Best Pokémon-Centric Book: Pokémon Chronicles ZERO by SGmijumaru

Best Trainer Book: Heart of Steel by ImberLapis

Best Protagonist: Spencer from Monopoly by Sheare

Best Antagonist: Cairo from Monopoly by Sheare

Best Minor Character: Marcella from Monopoly by Sheare