OK, OK, here goes with the annual Spanking Writers awards, now in their sixth year. As ever, it’s a pretty random collection (some kinky and some not), based entirely on personal prejudice with no formal criteria. But I hope that the recognition makes the winners feel valued, especially as I guess these are possibly now the longest-standing awards in the spankosphere!
Best implements: my wonderful set of six canes from Prysm – so beautifully made, wonderfully balanced, perfect to use
Best spanking story: without a doubt, “The Library” by Casey Morgan – an absolute gem amidst so many highlights in “The Spanking Collection”, the charity anthology I was honoured to co-edit with Haron earlier in the year
Best kinky event: “The Yorkshire School”: an amazing extended roleplay at Easter, involving HH, Emma Jane, Cath and Eliane. (With, here, a very honourable mention to the truly wonderful Fawcett Hall house party: 1811 truly rocked!).
Best music. Nothing even vaguely kink-related here this year, just one amazing album – “The Rip Tide”, by Beirut, the soundtrack to the loneliest week of my life, in Egypt in September.
Best blog post: “It’s only a game”, by Amelia Jane Rutherford: a wonderful, eloquent rebuttal to an email criticising the lovely author (and, by implication, so many other kinky models and bloggers).
Best scene: to adapt from the Oscars – best original sceneplay goes to “Paying off the debt” with Emma Jane and HH. Best adapted sceneplay goes to “The Punishment List” with Kami Robertson.
Best book: without a doubt, “The Night Circus” by Erin Morgenstern. Although “A Lover’s Dictionary”, by David Leviathan, is also hugely special, Neither kinky; both touching on love in original and profound ways.
And, to my mind, the most prestigious award one blogger can give to another:
Best blog: “Not An Odalisque”: wonderfully written, so often exploring topics at the heart of my own scene dilemmas so eloquently and perceptively. Such a clear winner.
2011’s not been the easiest of years, but there have been so many bright spots within it. To this year’s award winners, my congratulations and thanks!
Golly, thank you so very much, that’s a huge compliment and has left me feeling a bit tearful (which, you know, I kind of enjoy). Thank you! What a lovely ending to 2011 for me, I’m very grateful for your kind mention
It was such a great post – aid so much that needed to be said, so very well
Aw, thanks! What a very sweet thing to say. *blush* hugs!
Another good year of your blog. And you are, I hope by design, describing more of your background in your blogs. Best wishes for your blog and life in 2012.
Casey – it really is such a stand-out piece of writing
Michael – thanks, appreciate that. And am enjoying talking a little more openly here than maybe I’ve done in the past.