From: eileen@interport.net (Eileen Mullin)
Subject: 1997 XYZZY Awards Winners announced
Date: 09 Feb 1998
Newsgroups: rec.arts.int-fiction,rec.games.int-fiction

The winners were announced in a live, online ceremony on ifMUD: A MUD
Forever Voyaging on Thursday, February 5th. I'd like to thank everyone who
joined in the virtual festivities -- and especially Liza Daly for hosting
it all on her MUD. :-)

Best Game 
     Interstate Zero (Adam Cadre) 

Best Writing 
      Sunset Over Savannah (Ivan Cockrum) 

Best Story 
      Babel (Ian Finley) 

Best Setting 
      A Bear's Night Out (David Dyte) 

Best Puzzles 
      The Edifice (Lucian Smith) 

Best NPCs 
      Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang (Neil deMause) 

Best Individual Puzzle 
      The language puzzle in The Edifice (Lucian Smith) 

Best Individual NPC 
      Bob in She's Got a Thing for a Spring (Brent VanFossen) 

Best Individual PC 
      Tracy Valencia from Interstate Zero (Adam Cadre) 

Best Use of Medium 
      The Tempest (Graham Nelson) 



A transcript of the event will be published in XYZZYnews #15. This list of
winners is also posted on my Web site at
http://www.xyzzynews.com/awards97.html.  Congratulations to all!

Eileen