[andrewburt]

Aaaaaaaand the winners are in -- Preditors and Editors would like to congratulate all the winners in the 17th Annual P&E Readers' Poll!

The full list of entrants and rankings for all 36 categories (as well as links to check out the entrants themselves) can be found at:

Spoiler:

www.critters.org/predpoll

Over 6600 voters voted in the poll, which recognizes achievement in 36 publishing related categories. The poll is hosted by Preditors & Editors ( www.pred-ed.com ; a guide to publishers and publishing services for serious writers since 1997, with an emphasis on avoiding scams), and the Critters Writers' Workshop ( www.critique.org ; the first writers' workshop on the web, founded in 1995).

Congratulations especially to the first place finishers:

Category: Anthologies

1. Three Times Lucky-Five Sizzling Tales of Three-Way Love, Irksome Rebel Press, http://www.amazon.com/Three-Times-Lu.../dp/B00PLVD6Z4

Category: Artists

1. Dawne' Dominique, http://dusktildawndesigns.com/

Category: Artwork

1. Muses to Sustain The Thoughtful Life, Bob Handwerk Cover by Renee Barratt, http://www.amazon.com/Muses-Sustain-.../dp/0692293612

Category: Authors

1. Alison Bliss, http://www.amazon.com/Rules-Protecti...+of+protection

Category: Book/e-book Cover Artwork

1. The Gilded Basilisk, Erick Eyerman (artist), Chet Gottfried (author), ReAnimus Press, http://reanimus.com/1378

Category: Book/e-book Editors

1. Roy C. Booth and Jorge Salgado-Reyes, http://www.amazon.com/Altered-States.../dp/B00OECR7WO

Category: Bookstore

1. 4RV Publishing, http://4rvpublishingcatalog.com

Category: Print/Electronic Book Publishers

1. Wild Rose Press, http://www.wildrosepublishing.com/ma...ain_page=index

Category: Fiction Magazine/e-zines

1. The Horror Zine, http://www.thehorrorzine.com

Category: Nonfiction articles

1. Authors are A**holes, Rachel Thompson, Huffington Post, http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5636287/

Category: Nonfiction Magazine/e-zines

1. Writer to Writer, http://www.writer2writer.com

Category: All other Novels

1. Tread Carefully on the Sea, David K. Bryant, Solstice Publishiing, http://www.davidkbryant.com

Category: Children's Books

1. The Hunter Awakens: Book One of The Morus Chronicles, J.R. Roper, Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly, http://smarturl.it/TheHunterAwakens

Category: Erotica Novels

1. Reality Bites, Gail Koger, Loose Id, http://www.loose-id.com/authors/g-k/gail-koger.html

Category: Horror Novels

1. VENGEANCE IS MINE, LEON OPIO, INDIE GYPSY, http://amzn.com/BOOKY448UO

Category: Mystery Novels

1. What Came Before, Gay Degani, Every Day Novels, http://everydaynovels.com/whatcamebefore/

Category: Romance Novels

1. Beauty's Beast, Amanda Ashley, Zebra, http://kensikngtonbooks.com

Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy Novels

1. Tears of Heaven, R.A. McCandless, Wild Child Publishing, http://www.amazon.com/Tears-Heaven-R...dp/B00H4IBDSE/

Category: Steampunk Novels

1. Gypsy Soul, J C Gordon, Smashwords comments.cgi?ref=novelsteam&what=Gypsy+Soul,+J+C+G ordon,+Smashwords">[comments]

Category: Thriller Novels

1. Bareknuckle Barbarian, Teel James Glenn, createspace/Paul Bishop, http://www.amazon.com/Bareknuckle-Ba...el+James+Glenn

Category: Young Adult Books

1. Einar and the Cursed City, Chet Gottfried, ReAnimus Press, http://reanimus.com/1396

Category: Poems

1. Deconstruction, Roy C. Booth, Calamities Press, http://calamitiespress.com/2014/06/1...y-roy-c-booth/

Category: Poets

1. Roy C. Booth, http://www.amazon.com/author/roycbooth

Category: Poetry Magazine/e-zines

1. The Camel Saloon, http://thecamelsaloon.blogspot.com/

Category: Promotional Firms, Sites, and Resources

1. Pump Up Your Book Promotions, http://www.pumpupyourbook.com

Category: Review Site

1. I Smell Sheep, http://www.ismellsheep.com/

Category: All other Short Stories

1. Pete's Mighty Purty Privies, Aubrey Wynne, Alfie Dog Fiction, http://alfiedog.com/products-page/au...ur-historical/

Category: Horror Short Stories

1. Baby's Breath, Sydney Leigh, Great Old Ones, http://www.greatoldonespublishing.com/

Category: Romance Short Stories

1. Taming the Country Star, Margo Bond Collins, Entangled Publishing, http://www.amazon.com/Taming-Country...dp/B00KK4DORC/

Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Stories

1. Spanish Nights: A Jinn's Seduction, Valeri Twombly, Valerie Twombly, http://www.amazon.com/Spanish-Nights...Spanish+Nights

Category: Steampunk Short Stories

1. Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Man-Made Vacuum, Roy C. Booth and Nicholaus Johnson, Harren Press, http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holme.../dp/B00IU0T1Q6

Category: Writers' Discussion Forum

1. Indie Author Group, http://facebook.indieauthorgroup.com

Category: Writers' Resource/Information/News Source

1. Writer2Writer, http://www.writer2writer.com

Category: Writers' Workshop

1. Critters / Critique.org, http://critique.org

Category: Magazine/e-zine Cover Artwork

1. Spaceports and Spidersilk Oct. 2014, Vonnie Winslow Crist, http://www.amazon.com/Spaceports-Spi...and+spidersilk

Category: Magazine/e-zine Editors

1. Jeani Rector, http://www.thehorrorzine.com

Thanks to all who voted! The next poll begins Dec. 24th.

--Andrew Burt, P&E