Kevin: Every year we like to honor not only those authors we've known and loved for years but also those that are new to our fandom.
Nick: Or at least who haven't been nominated for a "Best Author" Award yet.
Brian: Given, it's only our second year doing this, but still.
Howie: This is for the new authors to AC, with a special thanks to ALL of them for sharing their stories with us.
AJ: We also hope that this category will help inspire some other "new" authors to share with us.
Shawn: The Reader's Choice Felix for Best New Author goes to:
With runner up:
Kevin: Unfortunately your_ill_july was unable to attend this evening. So I'll be accepting the award in her place. Thanks everyone!
Go on to the Next Award or Duck out early, grabbing a list of the winners
