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2005. The Third Annual
Wooden Rocket Awards.
These awards are given out every year by the
awards sponsor, SFcrowsnest.com, and the Organizing
Committee of the WRA, to the best online sites
operating in the science fiction and fantasy genre,
as voted for by the online world's science fiction
and fantasy fans.
2005 was the 3rd annual awards and the winners
are listed below. At final count on December 30th
2005, 11,538 verified voters made 61,462 valid
nominations for various web sites.
Winners 2005
1 Best Online Magazine.
Any online SFF magazine which doesn't have
a print version.
Winner
Sci-Fiction
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/
Runners-Up
Science Fiction and Fantasy World
www.sffworld.com
SciFi 247
www.scifi-247.com
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2 Best Print-to-Web Magazine.
Any online SFF magazine which has a print version.
Winner
Locus Online
www.LocusMag.com
Runners-Up
Asimovs
www.asimovs.com
SFX
www.sfx.co.uk
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3 Best Author Site.
Any web presence of an author published in
printed novel form.
Winner
The Manifold (Stephen Baxter)
www.themanifold.co.uk
Runners-Up
Runagate Rampant
http://runagate-rampant.netfirms.com/
Robin Hobb
http://www.robinhobb.com
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4 Best Artist Site.
Any web presence of an individual illustrator
or painter whose main focus is SFF.
Winner
Michael Whelan
www.michaelwhelan.com
Runners-Up
Anne Sudworth
www.annesudworth.co.uk
Brom
www.bromart.com
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5 Best Gallery Site.
Web presence of a gallery showcasing more than
one artist's work.
Winner
asfa
www.asfa-art.org
Runners-Up
Worlds of Wonder
www.wow-art.com
Elfwood
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/elfwood.pike
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6 Best Print Publisher
Site.
Any web presence supporting a SFF print publisher.
Winner
The Black Library
www.blacklibrary.com
Runners-Up
DAW Books
www.dawbooks.com
Voyager
www.voyager-books.co.uk
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7 Best E-book Publisher
Site.
Any web presence supporting an e-book publisher.
Winner
Blackmask Online
www.blackmask.com
Runners-Up
Electric Story
www.electricstory.com
Baen Webscriptions
www.webscription.net
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8 Best E-book Site.
Any web presence of an SFF author published
only in e-book form.
Winner
FB Hamilton
www.slicerdragon.com
Runners-Up
Jordanna Morgan
http://www.jordanna.net/icestorm/
Thomas Nevin Huber
www.star-spawn.net
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9 Best Official Movie Site.
Any studio-created site with a focus on a single
SFF movie or movie series.
Winner
Serenity
www.serenitymovie.com
Runners-Up
Harry Potter
www.harrypotter.com
King Kong
www.kingkongmovie.com
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10 Best Fan Movie Site.
Any fan-created site with a focus on a single
SFF movie or movie series.
Winner
Kong is King
www.kongisking.net
Runners-Up
Narnia Web
www.narniaweb.com
Batman on Film
www.batman-on-film.com
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11 Best Official TV Site.
Any studio-created site with a focus on a single
SFF TV series.
Winner
Doctor
Who
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/index.shtml
Runners-Up
Battlestar Galactica
http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/
Stargate SG.1
www.stargate-sg1.com
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12 Best Fan TV Site.
Any fan-created site with a focus on a single
SFF TV series.
Winner
Krypton Site
www.kryptonsite.com
Runners-Up
Alias
TV
www.alias-tv.com
Doctor Who Cuttings Archive
www.cuttingsarchive.org.uk
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13 Best Online SFF store.
Any store selling SFF books, comics, videos
and merchandise.
Winner
Forbidden Planet
www.forbiddenplanet.com
Runners-Up
Mysterious Galaxy
www.mystgalaxy.com
Slow Glass Books
www.slowglass.com.au
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14 Best Directory Site.
Directories, online databases or search engines
with a worthy SFF section.
Winner
Internet Speculative Fiction Database
www.isfdb.org
Runners-Up
Scifi Matter
www.scifimatter.com
SFWA Links
http://www.sfwa.org/links/
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15 Best Convention/Organisation/Society Site.
Sites that support an annual SFF event, SF
organisations or regional SFF societies.
Winner
SF Hub
www.sfhub.ac.uk
Runners-Up
The Speculative Literature Foundation
www.speculativeliterature.org
World Science Fiction Society
www.worldcon.org
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16 Best Foreign Language Site.
Any SFF site not presented in the English language.
Winner
Galaxies
www.galaxies-sf.com
Runners-Up
Fantascienza.com
www.fantascienza.com
SF Fan.DE
www.sf-fan.de
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17 Best Blog.
Any SFF blog presented in the English language.
Winner
Boing Boing
www.boingboing.net
Runners-Up
The Early Days of a Better Nation
http://kenmacleod.blogspot.com/
Making Light
http://www.nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/
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18 Best Rich Content.
Best web site with rich content material online
- podcasts, animations, video etc.
Winner
TSFPN
www.tsfpn.com
Runners-Up
SF Site Podcasts
http://www.sfsite.com/podcast01.htm
Hour 25
www.hour25online.com
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