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Smallville Harlequin Challenge Winners and Authors Revealed!


Cover #1:

And the winner is....



Congratulations mahaliem!

mahaliem wins for Smallington (see what readers said about this story)
Due to a deplorable scandal, Alexander Luthor is exiled from London and sent to Smallington. No sooner has he arrived than his life becomes imperiled and he is rescued by a gentleman named Clark Kent.

mahaliem, lapetite_kiki is pleased to present you with this icon:

Second Place

Congratulations danceswithgary!

danceswithgary wins for Destiny Wears A Disguise (see what readers said about this story)
Three men. One destiny.

You've won a vid trailer from talitha78! *beams* However, vidding takes time. Please give talitha78 approximately two months to finish your vid.

Third Place

Congratulations soft_princess!

soft_princess wins for This Way to America (see what readers said about this story)
Lex Luthor never considered the possibility that he might fall in love--until he met Clark Kent. Now that he's found love, what will Lex be willing to give up for its sake?



Cover #2:

And the winner is....



Congratulations danceswithgary!

danceswithgary wins for Destiny's Savage Heart (see what readers said about this story)
The sky. The sea. Their destiny.

Second Place

Congratulations kayladie!

kayladie wins for Star Child (see what readers said about this story)
Alex Luthor's father is enraged by the latest scandal his son has found himself in, so he banishes him to the wilds of Kansas. On the way, Alex's party is attacked by rogue Indians, who are fiercely protecting the land that they believe the Luthors are trying to steal from them. Among the savages is the most intriguing man he's ever met, and the stranger is just as entranced with Alex as Alex is with him. Together, the two of them will face both challenges and betrayals, and perhaps find the most important thing of all...love.

You've won a vid trailer from talitha78! *beams* However, vidding takes time. Please give talitha78 approximately two months to finish your vid.

Third Place

Congratulations kyanoswolf!

kyanoswolf wins for The Warlord's Prize (see what readers said about this story)
The heir to the Luthor empire becomes a barbarian warlord's prize.


I'm also going to extend my congratulations to all the participants. Every story had at least one vote, and the difference between awards was, in some cases, only a matter of a few votes. There were several stories that were competing for third place. Truly, you're all winners!

And to thank the authors for participating in the challenge, taliosi_x created the following banners! Please feel free to pick your favourite, and if you don't have web-space, I've provided links for each image.


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The authors revealed!

Cover One:

Because You Knew by roxymissrose
(R, 8,000 words)
Young Master Luthor is summoned to the family estate…

Destiny Wears A Disguise by danceswithgary
(NC17, 24,000 words)
Three men. One destiny.

Passion's Fire by keikokin
(NC17, 2,000 words)
When he reaches the final straw, Lord Alexander Luthor is finally willing to risk everything in order to be with the one he loves most.

Prelude by mobiusklein
(PG, 4,000 words)
From London, Lex arrives in Smallville to take a holiday and not only makes a new friend but finds an old acquaintance up to his old tricks.

Smallington by mahaliem
(PG-13, 20,000 words)
Due to a deplorable scandal, Alexander Luthor is exiled from London and sent to Smallington. No sooner has he arrived than his life becomes imperiled and he is rescued by a gentleman named Clark Kent.

This Way to America by soft_princess
(PG-13, 17,000 words)
Lex Luthor never considered the possibility that he might fall in love--until he met Clark Kent. Now that he's found love, what will Lex be willing to give up for its sake?

Time To Start by miche_connor
(PG-13, 7,000)
Clark tries to make Lex do what he wants him to do.

(SEE WHAT READERS SAID ABOUT THESE STORIES)

Cover Two:

A New Life in the New World by peach1250
(Adult, 2,000 words)
Alexander Luthor finds a truth in the new world. Will he ever leave it?

Destiny's Savage Heart by danceswithgary
(NC17, 21,000 words)
The sky. The sea. Their destiny.

The Epiphany of Alexander Luthor by vzg
(NC-17, 9,000 words)
The misplaced son of Marquis Luthor will find his purpose in life in the New World, or he will waste away trying.

Fallen Angel by baskey
(NC17, 7,000 words)
Sometimes you are honoured with the finding of a long time lost treasure in the most unexpected time and place.

Hypertime by chinae
(PG-13, 2,000 words)
Time Travel

The Lost City by mobiusklein
(R, 9,000 words)
Krypton was Lex's lifelong obsession. He didn't expect to crash land there and find another one.

Star Child by kayladie
(R, 24,000 words)
Alex Luthor's father is enraged by the latest scandal his son has found himself in, so he banishes him to the wilds of Kansas. On the way, Alex's party is attacked by rogue Indians, who are fiercely protecting the land that they believe the Luthors are trying to steal from them. Among the savages is the most intriguing man he's ever met, and the stranger is just as entranced with Alex as Alex is with him. Together, the two of them will face both challenges and betrayals, and perhaps find the most important thing of all...love.

The Warlord's Prize by kyanoswolf
(PG, 3,000 words)
The heir to the Luthor empire becomes a barbarian warlord's prize.

(SEE WHAT READERS SAID ABOUT THESE STORIES)

Over the next few days, I'll be editing posts to reflect author and beta names.

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There were numerous comments and suggestions. I picked a few that I thought needed answering:

I loved the challenge. The fics were really good. I would suggest a universal beta for the challenge because some fics had small errors. I would love to see this again. The organizers and participants have my kudos.

I too believe that most of the stories were in need of a beta reader. Your suggestion of a general challenge beta reader, or even several beta readers, is noted.

This was a great challenge. I think it could have been better, if the minimum word count was set. In that way, it would give all the contestants a more equal chance. Part of my decision for the best, I considered the length of the entries.

That's an interesting perspective and a minimum word count of 1,000 words was set for just that reason. I realize that 1,000 words wasn't much of a minimum word count, however, such a low count was set to get greater participation. We only had five stories that were over 15,000 words. It would have been a disappointing challenge with just five stories!

Can we please have a radio button poll next time? I had to open a new window so that I could double-check the titles of the stories I wanted to vote on.

I was going to take a page from mahaliem and answer this, Dear Voter. *g*

Although I understand not wanting to scroll up for the story title, radio buttons are impossible, because although you are unable to see *who* voted in a radio poll, the percentages are still visible. As far as I know, text entry is the only way to make a poll completely anonymous and non-visible.

I loved it, but man, next time more time to read! I am bleary eyed :-P

Noted. :-)



I want to thank everyone for pimping, reading, voting and leaving feedback. Thank you to lapetite_kiki and taliosi_x for their wonderful covers and for being so very enthusiastic about this challenge. Also thanks to talitha78 for offering two vid trailers (two!) for second place.

I'm going to finish this off with another comment from the poll that pleased me greatly: This was an awesome challenge and I applaud it. Anything that gets fandom into writing Clex is wonderful and I hope there are more to come.