Congratulations to the list of winners below for winning their respective awards in Tapas's very first Novel Award Ceremony. I thank everyone who participated in helping to make this a success. If there happens to be any awards not mentioned from the previous topic, that simply means nobody actually voted on them.
Without further ado I give you all..
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THE TAPAS 2018 NOVEL AWARD CEREMONY
Best Novel of 2018
1st Place: "What Lies Within" by Peni
2nd Place: "The Prince and I" by MariMontoya
Best New Novel of 2018
1st Place: "Gods are Watching" by Teowi
2nd Place: "Torched" by Neveria
Best Writer of 2018
1st Place: Peni
Most Improve Writer of 2018
1st Place: Off-Brand-Barbie
Best Fantasy Novel of 2018
1st Place: "What Lies Within" by Peni
2nd Place: "The Prince and I" by MariMontoya
Best Horror Novel of 2018
1st Place: "M is for Monster" by 375
Best Science Fiction Novel of 2018
1st Place: "Sugar" by Alex Wolf
Best Slice of Life Novel of 2018
1st Place: "Socializing" by Maylovebugs
Best Comedy Novel of 2018
1st Place: "Alien Fiction: The Queen in Yellow" by Scott Zaboem
Best LGBT Novel of 2018
1st Place: "The Secrets of Jean-Basptise" by Pan
Best Novel Male Protagonist of 2018
1st Place: Cassius from "An Honorable Wish" by The Uub
2nd Place: Xuelai from "Tears of Blood" by Ghost_Lord
Best Novel Female Protagonist of 2018
1st Place: Lucella from "What Lies Within" by Peni
2nd Place: Mimi from "The Moth Princess" by Ratscout
Best Novel Antagonist of 2018
1st Place: Cicero from āBroken Piecesā by The Nice Guys
Most Likely to Sub on the First Paragraph
1st Place: "The Prince and I" by MariMontoya
Best Novel Action Scene of 2018
1st Place: The fight between Mercuria and the dragon in "Rock of Ages" by Leon (track 10 : Dragons!)
Most Shocking Novel Moment of 2018
1st Place: "Oops" of Abby's Hope by Minerrale
Most Emotional Novel Moment of 2018
1st Place: "Astronaut" by Beau Van Dalen
Specifics: "I found this collection of bittersweet letters via the forums, and loved every word. It has a bitter, depressing amount of regret pouring from the main character's letters as he looks back on his life. Numerous times I grew teary-eyed, either by how beautiful the book was or by how bitter the pill was to swallow of the whole ordeal."
2nd Place: "Illusory" Episode 25: The Fog by Violin
Specifics: "The whole butterfly scene made me choke. When the boy died, they described it in such an emotional impactful way I was very moved and sad."
Funniest Novel Line of 2018
First Place: "This is the bed monster. Come back again when I've spat your daddy out." from Beyond the Magus by Yondering Martian
2nd Place: "This school is nuts! I want to go home!" from Ember in the Ashes by Cold Fire
Congratulations to our fellow winners, be sure to check out their work and support them!