Literotica Monthly Awards 2022: 08 August

Manu and I would like to thank all the authors who submitted during the month, and all the other months for that matter! We've tallied the reader's votes, and are happy to announce the winners of August 2022's Reader's Choice Awards.

First Place ($150 Cash Prize Winner):
Autumn by onehitwanda

Second Place ($100 Cash Prize Winner):
Tears of a Mermaid by TarnishedPenny

Third Place ($75 Cash Prize Winner):
We're a Wonderful Wife Ch. 05 by Duleigh

Honorable Mention:
(stories that placed highly but were ineligible because of win in the past six months)
Catch and Don't Release by Kabba118 [story was Summer Lovin' 2022 Contest Winner]
The Shepherd's Crook Pt. 04 by BurntRedstone [author placed in May 2022]
Dry, No Lube Ch. 07c: Afterlife by Voboy [author placed in April 2022]

Around the middle of every month, we tally up the votes from stories submitted during the previous month. The story in each category the best voting score compared to all other stories with fifty (50) or more votes submitted that month is automatically eligible for the 2022 Literotica Author Awards voting.

At the end of the year, we will have 12 nominees in each category. The 4 stories in each category with the best voting scores at the end of the year will go on to the final voting. One will be selected in each category as the top story for 2022.

Congratulations to the authors below, whose stories were ranked top in their category for the month. These are August's eligible works.

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STORY NOMINEES

Anal - Anal in the Age of Grunge by Heartstrings
Audio - Cum to Me Singing a Thousand Years by yourrevelation
BDSM - A Wife's Gift of Tease and Denial by jklendcraw
Celebrities & Fan Fiction - Surefoot 78: Bleeding Edge by Surefoot
Erotic Couplings - The Shepherd's Crook Pt. 04 by BurntRedstone
Erotic Horror - Oh Yes, It Sucks by DoctorSpankBank
Exhibitionist & Voyeur - A Walk In the Woods Indian Style by TxRad
Fetish - Izumi's Melons by Jackie.O.Hikaru
First Time - Last Few Days of Summer by Trionyx
Gay Male - Catch and Don't Release by Kabba118
Group Sex - Millie's Kayak Camping Adventure by SyleusSnow
How To - Finger Cot Condom for Micro Penis by charmer949
Humor & Satire - My Friend/His Sister Ch. 02 by Androgynousother
Illustrated - Arcane Tangle by oneCresserelle
Incest/Taboo - See You in the Morning by Phantom300
Interracial Love - The Seduction of Lori Pt. 08 by RyanTyler98
Lesbian Sex - Diagnostic Test Ch. 02 - AI Era by Pluna
Letters & Transcripts - To Barbie from Ken - 43 years later by LandFalcon
Loving Wives - Table for Two Ch. 02: Revelations by saddletramp1956
Mature - Waif by blackrandl1958
Mind Control - A Ring Named Ezzie Pt. 22 by ao1701e
Non-Erotic - Penury Falls by BogartsBoss
NonConsent/Reluctance - The Mountain Ch. 11 by MariLeigh
NonHuman - Home for Horny Monsters Ch. 090 by writerannabelle
Novels and Novellas - We're a Wonderful Wife Ch. 05 by Duleigh
Reviews & Essays - Notes from a Nymphomaniac: An Essay by AnAmericanDarling
Romance - Autumn by onehitwanda
Sci-Fi & Fantasy - Dry, No Lube Ch. 07c: Afterlife by Voboy
Toys & Masturbation - Coeffecient of Friction by Handeguy
Transgender & Crossdresser - Just a Walk in the Park by ShelbyDawn57

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POETRY NOMINEES

Erotic Poetry - Coral Lipstick by DukeStone
Non-Erotic Poetry - dandelion fluff by ElorraButler

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ART NOMINEES

Erotic Art - Toyotama Hime (Human/Dragoness) M/F by TheUniverseofCMed

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