Purple Heart Awards

The Purple Heart Awards were X-Files fan fiction awards that had been given in recognition of excellence for fan fiction written and currently housed on MulderTorture Anonymous (MTA) in 1998 and 1999. Like many X-Files Websites of that time, it was hosted on Geocities. The site was last updated on 2/16/2000.
The Award and banner graphic was named after the military honor of same name that is awarded to soldiers wounded in the line of duty.
==Categories==
There are three separate categories for stories:
*Vintage: This encompasses all stories(not including slash) written before October 1,1997.
*Current:This encompasses all stories (not including slash) written between October 1,1997 and September 30, 1998.
*Slash:This encompasses all stories currently residing in the Slash Division.
*MTA Established Author Achievement Award (1999 only)
*MTA Newcomer Author Achievement Award (1999 only)
*MTA Author Achievement Award (1998 only)
==Rules==
*Anything currently housed in MTA is eligible
*MTA Author Achievement Award: "For the author who has done the most to tastefully promote MulderTorture/Angst not only in this archive,but in others. The nominee must have posted in no less than 3 mailing list/archive]s...ATXC does count as a mailing list."
==Winners==
===1998===
====Vintage====
*Best Novel (200K+):Oklahoma by Amperage and Livengoo
*Best Long Story (80-200K):Aftermath by Vickie Moseley
*Best Short Story (20-80K):Abraham and Issac by Vickie Moseley
*Best Short Short (Less Than 20K):After the Hearing by Macspooky
*Best Series:Revelations series by Sue (Windsinger) Esty
*Best X-File: Etched by Sean Smith
*Best Angst: Mistress by Amperage
*Best Humor:Mulder and the Stinking, Rotten, Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Cheryl Cohen
*Best Adventure:Rockies by Esther Walker, Anonymous, Vickie Moseley, & LuvMulder
*Best Episode Fiction:Open Sea by Vickie Moseley & Summer
*Best First Person Story:Corpse by Livengoo
*Best Medical MulderTorture Story:Death Will Be Our Darling by Deborah Goldstein
*Best Physical MulderTorture Story:Revelations 4:Abductee by Sue (Windsinger) Esty
*Best Psychological MulderTorture Story:Oklahoma by Amperage and Livengoo
====Current====
*Best Novel (200K+):The Abyss Looks Back by Kronos
*Best Long Story (80-200K):In The Darkness Comes A Light by Vickie Moseley
*Best Short Story (20-80K):Fragile Fortress by Kronos
*Best Short Short (Less Than 20K):Broken Fingers, Mended Hearts by Vickie Moseley
*Best Series:(TIE) Life Cycles:The Series by Susan Proto and Profiles in Caring series by Daydreamer
*Best X-File: Union by Pellinor & Rebecca Rusnak
*Best Angst: Abah VI:The Recovery by Susan Proto
*Best Humor:How To Cure A Bad Patient by Vickie Moseley
*Best Adventure: And Then There Was One by Kronos
*Best Episode Fiction: Follies of the Mind by Vickie Moseley
*Best First Person Story: Stitches in Time by Vickie Moseley
*Best Medical MulderTorture Story: Short of Breath by dee_ayy
*Best Physical MulderTorture Story: Life Cycles IX: Journey by Susan Proto & Vickie Moseley
*Best Psychological MulderTorture Story: The Abyss Looks Back by Kronos
*Best Movie Fiction: Ninth Circle by Tim Scott
====Slash====
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====MTA Author Achievement Award====
*Vicky Moseley
===1999===
====Vintage====
*Best Novel (200K+): And Chaos Shall Reign by Kronos
*Best Long Story (80-200K): Shouldering the Blame by dee_ayy
*Best Short Story (20-80K): Day at the Office by XScout
*Best Short Short (Less Than 20K): Under the Weather by Susan Proto
*Best Series: Memory series by Daydreamer
*Best X-File: And Chaos Shall Reign by Kronos
*Best Angst: A Step Out Of Time by Jo-Ann Lassiter
*Best Humor: How To Cure A Bad Patient by Vickie Moseley
*Best Adventure: And Then There Was One by Kronos
*Best Episode Fiction: Pushed Over the Edge by XScout
*Best First Person Story: Day at the Office by XScout
*Best Medical MulderTorture Story: Life's Simple Fate by Ainon
*Best Physical MulderTorture Story: Not Without Permission by Fox's Gal and XScout
*Best Psychological MulderTorture Story:The Abyss Look Back by Kronos
====Current====
*Best Novel (200K+):Out of the Cold by Vickie Moseley
*Best Long Story (80-200K):(TIE) Abattoir by Xenith and Profiler or Prophet by Daydreamer
*Best Short Story (20-80K): Absence of a Heartbeat by KatyBlue
*Best Short Short (Less Than 20K): Broken by Dawn
*Best Series: Blood Ties Series by Dawn
*Best X-File: Out of the Cold by Vickie Moseley
*Best Angst: Ahead of Twilight by TexxasRose
*Best Humor: Stoned by Peggy
*Best Adventure: What Cost, Friendship? by Daydreamer
*Best Episode Fiction: Victory Cap by dee_ayy
*Best First Person Story: By Her Side by Vickie Moseley
*Best Third Person Story: Victory Cap by dee_ayy
*Best Medical MulderTorture Story:Regarding A Cure by Ainon
*Best Physical MulderTorture Story: Revolution by XScout
*Best Psychological MulderTorture Story: Verlassen by TexxasRose
*Best Story Within A Series: Blood Ties IV: Shredded Hearts by Dawn
*Best Unfinished Story: Ascent to Hell by Kronos
====Slash====
*Best Long Story (80K+):Baton Rouge by frogdoggie
*Best Short Story (20-80K):Enslaved by Xanthe
*Best Short Short Story (Less than 20K):Painful X-Perience XIII:Doctor's Orders by DiAnn
*Best Episode Story:Health Care by Grey
*Best Angst:Hostage by Xanthe
*Best Adventure:Slave of My Heart 1: Claiming by Diana Williams
*Best Mulder/Krychek Story:No Return Policy by GenieVB
*Best Humor:The Prince Bridegroom by Diana Williams
*Best First Person Story:Hostage by Xanthe
*Best Physical MulderTorture Story:Consent by Grey
*Best Series:Chains of Desire by Diana Williams
*Best Psychological MulderTorture Story:Hostage by Xanthe
*Best Mulder/Skinner Story:24/7. Part Two: Five Gold Rings by Xanthe
*Best X-File:Joined at the Soul 1 by Diana Williams
====MTA Established Author Achievement Award====
*Xanthe
====MTA Newcomer Author Achievement Award====
*Dawn
==See also==
*B.I.T.T. Awards
*EMXC Awards
*Fluffy Awards
*Lisa e Krysa Awards
*Morley Awards
*Silver Sutures Awards
*Spooky Awards
*Starbuck Awards
*UUFFAA (Unofficial USENET Fan-Fic Achievement Awards)
*The Wirerims Awards
==References==
Category:X-Files Awards
Category:1998 Awards
Category:1999 Awards