Welcome to The Annual Wooden Rocket Awards for 2004.

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.

This year, 2004, was the second annual awards and the winners are listed below. At final count on July 1st 2004, 12,381 verified voters had made 68,725 valid nominations for various web sites.

Click here to see the 2003 Wooden Rocket winners.

Winners: 2004.

1 Best Online Magazine
Any online SFF magazine which doesn't have a print version.

Winner

Science Fiction Weekly
http://www.scifi.com/sfw/

Runners-Up

Emerald City
www.emcit.com

Revolution SF
www.revolutionsf.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

DNA Publications
www.dnapublications.com

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3 Best Author Site
Any web presence of an author published in printed novel form.

Winner

Orson Scott Card
www.hatrack.com

Runners-Up

Jerry Pournelle
www.jerrypournelle.com

David Brin
www.davidbrin.com

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4 Best Artist Site
Any web presence of an individual illustrator or painter whose main focus is SFF.

Winner

bobeggleton
www.bobeggleton.com

Runners-Up

Chris Moore Illustration
http://www.illust.demon.co.uk/

Fred Gambino
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~fredgamb/

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5 Best Gallery Site
Web presence of a gallery showcasing more than one artist's work.

Winner

Worlds of Wonder
www.wow-art.com

Runners-Up

Renderosity
www.renderosity.com

asfa
www.asfa-art.org

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6 Best Print Publisher Site
Any web presence supporting a SFF print publisher.

Winner

Tom Doherty Associates
www.tor.com

Runners-Up

Meisha Merlin
www.meishamerlin.com

Voyager
www.voyager-books.com

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7 Best E-book Publisher Site
Any web presence supporting an e-book publisher.

Winner

Baen Webscriptions
www.webscription.net

Runners-Up

Fictionwise
www.fictionwise.com

Hardshell Word Factory
www.hardshell.com

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8 Best E-book Site
Any web presence of an SFF author published only in e-book form.

Winner

J. A. Edwards
www.jaedwards.com

Runners-Up

Donald D. Thompson
www.thesolchronicles.com

dgk goldberg
www.dgkgoldberg.com

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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

The Lord of the Rings
www.lordoftherings.net

Runners-Up

Star Wars
www.starwars.com

Harry Potter
www.harrypotter.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

DuneWorld
www.duneworld.org

Runners-Up

TheOneRing.net
www.theonering.net

Jedi Master
www.jedimaster.net


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11 Best Official TV Site
Any studio-created site with a focus on a single SFF TV series.

Winner

Stargate SG.1
www.stargate-sg1.com

Runners-Up

Doctor Who
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/

Battlestar Galactica
http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/

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12 Best Fan TV Site
Any fan-created site with a focus on a single SFF TV series.

Winner

Firefly Fans
www.fireflyfans.net

Runners-Up

Who Central
www.who-central.co.uk

Farscape World
www.farscapeworld.com

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13 Best Online SFF store
Any store selling SFF books, comics, videos and merchandise.

Winner

Other Realms
www.otherrealms.com

Runners-Up

Forbidden Planet International
www.forbiddenplanetstore.com

Scifi Genre
www.scifigenre.com

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14 Best Fan Site Home Page
Any SFF site created and maintained by an individual, focusing on their life and fandom activities. Including Blogs.

Winner

Teresa Nielsen Hayden
http://www.nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/

Runners-Up

Beyond the Beyond - Bruce Sterling
http://blog.wired.com/sterling/

VanderWorld
http://www.vanderworld.blogspot.com/


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15 Best Directory Site
Directories or search engines with a worthy SFF section.

Winner

SadGeezer's Guide to Cult TV Sci-Fi
www.sadgeezer.com

Runners-Up

Scifi Matter
www.scifimatter.com

Scifi Source
www.scifisource.com

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16 Best Convention/Society Site
Sites that support an annual SFF event or a regional SFF society.

Winner

Dragon*Con
www.dragoncon.org

Runners-Up

SF canada
www.sfcanada.ca

The British Science Fiction Association  
www.bsfa.co.uk

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17 Best Foreign Language Site
Any SFF site not presented in the English language.

Winner

SFU: Le Portail de la Science Fiction du Fantastique
www.scifi-universe.com

Runners-Up

StarDust
www.stardustcf.com

SciFi Nytt
www.scifinytt.se

Award Categories

Best Online Magazine
Any online SFF magazine which doesn't have a print version.

Best Print-to-Web Magazine
Any online SFF magazine which has a print version.

Best Author Site
Any web presence of an author published in printed novel form.

Best Artist Site
Any web presence of an individual illustrator or painter whose main focus is SFF.

Best Gallery Site
Any web presence of a gallery showcasing more than one artist's work.

Best Print Publisher Site
Any web presence supporting a SFF print publisher.

Best E-book Publisher Site
Any web presence supporting an e-book publisher.

Best E-book Site
Any web presence of an SFF author published only in e-book form.

Best Official Movie Site
Any studio-created site with a focus on a single SFF movie.

Best Fan Movie Site
Any fan-created site with a focus on a single SFF movie.

Best Official TV Site
Any studio-created site with a focus on a single SFF TV series.

Best Fan TV Site
Any fan-created site with a focus on a single SFF TV series.

Best Online SFF store
Any store selling SFF books, videos and merchandise.

Best Fan Site Home Page
Any SFF site created and maintained by an individual, focusing on their life and fandom activities.

Best Directory Site
Directories or search engines with a worthy SFF section.

Best Convention/Society Site
Sites that support an annual SFF event or a regional SFF society.

Best Foreign Language Site
Any SFF site not presented in the English language.