1997 Starbuck Winners

The Starbucks are awarded by the Mysterious & Suspicious list members
and are handed out once a year.
Check out the nominated stories.

*Please note: Stories over 150k have been split into parts by the archivist.*


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Vengeance (1/4) by Juliettt - 87K - Rated PG
Category XRA Archived 96-12-07
Awards: 1997 Starbucks for Outstanding Long Story and for Outstanding Angst Piece.

Vengeance (2/4) by Juliettt - 104K - Rated PG
Category XRA Archived 96-12-07

Vengeance (3/4) by Juliettt - 105K - Rated PG
Category XRA Archived 96-12-07

Vengeance (4/4) by Juliettt - 101K - Rated PG
Category XRA Archived 96-12-07

Poised For a Fall by Jill Selby - 14K - Rated PG
Category VA Archived 97-07-29
An imperiled Scully finds herself with little to do but contemplate life, death and her partnership with Mulder. Award: Winner of a 1997 Starbuck for Outstanding Short Story.

Colonization by Megan Reilly - 87K - Rated PG
Category SR Archived 96-09-21
Award: Winner of 1997 Starbuck for Outstanding Horror Story.

Hurricane Chris by Steve and Lee Ann Wagner - Rated Not-Rated
Award: Winner of 1997 Starbuck for Outstanding Action/Adventure Story.

The Sound of Your Voice Vickie Moseley and Summer - 127K - Rated PG
Category TA Archived 97-01-16
Mulder and Scully are both injured on a case and are placed on separate floors of the hospital. What ensues is an audio record of the case from both their perspectives. Award: 1997 Starbuck for Outstanding Platonic Story.

Inherently Given (1/3) by Vickie Moseley and Michelle Hiley - 95K - Rated R
Category SRHA Archived 97-01-10
Mulder/Scully romance. Imagine Mulder pregnant, Scully the doting father-to-be, the Lone Gunmen, maids of honor. Now imagine it's all plausible... Award: Winner of 1997 Starbuck for Outstanding Romance Story.

Inherently Given (2/3) by Vickie Moseley and Michelle Hiley - 78K - Rated R
Category SRHA Archived 97-01-10

Inherently Given (3/3) by Vickie Moseley and Michelle Hiley - 105K - Rated R
Category SRHA Archived 97-01-10

Sleeping Beauty and the Battle to Kiss Him by Vanessa Len and Yasnita Widjojo - 103K - Rated not rated
Award: Winner of 1997 Starbuck for Outstanding Comedy.

Death by Chocolate by Megan Reilly - 24K - Rated R
Category not categorized Archived 97-08-14
Award: Winner of 1997 Starbuck for Outstanding Smut.

Chance Edition by Megan Reilly - 150K - Rated PG
Category C Archived 97-05-29
XF/Strange Luck/Early Edition crossover. Mulder and Scully visit Chicago seeking answers from an old friend with strange luck and find another man with his own brand of luck. Award: Winner of 1997 Starbuck for Outstanding Crossover.

The Dragon Series by Sheryl Martin -
Awards: Winner of 1997 Starbucks for Outstanding Series and Outstanding Original Creative Character (Jackie St. George).

Mediocrity's Allure (1/2) Jill Selby - 81K - Rated PG
Category XA Archived 97-05-05
As Scully and Mulder investigate a series of child homicides, Scully is forced to make an agonizing decision. Awards: 1997 Starbuck for Outstanding Traditional X-File and Outstanding First Story.

Mediocrity's Allure (2/2) Jill Selby - 106K - Rated PG
Category XA Archived 97-05-05

Quicksilver II by Char Hall - 8K - Rated PG
Award: Winner of 1997 Starbuck for Outstanding Unfinished Story.

Ghost in Her Life (1/2) by Joyce McKibben - 107K - Rated R
Category SHA Archived 97-06-20
An accident radically changes the partnership between Mulder and Scully while opening Scully up to extreme possibilities. Award: 1997 Starbuck for Outstanding Original Villian.

Ghost in Her Life (2/2) by Joyce McKibben - 80K - Rated R
Category SHA Archived 97-06-20

Missing Voices Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Joyce McKibben, Meredith and MCA - 118K - Rated R
Category XA Archived 97-07-29
Skinner, Mulder and Scully attempt to take control of their the Consortium in an all-or-nothing gamble. Awards: 1997 Starbucks for Outstanding Scully Characterization and Outstanding Post Episode Story.

Being Mulder by Ra Enright - 38K - Rated not rated
Award: Winner of 1997 Starbuck for Outstanding Mulder Characterization.

When Johnny Came Marching Home Joyce McKibben - 11K - Rated PG
Category V Archived 97-09-16
Frohike visits with someone who shares his memories of the distant past. Award: 1997 Starbuck for Outstanding Use of a Secondary Character from the Show.

Megan Reilly
Award: Winner of 1997 Starbuck for Outstanding M&S Author.


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