Fantasy Sports Writers Association Newsletter
March 2007

~ Greetings FSWA Members ~

Our 2006 Awards Ceremony was a smashing success! Through a cooperative endeavor with Jeff Thomas and the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, the FSWA presented sixteen fantasy sports writing awards at the recent FSTA Spring Business Conference in Chicago. The FSTA event also featured a panel discussion on “Editorial Trends & Innovations”, which was moderated by FSWA Chairman Mike Beacom. The panel discussion was well received and was the first of its kind for the FSTA Conference. Given the success of the conference, we would anticipate continued partnerships with the FSTA in the future.

In working with Jeff and the FSTA over the last several months, we learned that there is a certain niche’ for business owners within the FSWA. While we cater to the writers and serve to recognize them, fantasy sports business owners can also benefit from our organization. Case in point - Matthew Berry owns and operates TalentedMrRoto.com, a popular fantasy sports website on the Internet.  Unlike some site owners, Matt embraced the concept of recognizing the writers that worked for his site. Moreover, Matt featured the FSWA through cross-promotion of the awards and those of his writers who were nominated. The concept is quite simple, yet very effective. Take a look and judge for yourself. CLICK HERE

We believe that this cross-promotion concept is one that should be embraced by fantasy sports business owners as a whole. We certainly encourage others in the fantasy sports community to take advantage of this unique opportunity to highlight the accomplishments of your writing staff.

In closing, we feel that it is in your best interest to encourage your writers to become members of the FSWA. Furthermore, you should strive to nominate your staff for these yearly awards, so that they can be recognized for the important contributions that they make to the industry. Finally, we would encourage the use of the FSWA’s yearly award process as a featured part of your site, magazine or publication.

If you would like more information about membership benefits or promotional ideas, please drop me a line. I’d love to discuss any ideas you may have.

 Kirk "Dr.Football" Bouyelas
President :: Fantasy Sports Writers Association

 2006 FSWA Winners & Nominees
Fantasy Racing Writer of the Year
Christopher Harris - TalentedMrRoto.com
Article Title:  Spin The Black Circle

Fantasy Golf Writer of the Year
Scott Coombs -  BullySports.com
Article Title:  3 Easy Steps to Dominating Pros on Target Fantasy Golf

Fantasy Hockey Writer of the Year
Janet Eagleson - RotoWire.com & Yahoo Sports
Article Title:  Fantasy Toyland

Fantasy Basketball Writer of the Year
Matthew Berry - TalentedMrRoto.com & NBA.com
Article Title:  The Talented Mr Roto 

Fantasy Baseball Writer of the Year
Brendan Roberts - Sporting News
Article Title: Arizona Adventure: Day 3

Best Fantasy Baseball Article in Major Media
Christopher Harris – Yahoo.com
Article Title: The Big Rotowski 

Best Fantasy Baseball Article in Print
William Carroll  - RotoWire.com
Article Title: Confessions of a Rumor Monger

Best Fantasy Baseball Article on the Internet
Peter Schoenke -  RotoWire.com
Article Title: 2007 Off-Season Preview

Best Fantasy Baseball In-Season Article or Series
Brendan Roberts - Sporting News
Article Title: Hit Parade

Most Humorous Fantasy Baseball Article 
Matthew Berry – TalentedMrRoto.com
Article Title: The Talented Mr.Roto – MLB

Fantasy Football Writer of the Year
Scott Engel -  ESPN.com
Article Title: Winning the Championship, Myth Busters, 1-Man Mock

Best Fantasy Football Article in Major Media
Christopher Harris – Yahoo.com
Article Title: Sunday Scene

Best Fantasy Football Article in Print
Kirk Bouyelas –Football Diehards Magazine
Article Title: Your Draft is Over – But the Season Has Just Started

Best Fantasy Football on the Internet
Matthew Berry – TalentedMrRoto.com
Article Title: Draft Day Manifesto

Best Fantasy Football In-Season Article or Series
John Georgopoulos – GridironGrumblings.com
Article Title: Fantasy Forecast  - The Strategy Series

Most Humorous Fantasy Football Article
Garret Mathany - FantasyFreakinFootball.com
Article Title: How To Lose A Girl In Sixteen Games Or Less