Best-of-the-best fanfiction writers

[Leva]

Okay, folks. I could use some help here.

I'm putting together a list of the best-of-the-best fanfiction writers, in any fandom. The people who are absolutely the cream of the crop, who are writing on a professional level, who are utterly brilliant. I have a few in mind (Merlin Missy, Barb Cummings) but could use a dozen or so other names representing a broad cross-section.

Suggestions?

Leva

[ClaudiaGray]

I am sure you are familiar with Shalott, Torch and Cesperanza, right?

[Leva]

Cesperanza and Shalott sound familiar, but not Torch. Can you tell me the fandoms or give links? :-)

[ClaudiaGray]

Torch roves around through different fandoms, but you can find her work in both the Yuletide and Phantom Menace archives.

[girlyswot]

I think you should also take a look at St Margarets and Rhetor both in HP fandom. You can find their work at www.phoenixsong.net For samples of their work, I'd recommend St M's 'The New Zealand Chronicles' or 'Roger and Lisa: A Romance' and Rhetor's 'The Torch' or 'Counting to 5000'

[JamieFord]

Google "Maya".

Better yet, here's a link to a mention of her in the Washington Post. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/20/AR2007072002397_2.html)

She just sold a trilogy this week in a major deal.