Each finalist gathers their own local and professional press all of which would be far too much to mention here, but here are some of the highlights of the press we have gathered on our work:
This year's Erotic Awards event was rammed tight with the most beautiful, generous, hard working and innovative eroticists.
Erotic Review Septemer 2005
The Erotic Awards is a yearly event that celebrates sex and sexuality in all its forms. Finalists are nominated in a number of categories, from writer to sex worker to performer, and there's a vote for the winners just before the event.
This isn't some branded rave, run by cynical young trendies and sponsored by the latest foul alcoholic mutation; the whole thing is presided over by the seasoned campaigner Dr Tuppy Owens, who turned 60 last year, and a merry band of free-thinking persons, many of whom are well over 35. In fact, one of the past finalists was a stripper who went by the name of 'Fabulous At Forty'. She was also a complete novice at the time but, if I remember right, decided to go pro not long after. Being 40 put her somewhere in the middle of the crowd, age-wise. Men and women of all ages travel from miles around for this party, also known as The Night of the Senses, because they know that whatever they feel like doing, or wearing, will be accepted, and no one is going to point the finger at them because of their age or physical appearance.
The Independent 17 September 2005
The annual burlesque-laden award ceremony rewards creativity ... and has something of a political and philanthropic element too, with anti-censorship and pro-sex education advocates feted and proceeds going to a charity which helps find partners for disabled people.
The Guardian Guide 3 Sept 2005
The show featured performances from many finalists including a particularly memorable one from Leona and Tommy, a Scandinavian couple who run FuckforForest, an 'ecological porn site.'
Desire 2005
The Erotic Awards is the adult version of the Oscars, promoting recognition for the most innovative, generous and gorgeous performers, writers, film-makers and activists of the year - and it's all for charity. Imagine the scene: a roomful of men and women of all ages and sexual persuasions, dressed up in their fabulous best, applauding an array of erotic performers and looking forward to a night of sensual exploration and fun. Welcome to the Erotic Awards, part of the Night of the Senses, an annual celebration of all things erotic.
Erotic Review May 2005
A department store of British sexual fantasies.
The Guardian
A ground-breaking stage show at the sexiest event in the UK, and possibly the world.
Eros Website
A celebration in excellence in erotic expression.
Time Out
More fun than Shakespeare in Love.
Metro
Recognising achievement in an unsung industry.
Cosmopolitan
An opportunity for strippers to display their talents and express their personal passions.
Erotic Review
Welcome to the Erotic Awards - awarded each year to people who are outstanding in their field.
ICA programme
Owens' enlightened views and ceaseless fundraising . . . includes the self-fellating Mr Bronze blowing his own trumpet in the striptease section.
Mardi Gras Arts Festival Programme 2000
Incredible performances, incredible costumes - or lack of them - and a huge number of people.
Gay Times
The artists who are nominated love the event.
Metronome
The raunchiest male and female strip show ever. A unique erotic gala . . . a truly original and often outrageous showcase of erotic performance in the broadest senses.
Desire Magazine
An incredible spectacle in a festive ambiance
Hot Video
Excitements on offer were the Erotic Awards ceremony, gloriously compared by the SFC's favourite blonde, stripper Micki and special congratulations should go to Birch, Bottoms and Lovett, who won Best Erotic Product with their Plug-in-Pony-Girl-Tail.
Forum
The Erotic Awards are wonderful in that they give as much attention to small, homegrown unsophisticated products as more commercial and glamourous ones. They open the door for people to gain confidence and make their skills more widely known.
Consenting Adults
This year, Helen Knox was nominated for the Erotic Awards for Sexplained - the Uncensored Guide to Sexual Health, the book she wrote and published.
Nursing Times 1998
Flirt won Publication of the Year at the Erotic Awards, a shamelessly naughty celebration.
Axiom
Photographer Laurence Jaugey-Paget nearly fell of the stage with the giddiness picking up the Publication of the Year 1998 award for us at the Erotic Awards.
Flirt Magazine
The Awards take place at a secret ceremony.
Daily Sport
UK distributor Tartan Films made it a stiff double this year at UK's annual Erotic Awards.
Screen International 26th Sept 2003
Dr Tuppy Owens believes that this years Award nominations reflect a new professionalism in the sex industry. Today people want products to be as lovely and user friendly as everything else they buy
Apple Bomb Bubble Gum
The gay health charity GMFA has been recognised for its positive attitude towards sex by this year's Erotic Awards. Also singled out was Mike McCann, owner of gay store Clone Zone, for founding and running the Adult Industry Trade Association, which campaigns for a fair legal framework for pornography.
Pink Paper 10th Sept 04
Honno's Nicola Craddock picked up the literary awards on behalf of the 26 authors at The Erotic Awards in London this week.
The Western Mail 10th Sept 2003
I am delighted that the courage of our contributors has been recognised, and it's hard to see where else this recognition might have come from - The Erotic Awards, after all, 'honour people who are unafraid to work in Sexuality.'
Catherine Merriman, editor of Laughing Not Laughing, Publication of the Year 2004 BBC News