Spring 2007 Fan Fic Awards

Jacky · Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:19 pm Post subject: Spring 2007 Fan Fic Awards

Spring 2007 Fan Fic Awards

Nominations will be held Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 at 12 am - Tuesday, July 10th, 2007 at 12 am Eastern. The top five nominations from each category will be the nominees. The fan fiction writers will vote for a winner out of these nominees. The writers will be notified, approximately, on July 12 about how and when to vote.

Approximately July 21, the winners will be announced.

Spring 2007 Fan Fic Awards Rules and Regs:

STORIES POSTED BETWEEN April 1, 2007 – June 30, 2007 ARE ELIGIBLE.

Repeat Winners: Except as stated below, any author and/or story may win more than one award. This may be multiple FFAs within a single awards period, or awards within successive awards periods.

Ongoing, Re-Posted and Removed Stories:
1. A story that has been previously recognized may win subsequent story awards provided that the author has posted between April 1, 2007 – June 30, 2007.

2. Posts that were previously posted during an eligibility period, then taken down and re-posted by an author will not be considered for any awards in the subsequent eligibility period in which they are re-posted.

3. A story that is removed at any time during the nomination, voting, or announcement period will be disqualified.

Nominations page:
http://fanfiction.l-word.com/fanfic_awards_nominations.php?s=spring&y=2007

Have fun, and good luck to the writers!
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Rau · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:47 am Post subject: Re: Spring 2007 Fan Fic Awards

Jacky · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:50 am Post subject:

Yes, thanks for catching that! It's fixed.

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Nominations have closed. We're tallying the finalists. The writers will be notified soon about voting.

Good luck!
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Jacky · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:28 pm Post subject:

Writers will receive email notification of voting within just a few minutes.

VOTING will be held Friday, July 13 - Friday July 20 at 12 am eastern. Winners will be announced Monday, July 23.

GOOD LUCK and thanks to ***ALL*** fan fic writers for their talent, energy, and contributions to the L word fandom!
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Chicki · Moderator Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 3200

Good Luck to all the author's who have progressed to this final stage.

Congratulations goes out to each author who was nominated in the first stage. The nominations process is so rewarding in itself, as it provides each author with an opportunity to see what the readers themselves feel about the stories which have been written.

Whether you received enough nominations to proceed to the final voting stage or not, each of you who has ever written a story for this site, should be proud of the time and effort that you put in to provide pleasurable reading for many. You are all winners in my eyes. I only wish I had enough time to sample very single author that posts for this site.

So, I take this time, to simply wish those making it to the final stage the best of luck, while offering a considerable amount of personal recognition and gratitude to every writer for their contributions, regardless of whether they proceeded to this final round.

Respectfully,
Chicki
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Annabel66 · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:01 pm Post subject: Fan Fic Awards

You should vote for me because…. Just kidding!!

I’d like to echo the sentiments of my learned friend above…Hmmm… Learned? Well, she is a friend! Wink

I would also like to wish everyone who’s made it this far the best of luck. This site boasts some incredibly talented writers. I have genuinely been amazed with the quality of so much of what I’ve read. I think there are SO many people here who deserve to have that talent recognized.

I haven’t been a member of this site for very long, I joined in April this year. “The Senator’s Second Chance” was not only my first contribution to this site, it was also the first thing that I had ever written. I can’t begin to tell you how fantastic it was just to have people say nice things about what I’d written and how I‘d written it. To actually be nominated for an award… well…. Blown away doesn’t cover it. I have to say that my reason for submitting a story wasn’t to ‘win an award’, I did it purely to share something I’d written, that I had enjoyed writing, with other people who I thought may appreciate it and enjoy it too. The comments that people took the time to leave over the weeks I was writing were worth more than anything. I also felt very humbled by the fact that some of the authors on here, whose talent and ability I was in awe of, left such complimentary comments after reading. To me, that has meant an awful lot.

I would just like to reiterate that I believe there to be an incredible array of talent on this site. A lot of which, through virtue of the process of ‘awards’ and ‘voting’ won’t be recognised… Well, won’t be ‘visibly’ recognized. To each and every person, who has had the belief in what they’ve written, that they have had experience, humour, imagination, fantasy or creativity to share or the conviction that they had a story to tell and have had the courage and desire to post it here DO NOT be disappointed or discouraged by not ‘winning’. It’s very difficult, despite just having the desire to write, to not get caught up in looking at the number of ‘hits’ your story has had; I felt a bit discouraged at one point because I noticed that my story wasn’t really getting that many ‘views’ as others on the site. Someone I have a huge amount of respect for, as a writer and a person, said “I would much rather a smaller amount of readers read my stories and gain something from it than to have a large number who really don't grasp a thing.”
So, regardless of whether you are ‘an award winner‘, whether you have 2 readers or 2,000, you should indeed be proud of your contribution to this site and the enjoyment that you’ve provided those who’ve read your story.

I do hope that we see some new names in the final ‘winning’ list, if only to encourage new blood, new talent and continued interest from new writers onto the site.

Take care and good luck to everyone.
Annabel
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Chicki · Moderator Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 3200

I came back in to just simply EDIT my original message, because of course I had something else to say. LOL!!! Really? Me? Noooooo. However, where Annabel had already come in and wrote something, I felt it was better to probably just add a new message, rather than edit that one.

Anyway, what I want the author's who are voting to know, is that I am REMOVING my name from one of the categories, and that is the Non-Traditional Storyline/Pairing category. I have honestly contemplated this with much thought, and I have come to the very same conclusion each time.

I feel I owe it to the readers who nominated me and explain what brought me to doing so. I am a firm believer in the idea of "sharing the wealth" when it comes to awards. I have been awarded "seven" placed in the different categories, and I am completely humbled by just that alone. I have won a total of three awards since joining the site, and when I look at this one category, I see so fair amount new names there who have never had the chance to receive an award. In removing my name, I understand it doesn't automatically mean that one of the author's who have never received an award will end up being chosen, but for me, it just feels like the right thing to do.

I have been known to make decisions, which are more from the heart than logical, but it just feels right to do.

I hope that I do not offend any of the readers who voted for me, by doing dropping out of this one category, but for me, there is so much more benefit to step back and hopefully allow someone else the opportunity of their very first Fan Fic Award. I will never forget what it meant the very first time that I won, and if I can do something which could enable another person a better chance of having that same feeling, then I have absolutely no problem in stepping out of this one.

I am going to send Jacky a PM, and I'm not sure if she can just add a note to the bottom of that category indicating I should NOT be considered, of if she can just remove me completely.

In any event, BEST OF LUCK to the remaining author's. I sure hope to see one of you smiling bright in the upcoming weeks at your very first award.

With much respect,
Chicki
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Hopeful · Jenny's Answering Machine Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 24

Oh brother!
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Chicki: My 1st reaction? oh well u r a bloody nuisance (lol) becuz???
I've already voted BUT having said that: well done ...what an honourable thing to do!!!

On my own track now:

I want to thank those who nominated two of my stories. The nominations are in themselves pleasing and recognition which I never expected when I got enthused to write.

I was inspired by my fav writers who are in the main still amongst my favs. altho I have added others to my list since I first joined the site. I was also inspired by the horribleness of s3 to come visit FanFic. I was sent here by a dear friend from the TiBette, Lu & Jennifer Threads elsewhere.

To all the writers you have given me hours of entertainment, BIG SHOUT OUT TO YOU.

Good fortune to all the nominees.

Just watched 'A House Divided'...great story...way to go JB.

Cheers.
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BeJacks · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject:

No offense to anyone who has won more than once here, but I think a fan fic author shouldn't be nominated more than twice or win more than twice because they're other writers out there that deserve a chance too! Please consider this, it would be the best thing for everyone.

Rau · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:48 pm Post subject: Nominations

Jacky · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:57 pm Post subject:

The fan fiction awards are in their final form after, literally, years of revisions.

The ballot will not be changed after the finalists have been determined except in the case of finding a story that doesn't meet the criteria (date range and the like). We are not able to verify that each and every story matches the criteria, so if it is brought to our attention, we check that it should not be on the ballot, and then it is taken off the ballot. Thank you to those who help to verify the nominees. We appreciate the help.

Also, please note, that even though specific Chapter #s of a story are on the ballots for the final voting, the votes were tallied by *story*, not by chapter of story (except, of course for The Bomb and Unsung Heroes, which are tallied by author name, regardless of story or chapter).

The Fan Fic Awards are meant to be a thank you to writers to bring them recognition--and some fun. Our hope is they would be taken in the spirit in which they were created. There will be no further changes to the format of the awards, so please accept the awards, as is--the result of years of revisions. There will always be someone who disagrees with our decisions. That's human nature and life. There's no point beating a dead horse. Please do not post your personal preferences in this thread. This is not the place for it.

Have fun, and THANK YOU to the writers!
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hope4tb · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:02 pm Post subject:

Is it possible to see who the writers are voting on? Embarassed

Thanks

Jacky · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject:

Sure thing...
forgive the formatting, but it would take an hour to tidy this up. I think you'll be able to follow, though.

Again, CHAPTERS are irrelevant. Ignore them.
For The Bomb and Unsung Heroes, STORY and chapter are irrelevant.

"BEST 'NON-TRADITIONAL (NON-CANON)' PAIRING OR STORYLINE"
The story that is a total departure from the normal L Word Universe. Anything from a non-traditional pairing, or a traditional pairing in a non-traditional setting.

Chicki - A Life Denied - Chapter 15
Dani F. - L CITY
brteyes - Masked Feelings CH 71 Conditional Honesty
BetteAndTinaForever - Notes from Underground - Shot through the heart
allyemmerson - The L Wing chapter 175
Annabel66 - The Senator's Second Chance Part 1
BeLena - When desire takes over

"DOZEN ROSES AWARD" - BEST ROMANTIC SERIES
The series that touches your heart and makes you get all warm and fuzzy inside.

Chicki - A Life Denied - Chapter 15
allyemmerson - All you need is love chapter 29
Ann Ticipation - Answering Letters Unsent - page 10
justkeepswimming - As it Should be...
anker - Coming up for air - part forty three
Gumby - ON CENTER STAGE - Final Chapter
ZLFan - When You're Gone ~ Chapter 1

"HEART ATTACKS R US AWARD" - BEST DRAMA SERIES
The series where you expect the unexpected; the one that leaves you clutching your teddy bear at night and cursing at your computer screen over the cliffhangers.

Chicki - A Life Denied - Chapter 15
brteyes - Masked Feelings CH 71 Conditional Honesty
Jwet - Resume
Cerdi - Running on empty Ch. 12
allyemmerson - The L Wing chapter 175
Chynsia - The Plan - Part 25
Chicki - ~ No Other Love ~ Chapter 1

"BIG WHEELS KEEP ON TURNING AWARD" - BEST ONGOING SERIES
Definition: The story that never stops. This story captures and holds your attention, and has a plot that continues to build and be pushed forward. The characters grow with every chapter and you look forward to each post like a phone call from your best friend.

allyemmerson - All you need is love chapter 23
AmandaMG - BETTE AND TINA... THE REST OF THEIR LIFE... MARRIED...ch.235
Rau - MELTDOWN IN CANADA 68
allyemmerson - The L Wing chapter 175
Chicki - ~ No Other Love ~ Chapter 25

UNSUNG HEROES
This category is opened to any writer who has not yet won an award and posts within the appropriate quarter for that fan fic award cycle.

Ann Ticipation - Answering Letters Unsent - page 10
anker - Coming up for air - part forty three
kelika - Home to Stay, til the 12th of Never - (don't ask)
brteyes - Masked Feelings CH 71 Conditional Honesty
Rau - PT2 ONLY YOU: Is it written in the stars?
Speed_Racer - Seventeen Reasons Why - Fourteen
sofasitter - Summer Vacation. Chapter 27
ZLFan - When You're Gone ~ Chapter 2

"LAUGHING LIKE A LOON AWARD" - BEST COMEDY STORY OR SERIES
The story or series that has you wearing depends or running to the toilet to pee. This story line should be able to take life situations and make them humorous regardless of the circumstances. Humor should be in good taste, and not hurtful towards a particular person or group.

Gumby - BELIEVING IN LOVE - Chapter 11
AmandaMG - BETTE AND TINA... THE REST OF THEIR LIFE... MARRIED...ch.232
brteyes - Masked Feelings CH 71 Conditional Honesty
cdngrl - Now that I have her CH 8
Gumby - ON CENTER STAGE - Chapter 1
Jobadge - Situations

"COLD SHOWER AWARD" - BEST SEX STORY OR SERIES
The story or series that has you heading for the shower, or hiding your blushing face behind your hands at the work station.

Gumby - BELIEVING IN LOVE - Chapter 11
AmandaMG - BETTE AND TINA... THE REST OF THEIR LIFE... MARRIED...ch.235
anker - Coming up for air - part forty three
Gumby - ON CENTER STAGE - Chapter 1
Linbooks - Possession
Linbooks - Toys 6
Chicki - ~ No Other Love ~ Chapter 25

"THE BOMB" - BEST AUTHOR AWARD
The best overall author on the site during the three-month eligibility period. This is the author that can't write enough fan fiction to satisfy our fan fiction addiction. Often, this will be an established author on the site, and may be a prior story or author award winner. However, new authors who have made their presence known should also be considered for this Award.

Linbooks
tiff_duke
Jobadge
brteyes
Gumby
allyemmerson
Chicki

TB SAVER SHORT SERIES AWARD
The story that captures your imagination and takes you on the ride of your life in one to six chapters.

redhorse - Come Back To Me chapter 2.
tiff_duke - Here's to the Night
justloveB+T - How am I supposed to live without you? Part 4 B The real finale
Succulent1 - Mixer From Hell!
citygirl75 - Sleep
Linbooks - Toys 6
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Rau · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:13 pm Post subject: re Awards