Ending Fan Fic Awards

[Jacky]

The time has come to end the fan fiction awards. This has been something I have been considering for many months for numerous reasons:

--No matter how many times we changed the format, we had complaints and unhappy writers and readers. That was never the intention of the awards. They were supposed to be fun.

--There are just sooo many stories (yeah!!!) it's impossible for anyone--whether they are appointed judges or just fans--to keep up with them all. So, the stories getting nominated were the ones the majority were reading, which is not necessarily a reflection of the best stories.

--There is a serious time drain on both me and Chad in doing these awards every three months. We need to cut work off our list, and for all these reasons, this is one on-going project to be cut.

I think at this point, L-word fan fic is about as healthy as any fandom on the Internet. Thank goodness! The writer's write not for awards but because they have something to say about the characters. The readers read not because there is a cute icon next to a writer's name, but because they want more of the characters than they get for 50 minutes 12 times a year.

In the weeks to come, we'll be removing the "award" icon next to names in the fan fic listings since it wouldn't be fair to those who will no longer have an opportunity to earn one of those icons. However, we will maintain the lists of all the past winners and will link to their stories. Please give us some time to make that change.

A million thanks to ALL the writers and readers. Keep having fun and keep writing!

Jacky
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