FPS and Classic Fiction Nominations / Multi-chapter story eligibility change

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In a few minutes I'll be creating the nomination posts for the FPS and Classic Fiction divisions. I may live to regret this *g* but the FPS category will have two tracks: Tolkien Characters and LOTR Actors. The Character track is much as I originally envisioned the awards, any pairing with the characters from The Hobbit, LOTR, The Silmarillion; basically any of the professor's works could receive awards, including crossovers. But in an effort to be as inclusive as possible, I've expanded the FPS category to include other characters that the actors from the films have played; i.e., Richard Sharpe, Walker Jerome, Will Turner, etc. As long as one half of the pairing is a character that one of the actors portrayed in his career, it will be eligible for the awards. Crossovers are also eligible; crossovers that include a character from LOTR will be part of the Tolkien track.

There will be two posts for nominations, but if you nominate a Classic in the FPS post it will still count (and vice versa).

Multi-chapter story eligibility

After a few suggestions and a very informal poll, the requirement that a multi-chapter fic be started by January 1 of the previous year has been eliminated. Now to be eligible for the awards, multi-chapter stories may be started at any time but the last chapter must be posted between July 1 and June 30. I received a request for this change in the middle of the process last year. Not only was I proponent for the idea of a required time when stories had to be posted, it was also too late to change the requirements after I had already started publicizing and people had begun nominating. Since then a couple of other people have made the same suggestion, and although I'm still not 100% convinced, the rule does conflict with the Classic Fiction category where stories can be started at any time.

So from now on there will not be a beginning deadline for multi-chapter stories. But the final chapter must be posted within the required timeframe. I haven't yet decided if it's feasible to go back and incorporate this for the RPS awards from this past round (by extending the eligibility timeframe next year) but I have until June to make that decision so I'm putting it on the back burner for now. :-)

Thanks for the feedback and all the support. Enjoy the FPS and Classic rounds.

FPS Nominations

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Nominations are now being accepted for the Men of Middle Earth Awards for FPS stories. A pairing will only become it's own category if it receives at least five distinct nominations in a specific fic size. If awards are going to be presented to as wide a variety of pairings as possible, it's so important that we receive a lot of nominations.

Nomination Tip: If you know of at least three ficlets (or drabbles, short fiction, etc.) in your favorite pairing that you consider to be exceptional and worthy of recognition, consider nominating all three and not just the one you like the most. That way you can almost guarantee that pairing will have its own category in that particular fic size.

You don't have to be a member to submit a story. So spread the word, find those exemplary stories and nominate, nominate, nominate!

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Classic Fiction Nominations

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Nominations are now being accepted for the Men of Middle Earth Awards for Classic Fiction. A pairing will only become it's own category if it receives at least five distinct nominations in a specific fic size. If awards are going to be presented to as wide a variety of pairings as possible, it's so important that we receive a lot of nominations.

Nomination Tip: If you know of at least three ficlets (or drabbles, short fiction, etc.) in your favorite pairing that you consider to be exceptional and worthy of recognition, consider nominating all three and not just the one you like the most. That way you can almost guarantee that pairing will have its own category in that particular fic size.

You don't have to be a member to submit a story. So spread the word, find those exemplary stories and nominate, nominate, nominate!

( Details inside )