So what is this thing, anyway?
Well, you've heard of the Oscars, right? Or perhaps the Golden O's of Star Trek fandom fame. That's the idea of the Journos. There will be a series of polls, culminating in a list of the best of the best fics and authors of Harry Potter fanfiction on LJ in 2004. There will be a ceremonious bestowing of award banners and icons upon the winners, and much squee to be had by all.
The eligibility requirements? To be nominated, the fic must have been posted publicly on LJ between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2004 (local time of author). In the case of chaptered fics, the final chapter must have been posted within these dates. WIPs are not eligible for the regular awards, but there will be special categories for WIPs.
The first round of nominations will open on December 1, 2004 and close on January 10, 2005 (midnight U.S. Eastern time) to allow inclusion of fics posted nearer to the end of the year. Nominated fics will then be voted on for inclusion in the final round. Dates on those last two forthcoming, but the projected date for awards is February 1, 2005.
The community is not joinable, but please do watch it. You never know, your fic could end up winning!
Now, on to the categories! I'm not doing this as a poll, because it would take up a lot of time, but input is needed! If you see a glaring omission, or something that really shouldn't be on there, or have an idea for a fun award category, please comment. Your help is appreciated, especially with the Femslash category, which is quite small at present due to the ignorance of your humble admin here.
Slash Categories (Pairings)
Harry/Snape
Harry/Draco
Harry/Ron
Harry/Sirius or Remus
Harry Rareslash (any other male)
Best Harryslash art/vid/comic
Draco/Snape
Draco/Ron
Draco Rareslash (any other male)
Best Dracoslash art/vid/comic
Snape/Remus
Snape/Sirius
Snape/Lucius
Snape Rareslash (any other male)
Best Snapeslash art/vid/comic
Remus/Sirius
Remus/James
Remus/Peter
Remus Rareslash (any other male)
Best Remus-slash art/vid/comic
Sirius/James
Sirius Rareslash (any other male)
Best Sirius-slash art/vid/comic
James Rareslash (any other male)
Weasleycest
Weasleycest art/vid/comic
Rareslash (any m/m pairing not listed)
Other slash art/vid/comic
Other? (please comment)
Femslash: I'd very much like input on what you'd like to see in this category, as I don't have much clue about what's popular.
So far I've got:
Hermione/Ginny
Hermione Femslash
Ginny Femslash
Narcissa Femslash
Bellatrix Femslash
Other Femslash
Femslash art/vid/comic
Anything else??
Slash Categories (Overall)
Best overall Slash
Best Slash one-shot
Best Slash longfic
Best Slash drabble
Best cross-gen Slash
Best Slash kink
Hottest Slash sex scenes (the OMG-dies-and-is-ded Award)
Best Femslash
Best UST
I hate this pairing but I love this fic
Best Slash WIP
Other? (please comment)
Het Categories (Pairings)
Hermione/Ron
Hermione/Harry
Hermione/Draco
Hermione/Snape
Hermione Rarehet (any other male)
Hermione het art/vid/comic
Ginny/Harry
Ginny/Draco
Ginny Rarehet (any other male)
Ginny Het art/vid/comic
Lily/James
Lily/Other Marauder
Lily Rarehet (any other male)
Lily Het art/vid/comic
Luna/Neville
Pansy/Draco
Pansy Rarehet (any other male)
Tonks/Remus
Tonks/Harry
Tonks Rarehet (any other male)
Narcissa/Lucius
Narcissa Rarehet (any other male)
Rarehet (any pairing not listed)
Other Het art/vid/comic
Other Het pairings? (please comment)
Het Categories (Overall)
Best overall Het
Best Het one-shot
Best Het drabble
Best Het longfic
Best cross-gen Het
Best Het kink
Hottest Het sex scenes (the OMG-dies-and-is-ded Award)
Best Het WIP
Best Het UST
I hate this pairing but I love this fic
Other? (please comment)
Threesomes and Mixed Pairings
Best Trio threesome
Best MWPP threesome/foursome
Other Slash/Femslash threesome or moresome
Other mixed threesome/moresome
Threesome art/vid/comic
Other? (please comment)
Genfic Categories
Trio era:
Best Trio-centric
Other Gryffindor-centric
Slytherin-centric
Hufflepuff/Ravenclaw-centric
Trio-era Gen art/vid/comic
MWPP era:
MWPP and/or Lily-centric
Slytherin-centric
Other character-centric
MWPP-era Gen art/vid/comic
Other eras/characters
Other Gen art/vid/comic
Best Genfic
Best MST
Best Gen longfic/one-shot/drabble
Best Gen WIP
Other? (please comment)
Overall Categories
Best WIP
Best AU
Best Crossover
Best Rarepair
Best Squickfic (the "Must. Scrub. Brain." Award)
Best Angst
Best Fluff
Best Humour
Best OC
Best Roundrobin story
Best HP fic community
Prettiest HP-themed journal
Other? (please comment)
All credit for this exciting idea goes to the venerable ausmac.
Informational contents of this post will remain in the user info.
ETA: List amended to include suggestions from comments. Thanks, guys! Keep 'em coming.
ETA2: Please note that the rules and categories, etc are still a work in progress a this point, and will probably keep changing from now till nominations open.
The eligibility requirements? To be nominated, the fic must have been posted publicly on LJ between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2004 (local time of author). In the case of chaptered fics, the final chapter must have been posted within these dates. WIPs are not eligible for the regular awards, but there will be special categories for WIPs.
The first round of nominations will open on December 1, 2004 and close on January 10, 2005 (midnight U.S. Eastern time) to allow inclusion of fics posted nearer to the end of the year. Nominated fics will then be voted on for inclusion in the final round. Dates on those last two forthcoming, but the projected date for awards is February 1, 2005.
The community is not joinable, but please do watch it. You never know, your fic could end up winning!
Now, on to the categories! I'm not doing this as a poll, because it would take up a lot of time, but input is needed! If you see a glaring omission, or something that really shouldn't be on there, or have an idea for a fun award category, please comment. Your help is appreciated, especially with the Femslash category, which is quite small at present due to the ignorance of your humble admin here.
Slash Categories (Pairings)
Harry/Snape
Harry/Draco
Harry/Ron
Harry/Sirius or Remus
Harry Rareslash (any other male)
Best Harryslash art/vid/comic
Draco/Snape
Draco/Ron
Draco Rareslash (any other male)
Best Dracoslash art/vid/comic
Snape/Remus
Snape/Sirius
Snape/Lucius
Snape Rareslash (any other male)
Best Snapeslash art/vid/comic
Remus/Sirius
Remus/James
Remus/Peter
Remus Rareslash (any other male)
Best Remus-slash art/vid/comic
Sirius/James
Sirius Rareslash (any other male)
Best Sirius-slash art/vid/comic
James Rareslash (any other male)
Weasleycest
Weasleycest art/vid/comic
Rareslash (any m/m pairing not listed)
Other slash art/vid/comic
Other? (please comment)
Femslash: I'd very much like input on what you'd like to see in this category, as I don't have much clue about what's popular.
So far I've got:
Hermione/Ginny
Hermione Femslash
Ginny Femslash
Narcissa Femslash
Bellatrix Femslash
Other Femslash
Femslash art/vid/comic
Anything else??
Slash Categories (Overall)
Best overall Slash
Best Slash one-shot
Best Slash longfic
Best Slash drabble
Best cross-gen Slash
Best Slash kink
Hottest Slash sex scenes (the OMG-dies-and-is-ded Award)
Best Femslash
Best UST
I hate this pairing but I love this fic
Best Slash WIP
Other? (please comment)
Het Categories (Pairings)
Hermione/Ron
Hermione/Harry
Hermione/Draco
Hermione/Snape
Hermione Rarehet (any other male)
Hermione het art/vid/comic
Ginny/Harry
Ginny/Draco
Ginny Rarehet (any other male)
Ginny Het art/vid/comic
Lily/James
Lily/Other Marauder
Lily Rarehet (any other male)
Lily Het art/vid/comic
Luna/Neville
Pansy/Draco
Pansy Rarehet (any other male)
Tonks/Remus
Tonks/Harry
Tonks Rarehet (any other male)
Narcissa/Lucius
Narcissa Rarehet (any other male)
Rarehet (any pairing not listed)
Other Het art/vid/comic
Other Het pairings? (please comment)
Het Categories (Overall)
Best overall Het
Best Het one-shot
Best Het drabble
Best Het longfic
Best cross-gen Het
Best Het kink
Hottest Het sex scenes (the OMG-dies-and-is-ded Award)
Best Het WIP
Best Het UST
I hate this pairing but I love this fic
Other? (please comment)
Threesomes and Mixed Pairings
Best Trio threesome
Best MWPP threesome/foursome
Other Slash/Femslash threesome or moresome
Other mixed threesome/moresome
Threesome art/vid/comic
Other? (please comment)
Genfic Categories
Trio era:
Best Trio-centric
Other Gryffindor-centric
Slytherin-centric
Hufflepuff/Ravenclaw-centric
Trio-era Gen art/vid/comic
MWPP era:
MWPP and/or Lily-centric
Slytherin-centric
Other character-centric
MWPP-era Gen art/vid/comic
Other eras/characters
Other Gen art/vid/comic
Best Genfic
Best MST
Best Gen longfic/one-shot/drabble
Best Gen WIP
Other? (please comment)
Overall Categories
Best WIP
Best AU
Best Crossover
Best Rarepair
Best Squickfic (the "Must. Scrub. Brain." Award)
Best Angst
Best Fluff
Best Humour
Best OC
Best Roundrobin story
Best HP fic community
Prettiest HP-themed journal
Other? (please comment)
All credit for this exciting idea goes to the venerable ausmac.
Informational contents of this post will remain in the user info.
ETA: List amended to include suggestions from comments. Thanks, guys! Keep 'em coming.
ETA2: Please note that the rules and categories, etc are still a work in progress a this point, and will probably keep changing from now till nominations open.