APRIL NOMINATIONS
Nominations are now open for APRIL. The special category this month is going to be RESCUE FICS. Deadline for nominating is APRIL 30. Comments are screened.
REGULAR CATEGORIES
BEST GEN FIC - Generally, a fic that is canonical or genre-based, where romance is not the main focus of the story. G, PG, or R.
BEST HET FIC - A fic that features a het pairing. G, PG, or R (or equivalent rating).
BEST NC-17 HET FIC - A het fic that is rated NC-17.
BEST SLASH FIC - A fic that features a slash pairing. G, PG, or R.
BEST NC-17 SLASH FIC - A slash fic that is rated NC-17.
BEST FIC FEATURING AN UNUSUAL PAIRING -- A romantic fic that features characters who are not usually romantically linked in fic. Any rating.
BEST SERIES - A fic with multiple installments, or sequels. Any rating. You can now nominate sequential, related fics where one individual fic has already won an award. Entire series that have already won in any category cannot be nominated again.
BEST HUMOROUS FIC - A fic that is funny! Any rating.
OUTSTANDING FIRST FIC - Must be the author's first foray into Lost fandom. Any rating.
AUTHOR OF THE MONTH - No nominations accepted for this category. Results will be drawn statistically from the voting in all other categories.
ROTATING CATEGORIES
BEST OT3 FIC -- A fic that explores the romantic relationship between three (or more) characters. Any rating.
BEST DRABBLE -- Best fic that is (approximately) 100 words. Single, double and triple drabbles can be nominated, but the total fic cannot be more than 300 words. Any pairing, any genre, any rating.
SPECIAL CATEGORY (MOD'S CHOICE) -- RESCUE FICS -- Any fic about getting rescued from the island, whether canon-based or purely speculative. Hopeful, tragic, whatever you got! To narrow the focus a bit, please make sure that fics feature a rescue scenario and are not just set post-rescue. Thank you!
General Nominating Guidelines:
1. You may nominate fics in all or just one category, but just one nomination per category per month.
2. All fics must relate to LOST. They may contain OCs or be AU, but must either have characters from LOST or be based on the concept of LOST.
3. Include fic title, author, and link to story when nominating and specify which category you are nominating in. Like so:
BEST GEN FIC
Fic Title by lj user
LINK -- (just cut and pasted, please!)
4. Fics and authors do not have to be on LJ.
5. Fics can be new or old - as long as they have not previously won in any category. (Fics that have already won individually can be reconsidered if they are part of a series that has not already won *as* a series.) HERE is the list of previous winners. Fics that have been previously nominated but not won may be nominated again.
6. You do not have to join the comm to nominate or vote.
7. All nominations are done via screened comments to preserve anonymity.
8. Fics nominated in multiple categories will be considered in the category where the largest instance of nominations exist. In the instance of a tie, the moderators will read the fic and choose a category accordingly.
9. Please do not nominate fics that are f-locked. If you would like to nominate a locked fic, please ask the author first if they wouldn't mind unlocking it.
REGULAR CATEGORIES
BEST GEN FIC - Generally, a fic that is canonical or genre-based, where romance is not the main focus of the story. G, PG, or R.
BEST HET FIC - A fic that features a het pairing. G, PG, or R (or equivalent rating).
BEST NC-17 HET FIC - A het fic that is rated NC-17.
BEST SLASH FIC - A fic that features a slash pairing. G, PG, or R.
BEST NC-17 SLASH FIC - A slash fic that is rated NC-17.
BEST FIC FEATURING AN UNUSUAL PAIRING -- A romantic fic that features characters who are not usually romantically linked in fic. Any rating.
BEST SERIES - A fic with multiple installments, or sequels. Any rating. You can now nominate sequential, related fics where one individual fic has already won an award. Entire series that have already won in any category cannot be nominated again.
BEST HUMOROUS FIC - A fic that is funny! Any rating.
OUTSTANDING FIRST FIC - Must be the author's first foray into Lost fandom. Any rating.
AUTHOR OF THE MONTH - No nominations accepted for this category. Results will be drawn statistically from the voting in all other categories.
ROTATING CATEGORIES
BEST OT3 FIC -- A fic that explores the romantic relationship between three (or more) characters. Any rating.
BEST DRABBLE -- Best fic that is (approximately) 100 words. Single, double and triple drabbles can be nominated, but the total fic cannot be more than 300 words. Any pairing, any genre, any rating.
SPECIAL CATEGORY (MOD'S CHOICE) -- RESCUE FICS -- Any fic about getting rescued from the island, whether canon-based or purely speculative. Hopeful, tragic, whatever you got! To narrow the focus a bit, please make sure that fics feature a rescue scenario and are not just set post-rescue. Thank you!
General Nominating Guidelines:
1. You may nominate fics in all or just one category, but just one nomination per category per month.
2. All fics must relate to LOST. They may contain OCs or be AU, but must either have characters from LOST or be based on the concept of LOST.
3. Include fic title, author, and link to story when nominating and specify which category you are nominating in. Like so:
BEST GEN FIC
Fic Title by lj user
LINK -- (just cut and pasted, please!)
4. Fics and authors do not have to be on LJ.
5. Fics can be new or old - as long as they have not previously won in any category. (Fics that have already won individually can be reconsidered if they are part of a series that has not already won *as* a series.) HERE is the list of previous winners. Fics that have been previously nominated but not won may be nominated again.
6. You do not have to join the comm to nominate or vote.
7. All nominations are done via screened comments to preserve anonymity.
8. Fics nominated in multiple categories will be considered in the category where the largest instance of nominations exist. In the instance of a tie, the moderators will read the fic and choose a category accordingly.
9. Please do not nominate fics that are f-locked. If you would like to nominate a locked fic, please ask the author first if they wouldn't mind unlocking it.