1. Stories of any rating are allowed,
but an accurate rating must be specified on the nomination form no
matter what.
2. Stories must be complete. Series
don't have to be, unless they are more like chapters of one story.
Then the series should reach a satisfactory conclusion, even if it
might be added to later.
3. Any one story can be nominated for
a maximum of three categories. If a story is nominated more times than
that, it will only be considered in the first three categories
received.
4. Any author may be nominated only once
per category. Come on, this is pretty common sense - If you're
nominated more than once per category, you are essentially competing
against yourself and annoying the judges. So why do that to yourself?
5. New Rule! A maximum of five
stories by any author can be nominated. Only the first five stories
nominated by any author will be accepted, unless the author
specifically asks otherwise. Think about it - 5 stories, up to 3
categories each...that's as many as 15 nominations for one author. So,
that should definitely be enough!
6. An author may nominate themselves
or be nominated by another. If an author is nominated and wishes to
remove themselves from consideration or change the categories they are
in, they may email
me and I will do this for them.
7. Modified Rule! Stories must
fit the categories in which they were nominated in order to win...or
even really be considered. Check the categories page before you
nominate a story! Series are only eligible for the "Best
Series" award. Individual stories within a series, however, may
be nominated in other categories if they are capable of standing on
their own.
8. Modified Rule! Any story
that has won a previous round may not win again, to better leave the
awards open to newer stories. A winning author from the Winter 2002
round may not win the same category this round. Check the winners list
if you are uncertain.
9. At least five stories must be
nominated in any category for the competition to run.
10. An email address for the author
must be included in the nomination.
11. The address given should be the
direct URL of the story - I don't have time to go fishing through a
website to try and find all of the stories.
