The Halo Awards began in the Summer 2000 to accomplish something I saw no other awards attempting - to recognize the best of BtVS and Angel fan fiction, regardless of where the stories were archived or their genre/pairings/etc. I'd seen specialized awards for specific types of stories, broad awards run through large archives, and even some massive site awards with a couple of fanfic awards, but nothing like this to specifically recognize fan fiction.

The response was delightful, and startling. Since The Halo Awards began, the number of nominees has done nothing but increase in every semi-annual round. And I am thrilled to find The Halo Awards getting mentioned on other sites and mailing lists each time they're in session. Similar awards have been started since I began these. But still, I am always pleased to recognize the best fan fiction I can.

It has also come to my attention that the nominees lists themselves have become a way for stories to gain a little more notice. Some people visit here just for the large lists of nominees. For that reason, the nominees list remains in place until it is time for a new round to start.

New Developments: Starting the Summer 2002 round - our fifth round of these awards! - The Halo Awards have moved on to their own site to best be disassociated from any particular fanfic genre, while still being run by me. :) Also, a number of rules and practices have changed to hopefully smooth out some rough spots and make things as fair as they can be.

Judging vs. Popular Vote: The Halo Awards are judged awards, and for a very good reason. There are excellent fanfic writers out there who have never achieved large, vocal fan followings. There are new authors all the time, excellent and waiting to be discovered. A popular vote does these stories a disservice, and only brings more recognition to stories that already have it. These awards are the new writer's chance to go up against the big names in fan fiction and see if they have what it takes to stand out from the crowd.

There is one downside to a judged award: the concept of being elitist or having a very narrow viewpoint. For that reason, The Halo Awards take on a huge staff of volunteer judges each round. Also, each story is read by more than one judge to best insure that stories are looked at by people with different perspectives. It all comes down to a final list of the best of the best in fan fiction!

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