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2010 Stories

Genres: Adventure

First Place: Flame of the Desert by pandemonium_213 (Story Info)

Second Place: Blackbow by Isabeau of Greenlea (Story Info)

Third Place: The Ranger and the Hobbit by Cairistiona (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: A Son of Eärendil by DrummerWench (Story Info)

Little Tolkien by Mortizya (Story Info)

The Blue Boar by Minniemoggie (Story Info)

Wicked Thieving Elf! by Ellie (Story Info)

Genres: Alternate Universe

First Place: Five Things That Never Happened To Bilbo Baggins by Dreamflower (Story Info)

Second Place: Starship by shirebound (Story Info)

Third Place: King's Ransom by splix (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Before the Fall by Elleth (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Choices by Linaewen (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: To be Black by Encairion (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: When I Said I Would Die A Bachelor by Nancy Brooke (Story Info)

Gilraen the Living Dead by Sivan Shemesh (Story Info)

The Joys of a Beard by Soledad (Story Info)

The Son of Glóin by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

The Tinker's Tale by Levade (Story Info)

Genres: Alternate Universe: Incomplete

First Place: You Live Your Life in the Shadow of the Mountain by Darth Fingon (Story Info)

Second Place: A Bit of Rope by Aiwendiel (Story Info)

Third Place: Sons of Thunder by ziggy (Story Info)

Fear, Elrond, Fear! by Sivan Shemesh (Story Info)

Mountain Guards by Malicean (Story Info)

Sylvanlight, Book I by slflew (Story Info)

Genres: Character Study

First Place: Broken by Thundera Tiger (Story Info)

Second Place: In the deep places of the world by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Third Place: Turn Down an Empty Glass by Keiliss (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: The Light by Pearl Took (Story Info)

In the Cards by Dwimordene (Story Info)

Lessons Learned by Anna Wing (Story Info)

To the Crossroads by Isabeau of Greenlea (Story Info)

Warm Bread by KyMahalei (Story Info)

Genres: Character Study: Angst

First Place: The Return of the King by Jael (Story Info)

Second Place: No One Rembers by Canafinwe (Story Info)

Third Place: Walls of White by Elleth (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Seeds in Dark Earth by Ilthit (Story Info)

A King in Winter by Jedi Sapphire (Story Info)

Lonely Watches by Canafinwe (Story Info)

Rebuffed by MithLuin (Story Info)

Genres: Character Study: Drabble Series

First Place: A Decent and Respectable Hobbit by Dreamflower (Story Info)

Second Place: Warping Arda: Spectrum by Clodia (Story Info)

Third Place: Seasons of Gladness by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Midsummer's Eve by Dwimordene (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Misericordia by Dwimordene (Story Info)

Arrival in Avallone by rhyselle (Story Info)

Harvest Dreams by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Not In Our Stars by Tanaqui (Story Info)

To look out upon life by Cairistiona (Story Info)

Genres: Character Study: Dunedain

First Place: Beneath the Surface by Canafinwe (Story Info)

Second Place: Pale faced Tark by Canafinwe (Story Info)

Third Place: The New Queen’s Bounty by Larner (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Bruises by Soledad (Story Info)

Darkest Before the Dawn by Leianora (Story Info)

In Which Comes Sorrow Long Expected by Anna Wing (Story Info)

The Gift of Foresight by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Genres: Character Study: Family

First Place: The Apology of Elrond by Canafinwe (Story Info)

Second Place: Reflections by Perkyandproud (Story Info)

Third Place: Self-Defense by Isabeau of Greenlea (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Old Horses by Crantz/Snacky CoAuthors (Story Info)

A Copper Band by Himring (Story Info)

Cold Comfort by Soledad (Story Info)

The Greatest Warrior by Windsurfbabe (Story Info)

Genres: Character Study: Gapfiller

First Place: Tie Me to This Our Ancient Earth by Mercurie (Story Info)

Second Place: Fourteen Days by Rabidsamfan (Story Info)

Third Place: Darkness Creeping by Ygrain (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: A Meal Fit for a King by Aranel Took (Story Info)

Elusive Scents in Wartime by Thevina Finduilas (Story Info)

Moments by Gandalf 3213 (Story Info)

Overheard in the Dark by Dreamflower (Story Info)

Sisterhood by Marta (Story Info)

Genres: Character Study: General Drabbles

First Place: Innocence by Dwimordene (Story Info)

Second Place: Following the Star by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Third Place: The Ranger's Respite by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Fired Up by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Good News by Paranoidangel (Story Info)

Vigilance by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Genres: Character Study: Gondor Drabbles

First Place: Tree of Life and Death by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Second Place: The Long and Winding Road by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Third Place: What The Lightning Said: 20th June 3018, Minas Tirith by Azalais (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: A Steward's Dreams by Marta (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Calm by Wormwood (Story Info)

First Time by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Stalk like a Snow-troll by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Genres: Character Study: The Silmarillion

First Place: Into This Wild Abyss by pandemonium_213 (Story Info)

Second Place: Goldilocks and the Three Balrogs by Clodia (Story Info)

Third Place: Flying Free by Keiliss (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Along Came A Spider by Aeärwen (Story Info)

Even Roses Have Thorns by Lady Roisin (Story Info)

The Death of a Star by Encairion (Story Info)

Vignettes of Beleriand - The Giant Vampire Bat Problem by Anna Wing (Story Info)

Genres: Character Study: Vignettes

First Place: Slipped Under the Door of the Master Bedroom, September 25, 1444 by Celeritas (Story Info)

Second Place: Knife's Edge by Rumpleteasza (Story Info)

Third Place: The Passing of Fire by Primsong (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Unravelling by Elleth (Story Info)

Five Kisses for Rosie Cotton by Ilthit (Story Info)

RECONCILIATION: Ascent by Fiondil (Story Info)

Seasons of Rivendell by Anna Wing (Story Info)

Genres: Crossover

First Place: To Face the Wolf by Maglor's finch (Story Info)

Second Place: A Singular Honour by Shemyaza1 (Story Info)

Third Place: Dwarf Fashions by Virtuella (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: To Represent the Wizzards by aotearoan (Story Info)

Encore by Lady Roisin (Story Info)

Return of The Key. by curiouswombat (Story Info)

Tempered Rain by Ilada'Jefiv (Story Info)

The Devil Is In The Detail by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Genres: Drama

First Place: Hostage by SurgicalSteel (Story Info)

Second Place: Prodigal by Aeärwen (Story Info)

Third Place: Of Cabbages and Kings by Lamiel (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: The Song of a Friend by KyMahalei (Story Info)

At the Edge of the World by Lady Roisin (Story Info)

Caught Between by Mysterious Jedi (Story Info)

Tales from Tol Eressea by Mithadan (Story Info)

When the Stars do not Shine by Mirach (Story Info)

Genres: Drama: Aragorn or Hobbits

First Place: A Star in Midwinter by Cairistiona (Story Info)

Second Place: The Fairy Wife by Daffodil Furrow (Story Info)

Third Place: Yavanna's Gift by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

All Was Safe With the Sea by RadcliffePotter (Story Info)

Hobbit Aid by Dreamflower (Story Info)

The Last Gift by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

Genres: Drama: Family or Children

First Place: King of Shadowed Halls by Jael (Story Info)

Second Place: The Last Gift by Ellynn (Story Info)

Third Place: Silver Bells by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

Find Me by StarLight9 (Story Info)

Half-Brother by Ellie (Story Info)

Little Bird by Soledad (Story Info)

Genres: Drama: Gapfiller

First Place: Gentlemen's Agreement by khazar_khum (Story Info)

Second Place: The Most Timid Hobbit by Antane (Story Info)

Third Place: Weapons Forged by Larner (Story Info)

Foundlings by Aeärwen (Story Info)

What Becomes of Snow? by RadcliffePotter (Story Info)

Who Shall Be the Bearer? by RadcliffePotter (Story Info)

Genres: Drama: General Mixed Drabbles

First Place: Enlightenment by Mercurie (Story Info)

Second Place: BONES FOUND ON POSH ESTATE by MrKinch (Story Info)

Third Place: Choosing by rhyselle (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Before the Black Gate, Second Age 3434 by Azalais (Story Info)

The Insolence of the Corsairs by Tanaqui (Story Info)

The Last (un)Homely House by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Genres: Drama: Gondor or Rohan

First Place: Hearts in Stone by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Second Place: The Moon Has Waned by Erfan Starled (Story Info)

Third Place: Ice Sculptures by Shipwright's Trick (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: A Sting in the Tale by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Promises by Lialathuveril (Story Info)

The Fourth of July by agape4gondor (Story Info)

The Lady by alex_quine (Story Info)

Genres: Drama: Gondor or Rohan Mixed Drabbles

First Place: In the Uncertain Hour Before Morning by Wormwood (Story Info)

Second Place: Quarantine by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Third Place: Peace Denied by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

A Question of Character by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Fruition by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Imminent Defeat by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

Genres: Drama: Hurt/Comfort

First Place: The Riddle of Strider by Cairistiona (Story Info)

Second Place: Explaining by Larner (Story Info)

Third Place: A Forgotten Song by KyMahalei (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Returning to Cirith Thoronath by Mirach (Story Info)

Kin No More by Ellie (Story Info)

Sing and Be Glad, All Ye Children of the West by RadcliffePotter (Story Info)

Tales from Tol Eressea: Conversations in Avallone by Mithadan (Story Info)

The House of Uial and the Tale of The Last son by Elvenson (Story Info)

Genres: Drama: Incomplete

First Place: The Tempered Steel by Lyra (Story Info)

Second Place: To Everything ... Time by Estelyn Telcontar (Story Info)

Third Place: Oh, Mercy by Lanyon (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: A Beleriand Treasury of Childish Tales by Clodia (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: And The Woods Responded by Windsurfbabe (Story Info)

Duty by Lindelea (Story Info)

Quest by Cathleen (Story Info)

Tablut by NeumeIndil (Story Info)

The Cusp of Victory by Kara's Aunty (Story Info)

Genres: Drama: Later Age Elves

First Place: Ghost by Aeärwen (Story Info)

Second Place: Reach for the Stars by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Third Place: Sacrifices by Aeärwen (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: The Light Returned by Ellynn (Story Info)

Gil-Estel by Mirach (Story Info)

Never Look Back by Independence1776 (Crystal113) (Story Info)

Starlit Shadows by StarSpray (Story Info)

The Valley is Jolly by Canafinwe (Story Info)

Genres: Drama: Quenta Silmarillion

First Place: The World That Ends With You by Minviendha (Story Info)

Second Place: Within a Dark Wood by Marchwriter (Story Info)

Third Place: After the Fall by clotho123 (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: A Part in Great Deeds by Hallbera (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Envy by Larner (Story Info)

A Long Time Falling by Himring (Story Info)

Blessed by Fortune by Ellie (Story Info)

Different Terms by Lyra (Story Info)

The Imperishable Flame by Eärillë (AiedailWing) (Story Info)

Genres: Ficlet

First Place: After the Hour of Doom by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Second Place: The Tower by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Third Place: Not All Who Wander Are Lost by Kaylee Arafinwiel (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: A Deck of Heroes by Larner (Story Info)

Each Familiar Bough by aranelgoldenflower (Story Info)

Farewell by mirasaui (Story Info)

Fifteen Hot Haradrim by Isabeau of Greenlea (Story Info)

Genres: Ficlet: Eriador or Shire

First Place: Meeting of Quiet Minds by Virtuella (Story Info)

Second Place: The First One by Isabeau of Greenlea (Story Info)

Third Place: In the Corner by DrummerWench (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Paradise Lost by Isabeau of Greenlea (Story Info)

Heirs of Gondor by Ainu Laire (Story Info)

The Birthday Guest by Primsong (Story Info)

Uninvited by Windsurfbabe (Story Info)

Genres: Ficlet: Gondor

First Place: The Archivist by foxrafer (csevans8) (Story Info)

Second Place: In the King's Shadow by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Third Place: The Silver Tree by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: For This Relief Much Thanks by Azalais (Story Info)

Design Flaw by Isabeau of Greenlea (Story Info)

Not so like Luthien, After All by Maeglin (Story Info)

Spring Dance by Leianora (Story Info)

Genres: Ficlet: The Silmarillion

First Place: Till my Last Breath by Ellynn (Story Info)

Second Place: Roads Not Taken by clotho123 (Story Info)

Third Place: No Regrets by clotho123 (Story Info)

Crude Material by Ygrain (Story Info)

The Eye of the Beholder by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

The Morning Fog by Phyncke (Story Info)

Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet

First Place: Unrequited by elfscribe (Story Info)

Second Place: Judgment by Aeärwen (Story Info)

Third Place: Riding the Fire by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

A Question of Dialect by The Lauderdale (Story Info)

Balrog by Phyncke (Story Info)

Pilgrimage by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet: Chilren or Family

First Place: Expectations by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Second Place: Fosterage by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Third Place: Kinsmen by Isabeau of Greenlea (Story Info)

A Rose By Any Other Name by Marta (Story Info)

Sand and Flame by Marta (Story Info)

The Hope of Spring by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet: Gondor or Rohan

First Place: Some Like It Hot - But Maybe Not Quite That Hot by Virtuella (Story Info)

Second Place: Ranger's Dawn by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Third Place: Filling the Breach by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

From the Ashes by Marta (Story Info)

Harbinger by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Lessons by Nath (Story Info)

Genres: Horror

First Place: Under the Forest Eaves by Jael (Story Info)

Second Place: Spoils of War by Aeärwen (Story Info)

Third Place: Hastaina by Dawn Felagund (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Tales from Vairë's Loom: Beyond The Galvorn Door by Fiondil (Story Info)

Crossroads of Light and Shadow by Mirach (Story Info)

One by One by Eärillë (AiedailWing) (Story Info)

Questioning by Larner (Story Info)

The Tower at Dol Amroth by agape4gondor (Story Info)

Genres: Humor

First Place: The Ladies' Guide To Middle-earth's Eligible Bachelors by Virtuella (Story Info)

Second Place: More Than Meets The Eye by Ignoble Bard (Story Info)

Third Place: The Coimas War by Russandol (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Pillow Talk by Lyra (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Transformation by Larner (Story Info)

A Lesson Learned by agape4gondor (Story Info)

Holiday by Nath (Story Info)

In Vino Veritas by Marta (Story Info)

Vignettes of the Blessed Realm - Caranthir in Lorien by Anna Wing (Story Info)

Genres: Humor: Comedy/Drama

First Place: O Misfortune! by Hallbera (Story Info)

Second Place: This Side of Paradise by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

Third Place: Some Things Never Change by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Lover's Leap by Ellie (Story Info)

A Gift by KyMahalei (Story Info)

And Just Whose Wedding Is This? by Larner (Story Info)

The Noldo is IN by Beruthiel's Cat (Story Info)

Genres: Humor: Eriador or Shire

First Place: Undue Patience by Celeritas (Story Info)

Second Place: A Pretense at Civility by Larner (Story Info)

Third Place: The Wizard and the Ranger by Gandalfs apprentice (Story Info)

For Better, or For Worse by Cathleen (Story Info)

Hey Diddle Diddle, the Cat and the Fiddle, the Goat Jumped Over the Moon by Cathleen (Story Info)

The Christmas Closet by Geale (Story Info)

Genres: Humor: Gondor

First Place: Unripened Fruit by Gwynnyd (Story Info)

Second Place: A Cold Night in June by agape4gondor (Story Info)

Third Place: Refuge by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: A Day In The Life Of The Royal Gondorian Aerial Corps by Anna Wing (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Wedding Traditions by Vilwarin (Story Info)

Brink of the Sea by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

Eomer goes Fishing by Lady Bluejay (Story Info)

Fresh Meat by Marta (Story Info)

Genres: Humor: Incomplete

First Place: Not Quite A Maia by Kara's Aunty (Story Info)

Second Place: Tales of Older Days by Clodia (Story Info)

Third Place: Bringing Trouble to Barad-dur by Chisscientist (Story Info)

Hobbit Stew by Kara's Aunty (Story Info)

Oh No! Another Lord of the Rings Parody by Kitt Otter (Story Info)

The Silmarillion Gospel by Araloth the Random (Story Info)

Genres: Humor: Mixed Drabbles

First Place: Mightier than the Sword – Indigo by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Second Place: Master of Imladris by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

Third Place: The Greeting Song by Súlriel (Story Info)

'A' is for 'Apple'. by curiouswombat (Story Info)

Barreling Out of Mirkwood by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

The Love of Learning by Jay of Lasgalen (Story Info)

Genres: Humor: Parody or Black Humor

First Place: Orcs at School by Virtuella (Story Info)

Second Place: Kinslayer by Russandol (Story Info)

Third Place: By The Book by Ignoble Bard (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Fighting Enemies by Larner (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Monty Python's 'Fellowship of the Ring' by Morthoron (Story Info)

Fair Wanderer, Thou Makest Me Sick by Araloth the Random (Story Info)

Legolas the Bane of My Existence by rosethorn59 (Story Info)

Lord of the Glittering Harem by viv (Story Info)

Tears on the Battlefield by Alassante (Story Info)

The Fanfiction Testament by Araloth the Random (Story Info)

Genres: Longer Works

First Place: Truth Be Told by Virtuella (Story Info)

Second Place: The Sword of Elendil by Gandalfs apprentice (Story Info)

Third Place: I Entulesse by MJ (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Interrupted Journeys: Journeys Out of Grief by elliska (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Swan Song by Ithilwen (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: The Sell-Sword and the Prince by Lady Bluejay (Story Info)

Ten Thousand Years Will Not Suffice by agape4gondor (Story Info)

The Findaráto Diaries by Fiondil (Story Info)

The Queen's Orc by jodancingtree (Story Info)

Typically Atypical Book I by Elaura (Story Info)

Yew by Pearl Took (Story Info)

Genres: Longer Works: Incomplete

First Place: A Long and Weary Way by Canafinwe (Story Info)

Second Place: Or Perchance, When the Last Little Star by Larner (Story Info)

Third Place: The Price of Duty by Encairion (Story Info)

Tainted Light by Eldalie (Story Info)

The Embalmer's Apprentice by Lyra (Story Info)

Genres: Mystery

First Place: A Disgrace to Gondor by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Second Place: A Light in May by Antigone Q (Story Info)

Third Place: Looking For Boromir by Valente (Story Info)

A Slaying in Scarlet by Gloromeien (Story Info)

Into the Woods by Wormwood (Story Info)

Olórë Malë by Eärillë (AiedailWing) (Story Info)

Genres: Non-Fiction

First Place: Elvish Fanons and Canon Contradictions (Or, how to get those canatics off your case for stuff you were right about in the first place) by Darth Fingon (Story Info)

Second Place: Ring-bearers, Aging, and Life in Aman by GamgeeFest (Story Info)

Third Place: Hobbit Names and Naming Conventions by Dreamflower (Story Info)

Are you on the outside looking in, or the inside looking out? by Dreamflower (Story Info)

'Sindarin' is a Quenya Word: how the clan names make Elvish more confusing by Darth Fingon (Story Info)

Tolkien in Love by Eldalie (Story Info)

Genres: Non-Fiction: Character Essays

First Place: Aragorn - a feminist's nightmare? by Virtuella (Story Info)

Second Place: Celebrimbor by Oshun (Story Info)

Third Place: Take Pity upon Him: Did Maedhros Really Threaten to Kill Elrond and Elros at the Third Kinslaying? by Dawn Felagund (Story Info)

A Man of Quality: Faramir, Captain of Gondor by Antane (Story Info)

An Essay on Frodo Baggins by Margaret Watkins (Story Info)

Frodo and Grace by Baillie from Bree (Story Info)

Genres: Poetry

First Place: The Drums by Malicean (Story Info)

Second Place: A Mighty Bridge Invisible by Noliel (Story Info)

Third Place: Not So Easily Mended by jan-u-wine (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: The Pathway of Dreams II by Nerdanel (Story Info)

Gilraen's Lullaby by Mirach (Story Info)

Obsession by Calenlass Greenleaf (Story Info)

The OTHER Lays of Beleriand by Chisscientist (Story Info)

Genres: Poetry: Character Study

First Place: Harthad by jan-u-wine (Story Info)

Second Place: Unbroken by jan-u-wine (Story Info)

Third Place: What do you fear milady? by elfenears (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Corruption by Calenlass Greenleaf (Story Info)

A Friend in Need by Kara's Aunty (Story Info)

Addiction by Calenlass Greenleaf (Story Info)

Contrapposto by Marta (Story Info)

Genres: Poetry: Drama

First Place: Tears for the Fallen by pandemonium_213 (Story Info)

Second Place: End of Days by Shipwright's Trick (Story Info)

Third Place: How I Wish by Dawn Felagund (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: And Come What Sorrow Can by jan-u-wine (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Anniversary (March 13, 1420 S.R.) by jan-u-wine (Story Info)

Descent by Lady Roisin (Story Info)

Forty Days by Marta (Story Info)

Genres: Poetry: Hobbits

First Place: Minas Morgul by Baillie from Bree (Story Info)

Second Place: Across So Wide a Sea by jan-u-wine (Story Info)

Third Place: A New Light by Marigold (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Frodo of the Shire by Baillie from Bree (Story Info)

And I Don't Mean To by jan-u-wine (Story Info)

Shall I Sing? by Larner (Story Info)

Sunlight by Margaret Watkins (Story Info)

Genres: Romance

First Place: The Abduction of Éomer, King of Rohan by Lialathuveril (Story Info)

Second Place: Through a Glass, Darkly by Beruthiel's Cat (Story Info)

Third Place: Chasing Waterfalls by Ignoble Bard (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: First Glance by Marta (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: The Fabled Courtship of Elanor the Fair by the_arc5 (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: The Prince and the Shepherdess by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

A Little Closer to the Edge, My Love … by Súlriel (Story Info)

Better Things to Do by viv (Story Info)

Looking at the Stars and Counting the Hours by Himring (Story Info)

Perfect Happiness by Jedi Sapphire (Story Info)

Scattered Leaves by Eldalie (Story Info)

Genres: Romance: Dunedain

First Place: Pure Morning by curiouswombat (Story Info)

Second Place: Gilraen, the Fair by Gwynnyd (Story Info)

Third Place: Love Began Here by Adonnen Estenniel (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: A Seal upon thine Heart by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

A Blossom of Marble by NeumeIndil (Story Info)

Shieldbrothers by Soledad (Story Info)

When Winter Comes by Marta (Story Info)

Races: Cross-Cultural

First Place: The Courier by Jael (Story Info)

Second Place: A Dangerous Hunger by Ignoble Bard (Story Info)

Third Place: Uldor by Himring (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Orcs in Hobbiton by The Lauderdale (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Strange Land by Elfique (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: The Battle of the Kitchen by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Beneath Golden Leaves by Avon (Story Info)

Dark Power Arising by Shemyaza1 (Story Info)

Hope of a Star by Mirach (Story Info)

Hyarmendil by Dwimordene (Story Info)

Once Upon a Blizzard by Fiondil (Story Info)

We Speak Through Music by Eärillë (AiedailWing) (Story Info)

Races: Cross-Cultural: Friendship

First Place: The Longest Night by Dawn Felagund (Story Info)

Second Place: Size Isn't Everything by Bodkin (Story Info)

Third Place: Witness to a Crime by Dreamflower (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Dance in the Moonlight by KyMahalei (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Felagund and the Noegyth Nibin by Soledad (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Lord of Gifts by shirebound (Story Info)

Dol Amroth Dip-tych by Dwimordene (Story Info)

Friends in Need by Dreamflower (Story Info)

Only the Owl Saw it All by Levade (Story Info)

Surprises of Yule by Ainu Laire (Story Info)

The Trees Were Burning by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

Races: Cross-Cultural: Gapfiller

First Place: The Man Who Grew Tomatoes by pandemonium_213 (Story Info)

Second Place: Stranger at the Gates by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Third Place: Praiseworthy by Thundera Tiger (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: A Choice of Life or Death by Larner (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: At the Last It Biteth by Mercurie (Story Info)

Of Wine and Song by Ellie (Story Info)

Tales from Vairë's Loom: Sun-in-Eclipse by Fiondil (Story Info)

The Road to Edoras by Dreamflower (Story Info)

To Lead His People by Dreamflower (Story Info)

Races: Cross-Cultural: Incomplete

First Place: In The House of Elrond by Aeärwen (Story Info)

Second Place: 'Til Death Do Us Part by Haleth (Story Info)

Third Place: Another Road by KyMahalei (Story Info)

Crystal Green by Eärillë (AiedailWing) (Story Info)

Hand to Hand by Adaneth (Story Info)

Murder in the White City by Jedi Sapphire (Story Info)

Races: Cross-Cultural: Mixed Drabbles

First Place: Giants' Game by Larner (Story Info)

Second Place: An Autumn Journey by Jay of Lasgalen (Story Info)

Third Place: Translations from the Elvish by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Triptych by Adaneth (Story Info)

Two Copper Pennies by Mysterious Jedi (Story Info)

Unbearable Parting by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

Races: Dwarves

First Place: A Dwarven Yuletide by Soledad (Story Info)

Second Place: Mazarbul by Thundera Tiger (Story Info)

Third Place: Questing by Thundera Tiger (Story Info)

In Durin's Day by Marta (Story Info)

In the Shelter of Destroyed Dreams by Thevina Finduilas (Story Info)

Unanswerable Questions by Thevina Finduilas (Story Info)

Races: Elves

First Place: Blood and Fire by Clodia (Story Info)

Second Place: Bee-Elves by Darth Fingon (Story Info)

Third Place: Avar and Away by Ignoble Bard (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: In His Eyes by Alassante (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Tales from Vairë's Loom: The Exilic Noldo’s Guide to Coping with Post-Helcaraxë Stress Syndrome (or PHSS) by Fiondil (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: The Day of the Dragon by Keiliss (Story Info)

A Bit of a Bore by Himring (Story Info)

Elves Don't Celebrate Yule by rhyselle (Story Info)

Pity Us Not by j_dav (JDE) (Story Info)

The Dance of Flute and Harp by Lintalome (Amaranth) (Story Info)

Vignettes of the Blessed Realm - Everyday Life In Tol Eressea by Anna Wing (Story Info)

Races: Elves: Drabbles

First Place: Ash to Ash by Dawn Felagund (Story Info)

Second Place: First Snowfall by curiouswombat (Story Info)

Third Place: Always Something There to Remind Me by curiouswombat (Story Info)

Determined by Aeärwen (Story Info)

More Than Memory by Marta (Story Info)

Seeking Perfection by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Races: Elves: Mirkwood Elves

First Place: Through The Mirror of Fire by Esteliel (Story Info)

Second Place: The Little Prince by ningloreth (Story Info)

Third Place: A Tale from the Wilderland by KyMahalei (Story Info)

Alone at Yule by laichiril (Story Info)

Forest Assault by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

The End? by Sivan Shemesh (Story Info)

Races: Elves: Noldorin Elves

First Place: No Justice to Yourself by Oshun (Story Info)

Second Place: Tales from Vairë's Loom: Tenn' Ambar-Metta by Fiondil (Story Info)

Third Place: Resist Not Evil by Perelleth (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Half-brother in Blood, Full Brother in Heart by Alassante (Story Info)

Brightness by Faenel (Story Info)

By the Grey Light of Dawn by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

Eminently Unsuitable by Himring (Story Info)

Vignettes of the Blessed Realm - Celebrimbor in Mandos by Anna Wing (Story Info)

Races: Hobbits

First Place: Go Not to Aunt Dora for Advice, for She Will Give It at Great Length by Dreamflower (Story Info)

Second Place: Sharing Dinner on Lobelia Lane by Pearl Took (Story Info)

Third Place: Before Luck Runs Out by Marigold (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Roast Mutton by Gandalfs apprentice (Story Info)

A Pirate's Life by Ilthit (Story Info)

A Very Warm Yule by pippinfan88 (Story Info)

One Fine Autumn Day by Dreamflower (Story Info)

Races: Hobbits: Family

First Place: To Absent Friends by Celeritas (Story Info)

Second Place: September Days Across the Brandywine by Dreamflower (Story Info)

Third Place: Worthy of the Name by Marigold (Story Info)

A Not-So-Simple Misunderstanding by Celeritas/Dreamflower/Larner/Pearl Took CoAuthors (Story Info)

Marigold’s Yule by GamgeeFest (Story Info)

Sometimes a Cake is Just a Cake by Cathleen (Story Info)

Races: Hobbits: Mixed Drabbles

First Place: When the Storms of Life are Raging (Stand By Me) by Dreamflower (Story Info)

Second Place: I will take the Ring, though I do not know the way by Lindelea (Story Info)

Third Place: For All Things, A Time by Marta (Story Info)

Dearest Dora by Larner (Story Info)

Learning His Letters by Tanaqui (Story Info)

The Research Project by Larner (Story Info)

Races: Hobbits: Post-Quest

First Place: Sunlight on Ash by Ilthit (Story Info)

Second Place: Sharing Sam by Celeritas (Story Info)

Third Place: Concerning the Matter of Tom Took by Pearl Took (Story Info)

Behind Blue Eyes by Marta (Story Info)

Memorial Day by Antane (Story Info)

The One Left Out of the Conspiracy by Larner (Story Info)

Races: Men

First Place: Penance by SurgicalSteel (Story Info)

Second Place: Tales from Vairë's Loom: To Stand Fast Against the Night by Fiondil (Story Info)

Third Place: Libation by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Death and Life by Golden (Story Info)

Doggerel by Isabeau of Greenlea (Story Info)

Firebug by Isabeau of Greenlea (Story Info)

Races: Men: Drabbles

First Place: Dreams of Trees by Wormwood (Story Info)

Second Place: Mother Country by Altariel (Story Info)

Third Place: Hospitality by Wormwood (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Threshing Songs by curiouswombat (Story Info)

A price worth paying by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies. by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Evergreen by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Races: Men: Featuring Aragorn

First Place: The Bitter and the Sweet by Cairistiona (Story Info)

Second Place: Love Unrequited by Inzilbeth (Story Info)

Third Place: The Fifteenth Fosterling by Inzilbeth (Story Info)

Contrapunto by Gandalfs apprentice (Story Info)

Freedom Is Never Free by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

Rallying Before the Darkness by RadcliffePotter (Story Info)

Races: Other Beings

First Place: Many Hands by Russandol (Story Info)

Second Place: Shades of Black and Grey by Minviendha (Story Info)

Third Place: Cleansed by Larner (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Looking For Dragons by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: One Breath of Air by Celeritas (Story Info)

A Dragon Tale by Pearl Took (Story Info)

Living Jewels by shirebound (Story Info)

Lost and Found by Linaewen (Story Info)

The Fool by Marta (Story Info)

Races: Villains

First Place: How the East Was Won by pandemonium_213 (Story Info)

Second Place: Sacrifice by SurgicalSteel (Story Info)

Third Place: I Shall Not Call the Sunbeam Bright by j_dav (JDE) (Story Info)

The Wrath of Light by Kara's Aunty (Story Info)

Treed by The Lauderdale (Story Info)

Unrest: What Evil Fears by Eonwe (Story Info)

Times: First Age and Prior

First Place: The Choices of the Peredhil by Inzilbeth (Story Info)

Second Place: Encounter in the Forest by Ellynn (Story Info)

Third Place: Tutelage by Marta (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: In Bitterness and Loss by Bodkin (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Lover of Fire by Encairion (Story Info)

Follow Thy Fair Sun, Unhappy Shadow by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Lúthien's Tale by clotho123 (Story Info)

Necessary Sacrifices by Ithilwen (Story Info)

The Havens of Sirion by Inzilbeth (Story Info)

Times: First Age and Prior: Mixed Drabbles

First Place: Dawn & Dusk by Clodia (Story Info)

Second Place: Once Upon a Twilit Time by Clodia (Story Info)

Third Place: This Shining Ember Burns my Hand by Primsong (Story Info)

Five Things That Never Happened to Maglor Feanorion by Elleth (Story Info)

Seasons by Dawn Felagund (Story Info)

The Vessel by Elleth (Story Info)

Times: First Age and Prior: Noldorin Elves

First Place: Unrepentant Lovers by Oshun (Story Info)

Second Place: Geography Lessons by Ithilwen (Story Info)

Third Place: The Journal of Alatáriel, Missionary by Clodia (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Unravelling the Past by rhyselle (Story Info)

A Dangerous Guide by Tanaqui (Story Info)

A Time to Heal by clotho123 (Story Info)

Morning Yearning by Liadan (Story Info)

The Military Relevance of Sewage by Himring (Story Info)

Times: Modern Times

First Place: Elf Academy by Fiondil (Story Info)

Second Place: The Last Hero by Jael (Story Info)

Third Place: Grace by Lanyon (Story Info)

Comfort by Aeärwen (Story Info)

For Every Evil by Mirrordance (Story Info)

In the Hidden Valley by Aeärwen (Story Info)

Times: Post-Ring War and Beyond

First Place: Threnody for the Dispossessed by Kenaz (Story Info)

Second Place: The Jewel of the Shire by Kara's Aunty (Story Info)

Third Place: A Time to Reap by Cathleen (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Fifteen Years by Red Lasbelin (Story Info)

Conquering the Helcaraxë by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Dance by alex_quine (Story Info)

Lasciate Ogne Speranza? by Maglor's finch (Story Info)

Sword and Bow by StarLight9 (Story Info)

Times: Post-Ring War and Beyond: Drabbles

First Place: Reaping the Reward by curiouswombat (Story Info)

Second Place: Scion by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (Story Info)

Third Place: Time's Out of Joint by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Only Sleeping by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Hearts of Home by Súlriel (Story Info)

Home Comforts by Tanaqui (Story Info)

In his father's footsteps by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Jurisdiction by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Times: Post-Ring War and Beyond: Gondor

First Place: The Ring- Day Fete by Larner (Story Info)

Second Place: Passover and Pilgrimage by Larner (Story Info)

Third Place: Of Mice and Men... and Elves... and Dwarves by Marethiel (Story Info)

Good Intentions by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Winters of Yesterday by Golden (Story Info)

Women Of Heart And Mind by Nancy Brooke (Story Info)

Times: Post-Ring War and Beyond: Vignettes

First Place: Passing Grace by Virtuella (Story Info)

Second Place: Small Victories by Raksha the Demon (Story Info)

Third Place: Reckoning by Dwimordene (Story Info)

Pride and Prejudice by Marta (Story Info)

Remembrance in Leather by Raederle (Story Info)

Secrets We Dare Not Tell by Marta (Story Info)

Times: Pre-Ring War

First Place: The Call of Duty: Legolas at Erebor by Jael (Story Info)

Second Place: Escaping By The Dozen by Thundera Tiger (Story Info)

Third Place: Midwinter Forfeit by Gwynnyd (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: A Brotherly Gift by Soledad (Story Info)

A Last Remaining Hope by Rai (Story Info)

A Mother's Hope by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Memory of Faery by Ellie (Story Info)

Small Tokens by Galadriel (Story Info)

Times: Ring War

First Place: In Darkness, Light by Nath (Story Info)

Second Place: The Awakening by MJ (Story Info)

Third Place: Beyond the Pale by Dwimordene (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: The Old That Is Strong by Linda Hoyland (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: To See the Light by Mirach (Story Info)

A Yule to Remember by Cathleen (Story Info)

Close Enough to Touch by ErinRua (Story Info)

Deeper than Breathing by ziggy (Story Info)

No Reason To Celebrate by Linaewen (Story Info)

Times: Ring War: Gapfiller

First Place: The World Below the Mists by Thundera Tiger (Story Info)

Second Place: The Counsels of Men by Thundera Tiger (Story Info)

Third Place: On The Eve Of Battle by Jay of Lasgalen (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Berilac's Errand by Dreamflower (Story Info)

Enduring Moria by White Wolf (Story Info)

On the Turning Away by NeumeIndil (Story Info)

Sacrifices by Eärillë (AiedailWing) (Story Info)

Times: Ring War: Mixed Drabbles

First Place: Rainbow Drabbles by Jay of Lasgalen (Story Info)

Second Place: Resistance by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Third Place: Under a Silent Sky by Marta (Story Info)

Eradication by Breemon (Story Info)

Light of the Evenstar by Nieriel Raina (Story Info)

The Last Resort by Eärillë (AiedailWing) (Story Info)

Times: Second and Early Third Age

First Place: Anadûnai by Darth Fingon (Story Info)

Second Place: Mallorn Torment by Tehta (Story Info)

Third Place: All alone in the Night by Soledad (Story Info)

Honorable Mention: Final Voyage by MithLuin (Story Info)

Burden to Bear by Ellie (Story Info)

Coda by Marta (Story Info)

How Fleeting These Moments by Lady Roisin (Story Info)

Times: Second and Early Third Age: Fall of Numenor

First Place: Touch of a Vanished Hand by elfscribe (Story Info)

Second Place: Woolgathering by pandemonium_213 (Story Info)

Third Place: Coda by Marta (Story Info)

All the Days of Their Grace by Tanaqui (Story Info)

Every Wish by Independence1776 (Crystal113) (Story Info)

Lambe, Ando, Lambe by Lady Roisin (Story Info)