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Hey guys,

The deadline to have your nominations ready to compete is tonight - 11:59 PM
GMT, on June 21. I've mentioned this in several admin posts here, but there
was a snafu with the website. The wrong date was displayed in the FAQ. It
was also displayed in the email all authors were sent at the end of
nominations, though I did email everyone shortly after that correcting the
mistake.

I don't want to penalize authors unfairly because of this mistake. On the
other hand, though, I do want the awards to move forward, so we can keep to
later deadlines that have been publicized. We are working under a pretty
tight timeline right now, and volunteers need to start setting up categories
and subcategories within the next few days, or things will get more
confusing down the line. But I see at least one author expected to have more
time. And since there was a mistake on the website, I want to give any
confused authors the time they need.

So, here's what we're going to do. On June 22 I will withdraw those
nominations that aren't ready to compete.

HOWEVER! If you email me by June 28 with the information necessary to fill
out your form, I will fill out your form for you, and will restore your
nomination so it will still be able to compete.

The catch is, we will start work on categories on June 22. If you complete
your form after then (but before June 28), we will work you into one of the
categories and subcategories that are set up. You may not get as good a
placement as if you were done by the 21st, and the sooner you are done, the
better it will be. Of course we will do our best to put you in the main
category and subcategory you indicated on your story form.

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The story form requires the following information. If you need to complete
your form by email, please copy the below text into an email and fill out
any information that needs to be added or changed. You may leave items blank
if you already provided them when filling out your form via our website

1. Author Name -
2. Title -
3. Story URL -
*4. Story Type -
5. Did your story previously compete? If so, when? -
*6. Story Length -
7. Further description for drabble, WIP, or ficlet -
*8. Rating -
9. Reason for Rating -
10. Story summary (max 400 characters) -
*11. Main Category Choices -

--- FIRST CHOICE:
--- SECOND CHOICE:
--- THIRD CHOICE:

*12. Characters for Categorization (list up to three) -
*13. Story Setting (list up to two) -
*14. Subgenres (list up to three) -
*15. Characters for readers (list up to seven) -
*16. Event and Time Periods (list up to three) -
*17. Source Materials Used -
18. (Opt.) Alternate URL -

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OPTIONS FOR ASTERISK'D ITEMS

4. Story Type - Choose one of...

--- Drabble: for pieces exactly 100 words, or series of the same
--- Incomplete
--- Non-Fiction
--- Poetry
--- Story: For all finished prose that isn't a drabble

6. Story Length - Choose one of...

--- True drabble: exactly one hundred words
--- Drabble series: series where each part is a true drabble
--- Ficlet: <1,000 words but not also a drabble
--- Ficlet series: series where each part is a ficlet
--- Short story: 1,001-10,000 words
--- Medium Length: 10,001-40,000 words
--- Novel: 40,001+ words

8. Rating - Choose one of...

--- General
--- Teen
--- Mature

11. Main Categories - Choose three of...

--- Genres: Adventure; Alternate Universe; Character Study; Crossover;
Drama; Ficlets; Horror; Humor; Longer Works; Mystery; Non-Fiction; Romance
--- Races: Dwarves; Elves; Hobbits; Men; Other Beings; Villains
--- Times: First Age and Prior; Second and Early Third Age; Pre-Ring War;
Ring War; Post-Ring War and Beyond; Modern Times; Multi-Age

12-16. The various lists of characters, events, etc. are available via the
story filter on our website. (Log in to the website and click "Stories" at
the top of the page.) Alternately, describe what you would like, and I will
tell you what available options are closest.

17. Choose as many of the following options as necessary:

--- The Lord of the Rings (novel)
--- The Hobbit (novel)
--- The Silmarillion
--- Other Tolkien Book
--- Peter Jackson's movie trilogy
--- Some other adaptation of any of Tolkien's books
--- Some other fictional universe (Harry Potter, Star Trek, etc.)
--- Real-life history

You may also specify specific Tolkien books used, if you like.

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I hope this will allow those authors who want to compete, to do so, without
unfairly penalizing authors. Let me know if you have any questions.

Marta