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> I appreciate what seems to have been an incredible amount of hard 
> work in
> the MEFA 2005 Awards process, from nominations to the Awards 
> themselves.  Thanx
> to all concerned - Ainae, Anthony, Marta, Sulriel and  everyone else.
>

> I wonder, after the Awards are announced, will those who did not  win
> still
> be able to access the reviews for their stories, not to mention all 
> the other
> wonderful stories that were submitted this year, of which only a 
> relative few
> could win or place? 
>

>
> Marta--
> My e-mail software saw the subject line "And the winner is..." and

> message right to the junkmail folder, along with the offers of fake

> watches and Viagra! I couldn't figure out how everyone else already

> the results, LOL! I don't have any special junkmail filters set so

> a default setting of the program. You might want to resend the awards
> notice with a different subject line.
> Regards
> Branwyn
>

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "Jane Abbott" <janeabbt@i...> wrote:
>
> Marta--
> My e-mail software saw the subject line "And the winner is..." and
sent the
> message right to the junkmail folder, along with the offers of fake
Rolex
> watches and Viagra! I couldn't figure out how everyone else already
knew
> the results, LOL! I don't have any special junkmail filters set so
this is
> a default setting of the program. You might want to resend the awards
> notice with a different subject line.
> Regards
> Branwyn
>

Good idea, Branwyn! I have to admit I'm pretty bad at picking subject
lines and seem to have a knack for hitting on ones that to me seem
clever but end up flagged as spam.

Let me know if this comes through okay.

Hey guys,

As promised, here are the results for this year's Middle-earth
Fanfiction Awards. :-D These names will also be available at the
MEFA2005 sites by midnight tonight. A lot of these categories were
really close, and there were lots of well-liked stories that fell just
below the "honourable mention" threshold. (Remember, honourable
mentions are awarded to those stories within three points of third place.)

Don't forget to vote for your favourite banners by midnight tonight
(Central time). These will be available for the authors to use as soon
as we can get bars added specifying the subcategory; we'll email the
winners when the banners are ready for you to use.

And if you have any ideas for the post-mortem, send them to
mefasupport@gmail.com .

Once again, congratulations! To the winners and to the authors of the
many other excellent stories that didn't quite make this list.

Cheers,
Marta

+++++ Gap-Filler +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Gap of Rohan Award (1st Place):
While the Ring Went South..., Thundera Tiger

The Crack of Doom Award (2nd Place):
Just in Case, Marnie

The Black Chasm of Moria Award (3rd Place):
Long Leagues for Little Legs, Fadagaski

Honourable Mention:
Dusk-singer, illyria-pffyffin

=== Drabble ===
The Gap of Rohan Award (1st Place):
A Step in The Dark, SilverMoonLady

The Crack of Doom Award (2nd Place):
Devil of Kindness, Nancy Brooke

The Black Chasm of Moria Award (3rd Place):
No Rival, Tanaqui

Honourable Mention:
Second Watch, Gwynnyd
Ties That Bind, LadyAranel

=== Drama ===
The Gap of Rohan Award (1st Place):
Not Without Hope, Gwynnyd

The Crack of Doom Award (2nd Place):
At the Sammath Naur, Aratlithiel

The Black Chasm of Moria Award (3rd Place):
In the Keeping of the King, Shirebound

=== Grey Company ===
The Gap of Rohan Award (1st Place):
Gathering of the Grey Company, Leaward

The Crack of Doom Award (2nd Place):
Halbarad, Fileg

The Black Chasm of Moria Award (3rd Place):
Weeping Iron Tears, ErinRua

=== Hobbits ===
The Gap of Rohan Award (1st Place):
The Comfort of Good Friends, SilverMoonLady

The Crack of Doom Award (2nd Place):
Good Memories, Like Good Stories, Jeodo Brandybuck

The Black Chasm of Moria Award (3rd Place):
Foolish Hobbit, Tialys

Honourable Mention:
Lightness, Dana
To Water the Dust, Eruanna
Hand in Hand, illyria-pffyffin

=== War of the Ring ===
The Gap of Rohan Award (1st Place):
The Captain's Last Charge, AmandaK

The Crack of Doom Award (2nd Place):
Payment Put Off, pippinfan88

The Black Chasm of Moria Award (3rd Place):
Sunshine and Laughter, Anastasia

Honourable Mention:
For the Common Man, Anoriath

=== Authors: General ===
The Gap of Rohan Award (1st Place):
Thundera Tiger

The Crack of Doom Award (2nd Place):
Marnie

The Black Chasm of Moria Award (3rd Place):
Leaward

Honourable Mention:
ErinRua

=== Authors: Drabbles ===
The Gap of Rohan Award (1st Place):
Dwimordene

The Crack of Doom Award (2nd Place):
Nancy Brooke

The Black Chasm of Moria Award (3rd Place):
ErinRua

Honourable Mention:
Forodwaith
LadyAranel
SilverMoonLady

+++++ Post-Ring War +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Dolor Meus, Werecat

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
The Other Day, Space Weavil

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
March Frost, SilverMoonLady

=== Aman ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Seeds of Old Trees, Marnie

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
The Long Defeat, Perelleth

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
Bearer of Bad Tidings, LOTR_lover

Honourable Mention:
The End of Days, Bejai
Dreme, Singe

=== Final Partings ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Beyond This World, Thundera Tiger

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
Moss and Stone, Altariel

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
Sunstar, illyria-pffyffin

Honourable Mention:
The Last Time, SoundOfHorns

=== Friendship ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Concerning Ladders, grey_wonderer

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
Always Dancing, Mariposa

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
Kingly Gifts, Dreamflower

Honourable Mention:
Memory of Ents, Rabidsamfan

=== Gap-Filler ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Renewal, Bodkin

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
Object Lessons, Aliana

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
In Plain Sight, Aratlithiel

=== General Drabble ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Links, Forodwaith

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
Tales of Old Wives, Lindelea

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
Just A Bit Of Chop, Isabeau of Greenlea

Honourable Mention:
Blossoms, ErinRua
Aragorn Himself Waits for a Sign, Gwynnyd
A Long Awaited Party, Gwynnyd
For Everything There Is A Season, Isabeau of Greenlea
The Greater Gift, Tanaqui
Mother and Son, Tanaqui

=== Gondor ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Bare Feet and Beer, Gwynnyd

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
Greenery, Forodwaith

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
A City of Scarlet Flowers, annmarwalk

Honourable Mention:
Who Will Care?, faramir_boromir

=== Gondor Drabble ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Dandelion Clocks, Alawa

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
Shield and Standard, Dwimordene

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
Remembrance, Ainaechoiriel

Honourable Mention:
Fireside Reflections, Gwynnyd
A New Age, Tanaqui
Seeing, Tanaqui

=== Incomplete ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
The Old Dwarf and the Sea, Isabeau of Greenlea

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
The Bee Charmer rewritten extended edition, pipkinsweetgrass

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
The Trees Remember, VanatheEverYoung

Honourable Mention:
The Road to Edoras, Dreamflower

=== Ithilien Drabble ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
New Home, Tanaqui

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
In Memoriam, Marta

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
Garden, Cheryl

Honourable Mention:
Garden Secrets, Gwynnyd
The Voice of Experience, Ijemanja

=== Romance ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Coming Home, SilverMoonLady

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
Light On the Way, Larner

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
Heart's Desire, Nickey

=== Shire ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Where Roses Grow, pippinfan88

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
Truth and Consequences, Mariposa

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
As Good As You, pearltook1

=== Vignette ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Butterbur and the King, Eledhwen

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
Touche, DragonLady7

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
Weariness, quirky_orthodox

Honourable Mention:
Passages, Flick
In Thranduil's Halls, Gwynnyd

=== Authors: General ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Aliana

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
SilverMoonLady

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
Space Weavil

Honourable Mention:
ErinRua
Werecat

=== Authors: Drabbles ===
The Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Dwimordene

The Legolas, Lord of Ithilien Award (2nd Place):
Forodwaith

The Elladan and Elrohir, Sons of Elrond Award (3rd Place):
Alawa

Honourable Mention:
Isabeau of Greenlea

+++++ The Hobbit +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Shire Award (1st Place):
Tangled Web, daw the minstrel

The Mirkwood Award (2nd Place):
The Tide of Times, daw the minstrel

The Lonely Mountain Award (3rd Place):
Travellers' Tales, Alawa

=== Drabble ===
The Shire Award (1st Place):
There And Back Again, Azalais

The Mirkwood Award (2nd Place):
Our Greatest King, picara

The Lonely Mountain Award (3rd Place):
Anniversary, Marta

=== Vignette ===
The Shire Award (1st Place):
High Flight, Jay of Lasgalen

The Mirkwood Award (2nd Place):
The Sting, tyellas

The Lonely Mountain Award (3rd Place):
The Thrush Who Saved Laketown, jen_loves_elves

Honourable Mention:
The Dragon Gem, Celandine Brandybuck
Desiring Peace, Enros

=== Authors: General ===
The Shire Award (1st Place):
daw the minstrel

The Mirkwood Award (2nd Place):
Alawa

The Lonely Mountain Award (3rd Place):
tyellas

Honourable Mention:
Celandine Brandybuck

=== Authors: Drabbles ===
The Shire Award (1st Place):
Azalais

The Mirkwood Award (2nd Place):
Forodwaith

The Lonely Mountain Award (3rd Place):
picara



+++++ The Lord of the Rings +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Fellowship of the Ring Award (1st Place):
Intertwined, Karri

The Two Towers Award (2nd Place):
Spellbound, Shirebound

The Return of the King Award (3rd Place):
Cormallen, Frodo Baggins of Bag End (Febobe)

=== Drabble ===
The Fellowship of the Ring Award (1st Place):
'Peering in the water as the dark eve fell, I caught him, Gollum.',
Avon

The Two Towers Award (2nd Place):
Olorin I was in my Youth In the West that is Forgotten, Azalais

The Return of the King Award (3rd Place):
Five Things That Never Happened to Faramir & Eowyn, Altariel

Honourable Mention:
Firelight, annmarwalk

=== Elves ===
The Fellowship of the Ring Award (1st Place):
A Question of Duty, daw the minstrel

The Two Towers Award (2nd Place):
May the Valar Protect Them, Nilmandra

The Return of the King Award (3rd Place):
Spring Awakenings, daw the minstrel

=== Gondor ===
The Fellowship of the Ring Award (1st Place):
The Flowers of the Forest, Altariel

The Two Towers Award (2nd Place):
The Room of Tears, Elendiari22

The Return of the King Award (3rd Place):
The Rooster Man of Gondor, Chelsea Nolan

Honourable Mention:
Visions of Despair, Aralanthiriel

=== Hobbits ===
The Fellowship of the Ring Award (1st Place):
Love and Healing, pippinfan88

The Two Towers Award (2nd Place):
Yule in Hollin, Dreamflower

The Return of the King Award (3rd Place):
The Dark Places, Citrine

Honourable Mention:
A Foolish Thing, Dana
A Different Kind of Quest, Dreamflower
Faerie Blood, Saoirse

=== Hurt/Comfort ===
The Fellowship of the Ring Award (1st Place):
Victories Won, Garnet Took

The Two Towers Award (2nd Place):
Cousins on Watch, Anso the Hobbit

The Return of the King Award (3rd Place):
To Cross a River, Hai Took

=== Incomplete ===
The Fellowship of the Ring Award (1st Place):
The Errand Lad, Rabidsamfan

The Two Towers Award (2nd Place):
Fallen, Aliana

The Return of the King Award (3rd Place):
A Lesson on Hobbits, Budgielover

Honourable Mention:
Caught Between the Light and Dark, Budgielover
Cormallen, Mariposa
During a journey in the dark..., Thundera Tiger

=== Poetry ===
The Fellowship of the Ring Award (1st Place):
Brown Spirit, Werecat

The Two Towers Award (2nd Place):
Circle of Light, White Gull

The Return of the King Award (3rd Place):
Imladris Interpreted, Aeneid

Honourable Mention:
One Day, Alawa
The Dark Night of the Soul, Ellisande

=== Post-Ring War ===
The Fellowship of the Ring Award (1st Place):
After All, jastaelf

The Two Towers Award (2nd Place):
Bronwe Athan Harthad, Aratlithiel

The Return of the King Award (3rd Place):
The Ringbearer and the Rose, Rabidsamfan

Honourable Mention:
Namesake, Ruby Nye

=== Rivendell ===
The Fellowship of the Ring Award (1st Place):
Weapons Against The Enemy, Nancy Brooke

The Two Towers Award (2nd Place):
Nothing in Haste, Gwynnyd

The Return of the King Award (3rd Place):
Important Business, Jay of Lasgalen

=== The Shire ===
The Fellowship of the Ring Award (1st Place):
While We Dwelt in Fear, pearltook1

The Two Towers Award (2nd Place):
About Men, Lyllyn

The Return of the King Award (3rd Place):
A Chief's Day, Ruby Nye

Honourable Mention:
For Eyes to See as Can, Larner
The Prodigal Took, Lulleny
In Which Frodo Makes Tea, MysteriousWays

=== Authors: General ===
The Fellowship of the Ring Award (1st Place):
Rabidsamfan

The Two Towers Award (2nd Place):
pearltook1

The Return of the King Award (3rd Place):
daw the minstrel

Honourable Mention:
Acacea
Aliana
Garnet Took
Gwynnyd
Isil Elensar
Marta
Ruby Nye
Shirebound

=== Authors: Drabble ===
The Fellowship of the Ring Award (1st Place):
Forodwaith

The Two Towers Award (2nd Place):
Azalais

The Return of the King Award (3rd Place):
Altariel

Honourable Mention:
Acacea
Dwimordene

=== Authors: Poetry ===
The Fellowship of the Ring Award (1st Place):
Alawa

The Two Towers Award (2nd Place):
Aeneid

The Return of the King Award (3rd Place):
Ellisande

Honourable Mention:
Werecat



+++++ The Silmarillion +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Ainulindale Award (1st Place):
History Lessons, Nilmandra

The Valaquenta Award (2nd Place):
Once in a Fair Green Country, Space Weavil

The Akallabeth Award (3rd Place):
Eärendil's Tale, Bodkin

=== Drabble ===
The Ainulindale Award (1st Place):
Not Wholly Unwilling, picara

The Valaquenta Award (2nd Place):
Faithful, Tanaqui

The Akallabeth Award (3rd Place):
What can be saved, Tanaqui

Honourable Mention:
Grace, Dwimordene
Long Live the King, Jay of Lasgalen
High King and Halfling, Marta
Forsaken Kin, Meril
Defiance, Tanaqui
Good welcome they found, Tanaqui

=== Feanor and Sons ===
The Ainulindale Award (1st Place):
Wreath of Steel and Silver, Kielle

The Valaquenta Award (2nd Place):
Alqualonde, Joan Milligan

The Akallabeth Award (3rd Place):
Father-Names, Finch

Honourable Mention:
House of Dust and Memory, Itarille

=== First Age ===
The Ainulindale Award (1st Place):
Ernil i Duremmen, Marnie

The Valaquenta Award (2nd Place):
Shadow, Celebsul

The Akallabeth Award (3rd Place):
A Falcon for the Nightingale, Enismirdal

Honourable Mention:
By Light Beguiled, AfterEver
Wisdom's Thrall, Mouse

=== Gondolin ===
The Ainulindale Award (1st Place):
Cunning Gold, Lyllyn

The Valaquenta Award (2nd Place):
Shining Black, Salsify

The Akallabeth Award (3rd Place):
The Song of the Rock, Joan Milligan

Honourable Mention:
The Barrenness of Stone, Lyllyn

=== Poetry ===
The Ainulindale Award (1st Place):
Alchemy, Branwyn

The Valaquenta Award (2nd Place):
Sirion, Wild Iris

The Akallabeth Award (3rd Place):
The Death of Glaurung, Tanaqui

Honourable Mention:
Haudh-en-Elleth, Ellisande
The City of Stone, Elvenesse
Lindë Nerdanelo, Nerdanel

=== Second Age ===
The Ainulindale Award (1st Place):
History Lessons: The Second Age, Nilmandra

The Valaquenta Award (2nd Place):
Nimloth's Grace, Rhapsody

The Akallabeth Award (3rd Place):
What his Heart Spoke, LKK

Honourable Mention:
Of Entwives and Sundering Seas, Bejai

=== Authors: General ===
The Ainulindale Award (1st Place):
Space Weavil

The Valaquenta Award (2nd Place):
Nilmandra

The Akallabeth Award (3rd Place):
Rhapsody

=== Authors: Drabbles ===
The Ainulindale Award (1st Place):
picara

The Valaquenta Award (2nd Place):
Dwimordene

The Akallabeth Award (3rd Place):
Marta

=== Authors: Poetry ===
The Ainulindale Award (1st Place):
Wild Iris

The Valaquenta Award (2nd Place):
Finch

The Akallabeth Award (3rd Place):
Tanaqui

Honourable Mention:
Havetoist



+++++ Adventure +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Battle of the Black Gate Award (1st Place):
To the Sea, SilverMoonLady

The Battle of the Pelennor Field Award (2nd Place):
Narn Niben, Werecat

The Battle of Helm's Deep Award (3rd Place):
A Walk In The Woods, Anso the Hobbit

Honourable Mention:
How Legolas Proved His Bowmanship, Chathol-linn

=== Long Form ===
The Battle of the Black Gate Award (1st Place):
Hunting, Nilmandra

The Battle of the Pelennor Field Award (2nd Place):
Shire: Beginnings, Lindelea

The Battle of Helm's Deep Award (3rd Place):
Hearthside, Jeodo Brandybuck

Honourable Mention:
Some Nameless Place, Budgielover

=== Authors: General ===
The Battle of the Black Gate Award (1st Place):
Werecat

The Battle of the Pelennor Field Award (2nd Place):
Cassia & Siobhan

The Battle of Helm's Deep Award (3rd Place):
Budgielover

Honourable Mention:
Lindelea
Tom Fairbairn

+++++ Alternate Universe +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Boromir Lives Award (1st Place):
Adraefan, Aeneid

The Tenth Walker Award (2nd Place):
Mary Mordor Sue, Meg Thornton

The Faramir Goes to Rivendell Award (3rd Place):
Lothíriel - Book 1, juno_magic

Honourable Mention:
The Care and Feeding of Young Hobbits, James Walkswithwind

=== Elves ===
The Boromir Lives Award (1st Place):
Love Me and Despair, EdorasLass

The Tenth Walker Award (2nd Place):
The Bitter Taste of Immortality, Eowynangel

The Faramir Goes to Rivendell Award (3rd Place):
Of Trees and Frogs, Bird

Honourable Mention:
The Gift, Legorfilinde

=== Post-LOTR ===
The Boromir Lives Award (1st Place):
Mind to Mind, Shirebound

The Tenth Walker Award (2nd Place):
Tides of Time, Werecat

The Faramir Goes to Rivendell Award (3rd Place):
Triumvirate, Scribe

Honourable Mention:
Reunion in Minas Tirith, Baggins Babe
Life after death, Lady Ana

=== Pre-LOTR ===
The Boromir Lives Award (1st Place):
When All Lights Pass, Werecat

The Tenth Walker Award (2nd Place):
Quarantined, Shirebound

The Faramir Goes to Rivendell Award (3rd Place):
Tickle-Goblin, Bird

Honourable Mention:
The Feud of Shadow and Light, Havetoist

=== Authors: General ===
The Boromir Lives Award (1st Place):
Aeneid

The Tenth Walker Award (2nd Place):
Werecat

The Faramir Goes to Rivendell Award (3rd Place):
EdorasLass

Honourable Mention:
Scribe



+++++ Crossovers +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Troy Award (1st Place):
The Hound Of The Bagginses, grey_wonderer

The Van Helsing Award (2nd Place):
An Unexpected Party, Azalais

The X-Men Award (3rd Place):
Magnetic Force, Marnie

Honourable Mention:
Jerusalem, Amarie

=== Poetry ===
The Troy Award (1st Place):
The Council of Elrond in the Style of Hiawatha, Theresa Green

The Van Helsing Award (2nd Place):
The Council of Elrond, Lindelea

The X-Men Award (3rd Place):
Palantír, Tanaqui

Honourable Mention:
The Forest of Mirkwood, Arandil
The Queen and her Pussycats Went to Sea, Fileg
Water and Flame, Marta

=== Authors: General ===
The Troy Award (1st Place):
Lisette

The Van Helsing Award (2nd Place):
Azalais

The X-Men Award (3rd Place):
Marnie

=== Authors: Poetry ===
The Troy Award (1st Place):
Lindelea

The Van Helsing Award (2nd Place):
Theresa Green

The X-Men Award (3rd Place):
Marta

Honourable Mention:
Arandil



+++++ Drama +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
Grey and Pale Gold, Kielle

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
Nine Lives, Werecat

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
Beast of Burden, Werecat

Honourable Mention:
Religion, Dwimordene
Guilt, Eokat
Gríma Goldentongue, Lackwit

=== Drabble ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
Price of Delay, viv

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
Packing for Crickhollow, Rabidsamfan

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
Taur Ingem, Nancy Brooke

Honourable Mention:
Gloria Mundi, Altariel
The Prince of Golden Flowers, Avon
Civitas Mundi, Dwimordene
Leavetaking, Forodwaith

=== Elves ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
Take the Little Ones, Space Weavil

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
High Places, Kielle

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
With Friends Like These, Jay of Lasgalen

=== Fourth Age ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
The Machine That Changed the World, Altariel

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
Women's Work, JediShampoo

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
Ashes and the Flame, Ariel

Honourable Mention:
In the Garden, Bodkin

=== Gapfiller ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit, Alawa

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
The Last Hour, Citrine

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
Words Unsaid, Acacea

=== Gondor ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
Mourning Cloak, annmarwalk

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
Sea Longing, EdorasLass

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
Mering Market, Dwimordene

Honourable Mention:
Spring Planting, Branwyn
Seven Scattered Scrolls, Raksha the Demon

=== Gondor Drabble ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
Ambush in Ithilien, Elena Tiriel

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
In the Hands of the King, Gwynnyd

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
Upon a Field of Gold, Dana

Honourable Mention:
Mathesis, Dwimordene
The White City, Forodwaith

=== Incomplete ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
Reflections from the Paradise of Elves, Bodkin

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
Deific Flame, Bejai

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
The World Within, Minuialeth

Honourable Mention:
By the Light of Earendil's Star, Branwyn

=== Mirkwood ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
Interrupted Journeys: Part One - New Journeys, elliska

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
Interrupted Journeys: Part Two - Journeys Perforce, elliska

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
Sacrifice Under Shadow, daw the minstrel

Honourable Mention:
A Spring of Joy, daw the minstrel
Interrupted Journeys: Part Three - Journeys Begin, elliska

=== Poetry ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
Can You Hear Me?, White Gull

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
Silent Memory, Ellisande

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
Disobedience, Ellisande

Honourable Mention:
Sing of Eowyn, elanor_of_aquitania

=== Post-Ring War ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
Home Again, grey_wonderer

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
Putting Memories Away, Mariposa

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
Silence In The Night, Piplover

=== The Shire ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
Protecting His Own, Kit5 (aka Pippinswolf)

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
Lullaby, Citrine

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
Kali's Rory, GTA Otaku

Honourable Mention:
More Than Cousins, pearltook1
Rosie's Year, Ruby Nye

=== War of the Ring ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
Stay Here With Me, Marigold

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
Out of Doubt, Nessime

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
Whispers of the Dark, MysteriousWays

Honourable Mention:
Watch Every Shadow, Anso the Hobbit
Caught Between a Hammer and an Anvil, BookHobbit

=== Authors: General ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
elliska

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
Kielle

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
Bodkin

Honourable Mention:
Alawa
Minuialeth
pearltook1
Space Weavil

=== Authors: Drabbles ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
Elena Tiriel

The Frodo Baggins Award (Second Place):
Forodwaith

The Faramir, Son of Denethor Award (Third Place):
Altariel

Honourable Mention:
Dwimordene
Nancy Brooke


=== Authors: Poetry ===
The Turin Turambar Award (First Place):
Ellisande




+++++ Horror +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Paths of the Dead Award (First Place):
Freak Show, Nickey

The Shelob's Lair Award (Second Place):
The Last Fight, Nickey

The Dead Marshes Award (Third Place):
Time and Times and Half a Time, Honesty

Honourable Mention:
In the Wild, Forodwaith
Something Wicked This Way Comes, Werecat

=== Authors: General ===
The Paths of the Dead Award (First Place):
Honesty

The Shelob's Lair Award (Second Place):
Forodwaith

The Dead Marshes Award (Third Place):
Nickey

Honourable Mention:
Lindelea



+++++ Humor +++++
=== (no subcategory) ===
The Tom Bombadil Award (First Place):
A Very Dark, Very Wet, and Very Miserable Morning, Thundera Tiger

The Merry and Pippin Award (Second Place):
Real Men Wear Jewelry, Mouse

The Barliman Butterbur Award (Third Place):
Best Laid Plans, Lamiel

=== Animals ===
The Tom Bombadil Award (First Place):
The Eagle Silmarillion, Tehta

The Merry and Pippin Award (Second Place):
Ailurophobia, Werecat

The Barliman Butterbur Award (Third Place):
Night Course in Pet Care, Werecat

=== Aragorn ===
The Tom Bombadil Award (First Place):
The Scruff Factor, jastaelf

The Merry and Pippin Award (Second Place):
Aragorn: The Owner's Guide and Maintenance Manual, Theresa Green

The Barliman Butterbur Award (Third Place):
Advice, Theresa Green

Honourable Mention:
The Willing Teacher and the Apt Pupil, Elen Kortirion

=== Children ===
The Tom Bombadil Award (First Place):
Serious Trouble, Karenator

The Merry and Pippin Award (Second Place):
"The Story of Poor, Unfortunate, Toffin", grey_wonderer

The Barliman Butterbur Award (Third Place):
Dragons or Ribbons, Joanna

=== Drabble ===
The Tom Bombadil Award (First Place):
The Heirs of Isildur, Marta

The Merry and Pippin Award (Second Place):
Heirlooms, Gwynnyd

The Barliman Butterbur Award (Third Place):
Not Permitted, Tanaqui

Honourable Mention:
The Protocol of Princes, maranya14

=== Elves ===
The Tom Bombadil Award (First Place):
The Last Elf Standing, Suzene Campos

The Merry and Pippin Award (Second Place):
Elf Slash Sarcasm, tyellas

The Barliman Butterbur Award (Third Place):
Wine, Women, Song... and Gimli, Suzene Campos

Honourable Mention:
Flowers in His hair, LKK
Flawed and Fair, Tehta

=== Hobbits ===
The Tom Bombadil Award (First Place):
Important Choices, grey_wonderer

The Merry and Pippin Award (Second Place):
Seedlings, Beethoven's 7th

The Barliman Butterbur Award (Third Place):
Ernil I Pheriannath, Marigold

Honourable Mention:
The Dress Code, Auntiemeesh

=== Metafic ===
The Tom Bombadil Award (First Place):
Blood and Warm Blankets, Kielle

The Merry and Pippin Award (Second Place):
Morgoth's Notebook, Arandil

The Barliman Butterbur Award (Third Place):
A Long, Unexpected Drabble, Elena Tiriel

=== Poetry ===
The Tom Bombadil Award (First Place):
The Very Model of a Warden of Lothlorien, Kenaz

The Merry and Pippin Award (Second Place):
Galadriel's Lay, Llinos

The Barliman Butterbur Award (Third Place):
Fathers' Day Card from Faramir, Llinos

=== Authors: General ===
The Tom Bombadil Award (First Place):
Kielle

The Merry and Pippin Award (Second Place):
Elena Tiriel

The Barliman Butterbur Award (Third Place):
Tehta

Honourable Mention:
Aliana
grey_wonderer
Theresa Green

=== Authors: Drabble ===
The Tom Bombadil Award (First Place):
Marta

The Merry and Pippin Award (Second Place):
maranya14
The Barliman Butterbur Award (Third Place):
Vistula the Dunadan

=== Authors: Poetry ===
The Tom Bombadil Award (First Place):
Llinos

The Merry and Pippin Award (Second Place):
Kenaz

The Barliman Butterbur Award (Third Place):
Tehta

Honourable Mention:
thevina_finduilas



+++++ Movie-verse +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Arwen Steals Asfaloth Award (1st Place):
Smiting Ruin, Thundera Tiger

The Elves at Helm's Deep Award (2nd Place):
A Light In Dark Places, Anso the Hobbit

The Scouring? What Scouring? Award (3rd Place):
Boromir's Gift, SueB

=== Vignette ===
The Arwen Steals Asfaloth Award (1st Place):
Celeborn's Gift, Karri

The Elves at Helm's Deep Award (2nd Place):
Foresight, quirky_orthodox

The Scouring? What Scouring? Award (3rd Place):
Weakness of Men, shadow975

Honourable Mention:
Fell Deeds, Awake, Marta

=== Authors: General ===
The Arwen Steals Asfaloth Award (1st Place):
Thundera Tiger

The Elves at Helm's Deep Award (2nd Place):
SueB

The Scouring? What Scouring? Award (3rd Place):
shadow975

Honourable Mention:
Marta


+++++ Mystery +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Palantiri Award (1st Place):
In Umbar, at the docks, Werecat

The Barrow-Wight Award (2nd Place):
Runes in the leaves, Rhapsody

The Pukel-Men Award (3rd Place):
Echoes, grey_wonderer

Honourable Mention:
Truth, Lindelea

=== Authors: General ===
The Palantiri Award (1st Place):
Lindelea

The Barrow-Wight Award (2nd Place):
Dragon



+++++ Non-Fiction +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Library of Imladris Award (1st Place):
Travel Times in Middle-earth, sulriel

The Archives of Minas Tirith Award (2nd Place):
Tolkien and the Problem of Characterisation: Eowyn and Arwen,
Fionnabhair Nic Aillil

The Scrolls of Orthanc Award (3rd Place):
Rohirrim Grey, sulriel

=== Elves ===
The Library of Imladris Award (1st Place):
That Tall Fellow Next to Galadriel: a Short Essay About Celeborn,
Marnie

The Archives of Minas Tirith Award (2nd Place):
Moriquendi: The Gendered Other in Tolkien Fanfiction, adn_heming

The Scrolls of Orthanc Award (3rd Place):
In Defense of the Elvenking, Karri

=== Men ===
The Library of Imladris Award (1st Place):
The Problem of Eowyn: A Look at Ethics and Values in Middle-earth,
Madgamgee

The Archives of Minas Tirith Award (2nd Place):
Waiting for a King Like You, Michael Martinez

The Scrolls of Orthanc Award (3rd Place):
In Defense, Werecat

=== Authors: General ===
The Library of Imladris Award (1st Place):
tyellas

The Archives of Minas Tirith Award (2nd Place):
Marta

The Scrolls of Orthanc Award (3rd Place):
Douglas Charles Rapier

Honourable Mention:
Michael Martinez
Philosopher at Large


+++++ Romance +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Aragorn and Arwen Award (1st Place):
Life in the Angle, Leaward

The Luthien and Beren Award (2nd Place):
Trust to Hope, Novedhelion

The Sam and Frodo Award (3rd Place):
A Diamond In The Storm, SilverMoonLady

Honourable Mention:
Homecoming, Tanaqui

=== Drabble ===
The Aragorn and Arwen Award (1st Place):
A Good Match, Tanaqui

The Luthien and Beren Award (2nd Place):
Silver and Gold, Elena Tiriel

The Sam and Frodo Award (3rd Place):
Now in silence, now in speech, Tanaqui

Honourable Mention:
Fire and Ice, Ruby Nye
Wandering in the Wild, Tanaqui

=== Elves ===
The Aragorn and Arwen Award (1st Place):
Alliance, Space Weavil

The Luthien and Beren Award (2nd Place):
Light Extinguished, Larian Elensar

The Sam and Frodo Award (3rd Place):
Sand and Flame, Tehta

Honourable Mention:
A Betrothal and Wedding, Isil Elensar

=== Incomplete ===
The Aragorn and Arwen Award (1st Place):
Circle of Hands, Ghettoelleth

The Luthien and Beren Award (2nd Place):
Artist's Appreciation, sulriel

The Sam and Frodo Award (3rd Place):
Healing the Long Cleeve, TopazTook

=== Poetry ===
The Aragorn and Arwen Award (1st Place):
A Light Beyond the Darkness, Alawa

The Luthien and Beren Award (2nd Place):
Watching Thoughts, Alawa

The Sam and Frodo Award (3rd Place):
Fëanor Challenged, stultiloquentia

Honourable Mention:
Strength of Love, Fileg

=== Rivendell ===
The Aragorn and Arwen Award (1st Place):
Thread of Fate, Forodwaith

The Luthien and Beren Award (2nd Place):
A Tangled Web, Niennanir

The Sam and Frodo Award (3rd Place):
The Last Good Day of the Year, Talullah

Honourable Mention:
The Lover's Melancholy, Ezra's Persian Kitty

=== Rohan ===
The Aragorn and Arwen Award (1st Place):
Campdóm and Lufian, Drake/Eokat CoAuthors

The Luthien and Beren Award (2nd Place):
Novice Rider, Eokat

The Sam and Frodo Award (3rd Place):
Courage, Eokat

Honourable Mention:
Confessions in the Dark, Eokat

=== Vignette ===
The Aragorn and Arwen Award (1st Place):
Eclipsed by the Moon, EdorasLass

The Luthien and Beren Award (2nd Place):
The Swan Feather, Starlight

The Sam and Frodo Award (3rd Place):
On Cerin Amroth, Dwimordene

Honourable Mention:
Mantle of Stars, marastar

=== Authors: General ===
The Aragorn and Arwen Award (1st Place):
Ghettoelleth

The Luthien and Beren Award (2nd Place):
Leaward

The Sam and Frodo Award (3rd Place):
Dwimordene

Honourable Mention:
Cuthalion
Isil Elensar
Marta
SilverMoonLady
Space Weavil

=== Authors: Drabble ===
The Aragorn and Arwen Award (1st Place):
Elena Tiriel

The Luthien and Beren Award (2nd Place):
annmarwalk

=== Authors: Poetry ===
The Aragorn and Arwen Award (1st Place):
Alawa

The Luthien and Beren Award (2nd Place):
Werecat



+++++ Cross-cultural +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Legolas and Gimli Award (1st Place):
In the Deep Places, Lamiel

The Gandalf and Bilbo Award (2nd Place):
A Bitter Gift, Avon

The Merry and Eowyn Award (3rd Place):
An Unexpected Meeting, Bodkin

Honourable Mention:
Handmaiden of Lorien, Marnie

=== Drabble ===
The Legolas and Gimli Award (1st Place):
He Stands Not Alone, Azalais

The Gandalf and Bilbo Award (2nd Place):
Earth and Sky, Elena Tiriel

The Merry and Eowyn Award (3rd Place):
There and Back Again, Elena Tiriel

Honourable Mention:
Cruel Caradhras, Tanaqui

=== Humor ===
The Legolas and Gimli Award (1st Place):
The Mark of a... Warrior?, Ariel

The Gandalf and Bilbo Award (2nd Place):
Breaking the Rules (Harry Potter Exhibition Game), Bubbles

The Merry and Eowyn Award (3rd Place):
Pitfalls of the Palantir, Haleth

Honourable Mention:
Of Elves and Dwarves and Late Night Philosophy, Thundera Tiger
Mushroom Lore, Werecat

=== Post-War of the Ring ===
The Legolas and Gimli Award (1st Place):
The King's Commission, Larner

The Gandalf and Bilbo Award (2nd Place):
Grasping at Moonbeams Glistening, Werecat

The Merry and Eowyn Award (3rd Place):
Out of Stone, LadyAranel

Honourable Mention:
The Day After, Thundera Tiger

=== Pre-War of the Ring ===
The Legolas and Gimli Award (1st Place):
Dancing in the Darkness, Marnie

The Gandalf and Bilbo Award (2nd Place):
Stars and Sniffles, SlightlyTookish

The Merry and Eowyn Award (3rd Place):
The Life of a Bard, Dreamflower

Honourable Mention:
Ho, Ho! My Lads, Dreamflower/Marigold CoAuthors

=== Vignette ===
The Legolas and Gimli Award (1st Place):
A Chance Conversation, Songspinner

The Gandalf and Bilbo Award (2nd Place):
Toy Story, Gwynnyd

The Merry and Eowyn Award (3rd Place):
Prelude, Mercat

=== Authors: General ===
The Legolas and Gimli Award (1st Place):
LadyAranel

The Gandalf and Bilbo Award (2nd Place):
Werecat

The Merry and Eowyn Award (3rd Place):
Marnie

Honourable Mention:
Lamiel

=== Authors: Drabbles ===
The Legolas and Gimli Award (1st Place):
Elena Tiriel

The Gandalf and Bilbo Award (2nd Place):
Dwimordene

The Merry and Eowyn Award (3rd Place):
LadyAranel

Honourable Mention:
Azalais



+++++ Dwarves +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Khazad-Dum Award (1st Place):
Stock and Stone, Marta

The Erebor Award (2nd Place):
Bargaining for Beginners, Honesty

The Aglarond Award (3rd Place):
The Hall of Standards, Forodwaith

Honourable Mention:
Spirit of a Sword, Erin's Daughter
Of Durin and Kibil-nala, Mantida

=== Drabble ===
The Khazad-Dum Award (1st Place):
From the Eastern Force, Tanaqui

The Erebor Award (2nd Place):
Diaspora, Dwimordene

The Aglarond Award (3rd Place):
Drums in the Deep, Forodwaith

Honourable Mention:
Beauty in the Light, Gwynnyd

=== Authors: General ===
The Khazad-Dum Award (1st Place):
Forodwaith

The Erebor Award (2nd Place):
thevina_finduilas

The Aglarond Award (3rd Place):
Marta

Honourable Mention:
Celandine Brandybuck
Erin's Daughter
Honesty

=== Authors: Drabble ===
The Khazad-Dum Award (1st Place):
Dwimordene

The Erebor Award (2nd Place):
Forodwaith

The Aglarond Award (3rd Place):
Tanaqui



+++++ Elves +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Back to the Valley, Thundera Tiger

The Imladris Award (2nd Place):
Bread of the Mírdain, tyellas

The Grey Havens Award (3rd Place):
Uninvited, just_sphinx

Honourable Mention:
The Prince and the Shipwright, Dragon

=== Drabble ===
The Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Refuge, Tanaqui

The Imladris Award (2nd Place):
The Weaving is the Easy Part, Gwynnyd

The Grey Havens Award (3rd Place):
Under Siege, Forodwaith

=== First Age ===
The Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Gathering the Pieces, Tehta

The Imladris Award (2nd Place):
One Word, Joan Milligan

The Grey Havens Award (3rd Place):
Marred Stars, Bejai

Honourable Mention:
Sercemaitë, Aerlinnel

=== Imladris ===
The Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Sapphire Aurae, Bejai

The Imladris Award (2nd Place):
Letter From Elladan, Jay of Lasgalen

The Grey Havens Award (3rd Place):
What Cannot be Undone, Zimraphel

Honourable Mention:
Spirit Reforged, Erin's Daughter

=== Lothlorien ===
The Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
The Lady's Gift, Dreamflower

The Imladris Award (2nd Place):
Partings, Bodkin

The Grey Havens Award (3rd Place):
Wisdom Long Obscured, just_sphinx

Honourable Mention:
In Dreams, Celandine Brandybuck
Stability, kharessa_bloodroses

=== Mirkwood ===
The Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Creature of Fire, daw the minstrel

The Imladris Award (2nd Place):
Good Enough, Karenator

The Grey Havens Award (3rd Place):
Time's Turnings, daw the minstrel

=== Poetry ===
The Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
After Amputations, Ithilwen

The Imladris Award (2nd Place):
Fighting the Long Defeat, Elvenesse

The Grey Havens Award (3rd Place):
At Losgar, Wild Iris

Honourable Mention:
To Sing of Her, Joan Milligan

=== Post-Ring War ===
The Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Far Horizons, Bodkin

The Imladris Award (2nd Place):
Heart's Ease, Bodkin

The Grey Havens Award (3rd Place):
To Give Love Its Due, Finch

Honourable Mention:
A Quiet Love, Erin's Daughter
A Walk in the Rain, Ithilien
The Far-Reaching Hand, Joan Milligan

=== Authors: General ===
The Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Bejai

The Imladris Award (2nd Place):
daw the minstrel

The Grey Havens Award (3rd Place):
Aerlinnel

Honourable Mention:
Bodkin
Karenator

=== Authors: Drabbles ===
The Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Dwimordene

The Imladris Award (2nd Place):
Forodwaith

The Grey Havens Award (3rd Place):
Marta

Honourable Mention:
Gwynnyd
Tanaqui

=== Authors: Poetry ===
The Lothlorien Award (1st Place):
Joan Milligan



+++++ Gondor +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Minas Tirith Award (1st Place):
Cup of Bitterness: First Meeting, Tanaqui

The Osgiliath Award (2nd Place):
Truth Be Told, pearltook1

The Dol Amroth Award (3rd Place):
Written on Cloth, shadow975

Honourable Mention:
Here sits, in secret, blest Theology, annmarwalk
The Mantle of Stone, just_sphinx

=== Boromir and Faramir ===
The Minas Tirith Award (1st Place):
The Sky Wept Diamonds, Elen Kortirion

The Osgiliath Award (2nd Place):
Language Lessons, Celandine Brandybuck

The Dol Amroth Award (3rd Place):
The Best Gift of All, Isabeau of Greenlea

Honourable Mention:
Twilight, Acacea
On the West Slopes of Mindolluin, Gwynnyd
Offerings, Raksha the Demon

=== Denethor and Finduilas ===
The Minas Tirith Award (1st Place):
Refraction, Kielle

The Osgiliath Award (2nd Place):
Pride and Despair, Marta

The Dol Amroth Award (3rd Place):
In the Forest, Singing Sorrowless, Nrink

Honourable Mention:
A Mantle of Silver Stars, Nrink

=== Drabble ===
The Minas Tirith Award (1st Place):
Voices of the Forgotten, jen_loves_elves

The Osgiliath Award (2nd Place):
Echo, Nancy Brooke

The Dol Amroth Award (3rd Place):
Elements of Ithilien, Tanaqui

=== Historical ===
The Minas Tirith Award (1st Place):
Cat's Cradle, Kielle

The Osgiliath Award (2nd Place):
Inheritance, Kielle

The Dol Amroth Award (3rd Place):
Weregild, Kielle

Honourable Mention:
The Men Who Would Be Steward, Michael Martinez

=== Houses of Healing ===
The Minas Tirith Award (1st Place):
Making of Boys, Dwimordene

The Osgiliath Award (2nd Place):
To Labor and To Wait, Aliana

The Dol Amroth Award (3rd Place):
Fever Dreams, Gwynnyd

Honourable Mention:
Before the Doors of the Houses of Healing, Tanaqui

=== Original Characters ===
The Minas Tirith Award (1st Place):
Sight, Aeneid

The Osgiliath Award (2nd Place):
Noble Jewel, Isabeau of Greenlea

The Dol Amroth Award (3rd Place):
Ad Sum, Dwimordene

Honourable Mention:
Discretion, Isabeau of Greenlea

=== Poetry ===
The Minas Tirith Award (1st Place):
Denethor Limericks, Llinos

The Osgiliath Award (2nd Place):
Wait for me - Eowyn, elanor_of_aquitania

The Dol Amroth Award (3rd Place):
Forlorn Hope, Elen Kortirion

=== Pre-Quest Drabbles ===
The Minas Tirith Award (1st Place):
A Long Tradition of Ancient Lore, Elena Tiriel

The Osgiliath Award (2nd Place):
Dragon of the North, Gwynnyd

The Dol Amroth Award (3rd Place):
Sand-castles when the tide is flowing, Tanaqui

Honourable Mention:
Marriage Counseling, annmarwalk
Patrimony, Dwimordene
A Warrior's Skills, Tanaqui

=== Vignette ===
The Minas Tirith Award (1st Place):
Flame of the West, Altariel

The Osgiliath Award (2nd Place):
Cold Memories, AmandaK

The Dol Amroth Award (3rd Place):
Green Seas, Kielle

Honourable Mention:
A mother's duty, Tanaqui

=== Author: General ===
The Minas Tirith Award (1st Place):
Kielle

The Osgiliath Award (2nd Place):
Dwimordene

The Dol Amroth Award (3rd Place):
Isabeau of Greenlea

Honourable Mention:
Acacea
Aliana

=== Author: Drabbles ===
The Minas Tirith Award (1st Place):
Tanaqui
The Osgiliath Award (2nd Place):
Elena Tiriel
The Dol Amroth Award (3rd Place):
Nancy Brooke

=== Author: Poetry ===
The Minas Tirith Award (1st Place):
Llinos

The Osgiliath Award (2nd Place):
Ellisande

The Dol Amroth Award (3rd Place):
elanor_of_aquitania

Honourable Mention:
Alawa
Elen Kortirion
Lindelea



+++++ Hobbits +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Thain of the Great Smials Award (1st Place):
Moving Mountains, SilverMoonLady

The Master of Buckland Award (2nd Place):
Elves and Potatoes, Celandine Brandybuck

The Mayor of Hobbiton Award (3rd Place):
The Black Ribbon, Rhapsody

=== Children ===
The Thain of the Great Smials Award (1st Place):
Promises Promises, Llinos

The Master of Buckland Award (2nd Place):
A `Just Because' Gift, grey_wonderer

The Mayor of Hobbiton Award (3rd Place):
The Byrdings, pippinfan88

=== Drabble ===
The Thain of the Great Smials Award (1st Place):
And Now to Bed, Marigold

The Master of Buckland Award (2nd Place):
Marigold, Marigold

The Mayor of Hobbiton Award (3rd Place):
Elements of the Resistance, Marta

Honourable Mention:
Bedazzled, Beethoven's 7th

=== Fourth Age ===
The Thain of the Great Smials Award (1st Place):
Elanor's Gift, pearltook1

The Master of Buckland Award (2nd Place):
Long Home of Mortals, jodancingtree

The Mayor of Hobbiton Award (3rd Place):
Beauty Mark, Ruby Nye

=== Merry and Pippin ===
The Thain of the Great Smials Award (1st Place):
A Birthday Party, Marigold

The Master of Buckland Award (2nd Place):
Whispers In The Night, pippinfan88

The Mayor of Hobbiton Award (3rd Place):
The Hands that Heal, Jeodo Brandybuck

Honourable Mention:
Believe Me, pearltook1

=== Pippin ===
The Thain of the Great Smials Award (1st Place):
A Letter Home, Llinos

The Master of Buckland Award (2nd Place):
The Wedding Table, grey_wonderer

The Mayor of Hobbiton Award (3rd Place):
Small, pearltook1

Honourable Mention:
The Dare, Dreamflower
It Takes A Took, Dreamflower

=== Poetry ===
The Thain of the Great Smials Award (1st Place):
Happy Birthday Professor, Llinos

The Master of Buckland Award (2nd Place):
The Courtship of Samwise Gamgee, Lindelea

The Mayor of Hobbiton Award (3rd Place):
Arise, Marta

Honourable Mention:
Hope Everlasting, Marta
The Same Story, Marta

=== Post-Ring War ===
The Thain of the Great Smials Award (1st Place):
Turnabout, Ariel

The Master of Buckland Award (2nd Place):
What Should Not Be Forgotten, Budgielover

The Mayor of Hobbiton Award (3rd Place):
A Question of Trolls, Dreamflower

Honourable Mention:
Midnight at Bag End, jodancingtree
Return to Rivendell, Shirebound

=== Post-Ring War Drabbles ===
The Thain of the Great Smials Award (1st Place):
Namesake, Elana

The Master of Buckland Award (2nd Place):
My Hero, Vistula the Dunadan

The Mayor of Hobbiton Award (3rd Place):
Chasing and Burg'ling, Marta

Honourable Mention:
Changes, Dwimordene

=== Pre-War of the Ring ===
The Thain of the Great Smials Award (1st Place):
Fear, Ariel

The Master of Buckland Award (2nd Place):
All's Fair, Inkling

The Mayor of Hobbiton Award (3rd Place):
The Terror of Buckland, Inkling

Honourable Mention:
Birthday Present, Lindelea
A conspiracy forged, Marta

=== War of the Ring ===
The Thain of the Great Smials Award (1st Place):
Fairer Than Most, SlightlyTookish

The Master of Buckland Award (2nd Place):
A Moments Peace, pearltook1

The Mayor of Hobbiton Award (3rd Place):
Together In One Breath, Pipspebble

Honourable Mention:
The Mirror of Angelica, Salsify

=== Authors: General ===
The Thain of the Great Smials Award (1st Place):
Ariel

The Master of Buckland Award (2nd Place):
SilverMoonLady

The Mayor of Hobbiton Award (3rd Place):
Llinos

Honourable Mention:
Isil Elensar
Lindelea
Marta
Rhapsody
Salsify

=== Authors: Drabbles ===
The Thain of the Great Smials Award (1st Place):
Dwimordene

The Master of Buckland Award (2nd Place):
Marta

The Mayor of Hobbiton Award (3rd Place):
Forodwaith

=== Authors: Poetry ===
The Thain of the Great Smials Award (1st Place):
Llinos

The Master of Buckland Award (2nd Place):
Lindelea



+++++ Men +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Faithful of Numenor Award (1st Place):
Where the Stars Are Strange, Dwimordene

The Kings of Gondor and Arnor Award (2nd Place):
Walk No More in Shadow, Anoriath

The Ruling Stewards Award (3rd Place):
110, Aeneid

=== Drabble ===
The Faithful of Numenor Award (1st Place):
Pride, Tanaqui

The Kings of Gondor and Arnor Award (2nd Place):
Fathers and Sons, Cousins and Brothers, Tanaqui

The Ruling Stewards Award (3rd Place):
A net of warring duties, Tanaqui

Honourable Mention:
Another Name, Elana
Morgul Vale, Gwynnyd

=== Eriador ===
The Faithful of Numenor Award (1st Place):
Swords Returned, Leaward

The Kings of Gondor and Arnor Award (2nd Place):
Heirs of Isildur, Dwimordene

The Ruling Stewards Award (3rd Place):
Promises to Keep, Leaward

=== Poetry ===
The Faithful of Numenor Award (1st Place):
The Creation of Horses, Elwen_Aiwelinde

The Kings of Gondor and Arnor Award (2nd Place):
Eyes like the Moon, Werecat

The Ruling Stewards Award (3rd Place):
Whispers, Ellisande

Honourable Mention:
Song of the Faithful, Ninquelosse

=== Authors: General ===
The Faithful of Numenor Award (1st Place):
Leaward

The Kings of Gondor and Arnor Award (2nd Place):
Dwimordene

The Ruling Stewards Award (3rd Place):
Anoriath

Honourable Mention:
Aeneid
Forodwaith
Thundera Tiger

=== Authors: Drabbles ===
The Faithful of Numenor Award (1st Place):
Dwimordene

=== Authors: Poetry ===
The Faithful of Numenor Award (1st Place):
Alawa

The Kings of Gondor and Arnor Award (2nd Place):
Ellisande

The Ruling Stewards Award (3rd Place):
Elwen_Aiwelinde



+++++ Rohan +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Edoras Award (1st Place):
The Clasp Undone, DragonLady7

The Helm's Deep Award (2nd Place):
Last Hero, Joan Milligan

The Dunharrow Award (3rd Place):
Marriage of Souls, ErinRua

Honourable Mention:
Like a Woman, Salsify

=== Drabble ===
The Edoras Award (1st Place):
His Own Wisdom, Nessime

The Helm's Deep Award (2nd Place):
To Shield a Shield-maiden, Marta

The Dunharrow Award (3rd Place):
Challenge, Cheryl

Honourable Mention:
Metamorphosis, Dwimordene
To Reconcile, ErinRua
Folly, Forodwaith
Call on the Wind, Marta

=== Original Characters ===
The Edoras Award (1st Place):
Abrecan, Rhapsody

The Helm's Deep Award (2nd Place):
Sulnur, sulriel

The Dunharrow Award (3rd Place):
Night and Fog, Azalais

=== Romance ===
The Edoras Award (1st Place):
Jessed, Cupiscent

The Helm's Deep Award (2nd Place):
Translation, marastar

The Dunharrow Award (3rd Place):
A Question of Honour, Honesty

Honourable Mention:
Triptych, simbelmyne

=== Vignette ===
The Edoras Award (1st Place):
Rekindled, Kielle

The Helm's Deep Award (2nd Place):
Hero, Tiana Luthien

The Dunharrow Award (3rd Place):
All That Was Beauitiful, Citrine

=== Authors: General ===
The Edoras Award (1st Place):
Dwimordene

The Helm's Deep Award (2nd Place):
ErinRua

The Dunharrow Award (3rd Place):
Azalais

Honourable Mention:
Kielle
Rhapsody
Tiana Luthien

=== Authors: Drabble ===
The Edoras Award (1st Place):
Dwimordene

The Helm's Deep Award (2nd Place):
Forodwaith

The Dunharrow Award (3rd Place):
ErinRua

Honourable Mention:
Cheryl


+++++ Villains +++++

=== (no subcategory) ===
The Eye of Sauron Award (1st Place):
Servant of Elbereth, Beethoven's 7th

The Balrog of Morgoth Award (2nd Place):
Bitter as Willow, Nickey

The Wolves of Isengard Award (3rd Place):
Giving Gifts, Dwimordene

=== Drabble ===
The Eye of Sauron Award (1st Place):
Nine Riders, Rabidsamfan

The Balrog of Morgoth Award (2nd Place):
Alas, Poor Ufthak!, Elena Tiriel

The Wolves of Isengard Award (3rd Place):
Triumph Incarnate, Elena Tiriel

Honourable Mention:
The Long March, Tanaqui

=== Nazgul ===
The Eye of Sauron Award (1st Place):
Cursed Queen of Angmar, khazar_khum

The Balrog of Morgoth Award (2nd Place):
Once, Meril

The Wolves of Isengard Award (3rd Place):
Gift of Rule, Lyllyn

Honourable Mention:
Shadowsong, Ellisande
This Too Shall Pass, Isabeau of Greenlea

=== Orcs ===
The Eye of Sauron Award (1st Place):
The Last Stand, Soledad

The Balrog of Morgoth Award (2nd Place):
Enmities, AmandaK

The Wolves of Isengard Award (3rd Place):
Full Circle, Werecat

=== Poetry ===
The Eye of Sauron Award (1st Place):
Sauron, Joan Milligan

The Balrog of Morgoth Award (2nd Place):
Under the Lonely Mountain Cold, Marta

The Wolves of Isengard Award (3rd Place):
Melkor, Joan Milligan

Honourable Mention:
Death Doth Come, Marta
Prince of Pride, Marta

=== Authors; General ===
The Eye of Sauron Award (1st Place):
Dwimordene

The Balrog of Morgoth Award (2nd Place):
Andreth

The Wolves of Isengard Award (3rd Place):
Soledad

Honourable Mention:
Ellisande
Ijemanja
khazar_khum
Nickey
Werecat

=== Authors: Drabbles ===
The Eye of Sauron Award (1st Place):
Rabidsamfan

The Balrog of Morgoth Award (2nd Place):
Forodwaith

The Wolves of Isengard Award (3rd Place):
Elena Tiriel

Honourable Mention:
Dwimordene

=== Authors: Poetry ===
The Eye of Sauron Award (1st Place):
Joan Milligan

The Balrog of Morgoth Award (2nd Place):
Marta







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On 10/19/05, erin_hobbit_ofbt <erin_hobbit_ofbt@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Goodness, I am behind!
>
> Please, please forgive me while I say that I am utterly confused. I
> saw the announcement here of the 2005 MEFA awards, and nearly dropped
> my teeth to see *my* name so many times! Gadzookes! *blushes fire
> engine red*
>
> However ... I am confused because when I went to the MEFA website,
> http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=index , and
> clicked on Story Results, I only found one of my stories listed,
> where the listing here looks like there were 4. (Though my name
> seems to appear with bewildering frequency more times.) Are other
> awards listed somewhere else? Are we supposed to look at the dropdown
> menu and look at each category? LOL, since I can't remember the
> categories, I don't know where to go to see where else I'm listed.
>
> And primarily I wanted to offer thanks by name to those who so
> blessed me with their reviews! :-)
>
> Anyhow ... is there ever going to be one, central listing of authors,
> so folks can just go find their name and see what is what? Or do we
> have to search by category to find them? I honestly can't tell what
> what my stories have won! :-p
>
> Please pardon my obtuseness, but I don't think I navigate websites
> very well. *G*
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--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, C Dodd <rabidsamfan@v...> wrote:
>
> I couldn't find any way to look at all of the awards at once
through the story winners link either. But if you go to browse
stories and select just your own stories you should see what won
where.
>
>
>
> On 10/19/05, erin_hobbit_ofbt <erin_hobbit_ofbt@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Goodness, I am behind!
> >
> > Please, please forgive me while I say that I am utterly confused.
I
> > saw the announcement here of the 2005 MEFA awards, and nearly
dropped
> > my teeth to see *my* name so many times! Gadzookes! *blushes fire
> > engine red*
> >
> > However ... I am confused because when I went to the MEFA website,
> > http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=index , and
> > clicked on Story Results, I only found one of my stories listed,
> > where the listing here looks like there were 4. (Though my name
> > seems to appear with bewildering frequency more times.) Are other
> > awards listed somewhere else? Are we supposed to look at the
dropdown
> > menu and look at each category? LOL, since I can't remember the
> > categories, I don't know where to go to see where else I'm listed.
> >
> > And primarily I wanted to offer thanks by name to those who so
> > blessed me with their reviews! :-)
> >
> > Anyhow ... is there ever going to be one, central listing of
authors,
> > so folks can just go find their name and see what is what? Or do
we
> > have to search by category to find them? I honestly can't tell
what
> > what my stories have won! :-p
> >
> > Please pardon my obtuseness, but I don't think I navigate websites
> > very well. *G*
> > Cheers ~
> >
> > Erin
> > aka ErinRua

On 10/20/05, dwimmer_laik <dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Erin. I'm confused, too, so forgive me if I'm misunderstanding what
> the trouble is. If you go to the YAHOO MEFA site, there's a link at
> the top of the page that brings you to an e-mail list of all category
> and sub-category winners, honorable mentions, and author awards.
>
> If you go to the MEFA 2005 site where you cast your votes, then you
> can only view awards and honorable mentions in one category at a time,
> unless there's a trick I'm missing. You just have to load each
> category separately. There's a little "Change File" link or some such
> thing at the top of the screen, just below the main menu bar. Click
> it, and a drop down menu will appear. Click the main category, not the
> slide out subcategory menu, and you'll get a category overview of
> which stories won. I think the same thing goes for authors, but that's
> a totally different menu.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Dwim
>
>
>
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> > Goodness, I am behind!
> >

> > Please, please forgive me while I say that I am utterly confused. I
> > saw the announcement here of the 2005 MEFA awards, and nearly
> dropped
> > my teeth to see *my* name so many times! Gadzookes! *blushes fire
> > engine red*
> >
> > However ... I am confused because when I went to the MEFA website,
> > http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=index , and
> > clicked on Story Results, I only found one of my stories listed,
> > where the listing here looks like there were 4. (Though my name
> > seems to appear with bewildering frequency more times.) Are other
> > awards listed somewhere else? Are we supposed to look at the
> dropdown
> > menu and look at each category? LOL, since I can't remember the
> > categories, I don't know where to go to see where else I'm listed.
> >

> > And primarily I wanted to offer thanks by name to those who so
> > blessed me with their reviews! :-)
> >

> > Anyhow ... is there ever going to be one, central listing of
> authors,
> > so folks can just go find their name and see what is what? Or do we
> > have to search by category to find them? I honestly can't tell what
> > what my stories have won! :-p
> >

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, C Dodd <rabidsamfan@v...> wrote:
>
> Erin, if you look at your stories on the voting site, you'll see
that the
> right hand column, labelled "Actions" now has notations for which
ones you
> won. To see which category, look at the second column from the left
> (labelled "title") just below the line with the rating.
> Congratulations on two third place wins and two honorable mentions!
>
> On 10/20/05, dwimmer_laik <dwimmer_laik@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Erin. I'm confused, too, so forgive me if I'm misunderstanding
what
> > the trouble is. If you go to the YAHOO MEFA site, there's a link
at
> > the top of the page that brings you to an e-mail list of all
category
> > and sub-category winners, honorable mentions, and author awards.
> >
> > If you go to the MEFA 2005 site where you cast your votes, then
you
> > can only view awards and honorable mentions in one category at a
time,
> > unless there's a trick I'm missing. You just have to load each
> > category separately. There's a little "Change File" link or some
such
> > thing at the top of the screen, just below the main menu bar.
Click
> > it, and a drop down menu will appear. Click the main category,
not the
> > slide out subcategory menu, and you'll get a category overview of
> > which stories won. I think the same thing goes for authors, but
that's
> > a totally different menu.
> >
> > Hope that helps,
> >
> > Dwim

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, C Dodd <rabidsamfan@v...> wrote:
>
> Erin, if you look at your stories on the voting site, you'll see
that the
> right hand column, labelled "Actions" now has notations for which
ones you
> won. To see which category, look at the second column from the left
> (labelled "title") just below the line with the rating.
> Congratulations on two third place wins and two honorable mentions!

> Hello you two ~
>
> Okay, that helps somewhat ...  The story awards are there.  Whew! 
> LOL, sorry to be so dense, but I couldn't figure out where to look or
> how!
>

> Well, then one more question.  How do I find and verify any Author
> awards?  When I go to the voting site and try searching Browse By
> Author, it wants me to Select a Main Category to See Authors. 
> However, none of the categories match the names for the author honors.
>
> For example, on the email listing here
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MEFAwards/message/5644, I find I have
> one author honor under "Authors: General: Helms Deep Award (2nd)".  I
> think that's under the Rohan category - but there is no Rohan
> category in the Main Cat To See Authors.
>

On 10/20/05, Marta Layton <melayton@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 20 Oct 2005, at 13:45, erin_hobbit_ofbt wrote:
>
> > Hello you two ~
> >
> > Okay, that helps somewhat ... The story awards are there. Whew!
> > LOL, sorry to be so dense, but I couldn't figure out where to look or
> > how!
> >
>
> Don't be sorry. If you're having questions then other people might be,
> too. :-)
>
> > Well, then one more question. How do I find and verify any Author
> > awards? When I go to the voting site and try searching Browse By
> > Author, it wants me to Select a Main Category to See Authors.
> > However, none of the categories match the names for the author honors.
> >
> > For example, on the email listing here
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MEFAwards/message/5644, I find I have
> > one author honor under "Authors: General: Helms Deep Award (2nd)". I
> > think that's under the Rohan category - but there is no Rohan
> > category in the Main Cat To See Authors.
> >
>
> Yep, Helm's Deep Award is second place for the Rohan category. If you
> go to "2005 MEFA Author Results" you can select "Races/Places: Rohan".
> Your name is listed under second place for the "General" subcategory.
>
> Cheers,
> Marta
>
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> I find the whole "know the category to find the award" thing incredibly
> frustrating, actually. Is there any chance of a simple list, linked
> from the
> MEFA/2005 page as well as on the yahoo site?
>

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Marta Layton <melayton@g...> wrote:
>
>
> On 20 Oct 2005, at 14:31, C Dodd wrote:
>
> > I find the whole "know the category to find the award" thing
incredibly
> > frustrating, actually. Is there any chance of a simple list,
linked
> > from the
> > MEFA/2005 page as well as on the yahoo site?
> >
>
> Sorry for the frustration. It is a bit awkward.
>
> I've emailed Anthony to ask if he can give us an "All Categories"
> option on those two pages. So instead of displaying just one
category
> it would display all of them, just like he filters on other pages
work.
> I'm waiting to hear back whether this is possible, but don't expect
an
> answer until he gets home from work tonight.
>
> Cheers,
> Marta
>

> Thanks, Marta!
>
> I'm with Rabidsamfan - I can't keep the categories straight, and
> unless I want to sit down with the original email that listed all the
> winners, and mark things with yellow highlighter and double-check the
> category headings to make sure I haven't skipped one ... I'm pretty
> much lost.
>

> Also, this may be nit-picking in the extreme, but another thought
> occured to me.  The winners are only visible to those logged into the
> MEFA voting site.  Is there a way people simply out there in the
> general public can see who won what?  This I think would be nice for
> our authors.  Even if people didn't vote in the MEFAs, a lot of
> silent fan fic readers out there would undoubtedly enjoy being able
> to just browse through the MEFA listings, and see that their favorite
> authors have been honored.  Didn't we have a public list of winners
> in 2004?  Or is that in the planning, and I'm just being impatient?
>

On 10/20/05, Marta Layton <melayton@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Marta!
> >
> > I'm with Rabidsamfan - I can't keep the categories straight, and
> > unless I want to sit down with the original email that listed all the
> > winners, and mark things with yellow highlighter and double-check the
> > category headings to make sure I haven't skipped one ... I'm pretty
> > much lost.
> >
>
> I understand! I hardly use the tools that are available to everyone
> now, because I saw all the results when I was formatting that email. So
> I'm sure I don't see problems that other people do.
>
> > Also, this may be nit-picking in the extreme, but another thought
> > occured to me. The winners are only visible to those logged into the
> > MEFA voting site. Is there a way people simply out there in the
> > general public can see who won what? This I think would be nice for
> > our authors. Even if people didn't vote in the MEFAs, a lot of
> > silent fan fic readers out there would undoubtedly enjoy being able
> > to just browse through the MEFA listings, and see that their favorite
> > authors have been honored. Didn't we have a public list of winners
> > in 2004? Or is that in the planning, and I'm just being impatient?
> >
>
> Don't worry about nit-picking. that's the only way to improve things.
>
> Technically anyone can see the winners by clicking the "Log in as
> guest". But I agree, logging in at all can be a bit off-putting.
>
> Last year we had the winners on a website that Ainae put together,
> http://home.earthlink.net/~ainae/mefa/ . I assume Ainae will do the
> same this year.
>
> One thing I've thought of is setting up an LJ community for the MEFAs.
> Do you think people would find that helpful? I know that a lot of
> people are more comfortable with LJs than Yahoo groups. If so, I would
> be glad to set up something and post the results there.
>
> Cheers,
> Marta
>
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From: Marta Layton
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Re: 2005 MEFA Winners;


One thing I've thought of is setting up an LJ community for the MEFAs.
Do you think people would find that helpful? I know that a lot of
people are more comfortable with LJs than Yahoo groups. If so, I would
be glad to set up something and post the results there.

Cheers,
Marta
I think that's a great idea: an LJ community that could keep people up to speed on what's happening with the MEFAs. It could also be used to drum up interest when next year's nominating season rolls around. It wouldn't replace the yahoo!group, but it would be a wonderful supplement, and could also serve to attract new members for the MEFAs.
Dreamflower
(Barbara)





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> Since I use LJ all the time, I'd say yes to a community there
> happily. The Yahoo group has some nice toys, but I saw a lot of
> people on my friends list on LJ who couldn't figure out how to
> participate. I think they were intimidated by the "sign up here" and
> then "get a password there" deal, because it wasn't easy to
> understand why you needed both.

On 10/20/05, rhapsody_the_bard <rhapsody74@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, C Dodd <rabidsamfan@v...> wrote:
>
> > Since I use LJ all the time, I'd say yes to a community there
> > happily. The Yahoo group has some nice toys, but I saw a lot of
> > people on my friends list on LJ who couldn't figure out how to
> > participate. I think they were intimidated by the "sign up here" and
> > then "get a password there" deal, because it wasn't easy to
> > understand why you needed both.
>
> Just another perspective, LJ can have the same effect on people who
> are used to Yahoo groups. For them, so I have experienced, it can be
> just as mind boggling. So another place to go for MEFA news and
> things... wow, it would be a task to keep track of both... let alone
> maintenance..
>
> Just my 2 cents, back to the banners..
>
> Rhapsody
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> Yeah, it is largely a matter of what you're used to. But like the

>

>
> Just another perspective, LJ can have the same effect on people who
> are used to Yahoo groups. For them, so I have experienced, it can be
> just as mind boggling.

On 10/20/05, Kathy <inkling-tcbs@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "rhapsody_the_bard" <rhapsody74@g...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Just another perspective, LJ can have the same effect on people who
> > are used to Yahoo groups. For them, so I have experienced, it can be
> > just as mind boggling.
>
> Yep, that would be me! :) No LJ, and no plans to get one any time soon.
> But I fear I'm in a dwindling minority...
>
> Kathy (Inkling)
>
>
>
>
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On 20 Oct 2005, at 17:46, ejackamack@aol.com wrote:

> Putting my two cents in here as well, I think there does need to be a
> list 
> for the general public of this year's winners, whether it's on LJ or
> a  site. 
> Right now, the awards aren't very accessible to the casual browser, 
> and while
> we garnered some great reviews out of the process, a publicly 
> accessible
> list might also garner some more readers, and even a new writer or 
> two.
>
> Isabeau
>

I think you're right about needing one. I'm not sure when we'll get it
up (hopefully reasonably soon), but we will get something publicly
available.

Cheers,
Marta

On 20 Oct 2005, at 18:03, rhapsody_the_bard wrote:

> --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, C Dodd <rabidsamfan@v...> wrote:
>
> > Since I use LJ all the time, I'd say yes to a community there
> > happily. The Yahoo group has some nice toys, but I saw a lot of
> > people on my friends list on LJ who couldn't figure out how to
> > participate. I think they were intimidated by the "sign up here" and
> >  then "get a password there" deal, because it wasn't easy to
> > understand why you needed both.
>
> Just another perspective, LJ can have the same effect on people who
> are used to Yahoo groups. For them, so I have experienced, it can be
> just as mind boggling. So another place to go for MEFA news and
> things... wow, it would be a task to keep track of both... let alone
> maintenance..
>

I too am most comfortable with Yahoo groups, but I know people who are
much more comfortable with LJs. I think it's more a matter of personal
experience and preference. One's not necessarily better than the other.

My feeling is if there are people who are willing to discuss MEFAs at a
LJ who aren't at a Yahoo group, I'd rather have those opinions than
not. But the Yahoo group will still be the official source of
information, and if you want voting privileges you'll still have to
sign up for this group.


> Just my 2 cents, back to the banners..
>

Thanks! I really appreciate your help on those.


On 20 Oct 2005, at 21:02, Kathy wrote:

> --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "rhapsody_the_bard" <rhapsody74@g...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Just another perspective, LJ can have the same effect on people who
> > are used to Yahoo groups. For them, so I have experienced, it can be
> > just as mind boggling.
>
> Yep, that would be me! :) No LJ, and no plans to get one any time
> soon.
> But I fear I'm in a dwindling minority...
>
> Kathy (Inkling)
>
>

I'm finding all of this fascinating. My involvement in LJ is to chat
with friends. I know that many of them are quicker to answer an LJ post
than an email. I don't use it for big group stuff like the MEFAs,
though apparently some do.

Just to reassure you and anyone else :-) We're not getting rid of the
Yahoo group, and we'll still discuss things here. And the LJ community
will be set up so that you can leave an "anonymous" comment so
non-members, even people without LJ comments, can leave comments if you
feel so inclined.

On 20 Oct 2005, at 16:22, C Dodd wrote:

> The list from the main MEFA page for the 2004 winners is actually very
> nicely done -- I love it that it links to the stories. (And if I were
> going
> to change anything it would be to have a main link for the authors
> who won
> as well.)

The links will be tricky, but I really want them myself. If I can't
figure out a simple way to do them it will just take longer to get that
up.

*ponders* I think Safari picks up links when you copy and paste for it,
which would make things a lot simpler! Right now I'm sending out emails
to the winners and when that's done I need to answer some emails so it
may be tomorrow or this weekend before I can work on this. But I'll
come up with something.

As for author links, I really can't see a way to do that at all easily.
I know we have a space for people to enter the URL of their homepage,
but that isn't displayed in the section I pull the information from
these pages from. But I'll think about it and see if I can think of a
way to do this.

> It would be a good model to follow for a general list.

By "general list" do you mean one for 2004 and 2005? I think what I'm
thinking of is a list very similar to what we had for 2004, covering
2005's winners.

> Since I use LJ all the time, I'd say yes to a community there
> happily. The
> Yahoo group has some nice toys, but I saw a lot of people on my
> friends list
> on LJ who couldn't figure out how to participate. I think they were
> intimidated by the "sign up here" and then "get a password there"
> deal,
> because it wasn't easy to understand why you needed both.
> If you did form a community and asked people for feedback via
> middleearthnews a lot of the LJ LotR people would see the
> announcement, and
> might respond, especially if you asked what felt like a barrier!
>

Yes, that's what I'm looking for at this point. Throughout the year I
see the LJ as a place to post announcements, and a venue where people
could ask questions.

Rabidsamfan, do you know when announcements need to be in to
Middle-earth News for them to make this week's newsletter?

> [from Dreamflower]
>
>   I think that's a great idea: an LJ community that could keep people
> up to speed on what's happening with the MEFAs.  It could also be used
> to drum up interest when next year's nominating season rolls around. 
> It wouldn't replace the yahoo!group, but it would be a wonderful
> supplement, and could also serve to attract new members for the MEFAs.
>   Dreamflower
>   (Barbara)
>

That's exactly what I was thinking. Thanks for summing it up better
than I could have. :-)


On 20 Oct 2005, at 21:19, C Dodd wrote:

> Well one of the bonuses to my way of thinking is that you don't
> actually
> have to have an LJ in order to comment in one. Whereas you need a
> yahoo ID
> -- and another password to forget -- to join up with a Yahoogroup and
> you
> can't send messages to the other members or the world at large
> without being
> a member.
>

This is a good point. I know that with this Yahoo group, you can read
it without being a member. Technically it's not posible for non-members
to send messages to a Yahoo group, but a LJ would allow us to take this
principal a step further.


On 20 Oct 2005, at 20:17, sulriel wrote:

>
> Would it be possible to make the LJ and yahoo group each a 'member'
> of the other group so a post or reply posted either place would show
> up in both?  I don't know enough about how these things work, but I
> LJ'd for awhile and found them awkward with my old system and dial-up.
>

I have a hard time seeing how that would work. I think to do that we'd
need to have the address that LJ uses to send posts be a member of this
group, and I'm not sure how we'd set that up.

What might be a good idea would be for some person to take
responsibility to forward important posts to this Yahoo group, so
people know what's going on.

> I agree that we need to reach as many people as possible, but I also
> know that doubling the places to be tends to halve the people at each
> spot.
>

I suppose my question is how much over-lap there is. From what people
have said, it seems like there are lots of people who just aren't
participating at all. In which case the impact may not be as big as we
think. I hope so, at least.

> As long as the needed information is passed and questions answered -
> I suppose for a group like that, that is what matters.
>

That's my thought.

Marta

On 10/21/05, Marta Layton <melayton@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey guys,
>
> Lots of opinions! Good stuff. I'm going to reply to these in one batch
> email. But I'm also going to make a bit of an executive decision, which
> I think reflects what most people are saying:
>
> The LJ community sounds like a good idea, so I'll create one as soon as
> I finish some other MEFA-related stuff. But it will be a supplement to
> the Yahoo group, not a replacement. I will try to keep up with the LJ
> community, but my first priority will be answering posts at the Yahoo
> group. If someone from here can watch this list and let me know if
> there's something that looks like it needs an admin reply but I haven't
> seen, that will be good.
>
> Now on to the posts...
>
> On 20 Oct 2005, at 18:03, rhapsody_the_bard wrote:
>
> > --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, C Dodd <rabidsamfan@v...> wrote:
> >
> > > Since I use LJ all the time, I'd say yes to a community there
> > > happily. The Yahoo group has some nice toys, but I saw a lot of
> > > people on my friends list on LJ who couldn't figure out how to
> > > participate. I think they were intimidated by the "sign up here" and
> > > then "get a password there" deal, because it wasn't easy to
> > > understand why you needed both.
> >
> > Just another perspective, LJ can have the same effect on people who
> > are used to Yahoo groups. For them, so I have experienced, it can be
> > just as mind boggling. So another place to go for MEFA news and
> > things... wow, it would be a task to keep track of both... let alone
> > maintenance..
> >
>
> I too am most comfortable with Yahoo groups, but I know people who are
> much more comfortable with LJs. I think it's more a matter of personal
> experience and preference. One's not necessarily better than the other.
>
> My feeling is if there are people who are willing to discuss MEFAs at a
> LJ who aren't at a Yahoo group, I'd rather have those opinions than
> not. But the Yahoo group will still be the official source of
> information, and if you want voting privileges you'll still have to
> sign up for this group.
>
>
> > Just my 2 cents, back to the banners..
> >
>
> Thanks! I really appreciate your help on those.
>
>
> On 20 Oct 2005, at 21:02, Kathy wrote:
>
> > --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "rhapsody_the_bard" <rhapsody74@g...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Just another perspective, LJ can have the same effect on people who
> > > are used to Yahoo groups. For them, so I have experienced, it can be
> > > just as mind boggling.
> >
> > Yep, that would be me! :) No LJ, and no plans to get one any time
> > soon.
> > But I fear I'm in a dwindling minority...
> >
> > Kathy (Inkling)
> >
> >
>
> I'm finding all of this fascinating. My involvement in LJ is to chat
> with friends. I know that many of them are quicker to answer an LJ post
> than an email. I don't use it for big group stuff like the MEFAs,
> though apparently some do.
>
> Just to reassure you and anyone else :-) We're not getting rid of the
> Yahoo group, and we'll still discuss things here. And the LJ community
> will be set up so that you can leave an "anonymous" comment so
> non-members, even people without LJ comments, can leave comments if you
> feel so inclined.
>
> On 20 Oct 2005, at 16:22, C Dodd wrote:
>
> > The list from the main MEFA page for the 2004 winners is actually very
> > nicely done -- I love it that it links to the stories. (And if I were
> > going
> > to change anything it would be to have a main link for the authors
> > who won
> > as well.)
>
> The links will be tricky, but I really want them myself. If I can't
> figure out a simple way to do them it will just take longer to get that
> up.
>
> *ponders* I think Safari picks up links when you copy and paste for it,
> which would make things a lot simpler! Right now I'm sending out emails
> to the winners and when that's done I need to answer some emails so it
> may be tomorrow or this weekend before I can work on this. But I'll
> come up with something.
>
> As for author links, I really can't see a way to do that at all easily.
> I know we have a space for people to enter the URL of their homepage,
> but that isn't displayed in the section I pull the information from
> these pages from. But I'll think about it and see if I can think of a
> way to do this.
>
> > It would be a good model to follow for a general list.
>
> By "general list" do you mean one for 2004 and 2005? I think what I'm
> thinking of is a list very similar to what we had for 2004, covering
> 2005's winners.
>
> > Since I use LJ all the time, I'd say yes to a community there
> > happily. The
> > Yahoo group has some nice toys, but I saw a lot of people on my
> > friends list
> > on LJ who couldn't figure out how to participate. I think they were
> > intimidated by the "sign up here" and then "get a password there"
> > deal,
> > because it wasn't easy to understand why you needed both.
> > If you did form a community and asked people for feedback via
> > middleearthnews a lot of the LJ LotR people would see the
> > announcement, and
> > might respond, especially if you asked what felt like a barrier!
> >
>
> Yes, that's what I'm looking for at this point. Throughout the year I
> see the LJ as a place to post announcements, and a venue where people
> could ask questions.
>
> Rabidsamfan, do you know when announcements need to be in to
> Middle-earth News for them to make this week's newsletter?
>
> > [from Dreamflower]
> >
> > I think that's a great idea: an LJ community that could keep people
> > up to speed on what's happening with the MEFAs. It could also be used
> > to drum up interest when next year's nominating season rolls around.
> > It wouldn't replace the yahoo!group, but it would be a wonderful
> > supplement, and could also serve to attract new members for the MEFAs.
> > Dreamflower
> > (Barbara)
> >
>
> That's exactly what I was thinking. Thanks for summing it up better
> than I could have. :-)
>
>
> On 20 Oct 2005, at 21:19, C Dodd wrote:
>
> > Well one of the bonuses to my way of thinking is that you don't
> > actually
> > have to have an LJ in order to comment in one. Whereas you need a
> > yahoo ID
> > -- and another password to forget -- to join up with a Yahoogroup and
> > you
> > can't send messages to the other members or the world at large
> > without being
> > a member.
> >
>
> This is a good point. I know that with this Yahoo group, you can read
> it without being a member. Technically it's not posible for non-members
> to send messages to a Yahoo group, but a LJ would allow us to take this
> principal a step further.
>
>
> On 20 Oct 2005, at 20:17, sulriel wrote:
>
> >
> > Would it be possible to make the LJ and yahoo group each a 'member'
> > of the other group so a post or reply posted either place would show
> > up in both? I don't know enough about how these things work, but I
> > LJ'd for awhile and found them awkward with my old system and dial-up.
> >
>
> I have a hard time seeing how that would work. I think to do that we'd
> need to have the address that LJ uses to send posts be a member of this
> group, and I'm not sure how we'd set that up.
>
> What might be a good idea would be for some person to take
> responsibility to forward important posts to this Yahoo group, so
> people know what's going on.
>
> > I agree that we need to reach as many people as possible, but I also
> > know that doubling the places to be tends to halve the people at each
> > spot.
> >
>
> I suppose my question is how much over-lap there is. From what people
> have said, it seems like there are lots of people who just aren't
> participating at all. In which case the impact may not be as big as we
> think. I hope so, at least.
>
> > As long as the needed information is passed and questions answered -
> > I suppose for a group like that, that is what matters.
> >
>
> That's my thought.
>
> Marta
>
>
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>
> Well one of the bonuses to my way of thinking is that you don't
> actually have to have an LJ in order to comment in one. Whereas you
> need a yahoo ID -- and another password to forget -- to join up with
> a Yahoogroup and you can't send messages to the other members or the
> world at large without being a member.

> (And I've gotten more spam from Yahoo than I ever have from LJ, but
> that's a different matter, nevermind, anyway!...)

> Middle earth news comes out daily, so you could get a notice in there
> by the
> next day. All the info you need is over at
> http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=middleearthnews.

> I'd think of an LJ community being supplemental as well, since the
> Yahoo
> group has a lot of features which LJ doesn't. The little automatic
> messages
> about the end of voting season, for instance, aren't possible on LJ,
> as far
> as I know.

> But I'll cheerfully confess to not entirely understanding why you
> have to
> join the Yahoo group in order to have voting privileges, when all the
> voting
> is done at the database on the MEFA page. I've benefited, obviously,
> from
> playing with all the e-mails, but it's clear that a great many folks
> either
> didn't get them or didn't ever respond to any of them. Since I had a
> password at the MEFA page because I was an author, it felt like I
> ought to
> be able to go ahead and vote with it, and the Yahoo group felt like a
> hoop I
> was being asked to jump through unnecessarily. I jumped, yes, because
> I
> wanted to vote, but how many authors never joined the Yahoo group, or
> joined
> it very late in the process?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com]On
> Behalf Of Marta Layton
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 3:37 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Re: 2005 MEFA Winners;
>
>
> > Thanks, Marta!
>
>
> One thing I've thought of is setting up an LJ community for the MEFAs.
> Do you think people would find that helpful? I know that a lot of
> people are more comfortable with LJs than Yahoo groups. If so, I would
> be glad to set up something and post the results there.
>
> Cheers,
> Marta

> I agree that we need to reach as many people
> as possible, but I also know that doubling the
> places to be tends to halve the people at each
> spot.