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Hi everyone,

Now that we've caught our collective breaths after MEFA reviewing and
learned the results (that was fast! thank you!), I'd like to announce that I
made some unofficial banners this year that were too late to submit to the
MEFA site.

Actually, I made a LOT of unofficial MEFA banners. ;-)

I checked with Marta, and there was no objection to offering these banners
to you directly, outside the standard MEFA process.

You can find them at <photobucket.com/elenatiriel>, then click on
MEFA_2008_Banners under "Albums" on the left. If you are interested in
specific settings, characters, events, or text ("Nominee", "Commended
Reviewer", "Review Junkie", or "Winner" - which I am willing to customize
for you) you can click on the appropriate "Tag" at the left.

Hint: If you'd like to quickly see one example of each design/size
combination, I recommend clicking on the "Winner" tag, since the "Winner"
versions of the official banners that I did submit to the MEFA site can only
be found there, so it's the only complete set (158 of them!).

You are welcome to download and use any of these banners that you like. If
you would like one of the Winner banners customized for your story, I ask
that you email me directly at this address, rather than going through the
standard MEFA banner address, so that the other MEFA banner customizers are
not bothered. (But, if you do accidentally send it to the MEFA address,
don't worry -- I am also a MEFA banner customizer, so will try to intercept
it there.)

If you would like one of these photobucket banners customized, please send
an email to elenatiriel [at] gmail [dot] com, with the banner title (click
on the banner to get the full title), the size you prefer ("square" [LJ
icon], "rectangle", or "all sizes"), and the MEFA id number and name of the
story you'd like it customized for, so I can be sure to get the correct
place and category names, and your author name if it's not clear from your
email address. For example:


Narsil Reforged, all sizes, story #208, Renewal, by Elena Tiriel
Corsair Ships, square, story #465, Last Stroke
Houses of Healing, rectangle, story #209, Men of the Twilight


I will do my best to send them back as quickly as I can, within two days if
at all possible. If you have a special request, such as customizing a banner
for a prior year, or sending the banners to a different email address, let
me know and I'll do what I can to accommodate it.

Following is a list of the unofficial MEFA banners you can find at my
photobucket site... enjoy!

- Barbara

*Title* * *
*Description* *3 Elven Rings* - Narya, Nenya, and Vilya *3 Rings for Elves
* - Galadriel, Cirdan, and Gil-galad receive the three Elven rings of power
*7 Rings for Dwarves* - Seven Dwarf-lords receive rings of power *9 Rings
for Men* - Nine Kings of Men, later to become the Nazgul, receive rings of
power *Alqualonde* - The Kinslaying at Alqualonde, from artwork by Ted
Nasmith *Andunie* - The harbor of Andunie with Elven ships arriving from
Aman, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Aragorn & the Dead* - Aragorn summoning
the denizens in the Paths of the Dead *Arwen* - Arwen closeup *Aule*
- Portrait
of Aule, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Balrog* - The Balrog of Moria *Bilbo
Finds the One Ring* - Bilbo stumbles upon the One Ring under the Misty
Mountains *Book of Mazarbul* - Gandalf reading from the Book of Mazarbul in
Moria *Boromir in Death* - Boromir's body, floating in an Elven-boat on the
Anduin *Captain Faramir* - Faramir defending Osgiliath *Celeborn* - Celeborn
in Lorien *Corsair Ships* - Ships of the Corsairs of Umbar, sailing up the
Anduin *Cuivienen* - Elves on the shores of Cuivienen, from artwork by Ted
Nasmith *Denethor* - Denethor II, Steward of Gondor *Earendil's Ship* - The
ship of Earendil the Mariner, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Elf of Mirkwood* -
An anonymous Elf from Mirkwood *Elrond at the Last Alliance* - Elrond with
Elven troops at the Last Alliance *Elves Going West* - Elves journeying
towards the Grey Havens, to leave Middle-earth *Eowyn* - Eowyn closeup *Fall
of Gondolin* - Elves escaping from the fall of Gondolin, from artwork by Ted
Nasmith *Faramir* - Faramir at Henneth-Annun *Fell Beast* - The Witch-king
leaving Minas Morgul in style *Fellowship Climbing* - The Fellowship,
climbing in the Misty Mountains *Fellowship Leaving* - The fellowship
departing from Rivendell *Finrod* - Finrod Felagund's first meeting with
the Men of Beor, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Forge at Rivendell* - Elven
smiths reforging Narsil in Rivendell *Frodo & the One Ring* - Frodo with
the Ring Verse reflected on his face, and the One Ring in the
background *Frodo
at Parth Galen* - Frodo about to leave Parth Galen at the Breaking of the
Fellowship *Galadriel & the Mirror* - Galadriel in Lorien, readying her
Mirror for use *Gil-galad* - Gil-galad and Elrond with Elven troops at the
Last Alliance *Gimli* - Gimli closeup *Gollum & the One Ring* - Gollum
celebrating with the One Ring in the Sammath Naur *Gollum
Underground* - Gollum
under the Misty Mountains *Helcaraxe* - Fingolfin leading his people across
the Helcaraxë, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Herald of Gil-galad* - Elrond
commanding Elven troops at the Last Alliance *Houses of Healing* - Eowyn
and Faramir in the Houses of Healing *Huan and Carcharoth* - Huan attacking
Carcharoth after the wolf mortally wounded Beren, from artwork by Ted
Nasmith *Hurin and Morgoth* - Hurin being punished by Morgoth in
Thangorodrim, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Isildur* - Isildur holding the
One Ring in the Sammath Naur *Legolas* - Legolas in Rivendell *Losgar* - The
ships of the Exiles burning at Losgar, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Luthien
& Beren Disguised* - Luthien and Beren disguised as Thuringwethil and
Carcharoth, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Maedhros' Rescue* - Maedhros being
rescued by Fingon from Thangorodrim, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Maglor &
the Silmaril* - Maglor casting the Silmaril into the Sea, from artwork by
Ted Nasmith *Manwe's Eagles* - Manwe's Eagles flying over Numenor, from
artwork by Ted Nasmith *Mumak* - A mumak in the Battle of the
Pelennor *Mumakil
Charge* - Haradrim charging on their mumakil in the Battle of the Pelennor
*Narsil Reforged* - Anduril, after being reforged from Narsil by Elven
smiths *One Ring* - The One Ring on Sauron's finger *Orc of Moria* - An
Orc from Moria *Ranger Faramir* - Faramir in Ithilien *Red Eye* - The eye
of Sauron *Rohir* - A Rohir at the Battle of the Pelennor *Sack of
Nargothrond* - The sack of Nargothrond, with Glaurung, Turin, and Finduilas,
from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Sam* - Sam with Bill the Pony *Saruman*
- Saruman
in Isengard, with Gwaihir approaching *Sauron* - Sauron at the Last
Alliance on the slopes of Mount Doom *Sauron Forging the One Ring* - Sauron
forging the One Ring in the Sammath Naur, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Scroll
of Isildur* - Gandalf reading the Scroll of Isildur in Minas Tirith *Shelob
& Frodo* - Shelob stalking Frodo in Cirith Ungol *Ships of the Faithful* - The
ships of Elendil and the Faithful leaving Numenor at its downfall, from
artwork by Ted Nasmith *Strider* - Strider looking thoughtful, Rivendell in
the background *Taniquetil* - Taniquetil at the First Rising of the Sun,
from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Tar-Miriel* - Tar-Miriel being overtaken by
the wave at the Downfall of Numenor, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Teleri
Swanships* - Teleri ships being drawn to Aman by swans, from artwork by Ted
Nasmith *Theoden* - Theoden at the Battle of the Pelennor
*Thorondor* - Thorondor
and his Eagles carrying Beren and Luthien to safety, from artwork by Ted
Nasmith *Troll of Mordor* - A troll at the Battle of the Morannon *Trolls
in Minas Tirith* - Trolls entering the gate of Minas Tirith *Tuor* - Tuor
by the Sea bowing to Ulmo, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Ulmo* - Ulmo
appearing out of the Sea, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Witch-king on the
Pelennor* - The Witch-king at the Battle of the Pelennor *Witch-king
Revealed* - The Witch-king as he appears to Frodo on Amon Sul while wearing
the One Ring


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Hi everyone,

Someone commented on a lack of MEFA banners with Legolas and Gimli together,
so I added a new one to my collection at <photobucket.com/elenatiriel>.

*Legolas & Gimli* Legolas and Gimli in Edoras

If you would like this one, or any of the others in my photobucket account,
customized for you, just send me an email at this address with the details.

- Barbara


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Elena Tiriel <elenatiriel@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:19 AM
Subject: Additional MEFA banners available
To: MEFA Awards <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>


Hi everyone,

Now that we've caught our collective breaths after MEFA reviewing and
learned the results (that was fast! thank you!), I'd like to announce that I
made some unofficial banners this year that were too late to submit to the
MEFA site.

Actually, I made a LOT of unofficial MEFA banners. ;-)

I checked with Marta, and there was no objection to offering these banners
to you directly, outside the standard MEFA process.

You can find them at <photobucket.com/elenatiriel>, then click on
MEFA_2008_Banners under "Albums" on the left. If you are interested in
specific settings, characters, events, or text ("Nominee", "Commended
Reviewer", "Review Junkie", or "Winner" - which I am willing to customize
for you) you can click on the appropriate "Tag" at the left.

Hint: If you'd like to quickly see one example of each design/size
combination, I recommend clicking on the "Winner" tag, since the "Winner"
versions of the official banners that I did submit to the MEFA site can only
be found there, so it's the only complete set (158 of them!).

You are welcome to download and use any of these banners that you like. If
you would like one of the Winner banners customized for your story, I ask
that you email me directly at this address, rather than going through the
standard MEFA banner address, so that the other MEFA banner customizers are
not bothered. (But, if you do accidentally send it to the MEFA address,
don't worry -- I am also a MEFA banner customizer, so will try to intercept
it there.)

If you would like one of these photobucket banners customized, please send
an email to elenatiriel [at] gmail [dot] com, with the banner title (click
on the banner to get the full title), the size you prefer ("square" [LJ
icon], "rectangle", or "all sizes"), and the MEFA id number and name of the
story you'd like it customized for, so I can be sure to get the correct
place and category names, and your author name if it's not clear from your
email address. For example:


Narsil Reforged, all sizes, story #208, Renewal, by Elena Tiriel
Corsair Ships, square, story #465, Last Stroke
Houses of Healing, rectangle, story #209, Men of the Twilight


I will do my best to send them back as quickly as I can, within two days if
at all possible. If you have a special request, such as customizing a banner
for a prior year, or sending the banners to a different email address, let
me know and I'll do what I can to accommodate it.

Following is a list of the unofficial MEFA banners you can find at my
photobucket site... enjoy!

- Barbara

*Title* * *
*Description* *3 Elven Rings* - Narya, Nenya, and Vilya *3 Rings for Elves
* - Galadriel, Cirdan, and Gil-galad receive the three Elven rings of power
*7 Rings for Dwarves* - Seven Dwarf-lords receive rings of power *9 Rings
for Men* - Nine Kings of Men, later to become the Nazgul, receive rings of
power *Alqualonde* - The Kinslaying at Alqualonde, from artwork by Ted
Nasmith *Andunie* - The harbor of Andunie with Elven ships arriving from
Aman, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Aragorn & the Dead* - Aragorn summoning
the denizens in the Paths of the Dead *Arwen* - Arwen closeup *Aule*
- Portrait
of Aule, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Balrog* - The Balrog of Moria *Bilbo
Finds the One Ring* - Bilbo stumbles upon the One Ring under the Misty
Mountains *Book of Mazarbul* - Gandalf reading from the Book of Mazarbul in
Moria *Boromir in Death* - Boromir's body, floating in an Elven-boat on the
Anduin *Captain Faramir* - Faramir defending Osgiliath *Celeborn* - Celeborn
in Lorien *Corsair Ships* - Ships of the Corsairs of Umbar, sailing up the
Anduin *Cuivienen* - Elves on the shores of Cuivienen, from artwork by Ted
Nasmith *Denethor* - Denethor II, Steward of Gondor *Earendil's Ship* - The
ship of Earendil the Mariner, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Elf of Mirkwood* -
An anonymous Elf from Mirkwood *Elrond at the Last Alliance* - Elrond with
Elven troops at the Last Alliance *Elves Going West* - Elves journeying
towards the Grey Havens, to leave Middle-earth *Eowyn* - Eowyn closeup *Fall
of Gondolin* - Elves escaping from the fall of Gondolin, from artwork by Ted
Nasmith *Faramir* - Faramir at Henneth-Annun *Fell Beast* - The Witch-king
leaving Minas Morgul in style *Fellowship Climbing* - The Fellowship,
climbing in the Misty Mountains *Fellowship Leaving* - The fellowship
departing from Rivendell *Finrod* - Finrod Felagund's first meeting with
the Men of Beor, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Forge at Rivendell* - Elven
smiths reforging Narsil in Rivendell *Frodo & the One Ring* - Frodo with
the Ring Verse reflected on his face, and the One Ring in the
background *Frodo
at Parth Galen* - Frodo about to leave Parth Galen at the Breaking of the
Fellowship *Galadriel & the Mirror* - Galadriel in Lorien, readying her
Mirror for use *Gil-galad* - Gil-galad and Elrond with Elven troops at the
Last Alliance *Gimli* - Gimli closeup *Gollum & the One Ring* - Gollum
celebrating with the One Ring in the Sammath Naur *Gollum
Underground* - Gollum
under the Misty Mountains *Helcaraxe* - Fingolfin leading his people across
the Helcaraxë, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Herald of Gil-galad* - Elrond
commanding Elven troops at the Last Alliance *Houses of Healing* - Eowyn
and Faramir in the Houses of Healing *Huan and Carcharoth* - Huan attacking
Carcharoth after the wolf mortally wounded Beren, from artwork by Ted
Nasmith *Hurin and Morgoth* - Hurin being punished by Morgoth in
Thangorodrim, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Isildur* - Isildur holding the
One Ring in the Sammath Naur *Legolas* - Legolas in Rivendell *Losgar* - The
ships of the Exiles burning at Losgar, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Luthien
& Beren Disguised* - Luthien and Beren disguised as Thuringwethil and
Carcharoth, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Maedhros' Rescue* - Maedhros being
rescued by Fingon from Thangorodrim, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Maglor &
the Silmaril* - Maglor casting the Silmaril into the Sea, from artwork by
Ted Nasmith *Manwe's Eagles* - Manwe's Eagles flying over Numenor, from
artwork by Ted Nasmith *Mumak* - A mumak in the Battle of the
Pelennor *Mumakil
Charge* - Haradrim charging on their mumakil in the Battle of the Pelennor
*Narsil Reforged* - Anduril, after being reforged from Narsil by Elven
smiths *One Ring* - The One Ring on Sauron's finger *Orc of Moria* - An
Orc from Moria *Ranger Faramir* - Faramir in Ithilien *Red Eye* - The eye
of Sauron *Rohir* - A Rohir at the Battle of the Pelennor *Sack of
Nargothrond* - The sack of Nargothrond, with Glaurung, Turin, and Finduilas,
from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Sam* - Sam with Bill the Pony *Saruman*
- Saruman
in Isengard, with Gwaihir approaching *Sauron* - Sauron at the Last
Alliance on the slopes of Mount Doom *Sauron Forging the One Ring* - Sauron
forging the One Ring in the Sammath Naur, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Scroll
of Isildur* - Gandalf reading the Scroll of Isildur in Minas Tirith *Shelob
& Frodo* - Shelob stalking Frodo in Cirith Ungol *Ships of the Faithful* - The
ships of Elendil and the Faithful leaving Numenor at its downfall, from
artwork by Ted Nasmith *Strider* - Strider looking thoughtful, Rivendell in
the background *Taniquetil* - Taniquetil at the First Rising of the Sun,
from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Tar-Miriel* - Tar-Miriel being overtaken by
the wave at the Downfall of Numenor, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Teleri
Swanships* - Teleri ships being drawn to Aman by swans, from artwork by Ted
Nasmith *Theoden* - Theoden at the Battle of the Pelennor
*Thorondor* - Thorondor
and his Eagles carrying Beren and Luthien to safety, from artwork by Ted
Nasmith *Troll of Mordor* - A troll at the Battle of the Morannon *Trolls
in Minas Tirith* - Trolls entering the gate of Minas Tirith *Tuor* - Tuor
by the Sea bowing to Ulmo, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Ulmo* - Ulmo
appearing out of the Sea, from artwork by Ted Nasmith *Witch-king on the
Pelennor* - The Witch-king at the Battle of the Pelennor *Witch-king
Revealed* - The Witch-king as he appears to Frodo on Amon Sul while wearing
the One Ring


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