NEXT GEN LOVE!!!!!

[marguerite_26]

1) harryscorp100 LDWS!!!! Today is the LAST DAY! We are down to TWO drabblers! AND *flails* BOTH of these drabbles are fabulous. A total WIN/WIN for the voters, imo! Go VOTE! Open until midnight tonight.

2)



nextgen_awards opened nominations last night. The categories look pleasantly diverse:

For example:
Slash(similar categories for het, femmeslash and gen)
Best Drabble (under 1000 words)
Best Adult Drabble (R or NC-17)
Best One-Shot (over 1000 words)
Best Multi-Chapter
Best WIP
Best Romance
Best Smut
Best Humor
Best Angst/Tear-Jerker
Best Dark
Best School-Age
Best Post-School
Best Cross-Gen

Miscellaneous
Best Fem-Slash
Best Threesome/Moresome
Best Use of Original Next-Gen Character
Outstanding Next-Gen Gen Author
Outstanding Next-Gen Het Author
Outstanding Next-Gen Slash Author

(these are also repeated again for art)

I think it'll take me a while to figure out just which fic/art I would nom for each category, but I'm going to have fun going through my rec lists.

Which reminds me, if anyone is a forgetful as I am, there is the BIG ASS NEXT GEN REC LIST - this post will give you links to the AS/S rec list, the NON AS/S rec list, and the Cross Gen rec list.

There are also lots of Next Gen fics not listed there (because they weren't written yet), but check out hp_sas and nextgendarkfest AND the crack_broom Next Gen tag for lots and lots of Next Gen goodness!

Remember kiddies, awards aren't the be-all-and-end-all, but it does make someone feel lovely to be nominated. :D

eta: it's a little hard to catch in the rules, but the winners will be determined by through a public vote, after the top 7 fics/art of each category are chosen (based on number of nom's, I assume). Mods - feel free to correct me, if I'm wrong.

eta 2: Please note rule 7: Cross-Gen stories can ONLY be nominated for the Cross-Gen award. *sigh*

Comments

[romaine24.livejournal.com]

Weeps that all cross-gen is grouped together.

[kayoko.livejournal.com]

I'm here to do some stalking after the hd_holidays reveals. *grins* 'Savage' was awesome.

I'm a co-mod for the nextgen_awards this round. Glad to see that there's interest in the slash community! The way you interpreted the rules is correct. All nominations are gathered, those with the stories/art/authors with the most nominations will move on to a public voting.

Cross-Gen stories can ONLY be nominated for the Cross-Gen award
I had no idea cross-gen was that popular! Part of the concern, at least for me, was that cross-gen stories wouldn't stand a chance against more popular pairings like AS/S. I don't think anything can be changed at this point, but I'll definitely let the other mods know about it!

A cross-gen only awards is totally do-able! You guys should think about it.