THE AGENCY AWARDS
CATEGORIES
BEST SHORT STORY: 1 part stories, no chapters.
BEST LONG STORY: Stories with 2-10 chapters.
In order to maintain the integrity of the category for the year-end awards, stories
in this category must be complete (this will prevent stories with more than 10
chapters from being included during the year-end awards).
BEST SAGA: Stories with 11+ chapters.
This does not mean series. If there are sequels to a story, they must be nominated
separately.
BEST ANGST: Sad, dramatic, or unhappy
stories.
BEST COMEDY/FLUFF: Stories that are light in
tone and/or humorous.
BEST ROMANCE: Stories that focus on Lee and
Amanda getting together in a romantic fashion.
BEST AU: Alternate Universe. Stories
that don't follow canon, i.e. Lee and Amanda meeting differently.
BEST AMANDA
CHARACTERIZATION: Stories with excellent characterization of Amanda. This does not
mean it has to be from her point of view.
BEST LEE
CHARACTERIZATION: Stories with excellent characterization of Lee. This does not
mean it has to be from his point of view.
BEST EPISODE STEALER: Stories based on an episode,
either filling in a scene or rewriting it.
BEST FUTURE FIC: Stories that are primarily
set after the conclusion of SMK, do not have to follow the actual storyline.
BEST POV: Stories that are written from
any of the SMK-verse character’s point of view as first person.
BEST AUTHOR: Best overall writing. This is
limited to a single author; collaborative teams are not eligible for
nomination.