THE TREEHOUSE AWARDS
RULES
1. All stories must
focus primarily on the adventurers whether it be in conventional/non-conventional
pairings or not. Additional/original character’s are acceptable but preferably
not sole focus.
2. Stories must be
nominated in the correct categories. Please review the category
descriptions
before nominating. Only individual stories can be nominated; sequels that
comprise a series have to be nominated separately. Any story nominated in the
wrong category will not be counted.
3. Nominations can be
done by either the author or someone else. E-mails will be sent out to everyone
who is nominated, regardless of who did the nominating. Please make sure and
fill the nomination form out completely.
4. A single fic can
be nominated in up to three categories, excluding Best Author.
5. An author can have
a maximum of three fics nominated per category.
6. There are
nominated buttons available here. As I understand that not
everyone has their own site, or is interested in having lots of buttons to
worry about, these are not required to win. On the other hand, they’re also a
wonderful way to let people know you’ve been recognised but the choice is yours.
7. Wherever possible,
please post URL’s for fics posted on an author’s own website or an easy access
fic archive such as FF.Net as not all judges may have access to facilities such
as Yahoo Groups, etc. Fics posted in live journals, etc., must be either be a
single part story or archived in one easily followed place (like a memories
page). It is too much work to spend time searching through journals for the
next chapter, and any fic that is nominated that doesn’t meet these
criteria will be disqualified.
8. Winners and
runner-ups (meaning the fics, not the author unless it’s the Best Author
category) from the current calendar year are ineligible to be nominated again
in that category.
9. Fics do not have
to be complete to be nominated. However, obviously, the more of the fic there
is, the easier it will be to judge. The exception to this rule is the Long
Story category; this is done in order to maintain the integrity of the nominees
for the year-end awards.
10. When nominating a
Video, please ensure that you provide the URL for the webpage and not
the actual Video itself.
11. Nominations begin
July 12, 2005, and end August 19, 2005.
12. Judging begins
August 20, 2005, and ends September 10, 2005.
13. Winners will be
announced September 12, 2005.
14. Any fic not accessible
during the judging period will be disqualified.
15. Any nomination in
violation of any of the rules will be deleted.
16. If you have any
questions about any of the preceding rules, please contact me and put 'Treehouse Rules' in the subject header.
17. When filling out
the nomination form and asked if you read the rules, please put "Immeasurably."
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