Stargate Fan Awards

Thank you, zortified, for letting us know that the Stargate Fan Awards have begun again.

To take you back in time, this time last year I had written a about four Stargate SG-1 fics, and was in the process of writing The Walls Of Jericho. I wasn't in the Stargate fandom beyond writing... back then I was a little sensitive about SG-1 spoilers. So I'd never heard of this until someone let me know that my short-short-shortfic The Other Man had been nominated. I was a) stunned, and b) pleased as punch.

Some people don't believe in these awards. They say "aw, only the crappy fics win and it's embarrassing to the fandom." I say participate and nominate. Why?

#1 - They've been running these awards since 2001 and know what they are doing.

#2 - The site is attractive and easy to use.

#3 - painless_j is correct: nominating good stories is a way to avoid that frustrating problem of "aw, only the crappy fics win."

#4 - In truth, the nominations become a centralized reclist. So please, nominate that OMG!excellent Zelenka fic even if you know it has little chance. After the dust settles, and the awards are given to embarrassed recipients, the links to the nominations remain.

zortified has wise suggestions about remembering what to nominate that I shall repeat.

Go to rec-lists.

Mine is right here
destina has an excellent one here
amothea does a lot of recs
svmadelyn has a great list here
paian does many great recs
Isis' Recs
And there's Double Treat whose URL I don't have handy -- not to mention your own favorite reccers.

This will help remind you of stories you've read throughout the year. Because chances are, if you liked it, someone else did as well.

If the story you're looking for was recent, check jackslashdaniel, sga_newsletter, sga_noticeboard for announcements. Then there's always the archive search at Wraithbait and Area 52.

Okay. Have at it and have fun. *scrams to nominate that OMG!Great Zelenka fic*




ETA: Nominations close the end of April. Void where prohibited.