July Nominations

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You may notice some changes to your usual programming, in the form of a barrage of new categories. Some changes were suggested by community members and some were purely products of our sleep-deprived brains.

Now, we know that bigger isn't necessarily better, and that any of these might flop horrendously, but we thought it would be interesting to try something new. Any comments and questions about the changes are welcome. If something doesn't work, we will drop it, and if you have a crazy idea, we'd love to hear it. We just want to make keep this place alive and kicking!

For this round, nominations will close on July 21 and voting will close on August 5.

As always, reply to this post with your nominations. Comments are screened.

Categories are:
(*new categories marked with asterisks for easy identification purposes*)

BEST GEN FIC - Generally, a fic that is canonical or genre-based, where romance is not the main focus of the story. Any rating.

BEST HET FIC - A fic that features a het pairing. G, PG, or R (or equivalent rating).

BEST SLASH FIC - A fic that features a slash pairing. G, PG, or R.

*BEST NC-17 HET FIC* - A het fic that is rated NC-17.

*BEST NC-17 SLASH FIC* - A slash fic that is rated NC-17.

*BEST OT3 FIC* - A fic that explores the relationship between three people. Any rating.

*BEST FIC FEATURING AN UNUSUAL PAIRING* - A romantic fic that features two characters who are not usually linked in fic. Any rating.

BEST SERIES - A fic with multiple installments, or sequels. Any rating.

BEST FUTURE FIC - Any fic set in the future, on or off the island. Any rating.

*BEST AU FIC* - A fic that takes place in an alternate universe. Any rating.

BEST HUMOROUS FIC - A fic that is funny! Any rating.

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*SCENE-SPECIFIC CATEGORIES* - Fic that includes an instance of exceptional writing in one of the following categories:

*BEST DIALOGUE*

*BEST KISS*

*BEST SEX SCENE*

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AUTHOR-SPECIFIC CATEGORIES:

*OUTSTANDING FIRST FIC* - Must be the author's first foray into Lost fandom. Any rating.

*AUTHOR OF THE MONTH* - No nominations accepted for this category. Results will be drawn statistically from the voting in all other categories.



1. You may nominate in all or just one category - but just one nomination per category per month.
2. Do not vote for yourself.
3. All fics must relate to LOST. They may have OCs or be AU, but must either have characters from LOST or be based on the concept of LOST.
4. Include fic title, author, and link to story when nominating.
5. Fics and authors do not have to be on LJ.
6. Fics can be new or old - as long as they have not previously won in any category. HERE is the list of previous winners.
7. You do not have to join the comm to nominate or vote.
8. All voting and nominations are done via screened comments to preserve anonymity.
9. From now on, fics nominated in multiple categories will be given consideration in *all* nominated categories.