The 2011 Silver Pencil Awards ~ Nominations Topic!

[Gavin Luper]

The 2011 Silver Pencil Awards – Nominations Topic!

Welcome fanficcers to the next stage of the 2011 Silver Pencil Awards - the Nominations round.

Brian (mr_pikachu) and I have taken your suggestions from the last round on board, and have come up with a revised list of awards categories.

You have two weeks to nominate the fic, character, moment, writer or general TPM member that you believe is the most deserving to win that category.

The rules for nominations are pretty standard:

~ Post your nominations in this thread.

~ Each person may make one nomination per category.

~ You may nominate in as many or as few categories as you like.

~ No self-nominations are allowed.

~ Since the last awards were in January 2010, nominations are open to any work that has been updated since 1st January 2010. This eligibility period also applies to fic moments and other time-specific nominations (like Best Newcomer).

~ All nominations must be posted in this topic by Monday, 29th August, 2011.

So, without further ado, here are the categories!

Happy nominating!

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General Fic Awards (Whole Fanfics)

Best Fic of the Forum
Best Pokémon Fic
Best Alternate Fandom/Original Fic
Best Writing Style
Best Plot
Best Poem
Best E-zine Article


Fic Moments (Parts of Fanfics)

Best Moment
Best Plot Twist
Best Chapter
Best Quote


Characters (People and Creatures in Fanfics)

Best Character in a Leading Role
Best Character in a Supporting Role
Best Villain
Best Relationship
Funniest Character
Give the Guy a Break Award (For the character most deserving of respite...)
“Hello, Beastie!” Award (For the character who has overcome seemingly insurmountable odds...)

Member Awards (Fanficcers)

Best Writer
Trooper Award (For the little Ficcer that could...)
Best Reader
Best Contributor
Best Newcomer to the Boards


Community Awards (Fanficcers)

Most Likely to Become a Couple
Least Likely to Become a Couple
King of Fanfic
Queen of Fanfic
Jester of Fanfic
Nerdiest Fanficcer
Fanficcer Most Likely to Make You Gasp
Most Helpful Fanficcer
TPM Addict (For those of us who just can't live without it...)
Most Likely to Cause The Universe to Explode

[Shadow Wolf]

General Fic Awards (Whole Fanfics)

Best Fic Of The Forums – Lisa the Legend (by Gavin Luper) (I think this is one story that defines how a writer progresses over time. Definitely deserves to be here)

Best Pokemon Fic – Lisa The Legend (by Gavin Luper) (*see comment above*)

Best Alternate Fandom/Original Fic – First Blood (by mattbcl) (Even though it’s been set for the August writing contest, I believe it is an very good short story, deserving of an award)

Best Writing Style – Malice Afterthought (by Dragonfree) – Easy to read, simple and effective.

Best Plot – Lisa the Legend (by Gavin Luper) - *sniff* how much you’ve grown Lisa.

Best Poem – After The Carnival (by Oslo) – OK, this piece gives an epic story and it has a very interesting view in terms of reality.

Best E-Zine Article - Why write Fanfiction?: Muse - April 2010 issue (by Chris 2.1) - Every writer has asked this question, and Chris took the opportunity to bring a great article about it.



Member Awards (Fanficcers)

Best Writer - Gavin Luper – They say actions speak louder than words, but in this case, words are the signature of a person deserving this award, and Gavin has proven this.

Trooper Award (For the little Ficcer that could...) - Mikachu Yukitatsu – This is the spirit of perseveration.

Best Reader – Gavin Luper – Always there to help.

Best Contributor – mr_pikachu – Ideas, revivals, comments, and even memorable quotes; Brian has all the requisites to be the best contributor

Best Newcomer to the Boards – Becky – I think this welcome will be eternally craved into the TPM history.


Community Awards (Fanficcers)

Most Likely to Become a Couple – mr_pikachu and Becky (surprise, surprise)

Least Likely to Become a Couple – Blademaster and Lady Vulpix (hides)

King of Fanfic – Gavin Luper (Somebody took over…)

Queen of Fanfic – classy_cat18 (Modding with style)

Jester of Fanfic – Sike Saner (funny reader)

Nerdiest Fanficcer – mr_pikachu (does this has to be explained?)

Fanficcer Most Likely to Make You Gasp – Blademaster (Well, either if its in a good or in a bad way, he has made jaws kiss the floor)

Most Helpful Fanficcer – Gavin Luper (Try him)

TPM Addict (For those of us who just can't live without it...) - Mikachu Yukitatsu (Friendly, nice and logged on TPM whenever he can… yep)

Most Likely to Cause The Universe to Explode – Asilynne (Let’s face it, who doesn’t feel at ease with Asi. I think if she were to leave, the universe will definitely explode, XD)

EDIT: OK, I made a few modifications. I think that will be all. Hope for everyone's success.

[mr_pikachu]

A quick point, which I believe we neglected to mention -- for the Silver Pencils this year, the period of eligibility is from January 2010 through now.

That means that for a fic to be nominated, it must have been updated since January 1, 2010. For a fic moment to be nominated, that moment must have been posted after that date. Other time-specific awards work the same way -- for instance, with the "Best Newcomer" category, a nominated member must have joined after the above cutoff.

I'm sorry that wasn't in the initial post; we'll get it updated.


EDIT: Update complete.

[Shadow Wolf]

Thanks Brian! I made a few edits already. If something is out of place, let me know.

[mr_pikachu]

It's no trouble, Louis. I figured it would be best to let you know right away, just in case you had any alternatives in mind in the moment. That's our fault; we weren't clear enough about that cutoff.

[Shadow Wolf]

No one is perfect Brian, so don't worry about it.

If new nominations arise, I'll edit my post.

[Gavin Luper]

My bad, Louis - missed that one detail!

All fixed!

(Thanks for your edit, Brian!)

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Nice! I was just wondering, are we allowed to post small arguments to back up our nominations? Like why would a certain TPMer cause universe to explode? I mean, in Unown Awards threads, we have traditionally seen small arguments on some of the nominations, in both the nomination and voting phases. Given that the voting phase will be secret (or at least I recall it was secret the last time was involved, is it?) I'm really interested if we are allowed to post the arguments in line with our nominations.

I hope I explained that well enough, I might need a dictionary to back up my expression 'small arguments that back up our nominations'. Also, sorry if this should have been asked before this phase.

And then again, what comes to my own nominations, be patient with them. I'll do some research that'll take more than one week, but I promise I'll have at least some nominations ready before the deadline!

[mr_pikachu]

Hey, Mikachu! In the past, I've posted a quip or two explaining some of my nominations, so I certainly don't think there's a problem with it. Besides, we had to use short snippets of text just to explain what some of the categories are.

In other words, as long as it follows the guidelines that Gavin listed, have at it!

[Gavin Luper]

^What Brian said. Go for it!

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

General Fic Awards (Whole Fanfics)

Best Fic of the Forum: Lisa The Legend, just think gavin deserves this for his continued effort.
Best Pokémon Fic : Show Off
Best Writing Style: Against All Odds
Best Plot: Show Off

Fic Moments (Parts of Fanfics)

Best Moment: The whole Oscar-arc in Azalea Town (Show Off)
Best Plot Twist: Tyranitar killing Tyler. It had a huge impact on the entire future of Quest for the Legends

Characters (People and Creatures in Fanfics)

Best Character in a Leading Role: Milo from Show Off.
Best Character in a Supporting Role: Kelly from Against all Odds.
Best Villain: Steven Stone from Show Off.
Best Relationship: Kelly and Jason.
Give the Guy a Break Award (For the character most deserving of respite...) Jack from Show Off.
“Hello, Beastie!” Award (For the character who has overcome seemingly insurmountable odds...) Milo.

Member Awards (Fanficcers)

Best Writer: Chris 2.0
Trooper Award (For the little Ficcer that could...) Matt, since he's 'new'
Best Reader: Sike Saner, always and forever.
Best Contributor: Gavin
Best Newcomer to the Boards: Matt.


Community Awards (Fanficcers)

Most Likely to Become a Couple: Becky and Mr.Pikachu, lulzlulzlulzlulz.
King of Fanfic: Mr. Pikachu.
Queen of Fanfic: Classy Cat, fur real.
Jester of Fanfic: Chobi.
Most Helpful Fanficcer: Gavin


And I still haven't read Lisa The Legend! Well actually I did for about twenty chapters, but that was years ago and I just can't seem to get myself to reading it since it's so long

[Gavin Luper]

General Fic Awards (Whole Fanfics)

Best Fic of the Forum: Lisa The Legend, just think gavin deserves this for his continued effort.

^_^ Thank you! 9.5 years on, still going strong XD

And I still haven't read Lisa The Legend! Well actually I did for about twenty chapters, but that was years ago and I just can't seem to get myself to reading it since it's so long

I was about to say, I remember you being a reader for quite a while I thought, like maybe into the 40s or something? Egad. But yes, it's a behemoth now, and it's got a little way to go, too. :O

My noms will be up soon ... nom nom nom!

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

Could be 40, I'm not sure Should really get into that..

[mattbcl]

EDITED! My nominations are:

General Fic Awards
Best Fic of the Forum - Lisa the Legend (by Gavin Luper)
Best Pokémon Fic - Lisa the Legend (by Gavin Luper)
Best Alternate Fandom/Original Fic - A Zombie Apocalypse For Two (by Ghost)
Best Writing Style - The Origin of Storms (by Sike Saner)
Best Plot - The Origin of Storms (by Sike Saner)

Characters
Best Character in a Leading Role - Esaax (The Origin of Storms)
Best Character in a Supporting Role - Gavin (Lisa the Legend)
Give the Guy a Break Award (For the character most deserving of respite...) - Esaax (The Origin of Storms)
“Hello, Beastie!” Award (For the character who has overcome seemingly insurmountable odds...) - Gavin (Lisa the Legend)

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I would nominate more, but those nominations that came before and after this post have already taken all the ones I wanted! Not much point in re-nominating, right? (Though I'll note that some of my own nominations are seconds and not firsts...)

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

OK, I think I have something new to throw into some of these. See, it's not fun with only one Best Fic candidate and so on:

General Fic Awards (Whole Fanfics)

Best Fic of the Forum: Minty Thrill
Best Pokémon Fic: The Quest for the Legends
Best Alternate Fandom/Original Fic: A Zombie Apocalypse For Two
Best Writing Style: Against All Odds
Best Plot: Lisa the Legend
Best Poem: Deleting You (by Chris 2.1.)

Member Awards (Fanficcers)

Best Writer: Dragonfree
Trooper Award (For the little Ficcer that could...): Oslo
Best Reader: MeLoVeGhOsTs
Best Contributor: classy_cat18
Best Newcomer to the Boards: Becky

Community Awards (Fanficcers)

Queen of Fanfic: Lady Vulpix
Jester of Fanfic: Blademaster
Fanficcer Most Likely to Make You Gasp: Crystal Tears
Most Helpful Fanficcer: mr_pikachu
TPM Addict (For those of us who just can't live without it...): Asilynne
Most Likely to Cause The Universe to Explode: Blademaster

[Gavin Luper]

Here is my (incomplete) nominations list (tried to keep it varied so I didn't nominate people who have already been nominated). Will try to complete this soon.

Remember there are just under three days to go! Please get your nominations in soon so that we have a nice, robust voting ballot!

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General Fic Awards (Whole Fanfics)

Best Fic of the Forum – Against All Odds, by Mattbcl
Best Pokémon Fic – Minty Thrill, by DragoKnight
Best Alternate Fandom/Original Fic – Diablo: Between the Darkness and the Light, by Mattbcl
Best Writing Style – Diablo: Between the Darkness and the Light, by Mattbcl
Best Plot – Morphic, by Dragonfree
Best Poem – After the Carnival, by Oslo
Best E-zine Article - Interview with Vincent, from Sins of the Flesh by Mew Master, Muse (January 2010) - by Samchu



Fic Moments (Parts of Fanfics)

Best Moment -
Best Plot Twist -
Best Chapter -
Best Quote -


Characters (People and Creatures in Fanfics)

Best Character in a Leading Role - Jason Creight, Against All Odds, by mattbcl
Best Character in a Supporting Role -
Best Villain -
Best Relationship -
Funniest Character – Tony, Minty Thrill, by DragoKnight
Give the Guy a Break Award (For the character most deserving of respite...)
“Hello, Beastie!” Award (For the character who has overcome seemingly insurmountable odds...) -

Member Awards (Fanficcers)

Best Writer - Mattbcl
Trooper Award (For the little Ficcer that could...) - mario72486
Best Reader – mistysakura
Best Contributor – classy_cat18
Best Newcomer to the Boards - Wuster


Community Awards (Fanficcers)

Most Likely to Become a Couple – mr_pikachu and Becky
Least Likely to Become a Couple – Chris 2.1 and Charles Legend
King of Fanfic – Shadow Wolf
Queen of Fanfic – Sike Saner
Jester of Fanfic – Mikachu Yukiatatsu
Nerdiest Fanficcer – mr_pikachu
Fanficcer Most Likely to Make You Gasp – Dragonfree (this is based on reading Malice Aforethought)
Most Helpful Fanficcer – classy_cat18
TPM Addict (For those of us who just can't live without it...) – mr_pikachu (after a brief and horrible sober period haha)
Most Likely to Cause The Universe to Explode – Charles Legend

[mr_pikachu]

Dang it, Gavin. I just finished my nominations after four hours of poring over fics, and I pop in this thread to see that you beat me to four of my selections. It's 4:00 a.m. and I want to go to bed, dude! *cries*

Oh well. I'll just post what I have and edit in the others shortly.


EDIT: Righto. I've re-completed my nominations (huzzah!).


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General Fic Awards (Whole Fanfics)

Best Fic of the Forum
Morphic, by Dragonfree

Best Pokémon Fic
Morphic, by Dragonfree

Best Alternate Fandom/Original Fic
Second-String Superheroes, by Greyfox

Best Writing Style
An Isolated Heart!, by Shadow Wolf

Best Plot
Communication, by Sike Saner

Best Poem
An Isolated Heart!, by Shadow Wolf

Best E-zine Article
Fiction Writing 101: Starting a Story, Muse (January 2010), by Samchu


Fic Moments (Parts of Fanfics)

Best Moment
Lisa's decision to take charge of her fate and "make a choice" in Chapter 69, [I]Lisa the Legend[/], by Gavin Luper

Best Plot Twist
Oscar's true nature revealed, Show-Off, by Chris 2.1

Best Chapter
The Golden Arc Three: Buck's Fizz, Show-Off, by Chris 2.1

Best Quote
"For some reason, he had concluded that eating this 'cyanide pill' was a very, very bad idea.

Phew! Crisis averted.

He waited for a few moments, before reaching down his pants and inserting it up his anus." Narrator, Chew, by DragoKnight


Characters (People and Creatures in Fanfics)

Best Character in a Leading Role
Lisa, Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper

Best Character in a Supporting Role
May, Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree

Best Villain
Joseph Sterling, Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper

Best Relationship
Lisa and Gavin, Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper

Funniest Character
The narrator, Chew, by DragoKnight

Give the Guy a Break Award (For the character most deserving of respite...)
All of the Pokémorphs, Morphic, by Dragonfree

“Hello, Beastie!” Award (For the character who has overcome seemingly insurmountable odds...)
Lisa, Lisa the Legend, by Gavin Luper


Member Awards (Fanficcers)

Best Writer
Sike Saner

Trooper Award (For the little Ficcer that could...)
Dragonfree

Best Reader
mattbcl

Best Contributor
Sike Saner

Best Newcomer to the Boards
Hikari of Dark Rose


Community Awards (Fanficcers)

Most Likely to Become a Couple
MeLoVeGhOsTs and Sike Saner

Least Likely to Become a Couple
Dark Sage and Weasel Overlord

King of Fanfic
Chris 2.1

Queen of Fanfic
PancaKe

Jester of Fanfic
DragoKnight

Nerdiest Fanficcer
Mew Master

Fanficcer Most Likely to Make You Gasp
Charles Legend

Most Helpful Fanficcer
Sike Saner

TPM Addict (For those of us who just can't live without it...)
classy_cat18

Most Likely to Cause The Universe to Explode
Mikachu Yukitatsu

[classy_cat18]

Since I haven't really read anything for a while (oops), I'll just do one section.

Community Awards (Fanficcers)

Most Likely to Become a Couple - Gavin Luper and Pancake
Jester of Fanfic - Dragoknight
Nerdiest Fanficcer - mr_pikachu
Fanficcer Most Likely to Make You Gasp - mr_pikachu (made half the forum gasp when he poofed in the forums like Houdini)
TPM Addict (For those of us who just can't live without it...) - Blademaster
Most Likely to Cause The Universe to Explode - Charles Legend

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

Sike Saner is totally hot.


>D

[Mew Master]

Oi! I am not a Nerd.. I. Am. A. GEEK! *strike a pose*

[Sike Saner]

Okey-choke, here are my nominations. There aren't many here—much of what I would have nominated already has been this time around. Comes with the territory of being late to the party, I guess. :p

Anyway...

General Fic Awards (Whole Fanfics)

Best Writing Style – Morphic (Dragonfree)
Best Plot – Show-Off (Chris 2.1)


Fic Moments (Parts of Fanfics)

Best Moment – Mia talking to Medicham (Chapter 26, Show-Off, Chris 2.1)
Best Plot Twist – Letaligon returning to try and kill her father only to find that he's already been slain (Chapter 58, The Quest for the Legends, Dragonfree)
Best Chapter – Chapter 13 of Morphic (Dragonfree)
Best Quote –

What is this compulsion you have to attribute everything I do to me just being a jerk?

(Chaletwo, Chapter 57, The Quest for the Legends, Dragonfree)


Characters (People and Creatures in Fanfics)

Best Character in a Leading Role – David Ambrose (Morphic, Dragonfree)
Best Character in a Supporting Role – Stantler (The Quest for the Legends, Dragonfree)

[Mew Master]

Times like this when I wish I actually had Chap 5 of Werewolf done.. *cries*

[Gavin Luper]

Oi! I am not a Nerd.. I. Am. A. GEEK! *strike a pose*

HAHA - I would totally support changing the category to Geekiest Fanficcer. Although I think we'd then ALL be in the running.

Dang it, Gavin. I just finished my nominations after four hours of poring over fics, and I pop in this thread to see that you beat me to four of my selections. It's 4:00 a.m. and I want to go to bed, dude! *cries*

XD

Bad timing, dude! I feel your pain - I hate choosing a nomination only to see that someone else got there first. Lucky me haha.

Dudes and dudettes: Noms close in half a day! Please try to nominate a few more new people and fics in the categories that need nominations, let's try to have as few auto-wins as possible this year!

[Becky]

General Fic Awards (Whole Fanfics)
Best Fic of the Forum - Lisa the Legend
Best Pokémon Fic - Against All Odds


Characters (People and Creatures in Fanfics)
Best Relationship - Lisa and Gavin, Lisa the Legend
Give the Guy a Break Award (For the character most deserving of respite...)- Herman the Pokemaniac in Against All Odds

Member Awards (Fanficcers)
Best Writer - mr_pikachu
Best Reader - Gavin Luper
Best Contributor - Mikachu Yukitatsu
Best Newcomer to the Boards- mattbcl


Community Awards (Fanficcers)
Queen of Fanfic - classy_cat18
Fanficcer Most Likely to Make You Gasp - Charles Legend
Most Helpful Fanficcer - Gavin Luper
TPM Addict (For those of us who just can't live without it...) - Blademaster
Most Likely to Cause The Universe to Explode - Shadow Wolf

[Gavin Luper]

I have a few questions:

-If I’m not mistaken, E-zine was changed to muse, so can those be nominated too? Yes, but only from the January 2010 issue since that is the only one within the eligibility timeframe.
-Some nominations might be considered old (for example: the e-zine article). Can they still be nominated? (already answered)
-Kind of a dumb question but Short Stories (one, or two piece) can still be nominated, right? Yes, absolutely, for any category that they might still fit into (eg. best character in a leading role, etc etc.)

EDIT: OK, I made a few modifications. I think that will be all. Hope for everyone's success.
PS: Can someone answer my remaining questions please?

Hey, Louis. Sorry, missed your questions if they were there earlier, probably cause they were edited in and I usually just skim for new posts. ^_^

Answered them in red above - hope that clarifies things. Hit me up if it doesn't!

I'll give it a few more hours, guys, since it's still the 29th in parts of the USA I believe.

Cheers!

[mr_pikachu]

Actually, there was an April 2010 issue of the Muse, as well... that's where my Best E-zine Article nomination originated, actually. The January and April issues both fall into the eligibility timeframe.


EDIT: For the sake of clarity, I've moved the April 2010 issue to the Fanfiction Archives. Apparently that had never actually been done.

[Gavin Luper]

Actually, there was an April 2010 issue of the Muse, as well... that's where my Best E-zine Article nomination originated, actually. The January and April issues both fall into the eligibility timeframe.


EDIT: For the sake of clarity, I've moved the April 2010 issue to the Fanfiction Archives. Apparently that had never actually been done.

... aaaaaaand that would be why I didn't see it. My bad. >.<

[Shadow Wolf]

Alright! Thanks Gavin!

I'll see if I have time to nominate one (internet seems to be slow lately).

[Gavin Luper]

Thank you all for participating in this round. Nominations are now closed. Please be patient while we collate the nominations and post the Voting Topic.