Rules and Guidelines

So, because I felt it needed a bit more attention, I thought I'd put up a page dedicated to the rules and guidelines of The Twifestivals. (And no, in this case, rules are NOT meant to be broken.) Please read, or at least skim through these before nominating, and if you still have questions, please email me at thetwifestivals@gmail.com and let me know. :)

Rules

  • All entries nominated in any category MUST have less than 1000 reviews. All authors nominated in any category cannot have a story with more than 1000 reviews. No exceptions.
  • All entries MUST be slash unless specifically stated otherwise. (The only category allowing non-slash is "Best Exception".)
  • All entries MUST be of the Twilight fandom. Crossovers are not allowed unless specifically stated otherwise. (The only category allowing crossovers being "Best Crossover".)
  • All entries MUST be updated within the last 3 months unless specifically stated otherwise. All authors nominated for any category must have updated a story within the last 3 months.
  • For the sake of fairness, please don't vote for or nominate a story more than once per category. For example, don't nominate the same story (perhaps, "What I've Failed to Realize" maybe?) for Best Jasper twice in a row.
  • Drabbles are allowed if they are completed and total over 5000 words.
  • When nominating a banner, you MUST include a link or the nomination will be removed.
  • All entries MUST be accessible to the public on either Fanfiction.net, Twilighted.net, or LiveJournal in order to be eligible for nomination. If I cannot find the story on any of the three, the nomination for that fic will be removed.
  • If you want to nominate your own fic, I'm not going to stop you, but I will tell you that the sense of "I've done well" is sort of ruined if you had a hand in bringing about recognition for your own fic. The winners are chosen by popular vote, so if your fic really, for lack of a better word, deserves it, then you'll get enough nominations to go to the voting round. Aka, it's not very sportsmanlike of you.
  • All entries must be in English.

Guidelines
This is to spell out EXACTLY what information you need to put when nominating for any category. If you have a question on what info is necessary for a certain category, check here, and if you're still fuzzy, please email me. I'd be more than happy to help. :)

Character Awards
  • Best Edward -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Jasper -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Emmett -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Carlisle -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Jacob -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Supporting Character -- Write the following: (Name of the character) from (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best OC -- Write the following: (Name of the character) from (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Geek -- Write the following: (Name of the character) from (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Villain -- Write the following: (Name of the character) from (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Bad-Ass -- Write the following: (Name of the character) from (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Man-Whore -- Write the following: (Name of the character) from (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Asshole -- Write the following: (Name of the character) from (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Beard -- Write the following: (Name of the character) from (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Vamp -- Write the following: (Name of the character) from (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Wolf -- Write the following: (Name of the character) from (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Lover -- Write the following: (Name of the character) from (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Overall Family -- Write the following: [Names are optional] from (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Couple -- Write the following: (Names of the characters) from (Title of the fic) by (Author)
Story Awards
  • Best Angst -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Comedy -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Vamp Fic -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Wolf Fic -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best BDSM/Toy-Play Fic -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Dark Fic -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Inkfic -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best PWP -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Hate-to-Love Fic -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best "But I Thought I Was Straight" Fic -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Bromance Fic -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best College Love Fic -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Forbidden Love Fic -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Canon -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best AH/AU Fic -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Crossover -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Exception -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Femslash -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Plot -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Drabble -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best One-Shot -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Work-in-Progress -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Completed Fic -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Sequel -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best All-Time Fic -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author)
Scene Awards
  • Best HEA -- Write the following: [Chapter is optional] of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best UHEA -- Write the following: [Chapter is optional] of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Cliffhanger -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best One-Night Stand -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Coming Out -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best UST -- Write the following: [Chapter is optional] of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Cock-Block -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best First Kiss -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best First Date -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Overall Kiss -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Handjob -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Blowjob -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best UNF Moment -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best First Time -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Threesome -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Overall Lemon -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Fight -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Break-up/Make-up -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
  • Best Moment -- Write the following: (Chapter) of (Title of the fic) by (Author)
Author Awards
  • Best New Author -- Write the following: (Author)
  • Best Angst Author -- Write the following: (Author)
  • Best Comedy Author -- Write the following: (Author)
  • Best Lemon Author -- Write the following: (Author)
  • Best Beta -- Write the following: (Author)
  • Best Recc'er -- Write the following: (Author)
  • Best Blogger/Tweeter -- Write the following: (Author)
  • Best Reviewer -- Write the following: (Author)
  • Best Cheerleader -- Write the following: (Author)
  • Best Slash H00r -- Write the following: (Author)
  • Best Banner Maker -- Write the following: (Artist)
  • Best All-Time Author -- Write the following: (Author)
Graphic Awards
  • Best Banner -- Write the following: (Title of the fic) by (Author) (Link to banner)
Take care to pay attention in the Authors categories. If the award has something to do with the author's writing then the author MUST NOT HAVE a story with over 1000 reviews. If not, however, then it doesn't matter. Here, I'll make a list. :)
Must not have a story with over 1000 reviews
  • Best New Author
  • Best All-Time Author
  • Best Lemon Writer
  • Best Angst Writer
  • Best Comedy Writer
Doesn't matter
  • Best Reviewer
  • Best Recc'er
  • Best Blogger/Tweeter
  • Best Beta
  • Best Banner Maker
  • Best Cheerleader
  • Best Slash H00r
Now that you've read or skimmed through all that, go to the "Nominations" page and start nomming!
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