Welcome to the second Maximum Ride Fanfiction Awards!

Thanks right, they’re back. After receiving quite a few messages over the years wondering if there ever would be another, I have finally decided it was time. And what better time than summer time?

Now, to those of you who don't remember the last one and/or are wondering what they heck a “fanfiction awards” is, let me enlighten you. A fanfiction awards is a contest of sorts that honors the best of the best in a decent sized fandom. As the MR category has grown from the 60 stories I remembered it as, to a, (holy crap!), over 6000 story wide fandom, it’s about time we had another.

It’s simple. YOU nominate stories that you like. After a public voting has taken place, WE—meaning the panel of judges that I’ll be selecting, more on that later—will pick and vote for what we believe to be the most deserving of the nominees. Think of a judge vote as a “super vote”. A regular vote is only worth one point, but a judge’s vote is worth five. The stories with the most votes win!

What’s in it for you if you win? Bragging rights: the most important prize in the world. Not mention free advertising, as many people will check out your story based upon the competition both now and in the future!

SOME BASIC RULES:

You can nominate any story, regardless of age, rating, or anything else.

You can nominate a story for more than one category.

You can nominate in as many categories as you like, (the more you nominate in, the better, really.)

You can not nominate yourself.

You can not nominate more than once in a single category.

THE CATEGORIES:

Best Author

Best Story

Best “Dead” Story (Meaning it has been abandoned or hasn’t been updated in a very long time)

Best Oneshot

Best Songfic

Best Poetry

Best Max/Fang

Best Fang/Iggy

Best Max/Iggy

Best Other Pairings (Anything else an author has concocted. I don’t know what kind of crazy parings you people come up with now-a-days.)

Best General

Best Action/Adventure

Best Romance

Best Drama

Best Angst

Best Tragedy

Best Horror

Best Humor

Best Parody

Best Suspense

Best Spiritual

Best Smut (Since MR has a substantial supply of smut now, I’ve decided to include this.)

Best Crossover

Best Alternate Universe/Future

Best Original Character

Best New POV (Anything besides the regular Max POV or “Author’s” POV)

NOTE: if you nominate in an underlined category, please include the name of the character(s).

PLEASE NOMINATE STORIES IN AT LEAST FIVE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.

PLEASE INCLUDE CORRECT TITLE AND, IF POSSIBLE, THE AUTHOR’S NAME. (Especially in circumstances where the story has a common title.)

THE JUDGES:

Unlike last time, I do not have a panel of judges lined up. This means I am accepting applications! I will be selecting around two-six judges, so if you are interested, please send me a PM with the questions below, and your responses.

1: How long have you been in the MR fandom, (meaning, how long you’ve been either reading or writing in it)?

2: Have you written for the MR fandom? How much?

3: Have you ever judged for anything like this before?

4: Do you think you’ll be able to be unbiased in this competition? Why or why not?

5: If I email/message you, typically how long will it take you to reply?

6: Age? (You may decline to answer if you wish.)

7: MR shipping preferences? (You may decline to answer if you wish.)

8: Why should I pick you?

Questions, comments, suggestions? If you have any of the following, just review or PM me! (Especially if you see the need for an added pairing in the categories. It’s been a long time since I read MR fanfiction, so I have no idea what pairings are popular lately.)

Nominations and judge selection will be closed in a few weeks. Until then, have fun!