Awards 2009 Beyond the Saga Awards- Ceremony August 1st at NOON board time!

It was Updated????

And Wow!!

Congrats to All the noms!!

 

Alrighties, just a reminder that excerpt submission is open!

 

I'm sorry this message is coming late, but I was working and haven't had Internet access for almost a week.

While I really appreciate and am flattered by The Wizards' School being nommed for Best Epic, I feel that I have to ask for it to be pulled out of the running. After reconsidering the story, I have no intention of finishing this particular version of the tale, and therefore I don't think it would be fair to keep a story that I know is going to be abandoned in the running.

Thanks!

 

I have corrected it for you.

 

Question about the excerpts concerning Best Series: I have two stories nominated in on category. Does that mean I should send in two seperate excerpts?

 

You still get one excerpt per category. But good question, that could be something to bring up in a post awards discussion.

 

Question: Does the excerpt have to come from posts that were made in last year or can they come from any part of the story?

Thanks.

 

No it does not, feel free to use any sections of your story that you want.

 

Excerpt submitted. Good luck to all.

 

I had never expected these excerpts to be so difficult! Especially when your story is almost 400 pages long.

 

Just a reminder, if you haven't gotten your excerpts in, you have until midnight board time to do so.

 

Since voting will be underway in just a few short hours, here again are the specifics for voting:


VOTING PROCESS:

1) Select which of the fics from the qualifying list you would like to vote for.

2) Send in your votes in ONE PM.

3) You are not required to provide any links with your votes. Simply indicate the category and qualifying story/character/author you wish to vote for.

4) You will NOT receive a confirmation PM regarding your votes. If you do not receive a PM from the awards sock within 24 hours of your PM being read, then you did everything correctly.


VOTING RULES:

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3. You may vote only once in each era, in one PM as stated earlier. If you send your votes in multiple PMs, they will not be counted. The only exception will be on a case-by-case basis, per information given to you by THIS SOCK only.

4. Voting is open from July 16 at 12:01 AM board time until July 25 11:59 PM board time. Late votes will not be counted at all?no exceptions. Early votes will be returned and you will be expected to send your vote in again under the correct timeline. No exceptions. See rule #7 if you will not be available during the voting period.

5. PM the Beyond the Saga Awards Sock with your vote. Votes sent elsewhere will not be counted.

6. Only fics on the Qualifying List are eligible for votes. Votes for other fics will not be counted.

7. If you will not be available or internet-accessible during the voting time period, arrange with the host,
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8. You cannot vote for yourself. Votes for yourself will not be counted.

 

WInding down voting is....Just a bump for the thread

 

Voting ends tonight at midnight board time, so don't forget to get those votes in if you haven't already done so.

 

Sorry, but...

I think it's still July 25th, board time, for almost 5 more hours...

 

Yikes! You are absolutely right, I apologize for my error. If anyone sent any votes in tonight, I would certainly accept them.

 

Cool! Thank you!

It will be better, though, if you change the header accordingly, because it's a bit misleading...

 

Just a reminder that the ceremony is this Saturday at noon.

 

I'm not quite sure how it happened, but the three Saturdays I had plans this summer were the three Saturdays of the Awards Ceremonies. I'm heading up to Nashville today with rhonderoo to see Harry Potter on the IMAX and I'll try to be online via wireless, but if it doesn't work:

Congrats and good luke - LUCK - to all the nominees!