Mandy

the head and the heart

Voting in the Final round for the Bellarke Fic Writer Awards 2020 is now open.

This poll will close on October 24 at 11:59PM UTC. 

Winners will be announced on October 27 at 11:59PM UTC.

You MUST select the fic you want to win! See all the finalists eligible for voting in this Google Doc.

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i would give my life just to hold your hand (i’m your number one fan) by safeandsound13 @captaindaddykru

someone let the poets out by kindclaws @kindclaws

Thank you to those who nominated and voted for me! The other fics, written by such amazing writers, in this list are magnificent. I feel lucky to have my story to be amongst them.

Voting in the Semi-Final round for the Bellarke Fic Writer Awards 2020 is now open.

This poll will close on October 15, 2020 at 11:59PM UTC. Winners will be announced on October 17, 2020 at 11:59PM UTC.

You can select up to two (2) fics in each category to move onto the next round. The Top Two (2) fics in each category will move onto the Final Round.

Future voting rounds have been extended. To view the new dates, see this post.

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Eating Chinese food, watching Bollywood movies, going to see Cambodian dancers, or learning to speak Korean so you can watch every K drama in existence is totally fine. The invitation to participate in those things came from within those cultures. The Mexican family that owns the place where I get fajitas wants me to eat fajitas. Their whole business model kind of depends on it, actually. 

If you see something from another culture you think you might want to participate in, but you don’t know if that would be disrespectful or appropriative, you can just…ask. Like. A Jewish friend explained what a mezuzah was to me, recently. (It’s the little scroll-thing near their front doors that they touch when they come into their house. It basically means “this is a Jewish household.”)

“Oh, cool,” I said. “Can I touch it? Or is it only for Jewish people?”

“You can touch it or you can not touch it,” she said. “I don’t care.”

“Cool, I’m gonna touch it, then.”

“Cool.”

It’s not hard.

Consent. Is the culture open to sharing this thing? (& don’t cheat by finding one person who consents while most of the culture disagrees.)

Context. If a culture is open to sharing a thing but it is a thing of great religious significance, take the time to learn what is a respectful way to treat the thing. Probably don’t use it as random decoration or sexualize it unless that’s what it’s for. 

Congratulations to our SEMI-FINALISTS, who can be found in this Google Doc.

Along with the above winners, the following categories will become available to vote in Semi-Finals:

Best Meta/Spec Writer

SEMI-FINAL DETAILS:

Voting period: October 9 at 11:59PM UTC - October 15 at 11:59PM UTC 

You can select up to 2 fics in each category to move onto the next round 

Finalists announced: October 17 at 11:59PM UTC 

Top 2 fics in each category will move onto Final Round

Shot in the Dark [series] by jekisawrites @thefangirlingbarista

i would give my life just to hold your hand (i’m your number one fan) by safeandsound13 @captaindaddykru

someone let the poets out by kindclaws @kindclaws

exactly the right kind by useyourtelescope @useyourtelescope

Win a Date with Bellamy Blake by Bittyab18 @bittyab18

Shot in the Dark [series] by jekisawrites @thefangirlingbarista

i would give my life just to hold your hand (i’m your number one fan) by safeandsound13 @captaindaddykru

someone let the poets out by kindclaws @kindclaws

exactly the right kind by useyourtelescope @useyourtelescope

our stars came in a packet of two by millipop @millipop

Win a Date with Bellamy Blake by Bittyab18 @bittyab18

Also, I support anyone that speaks out about violence they’ve experienced. I believe her.

I’m truly shocked by what I’ve read today. I have always stood by believing the victim first and foremost. I won’t be attacking Bob or Eliza but I am incredibly disappointed in this whole situation. I really looked up to these two actors since I was a teenager, and it’s made me realise once again that these people are just that.

Actors.

We really need to stop idolising these people we don’t even know. We don’t know what happens behind closed doors. Even if what Arryn has said turns out to be false, what I’ve just said is still important. I spent a lot of my teenage years thinking that actors were god’s who could do no wrong. I’m older now and a lot wiser.

if you support the victim and you’re wrong, at least you have shown that victims can share their story and be heard.

gorgeous:

you need to calm down:

i did something bad:

our song:

the archer:

style:

delicate:

girl at home:

this is why we can’t have nice things:

dress: