SVSSS Readers' Choice Awards

We understand your concern! And we know that there is no real way of making the voting blind or trying to disregard the influence the bigger authors might have upon the fandom

But we intend on making posts showcasing every nominated fanfic, regardless of its stats. We'll do everything in our power to make the playing field even - but it is not something we can do on our own

This is where the community as a whole comes in. if you wish for small, unknown fics to be in the game, YOU must nominate them! everyone reads through a different assortment of stories, and it's impossible for any one person to have read everything, which is why we're making every stage of this event a communal one

We can get the information out here and give every nominated fic a little bit of our platform; And we encourage everyone to post/reblog about their favourite fics even outside of this event! There is no better recommendation than word of mouth <3

Currently, we're at the "pick the categories" stage; Have your say in this survey ✨

Currently, we're looking at around 30-40 various categories to include for those SVSSS Readers' Choice Awards. This question is also posed on the Categories Selection Form (as a multiple-choice question, so that you can select more than one if you're torn), but we've decided to bring it to tumblr as well!

Generally speaking, it's a way to share and celebrate your favourite fanfics!

If you're familiar with oscars or other similar award ceremonies, this is something like that!

Currently, we're selecting the categories through this form. But let's assume we've already decided on a number of categories, to run through how it's going to look like!

Let's say one of the selected categories is "Best of Modern AU". In September, a form will open where the general public - that means YOU! - will be able to send in links to SVSSS fics which they believe are the best Modern AU they've ever read!

Any fics will be accepted! Short or long, complete or unfinished, SFW or NSFW (as long as they're marked appropriately). The only situation in which a submitted fic can be removed would be if you submitted it to a category which doesn't apply to it - in this example, if you submitted a canon-compliant fic to the Modern AU category, it would be removed from that category.

Also, the fics MUST be SVSSS. I don't think this needs to be said, but just for clarity's sake. If it's a crossover, either the SVSSS world or characters MUST be the focus of the story to count.

If the category is character-related, like Shen Yuan, then only fics which focus on Shen Yuan as the main character (or at least a shared main character with equal attention being put on him) will be accepted.

Similarly, f the category is ship-related, like MoShang, then only fics which have MoShang AS THE FOCUS will be accepted. Please do NOT submit a BingQiu fic with background MoShang to the MoShang category

On a related note, if we do a crackship/rarepair category, additional guidelines will be given out for what, exactly, counts as a crackship/rarepair for the purposes of this event; If anyone has strong feelings on the topic, we invite them to share those with us!

Once the nomination period ends, the fics will be listed for easy access - likely the list of links will appear on a spreadsheet or airtable of some sort, for easy filtering. Each of the nominated fics will also be spotlighted in order to ensure that no fic slips through the cracks!

We will try our best to ensure that every fic nominated will receive equal opportunity! We can't ensure equal attention, as people have their own preferences and each post will receive varying interactions, but we will certainly do our best!

This is the part where we'll need YOUR assistance, as well - we encourage everyone to reblog any of the posts! You don't have to reblog everything, but even just one post, one fic spotlight, might bring someone back to the awards and they might end up voting too <3

Voting will open only AFTER every fic had been spotlighted, to make sure that early voters don't miss any fics. The voting should be open for about a month. You will be able to vote for as many or as little fics as you wish, in as many categories as you wish.

Have a singular fic you love, and you're interested in nothing else? Go for it!

Have a selection of fics in a few categories? You're free to pick and choose!

You're a connoisseur of fanfics and have opinions on each of the categories? Absolutely, we appreciate your thoughts!

The only thing we ask is that you don't randomly select any fanfic, just to vote for something. We would like for these awards to be a genuine expression of fan appreciation!

What is this, exactly?

SVSSS Readers' Choice Awards is meant to highlight and celebrate beloved fics in the fandom!

2. How does it work?

Just like the oscars are awarded in various categories, the readers' choice awards will be chosen for a number of categories. People will nominate fics they believe fit those categories and, once that's done, a vote will be conducted. The top 3 choices for each category will be announced and presented with decorative ribbons

3. What categories are there gonna be?

That is up to the general public, for the most part! Check out this survey to have your vote matter:

4. How many categories are there going to be?

This is also currently up in the air! We're considering somewhere between 30-40 categories at the moment - that would mean 90-120 individual awards

5. What do I win?

People whose fics get nominated into categories and then place within the top 3 of their category will receive a graphic of a ribbon with the description of their placement. As well as the "prestige" of being able to say they placed at the Readers' Choice Awards! But primarily, this event is meant to be fun way to share people's favourite fics and to have fun!

6. What if I don't want to participate?

Then, of course, you don't have to! If you're an author and you don't wish for your fic to be involved, simply message this account via DM or an ask, and we will remove it. Please do so BEFORE the announcing of the awards, if possible, so that we could seamlessly move the other fics in the category up in the ranking, if applicable.

Also, you will have to do it through an account associated with your AO3, to avoid someone pretending to be an author from disqualifying the fic from running. If you don't have tumblr, there will be a form posted once the fics are nominated which you will be able to use to contact us. We will work with the authors to ensure the best outcome!

7. Who is running this event?

People running this account are deliberately remaining anonymous in order not to influence anyone. We hope to provide as unbiased experience as possible! We will not ban any ships nor characters, and we intend to treat every submitted fic equally. None of the moderating team has any grievances against any specific people within the SVSSS fandom

But on that topic: since the moderators remain anonymous, we will need YOUR HELP to spread the word about this event! Please feel free to reblog, repost, share in any servers or send to any friends who you feel would like to participate <3

we're going to put them up in a tumblr poll to check people's opinions on those custom options as well as give them some visibility 💚

for clarification on the last one: submitter added "for the weirdest Binghe related ship shennanigans"

as a reminder: this event is meant to nominate and then select the winning fics from each category. as such, the categories must be something that can be applied to a fic, rather than something applied to a person or a writing prompt 💚

Directly inspired by the @TMNTRCA, this is intended as a fun activity for our fandom! The intention behind this event is to have some lighthearted fun, and share our love for various fanworks!

But firstly, to run a choice awards we must first select the categories themselves! There's a wealth of options to pick from through this form:

Options provided to begin with are the following:

Best of canon compliance, best of alternate AU, best crossover,

Best alternate host for transmigration, Best wife scenario/aphrodisiac use, Best depiction of a woman character,

Most interesting original character, Best original wife character, Best original fauna or flora,

Best adventure/fighting scene, Crackiest crack, Fluffiest fluff, Smuttiest smut, Angstiest angst and Most unique writing style.

Additionally, a question was posed as to whether people would be interested in having a category for best of specific characters or ships, as well as an option to write-in your own suggestion.

Currently, the plan is for this form to remain open until August 31st, 2026. After that, there will be another form for submitting fic options for each of the finalized categories, after which a voting period will follow!

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to write on the form or send in an ask!