#qsqs

Everyone’s favourite MNFF award ceremony has rolled around once again. Since 2006, the Quicksilver Quills have celebrated the best writing MNFF has to offer, last year giving thirteen awards across six categories.

This year we’ve even got a brand new category - Best New Canon - to recognise the amazing new stories our authors are writing inspired by the new canon from Pottermore, Fantastic Beasts and The Cursed Child.

Nomination threads open today and will close at the end of the day on 30th June 2017. Judging will begin in mid July.

To post a nomination, either reblog this post with your nomination, send us a message on tumblr, post on the archives or in the nomination threads on the beta boards. Use the form at the end of this post.

The categories are:

+ Best General Story + Best Dark/Angsty Story + Best Canon Pairing Story + Best Non-Canon Pairing Story + Best Poetry + Best Post-Hogwarts/Next Generation Story + Best New Canon Story

Only stories published or updated on MNFF since the 1st June 2016 are eligible to be nominated.

For more information and rules, read them here. Send us an ask if you have any questions!

Nomination Form

That’s right, the QSQs are coming up fast and we’re looking for judges! If you are a member of the MuggleNet FanFiction forums and want to take part in our annual Quicksilver Quill Awards, then head over here.

Judging can be demanding but also fun, and we really value the input of as many members as possible in the judging process. You can find more information on judging in the sign-up thread. If you would like to be a judge, please sign up in that forum. If you are not a member of the forums, it takes about a minute to set up an account and send a Sorting Hat request via PM to SortingHat. All judges must be sorted members of the forums simply because it is the only way you can see the judging forums.

If you have any questions, please send us an ask!

Can I nominate multiple fics for the same category?

Yes, as per the QSQ rules, there is no limit to the number of fics you can nominate.

Can I nominate one fic for multiple categories?

Yes. For example, if there is a non-canon romance fic which is particularly dark or angsty, you could nominate it for Best Non-Canon Pairing Fic and Best Dark/Angsty Fic.

Can I nominate NSFW fics?

Yes, any fic on our MNFF archive published or updated since 1st June 2016 is eligible - this includes fics up to our Professors rating.

Can I nominate my own fics?

That’s right, the QSQs are coming up fast and we’re looking for judges! If you are a member of the MuggleNet FanFiction forums and want to take part in our annual Quicksilver Quill Awards, then head over here.

Judging can be demanding but also fun, and we really value the input of as many members as possible in the judging process. You can find more information on judging in the sign-up thread. If you would like to be a judge, please sign up in that forum. If you are not a member of the forums, it takes about a minute to set up an account and send a Sorting Hat request via PM to SortingHat. All judges must be sorted members of the forums simply because it is the only way you can see the judging forums.

If you have any questions, please send us an ask!

Every year the QSQ winners are awarded a banner to celebrate their achievements. The QSQs mean a huge amount to the winning authors and many of them display their banners for months (even years) afterwards, so obviously we want to make sure they are something special. Each year, we run a competition to find a bannermaker to make the banner for the winners. The past banners have been stunning and really are the perfect way to celebrate the achievements of the QSQs. The time has come to open the annual competition once again (perhaps a little later than usual which means there's a slightly shorter time scale than I would have hoped). This year, we ask for graphic artists to provide a duo of signature images to celebrate the winners of the QSQs and the judges. These images can be identical or different but should follow a similar theme and contain different information. The QSQ banner should include the following information: - 2014 Quicksilver Quills - Category - Author - Title (please remember that the title and author name of fics can be quite long so make sure leave plenty of space) The judging banner should include - 2014 Quicksilver Quills - The word Judge - Username They should all be within the allowable size limits of the forum (500px width max and 300px height, though for signature text purposes, 250 or less for the height is preferable). Other than including the above information there are few other restrictions – be as creative as possible. Remember that the QSQs celebrate the best of the best on MNFF, and we want something really special to reward the winners. If you have submitted an entry in a previous year that hasn't won and would like to jazz it up and try again then go for it. There are no limits on the number of entries you can submit. Examples of previous banners can be seen below:

(credit to Hokey for the first two, the opaleye for the third, and luinrina for the last) The bannermaker will receive credit for their work when it is displayed by the winners. You have until the end of the day on the 24th September to create your banners. Please do not post them here or anywhere else on the forums – they should be PMed to us via the MuggleNet Fan Fiction Beta Boards (must create an account to do this), or emailed to me at [email protected]. We try and keep the banner secret until the great reveal on the day of the results.

Yes, that’s right, everyone’s favourite MNFF award ceremony has rolled around once again. Since 2006, the Quicksilver Quills have celebrated the best writing MNFF has to offer, last year giving 23 writing awards across twelve categories. The addition of the brand new Forum Quicksilver Quills honoured a further seventeen of the wonderful people who help make MNFF what it is today. Each year stories are nominated by our members and then judging panels made up of some of MNFF’s finest readers and writers assess each nomination and decide upon the winners. The Forum awards are nominated for in a similar way, followed by a public vote to choose the winners. More information on those can be found in the Forum QSQ sub-forum once nominations open in July.

Nomination threads opened a few days ago and will close at 8pm GMT on the 23rd July.

KASHMIR FASCINATES SALMAN KHAN

Mukeet Akmali

Srinagar, Apr 19: In what could warm up the cockles of tourism industry of Kashmir, Bollywood heartthrob Salman Khan has decided to shoot his next movie ‘Dabangg 2’ in the Valley.

Khan was fascinated by the beauty of Kashmir after launching the music of ‘Qasam Sey Qasam Sey’, a film, which was shot in Srinagar city.

Producer of Qasam Sey Qasam Sey, Nazim Rizvi told Greater Kashmir over phone from Mumbai: “Salman Bhai was impressed by rushes of the movie featuring the scenery of the Valley. Salman Bhai then and there decided to shoot his next movie Dabangg 2 in the Valley.”

According to Rizvi, Bollywood icon Salman straightway called his younger brother Arbaaz Khan, who is also producer of Dabangg 2 to reschedule location of the movie, which was earlier scheduled to be shot in Jordan.   

“Salman was very excited about visiting the Valley and shooting here,” Rizvi said, adding that “we would announce formal dates of shooting in next few days.” Rizvi, is also relative of Salman Khan and has been part of Salman’s many super hit movies.

Pertinently, a local travel company, Singhay Tours and Travels had coordinated Qasam Sey Qasam Sey in the Valley arranging the shooting locations and facilities for the crew.

Owner of Singhay Tours and Travels, Muhammad Yousuf Mir said: “Rizvi informed me earlier that Salman has decided to shoot his home production movie here. I am very excited about this thing as it will help our tourism sector.”

Mir said during shooting of Qasam Sey Qasam Sey crew was so impressed with locales they “Rizvi told me that he will come here again to shoot his another film.”

Pertinently, Rizvi shot three songs of Qasam Sey Qasam Sey in the Valley. Rizvi used the beautiful locales of celebrated Royal Spring Golf Course, famous Dal lake and enchanting Sonamarg.

The crew stayed for eight days in Kashmir during which it shot the songs. Qasam Se Qasam brought two new faces to the audience: Azim Rizvi and Feith starring the movie, while Bollywood icon Salman Khan has a special role in the film. The movie is scheduled to release on June 15 all over India.

Yousuf, also a TV artist and producer, said many reputable producers have agreed to come to Kashmir. “On the advice of Rizvi, a Kolkata-based director has agreed to shoot his new film in Kashmir very soon.”