Philon Award Nominations Cheat Sheet
Nominations are open for the Kirk/Spock Philon Awards! Fanworks (fic, art, podfics) completed between August 1, 2025 and July 31, 2026 are eligible. Nominations are due by August 15 - and you can edit them after submitting: meaning you can do yours NOW so you don't forget and make updates later if you have time!
I made the following filters for myself, to look through the eligible fic for each category and thought I'd share them here for others. They are not perfect, but hopefully a decent first pass. SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS on what is/isn't included:
Category: Ficlet
--- (word count under 1,000) - about 311 stories
Category: Short Fic
--- (1Kā5K words) - ~576 stories
Category:Ā Medium-length fic
--- (5Kā10K words) - ~179 stories
Category: Long Fic
--- (10Kā20K words) - ~131 stories
Category:Ā Novella
--- (20Kā50K words) - ~59 stories
Category:Ā Novel
--- (word count over 50K) - ~43 stories
Category:Ā Podfic
--- ~73 podfics
Category:Ā Poetry
--- ~17 poems
Notes on the filters: The fic in these filters (1) is complete and in English, (2) is sorted from oldest to newest, unlike the default AO3 search, to help resurface works forgotten in the past 12 months! [NB: Weirdly, that search parameter vanishes if you edit the filter. To add it back, go to the 'Search within results' field near the bottom of the filter panel and add (without quotes) 'sort:>updated '.] (3) It filters OUT McSpirk (Kirk/Spock/McCoy), a pairing I obviously love as per my own AO3!, but one that usually means the focus isn't on Spirk, which I believe renders it ineligible. And (5) some works are specifically excluded after being accidentally caught in the filter, but any keyword/word count exclusions are not intended to target any individual!
Let me know if you see any major errors, but importantly, you can change any of these parameters using the filter bar on the right side of the page. So you can filter out certain ratings or only include TOS fic or avoid SNW spoilers, etc. (See italicized note above if you make edits and want to keep the oldest-to-newest sort order.)
Fanart: I haven't created searches for fanart, because I'm not sure how well works get tagged for the traditional vs. digital art distinction (and because I suspect a lot isn't on AO3!). But if someone else figures out a good set of AO3 filters, message me with the details or tag me in your own post and I'll reblog!
romaincrisis
2087
izzy806
amandla
dailybridgerton
