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LMFA: Definitions of Divisions and
Categories
The following definitions of Divisions and Categories are for the
purposes of determining eligibility for nomination in the Light My Fire
Awards. The LMFA Committee reserves the right to invalidate any
nominations that do not match the criteria of the divisions and categories as
set forth below.
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Class: Sentinel Fanfiction
Stories based on and utilizing characters and
concepts from the TV show, The Sentinel.
Divisions
- Gen
- Content may be rated from G to NC-17.
- Stories having elements of male/female romantic or
explicit sexual relationships will be considered under this division.
- Slash
- Stories having elements of same-sex romantic or
explicit sexual relationship.
- Content may be rated from G to NC-17.
- Stories involving multipartner relationships will
be considered under this division.
Categories (grouped by type)
- Drama
- Angst (Rollercoaster Award)
- Story or series where emotional distress or
upheaval on the part of the character(s) is a central plot element.
- Case & Action Adventure (Major Crime Award)
- Story or series with crime investigation or other
challenging (often dangerous) situations as a central plot element.
- Dark Fic/Horror (David Lash Award)
- Story or series with an overall dark tone and
premise (i.e., death, partner betrayal, graphic rape or torture), usually
with a dark ending. Or, story or series with elements of extreme or
intense menace, often with supernatural occurrences, that affect the
characters in a personally terrifying manner.
- Other Flavors
- AU (Different Worlds Award)
- Story or series where the premise diverges from
canon in major and pivotal ways. This can include changing or ignoring
major canon events or major aspects of canon reality, alternate time or
place settings, different backgrounds and occupations for the
characters, divergent physical realities (i.e., Mpreg), etc.
- Crossover (Foreign Exchange Award)
- Story or series where the Sentinel characters
interact with the characters or universe of another fandom.
- Humor (Warped Sense Award)
- Story or series that is intentionally comical,
meant to amuse, or otherwise employs humor as a principal story-telling
technique.
- Canon-Based
- Episode Related (Whole Truth Award)
- Story or series that relies on elements of a
specific episode, further developing the events in a manner not
contradicting canon, or supplements the episode by providing missing scenes or
epilogues.
- Post-TSbyBS (Brass Ring Award)
- Story or series relating to events that take place
following the series finale.
- Story Elements
- Use of Sentinel & Guide (Chopec Award)
- Story or series that focuses on exploring and
developing the special dynamic between the Sentinel and Guide, often with
references to Sentinel/Guide mysticism, or showing them with special
abilities beyond that developed in canon.
- Use of Canon Character(s) Other than J&B
(Usual Suspects Award)
- Story or series that makes interesting and
memorable use of canon characters other than Jim and Blair.
- Use of Original Character(s) (Unusual
Suspects Award)
- Story or series with interesting and memorable
character(s) created by the author.
- Relationship Themes
- Day in the Life Story (Loft Stories Award)
- Story or series focusing on ordinary events in the
life of the characters, including daily routine, minor random and
inconsequential occurrences, and celebrations of holidays and other special
occasions, usually with emphasis on the affection and joy afforded by
the characters' relationship to each other.
- Hurt / Comfort (Frozen Peas Award)
- Story or series in which one character experiences
physical or emotional trauma and is assisted in their recovery by
another.
- Smarm (It's About Friendship Award) gen
only
- Story or series featuring close and caring
relationship between friends.
- Non-J/B Pairing (Neighborhood Watch Award)
- Story or series where the central focus is on
romantic or sexual relationships other than that between Jim and Blair --
i.e., Jim/other, Blair/other, other/other, including m/f pairings.
- Slash-Specific Relationship
Themes
- Pre-Slash/First Time (Clue Bus Award)
- Story or series where at least one character is
shown as having romantic or sexual feelings toward another character of
the same sex, but said feelings aren't acted upon or declared to the
other party. Or, story or series where the characters first enter
into a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.
- Established Relationship (Old Married
Award)
- Story or series in which Jim and Blair are
depicted in a romantic relationship which existed prior to the beginning of
the story.
- PWP (Plot? What Plot?) (Hot in Cascade
Award)
- Story or series primary focused on sexual
encounters.
- Multipartner & Kink (Extra Sensual
Pleasures Award)
- Story or series involving multipartner
relationships or sexual encounters, or which includes sexual practices commonly
regarded as "kinky" (sex toys, bondage, S&M, D/S, sexual role playing,
etc.).
- Story
- (Note: Stories whose length place them in
the borderline between story size categories will be considered in the
category preferred by the author. If a story is nominated in the wrong
length category, the committee will move the nomination to the correct
length category)
- Short Story: 0 - 60k in size when converted
to a text file.
- Long Story: 60 - 200k in size when
converted to a text file.
- Novel: 200k and above when converted to a
text file.
- Series: Two or more interconnected or
sequential stories.
- Collaboration: Story or series written by
two or more authors working together.
- Author
- New Author: An author who first posted
Sentinel fanfiction on the Internet on or after January 1, 2007.
- Classic Author: An author who first posted
Sentinel fanfiction on the Internet on or before December 31, 2006.
- Outstanding Author: An author whose works
constitute an outstanding contribution to Sentinel fanfiction.
Class: Sentinel Art
Artwork based on and utilizing characters and
concepts from the TV show, The Sentinel.
Divisions
- Gen
- Works in this division may not depict any romantic
relationships, erotic or sexual material.
- Romantic or Erotic
- Works containing elements of romantic
heterosexual, homosexual or multipartner relationships.
Categories
- Freehand Art
- Sentinel-related artwork that has been created by
hand without the assistance of a computer graphics package, and that
has been scanned and made available online.
- Computer-Generated Art
- Sentinel-related artwork that has been created
with the aid of a computer graphics package (e.g. photomanips, etc).
- Best Overall
- Sentinel-related artwork, either freehand or computer generated, can be nominated in this category.
- Songvid (Gen, Het, or Slash)
- A video that uses music to enhance scenes from The
Sentinel to interpret the spirit of the show or present certain aspects
of the show in a different light.
Committee Award
The LMFA Committee may choose to give out select
Committee Awards.
Changes for 2009
For the 2009 LMFA we decided to streamlinine the Awards by merging or
eliminating some categories. Below is a list of categories that used
to be on the ballot.
Gen Horror: merged with Gen Dark Fic.
Slash Horror: merged with Slash Dark Fic.
Slash First Time: merged with Slash Pre-slash.
Vids: categories reduced to Best Vid.
Artwork: categories reduced to three categories each for Gen and Slash: Best Freehand, Best Computer Generated, Best Overall.
The conditions were:
Class: Sentinel Art
Artwork based on and utilizing characters and
concepts from the TV show, The Sentinel.
Divisions
- Gen
- Works in this division may not depict any romantic
relationships, erotic or sexual material.
- Romantic or Erotic
- Works containing elements of romantic
heterosexual, homosexual or multipartner relationships.
- To be considered for this division, works must not
contain any visible genitalia.
- Explicit Erotic
- Works containing elements of explicit
heterosexual, homosexual or multipartner relationships.
- Works containing visible genitalia may be
considered, but must be accompanied by a notation stating "explicit".
Categories
- Freehand Art
- Sentinel-related artwork that has been created by
hand without the assistance of a computer graphics package, and that
has been scanned and made available online.
- Computer-Generated Art
- Sentinel-related artwork that has been created
with the aid of a computer graphics package (e.g. photomanips, etc).
- Story Illustration
- Sentinel-related artwork that has been created for
the specific purpose of accompanying a Sentinel fanfiction story.
Website category eliminated. The conditions were:
Class: Sentinel Websites
Websites based on and utilizing characters and
concepts from the TV show, The Sentinel.
Divisions
- Design
- Sites should be judged on appearance, ease of
navigation, ease of use (font sizes/color), quick loading time, and regular
maintenance (links working).
- A previously winning site that has been
significantly redesigned, as determined by the Committee, can again qualify to be
nominated. The Committee will require evidence of the old site -
perhaps a screenshot or link to an old page online for the duration of the
competition. This link will be used by the Committee to so we can confirm
that the redesign is sufficient enough to warrant inclusion. It is not
to be made public (unless that is a feature of the site being
nominated).
- Content
- Sites should be judged on relevance to TS, variety
of links and information available, and quality of content.
Categories
- Information/Resource Site
- Websites that contain mainly information regarding
The Sentinel TV show.
- Websites dedicated to actors of The Sentinel.
- Websites dedicated to providing Sentinel
fanfiction recommendations.
- Single or Collaborating Author or Artist
- Websites that house the fanfiction or artwork of a
single author/artist or refer to a specific collaboration.
- Multiple Authors or Artists
- Websites that house the fanfiction or artwork of
several authors or artists.
- E-zines and virtual seasons are eligible under
this category.
- Includes archives and websites that house more
than one author or artist.
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