Why, hello, everyone! It's good to see me, isn't it? No need to respond! That was rhetorical. 'Tis I, your lovely Queen Nia, and I'm your wonderful host for this year's Greg Awards. I know I hosted the ninth annual awards back in 2015, but last year's host, TrebledWriter, gave me permission to host again since no one else volunteered.

So, what are the Greg Awards? I'm so glad you asked. The Greg Awards are similar to any other award show, such as the Tonys or Oscars, but it's for the 'Wicked' fanfiction authors and stories. It is named after Gregory McGuire, the author of the most popular fanfiction known in the 'Wicked' community.

You all have exactly one (1) month to nominate your favorite authors and stories via review or PM. From there, I will compile a list of all eligible nominations and voting will begin. Please nominate wisely and try not to be biased. I also ask that you please read the rules very carefully to make sure all nominations are valid.

RULES:

1: You can only nominate up to three (3) stories or authors per category.

2: You CANNOT nominate yourself.

3: Nominations must be pertinent to the category (No Bessa in the Gelphie category)

4: Nominations must be from the 'Wicked' PLAY/ MUSICAL category (Except for crossovers)

5: Try to keep each nomination for a story to a limit of two (2) categories. (I.E: one story for Best Crossover and Best Fiyeraba, but no more categories, ect.)

6: To qualify for 'Best Unknown Fic', the fic must have FEWER than four (4) reviews per chapter (If it's a drabble, than less than three (3) reviews total).

7: To qualify for 'Best Dead Story', the fic must have been officially discontinued by the author or not have been updated in at least four (4) months.

8: To qualify for 'Best New Author', the author must have a sign-up date (Found on the top left-hand corner above the profile pic) of after October 30, 2016.

9: Please be nice to the host: Include the name of the story's author and, when nominating the best OC, both the author and story.

10: Stories nominated must have been updated after October 30, 2016, and the authors nominated much have posted something in the Wicked archive after the same date.

11: Stories that have won a past Greg Award, regardless of update date, are NOT ELIGIBLE! This does NOT apply to authors, though. A past Greg Award author winner can be nominated again.

And now *Fanfare* the categories:

AUTHORS:

Best Author

Best Oneshot Author

Most Humorous Author

Best Romance Author

Best Angst Author

Best New Author

STORIES:

Best Angst

Best AU

Best Crossover

Best Drabble/ Oneshot

Best General

Most Humorous

Best Fiyeraba

Best Gelphie

Best Bessa

Best Other Paring

Best Songfic

Best Original Character (OC)

Best Overall Fic

Best "Unknown" Fic

Best Parody

Best Dead Story

Nominations will close November 30, 2017 at 12:00pm (Noon) EST, a month from today. Nominations can be submitted via review or PM. If you choose to PM, please make the subject "2017 Greg Award Nominations" to make this easier for both you and me.

Also, I cannot stress the rules enough, especially Numbers 10 and 11. I will double-check all nominations (both authors and stories) and if a nominated story does not fit the criteria, I will not put it on the voting list out of fairness to all the eligible stories and authors. To reiterate, stories that have won a past Greg Award are NOT eligible for nominations, but this does NOT apply to authors.

And now, without further ado, let the nominating begin! Good luck to all and HAPPY WICKED DAY!

~ Fae'sFlower (Nia)