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THE PAPA BEAR AWARDS 2011

Now accepting nominations for the stories completed in 2010!

You can find a list of all eligible stories on the PBA site – see the link in our profile.

The stories have already been assigned to their most appropriate story category.

The rules:

Everyone is entitled to max. 2 nominations in every story category (e.g. drama, comedy, general, based on episode, based on challenge, unique, poetry, slash, crossover and supernatural).

But there is a major change this year: all stories have already been assigned to their most appropriate story category - most of them by the author, some by the PBA staff. And you can only nominate a story in the story category where it has been assigned!

So make sure you check the PBA homepage (follow the link in our profile) to see in which categories your favourites are eligible!

Question: My favourite story has been assigned to drama, but I would like to nominate it in the unique category. Can I do that?

Answer: No, you can´t. If it´s been assigned to the drama category, you can only nominate it in the drama category.

You may nominate a story only once in the story categories . So in case story A is listed as eligible in (for example) comedy and unique, you´ll have to take your pick where you think it would do best. You cannot nominate the story in both categories.

You are free to skip nominating in categories you're not interested in.

Please note that the category "best overall story" is not open for direct nominations this year. Instead, this category will be added in the voting round, and will consist of those stories (around 7-10) that received overall the most nominations in the categories drama, comedy, general, based on challenge, based on episode, unique and poetry. So nominating your favourite story in (for example) drama is also a step towards its nomination for best overall story.

Then there are the character categories: best portrayal of a canon character, of a canon extra/regular, and of an original character. You may nominate max 2 in each of these categories.

The best teaser: you may nominate max 2 teasers.

The best quote: this is the only category where you may nominate 3!
But there are strict rules to go by:
1) keep it short (in dialogue max statement - reply - reaction; in descriptive text max 3 lines)
2) it must make sense even outside its context.

Failing these two basic rules, the nomination will be refused. If there is still time, the nominator may send in another quote instead.

No nominations of your own work in any category! Once your work has been nominated by someone else, you will be allowed to vote for it in the second round. But nominating your own work is VERBOTEN.

Question: if I nominate my favourite story in (for example) the comedy section, can I still nominate characters, quotes and teasers from that story?

Answer: Yes, you can. The restriction of one nomination per story applies only to the story categories (e.g. drama, comedy, general, challenge, episode, unique, poetry, supernatural, slash and crossover). If you like, you could even nominate the teaser and all your quotes and characters from one single story. However, with no less than 206 stories to choose from... :-)

Nominations have to be signed with your real name, your email address and – if you have one – your ffnet pen name. The honour system applies! You will receive a confirmation when your nominations have been registered.

Nominations have to be in no later than Friday, February 25th, 2011, and the only way to send them in is by email to papabearawards at yahoo dot com. (As an exception, you guys may send them in over the radio.)

The list of nominees in each category will be published in the days following, and from there on, people will have six weeks to cast their vote: 1 vote in each category. In that round, authors will be allowed to vote for their own work – once someone else has nominated it. This will be explained in more detail when the time has come.

And seeing that there are so many stories this year, a little reading guide. If you don't have the time to read all the stories before the deadline, just pick out the stories you remember that made a real impression on you, and that in your opinion deserve to go on to the final round. Of course it's laudable to try and read all the stories before making your choice, but with the numbers we have this year, it's hardly realistic. Unless of course you already read them all as soon as they were published. :-)

And remember: the purpose of the Papa Bear Awards is to seek out and honour quality writing. It's not a social contest to see who has the most friends.

A complete overview of the stories and the categories they've been assigned to can be found on the PBA homepage (follow the link in our profile). They are listed there by category, by word count, and in alphabetical order, with a direct link to each and every one of them.

Note: if you know of any stories missing (perhaps outside ffnet?), please contact us as soon as possible to correct the matter!

A little overview of this year's categories:

Best drama (short, medium, long)
The story with the strongest, most compelling dramatic impact!

Best comedy (short, long)
Simply the funniest story!

Best general story (short, long)
The best story that has both drama and comedy, or neither!

Best story based on an actual episode of the series

Best story based on a challenge

Most unique story
A story with a unique plot twist, unusual writing style, or one that is simply just strange and… well… unique!

Best poem, song or songfic

Best supernatural, SF or fantasy story

Best crossover story
The best story in which the Heroes work together with people from other fandoms.

Best slash story

Best portrayal of a canon character
Who portrays the main Hogan's Heroes characters best?
This is where you nominate the best portrayal of
Hogan, Klink, Schultz, LeBeau, Newkirk, Kinch, Carter, Burkhalter and Hochstetter.

Best portrayal of a canon extra
Best character performance from any other regular or guest character who originates from the original TV-show,
ranging from semi main cast member Baker to the merely mentioned Nimrod,
from Frau Linkmeyer to Freddy,
and from the sergeant of the motorpool to the guy on the back bunk in barracks 2.

Best original character
Best original (new) character created for a story that you would have enjoyed seeing in the actual show.

Best teaser
The most tickling teaser or summary that makes you want to read the story right away!

The best quote
The most interesting (funniest or moving or silly or so very true or...) line or lines you've come across this year.
But: – keep it short (in dialogue max statement - reply - reaction; in descriptive text max three lines)
– and make sure it makes sense even outside its context.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us. We do check the review page of this story regularly, and you can also reach us by email (papabearawards at yahoo dot com) or ffnet-PM (see our PBA profile).

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Enjoy your reading!

Best regards,

Your Chief Librarian,

Konarciq (Margherita)

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