Categories

LENGTH *

• Outstanding Short Story or Vignette (1K - 30K)
• Outstanding Midlength Story (31K - 100K)
• Outstanding Long Story (101K - 199K)
• Outstanding Novel (200K or longer)
• Outstanding Series
• Outstanding Unfinished Work (for stories that are incomplete as of October 1, 2002)
• Outstanding Poem

GENRES

• Outstanding Angst
• Outstanding Apocalypse/Post Colonization
• Outstanding Crossover
• Outstanding Humor Story
• Outstanding Post-Episode/Missing Scene Story
• Outstanding X-File

CHARACTERIZATIONS

• Outstanding Mulder Characterization
• Outstanding Scully Characterization
• Outstanding Skinner Characterization
• Outstanding Krycek Characterization
• Outstanding Doggett Characterization
• Outstanding Other Series Character Characterization (anyone not listed above, must specify character)
• Outstanding Original Character (must specify story AND character)

ROMANCE *

• Outstanding Mulder/Scully UST (no sex)
• Outstanding non NC-17 MSR (sex, but not explicit sex; may be suitable for children)
• Outstanding NC-17 MSR (very explicit sex, not at all suitable for children)
• Outstanding Mulder/Other
• Outstanding Mulder Slash Story
• Outstanding Scully/Other
• Outstanding Scully Slash Story
• Outstanding Doggett Romance (any pairing of Doggett with a female partner)
• Outstanding Doggett Slash
• Outstanding Other Series Character Romance (Gunmen, Marita, Fowley, Spender, CSM, etc.)

AUTHOR

• Outstanding Author
• Outstanding New Author (for authors who have posted their writing for the first time between October 2, 2001 and October 1, 2002)
• Outstanding Collaboration (for stories written by more than one author)

SPONSORED AWARDS
(If you are an archivist and wish to sponsor a category, please e-mail me. It isn't required that you offer a prize, but you may if you like.)

• Outstanding Krycek/Marita Romance - sponsored by Blondie's Ratcave
• Prize: Glossy photos of Nick Lea and Laurie Holden, plus Patient X/TRATB on VCD
• Outstanding Marita Characterization - sponsored by Blondie's Ratcave
• Prize:Glossy photo of Laurie Holden, plus her movie, The Majestic
• Outstanding Investigation Story - sponsored by The Enigmatic Dr
• The EnigmaticDr 'Watson Award' is for stories with the profiler details and the scientific aspects all connected cohesively, and cleverly.
• Outstanding Use of Mytharc in a Story - sponsored by The Foxsong Files
• Outstanding Fic Set Outside the Washington, DC Area - sponsored by The Map Room
• At least one-third of the fic must be outside DC
• Outstanding MulderTorture - sponsored by Mulder In Jeopardy
• Outstanding Doggett-Friendly MSR - sponsored by SWLD
• Outstanding Reyes Characterization - sponsored by XFMU Archive
• Outstanding Doggett Angst - sponsored by DoggEared - A John Doggett Fanfic Archive
• Oustanding Doggett Torture - sponsored by Doggett Torture Anonymous
• Outstanding Pre-XF Story - sponsored by previous eXcursions
• Outstanding Story Set in Texas - sponsored by The Tex-Files
• Outstanding Skinner slash story - sponsored by the TYM Team
• Prize: Winner's choice of any item from the TYM stores with the MP/Skinner ad logo
• Outstanding Skinner het story - sponsored by the TYM Team
• Prize: Winner's choice of any item from the TYM stores with the MP/Skinner ad logo
• Outstanding Skinner/Krycek slash story - sponsored by Full House Archive
• Prize: Banner Graphic and a DVD of one season of X-Files
• Outstanding Krycek slash story - sponsored by Full House Archive
• Prize: Banner Graphic and a DVD of one season of X-Files
• Outstanding Mulder/Krycek/Skinner slash story - sponsored by Full House Archive
• Prize: Banner Graphic and a DVD of one season of X-Files
• Outstanding Mulder/Krycek slash story - sponsored by The Basement Archive
• Prize: Banner Graphic and a special Winner's Spotlight page at the archive
• Outstanding Mulder/Skinner slash story - sponsored by The Basement Archive
• Prize: Banner Graphic and a special Winner's Spotlight page at the archive
• Outstanding Scully slash story - sponsored by The Scully Slash Archive
• Prize: Banner Graphic and a special Winner's Spotlight page
• Outstanding non NC-17 slash story - sponsored by The Slipper Archive
• Prize: Banner Graphic and a special Winner's Spotlight page
• Outstanding non NC-17 DRR story - sponsored by The Vision
• Prize: 8x10 Season 9 promo photo of Doggett & Reyes
• Outstanding NC-17 DRR story - sponsored by The Vision
• Prize: 8x10 Season 9 promo photo of Doggett & Reyes
• Outstanding Post-Series Story - sponsored by The NeXt-Files
• Prize: Graphics to the finalists and the 3 placers, and an original bookcover for the first place story
• Outstanding non-NC-17 DSR - sponsored by Puppy Love
• Outstanding NC-17 DSR - sponsored by Puppy Love
• Outstanding Doggett/Scully UST - sponsored by Puppy Love
• Outstanding Kidfic - sponsored by The XF Romantics Archive

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