Merlin/Arthur Fanfic Awards

In November 2008 acetamide (aka smokey2307) decided to host Merlin/Arthur Fanfic Awards in her Livejournal.acetamide. MAF Awards!, 28 November 2008. (Accessed 18 February 2010) Nominations were open until December 5th, 2008, voting was possible throughout December and the results were announced on January 10th, 2009.acetamide. MAFA RESULTS, 10 January 2009. (Accessed 18 February 2010) The rules were simple:
The categories were a bit awkward and didn't really fit the fandom. Compared to other fandoms there were surprisingly few crossovers, almost no dark or deathfic, non-con was rare, the concept of chaptered fic seemed more suitable for FF.net, there were maybe two timetravel stories in the whole fandom and the M/A stories were usually so OTP-centric that it was difficult to find enough stories that featured another character in a major role to nominate something for some of the categories.
On the other hand, categories like first time, Arthur finds out, sex pollen, genderswitch, futurefic or reincarnation fic were suspiciously absent and the results should be taken with a grain of salt. However, several fan favorites did make the final cut and the winners, runner-ups and nominees hint at some of the stories that were popular at the time.
Shortly after the first round acetamide opened nominations for the Merlin/Arthur Spring 2009 MAFAs.acetamide. Spring 09 MAFAs, 14 February 2009. (Accessed 18 February 2010) One of the reasons she mentioned was that the response to the first awards "was very satisfying, and it ended up being basically one big fandom-generated rec list." Additional categories like "Finding-Out Fic" were added to this round of the awards. Acetamide put a lot of work into the awards and the results of the 2008 MAFAs are archived on the Camelot Awards website.
Nominations for the Spring 2010 MAFAs closed in February 2010acetamide. Spring 2010 MAFAs Nominations, 21 January 2010. (Accessed 18 February 2010) but the voting was canceled and the Merlin Slash Awards replaced the MAFAs.
==Winners 2008==
Category: Best... 	Winner 	Author 	Runner-Up 1 	Runner-Up 1 Author	Runner-Up 2 	Runner-Up 2 Author
Overall Fic 	Next Time, I Will Remember This And I Will Say 'No' 	paperclipbitch	And None But We Can Be Such Kings 	janne_d 	MERLIN 	moonythestrals
Action/Adventure Fic 	Quickening Days 	fahye 	The World Under Heaven, Here All Is Lent 	takadainmate 	- 	-
Angst Fic 	Treason To Us 	janne_d 	One Half 	themollyedge 	- 	-
Alternate Universe Fic 	Drastically Redefining Protocol 	rageprufrock 	MERLIN 	moonythestrals 	- 	-
Chapter Fic 	Next Time, I Will Remember This And I Will Say 'No' 	paperclipbitch	Fealty 	demon_faith 	In Your Honour 	smokey2307
Crack Fic 	MERLIN 	moonythestrals	Misrule 	thehoyden 	- 	-
Crossover Fic 	Buried Treasure 	entangled_now 	A TARDIS in King Uther's Court 	ramtops_witch 	- 	-
Dark Fic 	The Hour of Vengeance 	smokey2307 	- 	- 	- 	-
Death Fic 	fortis cadere, non cedere postest 	thisissirius 	Angel Of Mercy 	demon_faith 	- 	-
Drabble 	Here Come The Girls 	smokey2307 	Reaching Back To Childhood 	lou_angel 	- 	-
Drama Fic 	Next Time, I Will Remember This And I Will Say 'No' 	paperclipbitch	The Beast of Winter 	linaerys 	- 	-
Epic 	Next Time, I Will Remember This And I Will Say 'No' 	paperclipbitch	August 	rageprufrock 	Quickening Days 	fahye
Episode-Centric Fic 	Arthur Doesn't Like Other People Touching His Things	phentalon 	Those Deep Places 	svilleficrecs 	- 	-
Fluff Fic 	August 	rageprufrock 	Anniversary 	thehoyden 	- 	-
Humour Fic 	MERLIN 	moonythestrals	Polishing Buttons 	skellerbvvt 	Why Merlin Should Never Be Left Alone With Arthur's Knights Whilst Drunk And Dressed As A Woman	graspthethorn
Best Hurt/Comfort Fic 	The Prince's Man 	demon_faith 	A Little Fire To Warm 	janne_d 	The World Under Heaven, Here All Is Lent 	takadainmate
Kink Fic 	Disguises and Imposters 	entangled_now 	A Lesson In Dynamics: Merlin's Re-Education	phantomjam 	- 	-
One-Shot 	Misrule 	thehoyden 	And None But We Can Be Such Kings 	janne_d 	- 	-
PWP Fic 	A Discussion On The Breeding And Training Of Horses 	phantomjam 	Solstice 	xaritomene 	- 	-
Romance Fic 	And None But We Can Be Such Kings 	janne_d 	Misrule 	thehoyden 	- 	-
Best Sequel 	A Random Collection Of Firsts 	moonythestrals	Holding On 	smokey2307 	- 	-
Time-Travel 	Past Imperfect 	thehoyden 	From The Poker to the Prize 	lo0o0ony_lauren 	- 	-
Work-in-Progress 	Drastically Redefining Protocol 	rageprufrock 	All That Glitters 	smokey2307 	- 	-
Arthur Characterisation 	August 	rageprufrock 	Arthur Breaks His Code 	ravenflight21 	- 	-
Gaius Characterisation 	The Seventeen Uses Of Elder 	rivier 	Old Chinese Proverbs And Other Wisdom 	facetofcathy 	- 	-
Gwen Characterisation 	Here Come The Girls 	smokey2307 	- 	- 	- 	-
Lancelot Characterisation 	Fine 	doomcanary 	- 	- 	- 	-
Merlin Characterisation 	Meterology 	mercurial_wit 	A Little Fire To Warm 	janne_d 	Like Ashes 	yavannauk
Morgana Characterisation 	Men Are Idiots 	draykonis 	Of Evil Plots And Idiot Princes 	yo_mawari 	- 	-
Nimueh Characterisation 	Loyalty 	fortassetu 	- 	- 	- 	-
Other Female Characterisation (Hunith)	August 	rageprufrock 	- 	- 	- 	-
Other Male Characterisation (Will) 	MERLIN 	moonythestrals	- 	- 	- 	-
Uther Characterisation 	Uneasy Lies The Head 	phantomjam 	Sentry 	01100100 	- 	-
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==Winners Spring 2009==
Category: Best... 	Winner 	Author 	Runner-Up 1 	Runner-Up 1 Author 	Runner-Up 2 	Runner-Up 2 Author	 	
Overall Fic 	Three Tasks 	syllic 	We're a Storm in Somebody Else's Teacup 	paperclipbitch 	- 	- 	 	
Action/Adventure Fic 	We're a Storm in Somebody Else's Teacup 	paperclipbitch 	Onfindan 	astolat 	- 	- 	 	
Angst Fic 	When Trust Is A Thing Not Given 	aelora 	To Be Known 	esohpe 	- 	- 	 	
Alternate Universe Fic 	Be Resigned 	franticsga 	Easy There 	syllic 	We're a Storm in Somebody Else's Teacup	paperclipbitch 	 	
Chapter Fic 	Three Tasks 	syllic 	We're a Storm in Somebody Else's Teacup 	paperclipbitch 	- 	- 	 	
Crack Fic 	Externality 	zarathuse 	And He Called Merlin An Idiot… 	derryere, scifijunkie and wildmachinery	- 	- 	 	
Crossover Fic 	The Crown Of The Summer Court 	astolat 	Kingdom of the Blaggers 	hackthis 	- 	- 	 	
Dark Fic 	When Trust Is A Thing Not Given 	aelora 	The Knife’s Edge 	suaine 	- 	- 	 	
Death Fic 	All The Laughter From Before 	waldorph 	Oedran Yr Addewid 	graspthethorn 	- 	- 	 	
Drabble 	Wrong Place (Right Time) 	acetamide 	Oath Of Allegiance 	givemethebook 	- 	- 	 	
Drama Fic 	So Are They All, All Honourable Men 	seperis 	All The Laughter From Before 	waldorph 	- 	- 	 	
Dub/Non-con Fic 	Exigent (Everybody Knows) 	xsmoonshine 	Makes Me Feel Alive 	acetamide 	- 	- 	 	
Epic 	Onfindan 	astolat 	We're a Storm in Somebody Else's Teacup 	paperclipbitch 	- 	- 	 	
Episode-Centric Fic 	Excalibur 	suaine 	The Musings Of A Prince About His Hapless Manservant 	ionaonie 	- 	- 	 	
Finding-Out Fic 	The History of Two Conversations (On Paper) 	takadainmate 	To Be Known 	esohpe 	- 	- 	 	
Fluff Fic 	Job Orientation 	seperis 	Three Tasks 	syllic 	- 	- 	 	
Humour Fic 	Kindgom of the Blaggers 	hackthis 	Privileges of Rank 	seperis 	- 	- 	 	
Hurt/Comfort Fic 	So Are They All, All Honourable Men 	seperis 	When All Is Said And Done 	acetamide 	Threat To Camelot 	acetamide 	 	
Kink Fic 	Externality 	zarathuse 	The Joye Of Sexe 	aleathiel 	- 	- 	 	
One-Shot 	Peach, Plum, Pear 	sweetestdrain 	The Crown Of The Summer Court 	astolat 	- 	- 	 	
Plot Device 	All The Laughter From Before 	waldorph 	Umbrellas On The Inside 	moonythestrals 	- 	- 	 	
PWP Fic 	Pavlov Penis 	derryere 	Reciprocation 	astolat 	- 	- 	 	
reel_merlin Fic 	Two Weeks Notice 	ras_elased 	'Tis A Pity He's A Whore 	xaritomene 	- 	- 	 	
Romance Fic 	Lord Drake's Bequest 	pennyplainknits	Three Tasks 	syllic 	The Crown Of The Summer Court 	astolat 	 	
Sequel 	Not Quite Mrs Banks Either 	claire_debonair	The Tale Of A Sea Serpent 	seperis 	Water Is Taught By Thirst 	aelora 	 	
Threesome Fic 	Stubborn With Beauty 	whetherwoman 	Possession 	kelene 	- 	- 	 	
UST Fic 	Be Resigned 	franticsga 	Give Me Miles and Mountains, and I’ll Ask for the Sea	hackthis 	- 	- 	 	
Work-in-Progress 	Be Resigned 	franticsga 	Easy There 	syllic 	The Camelot Hotel Series: Snake Eyes 	laceymcbain 	 	
Arthur Characterisation 	Three Tasks 	syllic 	So Are They All, All Honourable Men 	seperis 	- 	- 	 	
Gaius Characterisation 	The Sorrows of Old Age 	picturegames 	Destiny Plays Yet Another Trick On Merlin 	ravenflight21 	- 	- 	 	
Gwen Characterisation 	wouldn’t it be nice to live together/in the kind of world where we belong	ginnystar 	- 	- 	- 	- 	 	
Lancelot Characterisation 	We're a Storm in Somebody Else's Teacup 	paperclipbitch 	Easy There 	syllic 	- 	- 	 	
Merlin Characterisation 	Privileges of Rank 	seperis 	The Knife’s Edge 	suaine 	Virescit Vulnere Virtus 	castalie 	-	-
Morgana Characterisation 	We're a Storm in Somebody Else's Teacup 	paperclipbitch 	Don't Be Sorry 	sparky77 	- 	- 	 	
Nimueh Characterisation 	We're a Storm in Somebody Else's Teacup 	paperclipbitch 	What She Doesn't See 	justthismorning 	- 	- 	 	
Uther Characterisation 	Onfindan 	astolat 	- 	- 	- 	- 	 	
Other Male Characterisation (Dragon)	Iron Resolve 	maryavatar 	- 	- 	- 	- 	 	
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==References==
Category:Merlin
Category:2008 Awards
Category:2009 Awards
Category:Slash Awards