Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards/2008 Winners

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The list of winners is archived here: 2008 MEFA Results, ^{Archived version}.

Genres

Adventure

General

• First Place: Fennas Haradren by Linaewen
• Second Place: Dragons In The Trollshaws by Bodkin
• Third Place: The Mariner's Son by cairistiona
• Honorable Mention: Dol Amroth Yule by Isabeau of Greenlea, Pip-napped! by Dreamflower and Lindelea, Symbols of Love by Larner

Incomplete

• First Place: With Hope and Without Hope by docmon
• Second Place: To See A World by Nightwing
• Third Place: Eagle of the Star by Neoinean

Alternate Universe

General

• First Place: Untold Tales of the Mark: The Banishment of Éomer by Katzilla
• Second Place: As the Tide by the Moon by EdorasLass
• Third Place: Eucatastrophe: The Return by Dreamflower

Angst/Tragedy

• First Place: Five things that never happened to Nerdanel by Meril
• Second Place: For What I Wait by Dawn Felagund
• Third Place: Shadow King by Claudia
• Honorable Mention: Five Things that Never Happened to Serinde of Dol Amroth by SurgicalSteel

Drabbles

• First Place: Last Stroke by Elena Tiriel
• Second Place: The Least of Rings by Marta
• Third Place: Least Expected by Imhiriel
• Honorable Mention: No Man's Land by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn), Wave-Singer by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn)

Incomplete

• First Place: Murder The Dawn by crowdaughter
• Second Place: Pippin-Frog For A Day by Neilia
• Third Place: The Search For Middle-earth by Jules14
• Honorable Mention: Lothíriel - The Tenth Walker, Book 2 by juno_magic

Other Fixed-Length Ficlets

• First Place: The Edge of the Knife by Dwimordene
• Second Place: Homecoming by Isabeau of Greenlea
• Third Place: A Path of Wisdom by Dana

Steward's Family

• First Place: The Prisoner of Time by Raksha the Demon
• Second Place: A Great Evil Unmade by Linaewen
• Third Place: The King's Colors by Dwimordene
• Honorable Mention: Parth Galen by Isabeau of Greenlea

Drama

General

• First Place: Answering the Call by docmon
• Second Place: The Last Throw by nau_tika
• Third Place: The Return by Lady Bluejay
• Honorable Mention: Choosing by docmon, The Consuming Darkness by Isil Elensar, The Dark One by NeumeIndil

Featuring Aragorn

• First Place: Generations by Bodkin
• Second Place: Estel I Was Called by Marta
• Third Place: The Keys of the Realm by Larner
• Honorable Mention: Eagle of the Star by alex_quine, Hope comes for Estel by stefaniab

Featuring Boromir or Faramir

• First Place: My Sword Weeps by agape4gondor
• Second Place: Enticements by annmarwalk
• Third Place: Letters From Faramir by agape4gondor

Featuring Frodo or Sam

• First Place: On Amon Sûl by Dreamflower
• Second Place: The Blessing by Mews1945
• Third Place: Promises Broken and Kept by periantari
• Honorable Mention: Cold by Febobe

Featuring the Noldor

• First Place: The Last Words by Rhapsody
• Second Place: The Scribe and the Heir by Dawn Felagund
• Third Place: All That Remained by Allee

Final Partings

• First Place: Moon Over Water by Avon
• Second Place: The Prisoner of Dol Guldur by Soledad
• Third Place: The Tower Hills by DrummerWench

General Drabbles

• First Place: Creation Myths by Tanaqui
• Second Place: Moved to Pity by Imhiriel
• Third Place: No Mercy by Tanaqui

General Fixed-Length Ficlets

• First Place: Wind of Change by Raksha the Demon
• Second Place: Alqualondë by Moreth
• Third Place: Burdens by Meril

Gondor Fixed-Length Ficlets

• First Place: A Midsummer Day's Dream by Raksha the Demon
• Second Place: The Roses of Imloth Melui by Aervir
• Third Place: Wild Swan by Tanaqu
• Honorable Mention: Heavens' Embroidered Cloths by Tanaqui, Moonset over Gondor by Raksha the Demon, Night Terrors by Gwynnyd

Hurt/Comfort

• First Place: Out of Memory and Time by Shireling
• Second Place: Loss by SurgicalSteel
• Third Place: Primum Non Nocere (First, Do No Harm) by Febobe
• Honorable Mention: Fidelis by Pentangle

Incomplete

• First Place: Kin-Strife by Isabeau of Greenlea
• Second Place: Tide of Destiny - Part One: Choices by Lady Bluejay
• Third Place: The Heart of a Knight by Imhiriel

Ring War Drabbles

• First Place: Gone Amiss by Raksha the Demon
• Second Place: The Shadow by Linda Hoyland
• Third Place: Now the Green Blade Riseth by annmarwalk
• Honorable Mention: ...and the sound of a battered heart, beating by Lindelea

Horror

General

• First Place: Maglor's Harp by Ford of Bruinen
• Second Place: The Houseless by Jael
• Third Place: Silenced by Illwynd
• Honorable Mention: The Dark of Night by Ellie

Humor

General

• First Place: Five Hair Care Tips for Rohirrim by EdorasLass
• Second Place: The Conscience of the King by Raksha the Demon
• Third Place: With Many "Fond" Acknowledgments by Thundera Tiger
• Honorable Mention: Full Brothers in Blood by Oshun, In the Van by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn), The Game of Kings by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn), The Revenge of Curufin's Horse by Moreth

Drabbles

• First Place: Sharing Good News by Imhiriel
• Second Place: There shall be Mirth at our Meeting by Imhiriel
• Third Place: Incarnation by Gandalfs apprentice

Elven Lands

• First Place: Rivendell International Airport by Primsong
• Second Place: MAGIC: The Password by Fiondil
• Third Place: Here's To The King! by Jael
• Honorable Mention: Horse Sense by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn)

Gondor

• First Place: Surprise Inspection by AmandaK
• Second Place: One Summer Day by annmarwalk
• Third Place: The Vase that was Broken by Linda Hoyland

Other Fixed-Length Ficlets

• First Place: The Captain's New Clothes by Raksha the Demon
• Second Place: Eight Weeks by Dwimordene
• Third Place: Care to Ride My Hot-Rod Fell Beast? by viv
• Honorable Mention: Giving Gifts by Marta, Some Confusion in Accounts by viv, Sour Milk by Linda Hoyland

Shire

• First Place: Dirty Jobs by Pearl Took
• Second Place: Labour Pains by Aratlithiel
• Third Place: Took Broth by Pearl Took

Valar & Maiar

• First Place: I Ain't Got Nobody by Ignoble Bard
• Second Place: FAULT: The Doctor Is In by Fiondil
• Third Place: DISGUISE: Emissaries by Fiondil
• Honorable Mention: A Fair Trial by Maeve Riannon, Young Fëanáro Makes A Stone by Oshun

Longer Works

General

• First Place: A New Day by Oshun
• Second Place: The Work of Small Hands by Dawn Felagund
• Third Place: The King's Surgeon by SurgicalSteel
• Honorable Mention: Healing the Long Cleeve by TopazTook, Wars of the Valar by Fiondil

Mystery

General

• First Place: Dead Steward's Gift by stefaniab
• Second Place: Fait Accompli by Ignoble Bard
• Third Place: The Six-Fingered Glove Mystery by shirebound

Non-Fiction

General

• First Place: The Myth of the One Ring's Power by Dreamflower
• Second Place: Name Calling: Group Identity and the Other among First Age Elves by Angelica
• Third Place: On Canon and Fanfic by Marta
• Honorable Mention: Arvedui v. Pelendur by Roh Wyn, Tolkien's Parish: The Canonical Middle-earth by Steuard Jensen

Character Studies

• First Place: Aulë the Smith by Oshun
• Second Place: A Woman in Few Words: The Character of Nerdanel and Her Treatment in Canon and Fandom by Dawn Felagund
• Third Place: Pride and Despair: A Defense of Ecthelion's Son by Marta
• Honorable Mention: Galdor: An Elf By Any Other Name.... by Marta, One Step More - The Heroism of Frodo Baggins by ConnieMarie, The Importance of Being Bilbo by Dreamflower

Poetry

General

• First Place: Philosophia to Philomythus and Misomythus by pandemonium_213
• Second Place: Temptation by Princess Artemis
• Third Place: I Married for Love by Ford of Bruinen
• Honorable Mention: Elrond's Farewell by Armariel

Drama

• First Place: Merry on the Pelennor Fields by Primsong
• Second Place: 25 Rethe, S.R. 1422: The Three Travellers Remember by Dreamflower
• Third Place: Maglor's Song by Robinka

Hobbits

• First Place: The Ring That Sauron Forged by Larner
• Second Place: The Gardener Speaks by Armariel
• Third Place: Shire by Aranel Took

Late Third Age

• First Place: Weathertop by Primsong
• Second Place: The Search by rhyselle
• Third Place: Rebirth by Aranel Took

Romance

General

• First Place: Miquan Melave by Marta
• Second Place: Rebirth by Aranel Took
• Third Place: As Close As by Dana

Drabbles

• First Place: Call of the Wild by annmarwalk
• Second Place: Men of the Twilight by Elena Tiriel
• Third Place: Home is where the heart is by Linda Hoyland
• Honorable Mention: Bibliophile by Imhiriel, Taking Roots by Imhiriel

Elven Lands

• First Place: Early Winter at Himring Hill by Oshun
• Second Place: The Dance by Dawn Felagund
• Third Place: Arwen in the Afternoon by Gandalfs apprentice
• Honorable Mention: A Harmony In Autumn by Oshun

Gondor

• First Place: Summer's Lease by Raksha the Demon
• Second Place: Waterloo by Lady Bluejay
• Third Place: A Dream Come True by Lady Bluejay

Other Fixed-length Ficlets

• First Place: Gently Held by viv
• Second Place: The Wedding Gift by annmarwalk
• Third Place: Handy With A Sword by Tanaqui
• Honorable Mention: Celevon a Mallen by Tanaqui, The Blessing of the Waters by Raksha the Demon

Races

Cross-Cultural

General

• First Place: Feet That Wander by Linaewen
• Second Place: A Moment in the Morning in Bree by Budgielover
• Third Place: On Far Fields by Dwimordene
• Honorable Mention: Silver Blossoms Blown by Ignoble Bard, Sing My Worth Immortal by Perelleth, The Haradric Whore and Her Son by annmarwalk and EdorasLass

Elves and Men

• First Place: A Little Misunderstanding by Radbooks
• Second Place: The Legend of the Grey Riders by Jay of Lasgalen
• Third Place: Seas of Fate by Thundera Tiger

Fixed-length Ficlets

• First Place: A Large Bold Hand by Jay of Lasgalen
• Second Place: Light of the Westering Sun by Dawn Felagund
• Third Place: A Meeting in the Tower Hills by Imhiriel
• Honorable Mention: Another Prometheus by Gandalfs apprentice, Star-songs of the Eorlingas by Tanaqui

Friendship

• First Place: A Cat in King Elessar's Court by agape4gondor
• Second Place: Heart of the Wood by Kenaz
• Third Place: A Dainty Dish by Linda Hoyland
• Honorable Mention: And all was made ready by Dreamflower, Good King Elessar by Dreamflower

Frodo and Faramir

• First Place: Many Branches by Baranduin
• Second Place: Sun by Claudia
• Third Place: Of First Impressions and Old Friends by Dreamflower
• Honorable Mention: Concerning Walls by Larner

Post-Ring War

• First Place: Parting Gifts by Fiondil
• Second Place: The Onion Riddle by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn)
• Third Place: A Great Cause for Concern by Alassante
• Honorable Mention: The Misty Month by Le Rouret

Dwarves

General

• First Place: Trading Pledges by Adaneth
• Second Place: The Dwarves Treasure by eiranae
• Third Place: As Was Dwarven Tradition by Nieriel Raina, Bombur's Diet by Primsong
• Honorable Mention: Of Old It Was Not Darksome by EdorasLass

Drabbles

• First Place: Sunset Gates by Ignoble Bard
• Second Place: Hammer by Aranel Took
• Third Place: Dreamscape by Tanaqui

Elves

General

• First Place: Healing by Bodkin
• Second Place: Out of the Blue by Jael
• Third Place: Footsteps in Time by Keiliss
• Honorable Mention: The Ghost in the Garden by Dawn Felagund, Wayward Sons by Jael, To Be a King by Keiliss, Risk Assessment by pandemonium_213

Drabbles

• First Place: Unwilling by Elena Tiriel
• Second Place: Forsaken by Imhiriel
• Third Place: The Sky Is Over by Robinka
• Honorable Mention: A Race, To Be Like Me by Imhiriel

Family

• First Place: And Then There Was Cake, or Begetting Day Horrors by Klose
• Second Place: Shadows by Bodkin
• Third Place: The Librarian by Jay of Lasgalen
• Honorable Mention: Elflings by Jael, Essecarmë by Dawn Felagund

House of Elrond

• First Place: Star's End by Keiliss
• Second Place: My Shining Stars by Oshun
• Third Place: Spaces in the Heart by Keiliss
• Honorable Mention: Comfort by Bodkin

House of Finwe

• First Place: In absentia by Robinka
• Second Place: Denial by Oshun
• Third Place: Circle of Silver by Keiliss

Incomplete

• First Place: Don't Explain by gwidhiel
• Second Place: A Darkness Lies behind Us by Bodkin
• Third Place: Lessons from the Mountain by MithLuin

Mirkwood Elves

• First Place: King Stag by Jael
• Second Place: Seaworthy by Thundera Tiger
• Third Place: In Search of Stillness by Bodkin

Noldor Fixed-Length Ficlet

• First Place: Refuge by Raksha the Demon
• Second Place: Out, Damn'd Spot! Out, I Say! by Alassante
• Third Place: Vengeance's Folly by Rhapsody

Other Fixed-Length Ficlet

• First Place: Love at First Sight by Gwynnyd
• Second Place: Duty, Honour, Country by Rhapsody
• Third Place: Undivided by Raksha the Demon

Hobbits

General

• First Place: Too Many Rangers by Larner
• Second Place: The Westering Fire by Aprilkat
• Third Place: Harmony by Elwen

Childhood

• First Place: The Five Rules of Cooking by GamgeeFest
• Second Place: A Promise by Golden
• Third Place: Trouble at Bag End by Angiet

Family

• First Place: Elanor of Westmarch: The Return by Baranduin
• Second Place: The Last Dance by pippinfan88
• Third Place: Yule at Great Smials by Dreamflower

Friendship

• First Place: A Taste of Home by Pearl Took
• Second Place: Between Childhood and Coming of Age by Dreamflower
• Third Place: I Give You a Rainbow by Golden

Hurt/Comfort

• First Place: Of Cake and Crumbs and Distant Dreams by Lindelea
• Second Place: O Merry Mine by Larner
• Third Place: Dark Dreams by SlightlyTookish

Incomplete

• First Place: A Time to Hope by PipMer
• Second Place: Keep Him Secret, Keep Him Safe by shirebound
• Third Place: Turning Points by Cathleen

Post-Ring War

• First Place: The Flute by Golden
• Second Place: Regarding Ents by PipMer
• Third Place: Five Turnings of the Year by Dana

Men

General

• First Place: In Passing by Altariel
• Second Place: Reparation by Isabeau of Greenlea
• Third Place: Seeking the Sun by Linda Hoyland
• Honorable Mention: Portrait of a Queen by Aruthir, Only Water in Your Veins by Michelle, The Night's Eye by Vana Tuivana

General Drabbles

• First Place: Relief by Tanaqui
• Second Place: This crown of stars by Fawsley
• Third Place: Return of the King by Imhiriel

General Fixed-Length Ficlet

• First Place: Of Dreams... by Avon
• Second Place: Legacy by Raksha the Demon
• Third Place: Hearts of Stone by Elen Kortirion

Gondor Drabbles

• First Place: Autumn by Linda Hoyland
• Second Place: Second Best by Tanaqui
• Third Place: Deliverance by Imhiriel

Minas Tirith

• First Place: Wizards' Pupils by Altariel
• Second Place: Engineering by SurgicalSteel
• Third Place: Celebrity by Bodkin
• Honorable Mention: Confidence by annmarwalk, I Stand No Longer Alone by Larner, Music hath Charms by Linda Hoyland, Playing with Fire by Linda Hoyland, Before You Go by Nancy Brooke

Pre-Ring War Fixed-Length Ficlet

• First Place: A Fitting Occupation by Radbooks
• Second Place: The Fire of Hope by Raksha the Demon
• Third Place: Your Father Loves You by Raksha the Demon

Steward's Family

• First Place: Shall We Dance? by Isabeau of Greenlea
• Second Place: Dark Dreams by Avon
• Third Place: Scholarship by Raksha the Demon
• Honorable Mention: Consolation by Isabeau of Greenlea, Brotherhood by Violin Ghost

Other Beings

General

• First Place: Seven Stones and Seven Stars and One White Tree by shirebound
• Second Place: Old Man Willow by Nath
• Third Place: BRIDGE: Pá Valaraucar ar Námier by Fiondil
• Honorable Mention: Dispelling the Fog by fantasyfan, Seven Sisters by Pearl Took

Villains

General

• First Place: The Apprentice by pandemonium_213
• Second Place: Cat's Paws by pandemonium_213
• Third Place: The Making of Werewolves by Ignoble Bard
• Honorable Mention: The Captain's Mare by The Lauderdale

Fixed-Length Ficlet

• First Place: Broken Star by pandemonium_213
• Second Place: The Waker by Nancy Brooke
• Third Place: Expert Treasure Hunter by Tanaqui
• Honorable Mention: Cold Be Hand and Heart and Bone by Imhiriel

Times

First Age and Prior

General

• First Place: Wind and Fire by elfscribe
• Second Place: The Last Stand by Rhapsody
• Third Place: Hearts Like the Sea by Ignoble Bard
• Honorable Mention: Kementari by Marta, NIGHT and FOREST: A Glimpse of Beauty by Fiondil

House of Finwe

• First Place: An Ordinary Woman by Dawn Felagund
• Second Place: Vodka by Ford of Bruinen
• Third Place: The Pillar Perished Is by Imhiriel
• Honorable Mention: A Sleep Over by Phyncke, Like Roses over a Fence by Ellie

Second and Early Third Age

General

• First Place: Nightfall by Jael
• Second Place: Moon of the Sea by pandemonium_213
• Third Place: Long Memories by Bodkin
• Honorable Mention: The Last Messenger: A Tale of Numenor by Fiondil

Mid Third Age

General

• First Place: Lost and Found by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn)
• Second Place: The Skills That Keep You Alive by Gwynnyd
• Third Place: The Best Sword Ever by Linaewen

Eriador

• First Place: If You Could See What I Hear by Cathleen
• Second Place: Cuts Gone Wrong by Dwimordene
• Third Place: Star of Hope by Linda Hoyland
• Honorable Mention: A Place for Gandalf by Dreamflower, Meddling by Dwimordene

Late Third Age

General

• First Place: The Dooming of Small Hands by Thundera Tiger
• Second Place: Promise and Sorrow by Virtuella
• Third Place: They Also Serve by Marta
• Honorable Mention: Drawing the Eye by Linda Hoyland, Before the Black Gate by Raksha the Demon, Oathbreakers by Thundera Tiger

General Fixed-Length Ficlets

• First Place: Reflections in the Smoke by Raksha the Demon
• Second Place: Renewal by Elena Tiriel
• Third Place: Loudwater by Adaneth
• Honorable Mention: The Kindly Airs by Dwimordene

Gondor

• First Place: Sing All Ye People! by Raksha the Demon
• Second Place: The Lost Restored by Larner
• Third Place: For the Want of ... by Larner

Gondor Drabble

• First Place: Recognition by Dwimordene
• Second Place: Tying Notes by Imhiriel
• Third Place: Tree of Knowledge by Nancy Brooke
• Honorable Mention: Forfeit by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn)

Fourth Age and Beyond

General

• First Place: Seeing Stars by Raksha the Demon
• Second Place: Look Not With Longing by Dwimordene
• Third Place: Rekindling by Dawn Felagund
• Honorable Mention: Somewhere I Have Never Traveled by Fiondil

Fixed-Length Ficlets

• First Place: No Regrets by Linda Hoyland
• Second Place: Old Friends by Marta
• Third Place: Journey's End by Ignoble Bard

Modern Times

General

• First Place: Trinity by pandemonium_213
• Second Place: Dawn Twilight by viv
• Third Place: National Treasure by Baranduin

Multi-Age

General

• First Place: The Craft of the Elven Smith by Larner
• Second Place: WAR: A Promise Before Dying by Fiondil
• Third Place: Fulfilling Oaths by Nieriel Raina

Fixed-Length Ficlet

• First Place: Possessing the greatest powers by Tanaqui
• Second Place: An Elf-lord Revealed by Tanaqui
• Third Place: Feelings of Superiority by Gwynnyd
• Honorable Mention: Flame of Life by Imhiriel