Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards/2009 Winners
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The list of winners is archived here: 2009 MEFA Results, Archived version.
Genres
Adventure
General
- First Place: While Hope Lasts by MP Brennan
- Second Place: Lake of Fire by Marta
- Third Place: Walking the Line - Book One by callerofcrows
Elvish Lands
- First Place: Of Lúthien and Huan by Moreth
- Second Place: Interrupted Journeys: Journeys In Mirkwood by elliska
- Third Place: Osse's Gift by elfscribe
- Honorable Mention: In the Woods of Ossiriand by Perelleth
Gondor or Rohan
- First Place: Hunting by Thundera Tiger
- Second Place: The Horn of the Kine by Dwimordene
- Third Place: Gamesmanship by Raksha the Demon
- Honorable Mention: The Hunt by Tanaqui, The Scout and the Rider by MedeaSmyke, Where Was Imrahil When Grond Hit the Gate? by stefaniab
Alternate Universe
General
- First Place: Judgement by Independence1776 (Crystal113)
- Second Place: Mine by Nath
- Third Place: The Final Sense by nau_tika
- First Place: The Last Temptation of Legolas Thranduilion by Jael
- Second Place: The Eagles Are Coming by Thundera Tiger
- Third Place: Angainor by Larner
Gondor
- First Place: My Sword Trembles - Book Three - 'My Sword' series by agape4gondor
- Second Place: Beyond the Measure of Dreams by Skye Rutherford (Skye)
- Third Place: The Steward's House by alex_quine
Incomplete
- First Place: The Letter by Antane
- Second Place: The Quiet Hobbit by the_arc5
- Third Place: McHobbits by Midnight
Character Study
General
- First Place: The Measure of a Man by Virtuella
- Second Place: A Golden Flower by Celeritas
- Third Place: Taking Stock by Virtuella
- Honorable Mention: A Mother's Lament by agape4gondor, A Trickle of Green Ribbon by Nieriel Raina, Spoiling Nice Fish by Narya, Standard Bearer by Nancy Brooke, That which remains by Vilwarin, Worth Two in the Hand by Dwimordene
Angst
- First Place: A Song That Was by Nieriel Raina
- Second Place: In Defiance of the Dark by Larner
- Third Place: What Dawn May Bring by Jedi Sapphire
- First Place: Gifts from the Heart by Silivren Tinu
- Second Place: No Longer Merely A King by Larner
- Third Place: The Grace Given to Me by Mirach
Dunedain or Rohirrim Drabbles
- First Place: For Arwen by Súlriel
- Second Place: Stirrup Cup by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn)
- Third Place: Touched by Frost by Tanaqui
Elrond and Family
- First Place: The Gift of Iluvatar by Virtuella
- Second Place: DECEPTIONS: The Last Council of the Wise by Fiondil
- Third Place: Fireflies by Calenlass Greenleaf
- Honorable Mention: Sea Foam, Star Shine by MP Brennan
Final Partings
- First Place: Requiem by KyMahalei
- Second Place: Cold Haven by viv
- Third Place: Decision Point by Gwynnyd
- Honorable Mention: A Shieldmaiden's Mourning by NeumeIndil, Follow the Sun by Nieriel Raina, The Sun In His Hands by jastaelf
Friendship
- First Place: Hidden Within by Keiliss
- Second Place: What's For Dinner? by Nieriel Raina
- Third Place: For the King who has Everything by Raksha the Demon
- Honorable Mention: Hard Sailing by Dwimordene and Isabeau of Greenlea, To Wait for Sun's Returning by Dreamflower
General Drabbles
- First Place: No Common Soldier by Linda Hoyland
- Second Place: Where Light in Darkness Dwells by Dreamflower
- Third Place: Freedom by Aranel Took
- Honorable Mention: The Folly of These Days by Nancy Brooke
- First Place: Sparks of Hope by the_arc5
- Second Place: Misfit by dancingkatz
- Third Place: A Moment of Reflection by Budgielover
Steward's Family
- First Place: Catharsis by Marta
- Second Place: Speak All the Words by juno_magic
- Third Place: Advice by Dwimordene
- Honorable Mention: Banners by [[The Little Dwarf]
The Silmarillion
- First Place: Nightingales and Starlight by Clodia
- Second Place: Storm-tossed by Levade
- Third Place: The Thrall by Ithilwen
- Honorable Mention: Field of Flowers by tuxedo_elf, She Who Weeps by Dwimordene, When You Smile by Keiliss
Crossover
General
- First Place: A Man In Full by Jael
- Second Place: Through the Rain Curtain by Eledhwen
- Third Place: Apples by 20thcenturyvole
- Honorable Mention: Forsaken Knowledge by Rhapsody, The Blades of Eru by Ilada'Jefiv
Drama
General
- First Place: The Kindness of Strangers by Aiwendiel
- Second Place: Tales of a Dark Continent by Morthoron
- Third Place: No Traveler Returns by Ignoble Bard
- Honorable Mention: Among the Lost by NeumeIndil, Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On by SurgicalSteel
Aragorn
- First Place: At Hope's Edge by Cairistiona
- Second Place: Beating Down the Pain by rhyselle
- Third Place: The Temptation of Hope by Raksha the Demon
- Honorable Mention: A Night of Storms by Linda Hoyland, Eating Stones by Marta, Of Orcs, Rangers, and Peach Pie by Silivren Tinu
Drabbles
- First Place: The Braided Stream by annmarwalk
- Second Place: Late by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn)
- Third Place: October the Third by Lindelea
Elrond and Family
- First Place: Elladaniel by Aeärwen
- Second Place: Song For Tomorrow l & ll by Keiliss
- Third Place: The Pain of Remembrance by Larner
- Honorable Mention: Glitter by Raksha the Demon, The Silver Queen by MP Brennan, The Token by Dreamflower
- First Place: At Peace by Starlight
- Second Place: Berzerkergang by NeumeIndil
- Third Place: Slow Journey out of Doubt by MedeaSmyke
Friendship
- First Place: Stranger at the Feast by Raksha the Demon
- Second Place: Elven Strength by Legolass
- Third Place: This Present Darkness by Lamiel
- Honorable Mention: Dies Irae by Linda Hoyland
Gondor
- First Place: Light Fingers by Aeärwen
- Second Place: Failure of Duty by Larner
- Third Place: No More than an Elf by Jedi Sapphire
- Honorable Mention: Allegiance by Starlight, Examination by SurgicalSteel, The Archivist by dancingkatz, The Guardsman Comes Home by Larner
House of Finwë
- First Place: The Burden of Truth by Rhapsody
- Second Place: I Hate You by Oshun
- Third Place: Breath of Forgiveness by Ignoble Bard
- Honorable Mention: CONTEST: Power Play by Fiondil, Mirror of Lies by Alassante, Shadow-folk by Ellie
Incomplete
- First Place: Esquire of the King by Lady Roisin
- Second Place: Adventures of an Eored: Sins of the Father by Katzilla
- Third Place: Face of the Enemy by Linaewen
Later Age Elves
- First Place: In The Dark by Aeärwen
- Second Place: You Take My Heart by Aeärwen
- Third Place: REBUKE: Animadversions by Fiondil
- Honorable Mention: Like a Bird in the Sky by Silivren Tinu
Ficlets
General
- First Place: Till Fire Purge All Things New by pandemonium_213
- Second Place: Unweaving the Rainbow by pandemonium_213
- Third Place: Crows by ErinRua
- Honorable Mention: I Will Take It by agape4gondor, Mr. Frodo's Waiting by Linaewen
Elven Lands
- First Place: Three Wishes by Noliel
- Second Place: And she smiled by Ellynn
- Third Place: Footnote to the Akallabêth by Clotho123
Elven Lands Fixed-Length Ficlets
- First Place: Rites of Spring by Raksha the Demon
- Second Place: Forth to War by Dawn Felagund
- Third Place: Family Resemblance by Marta
Family Fixed-Length Ficlet
- First Place: Tethering Fire by viv
- Second Place: Sailing Lessons by rhyselle
- Third Place: The Sleigh Bed by grey_wonderer
General Fixed-Length Ficlets
- First Place: Healing Time by Gwynnyd
- Second Place: Behold your King by Cairistiona
- Third Place: Keeping Watch by Cairistiona
Gondor or Rohan
- First Place: The Eyes Of The World by Gogol
- Second Place: On a Field of Battle by viv
- Third Place: The Fortunate Few by elea24
- Honorable Mention: Outlander by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn), Quickbeam by agape4gondor
Gondor or Rohan Fixed-Length Ficlets
- First Place: Oft Hope is Born, Where All is Forlorn by Jay of Lasgalen
- Second Place: Seeds Under Stone by Raksha the Demon
- Third Place: Telling Tales by Avon
Men of the North
- First Place: Memories of battle by Ragnelle
- Second Place: More Than Meets the Eye by Linda Hoyland
- Third Place: Searching by Marethiel
Horror
General
- First Place: A Mirkwood Solstice by Thundera Tiger
- Second Place: Where the Shadows Lie by Clotho123
- Third Place: A Shadow of Things that Might Be by Tanaqui
- Honorable Mention: Death in Darkness by rhyselle
Humor
General
- First Place: Sporting Woods by Ignoble Bard
- Second Place: Sam's Tale by Ignoble Bard
- Third Place: Those Singing Silmarils by Alassante
- Honorable Mention: Bring Me That Horizon by annmarwalk, Eau de Olórin by pandemonium_213, Forgiveness by Lady Bluejay
Aragorn or Legolas
- First Place: An Unexpected Feast by Cairistiona
- Second Place: A Short Tale of a Tiny Elf by KyMahalei
- Third Place: A Chapter of Accidents by Jedi Sapphire
Children
- First Place: Do you Believe in Ghosts? by Oshun
- Second Place: Just Desserts by Larner
- Third Place: The Ever-Present Past by grey_wonderer
Drabbles
- First Place: Single Godlike Male Seeks Companion by viv
- Second Place: The Lady's Gift by Imhiriel
- Third Place: Swamp King by MedeaSmyke
Elven Legends
- First Place: A Matter of Cultural Differences by Lissa
- Second Place: The Scented Pleasure Garden by whitewave
- Third Place: Gathering the Heroes by Moreth
Family
- First Place: Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better by Marta
- Second Place: Pink by Lady Roisin
- Third Place: A Matter of Perspective by Cathleen
Minas Tirith
- First Place: Worse Than The Witch King by Virtuella
- Second Place: Hunting the Dragon by Linda Hoyland
- Third Place: Where Do Babies Come From? by nau_tika
Parody
- First Place: Employee Review by Raksha the Demon
- Second Place: The Dark Foe Wears Feanaro by whitewave
- Third Place: Monty Python's 'The Hobbit' by Morthoron
Longer Works
General
- First Place: A Time to Reap by Linda Hoyland
- Second Place: Interrupted Journeys Part Four: Journeys of Discovery by elliska
- Third Place: By the Light of Roses by Dawn Felagund
Incomplete
- First Place: Elegy for Númenor by elfscribe
- Second Place: The Fire Within by NeumeIndil
- Third Place: Ónen i Estel Edain by StarSpray
Mystery
General
- First Place: A Beggar of Distinction by Alassante
- Second Place: Mask of Virtue by Linda Hoyland
- Third Place: Rider of Rohan by Beruthiel's Cat
Non-Fiction
General
- First Place: Twenty-Two Words You Never Thought Tolkien Would Provide by Darth Fingon
- Second Place: Elwing the White by Oshun
- Third Place: Exile, Wyrd and the Anglo-Saxon Warrior Ideal in The Wanderer and Tolkien's Quenta Silmarillion by Esteliel
- Honorable Mention: Essay: The Least of My Brothers by Elanor, Fingon The Valiant by Oshun, The Stars that Varda Made by kitt_otter
Poetry
General
- First Place: I Hate You, Goldberry by viv
- Second Place: If I were a wood elf... by Robinka
- Third Place: Seven Falls by Dawn Felagund
Hobbits
- First Place: Tidings of Doom and Gloom by Virtuella
- Second Place: I am Naked in the Dark, Sam by Baillie From Bree
- Third Place: The Gifting by Baillie From Bree
Romance
General
- First Place: The Huntsman and the Lady by Súlriel
- Second Place: The Dance by Larner
- Third Place: Strings by Faoiltierna
Drabbles
- First Place: A Thief in the Night by annmarwalk
- Second Place: Like Calls to Like by annmarwalk
- Third Place: Crown of Thorns by Linda Hoyland
Gondor or Rohan
- First Place: On the Wings of the Storm by Lialathuveril
- Second Place: Liquid Numbers by Isabeau of Greenlea
- Third Place: Midsummer in the Year of the Fall of Sauron by Cairistiona
- Honorable Mention: Drummer by Lady Bluejay
Imladris Elves
- First Place: Fox in Winter by Erfan Starled
- Second Place: Elven Light by Ainu Laire
- Third Place: Take My Advice by dapperscavenger
Incomplete
- First Place: Opiate by Robinka
- Second Place: Ancestress by Dreamflower
- Third Place: Golden Days by Lyra
Races
Cross-Cultural
General
- First Place: Eight Elven Cloaks by Virtuella
- Second Place: Flights of Fancy by Ithilwen
- Third Place: His Wealth Shall Flow in Fountains by Celeritas
- Honorable Mention: Silver Circlets by permilea
Drabbles
- First Place: Antikythera by annmarwalk
- Second Place: In Search of History by annmarwalk
- Third Place: It Comes In Pints by Jay of Lasgalen
- Honorable Mention: A Feast of Lemons by Linda Hoyland, Far From Home by Raksha the Demon
Elves and Mortals
- First Place: Of Rowan and Ruin by Thundera Tiger
- Second Place: The Good Broideress by pandemonium_213
- Third Place: The Gift-giving of Celeborn by Dwimordene
- Honorable Mention: First Time by Lady Bluejay, Immortal Tears by Epilachna, Landfall by Keiliss, The Man in the Moon by shirebound, The People of the Stars by shirebound
Eriador
- First Place: Trotter by Dreamflower
- Second Place: High Hearts and Folly by Raksha the Demon
- Third Place: Good King of Cats by Linda Hoyland
- Honorable Mention: A Matter of Cultural Differences by Vilwarin, Hark! How Blithe the Throstle Sings! by Dreamflower, Lord of Misrule by Tanaqui
Gondorians
- First Place: A Sign of Hope by Linda Hoyland
- Second Place: Trees, Nothing More by Linaewen
- Third Place: Fighting Orcs by Linaewen
Incomplete
- First Place: Holding Back the Flood by shirebound
- Second Place: In Empty Lands by Larner
- Third Place: Five Voices by Rhapsody
Elves
General
- First Place: Children of Lindórinand by Darth Fingon
- Second Place: Will Overruled By Fate by Oshun
- Third Place: Wildfire by j_dav (JDE)
Drabbles
- First Place: Reunion by Robinka
- Second Place: Bridal Bouquet by Linda Hoyland
- Third Place: Red, Red Wine by Jay of Lasgalen
- Honorable Mention: The Clouds Burst by Jay of Lasgalen
Elrond and Family
- First Place: Tree Song by Isabeau of Greenlea
- Second Place: Shelter From The Storm by Jay of Lasgalen
- Third Place: En Route by Aeärwen
- Honorable Mention: Celebrian's Journal by Beruthiel's Cat, Memories by Red Lasbelin
Featuring Glorfindel or Erestor
- First Place: A Little More Conversation by Keiliss
- Second Place: Moving On by Bodkin
- Third Place: By Strength of Hounds by Adaneth
Featuring Mirkwood Elves
- First Place: To Wrap an Elven Princeling by Jael
- Second Place: Beyond the Clouded Hills by Bodkin
- Third Place: Der Erlkönig by San Antonio Rose
- Honorable Mention: SPRING: Meeting of Minds by Fiondil
House of Finwë
- First Place: The Good, the Bad, and the Queen by Robinka
- Second Place: Victim of the Unlight by Alassante
- Third Place: Silence So Loud by vladazhael
Incomplete
- First Place: Mereth Aderthad by Oshun
- Second Place: Passing by Lissa
- Third Place: Illuminations by Dawn Felagund
- Honorable Mention: Elrohir's Elf Book - Part One by Darth Fingon
Hobbits
General
- First Place: Mrs. Maggot Gives Directions by Virtuella
- Second Place: House-Hunting by Marta
- Third Place: Heart's Cord by Súlriel
- First Place: Elf-root by Soledad
- Second Place: Mathoms by Marta
- Third Place: A Boon Companion by j_dav (JDE)
Buckland or Tookland
- First Place: Gifts by Pearl Took
- Second Place: Interlude in Buckland by Dreamflower
- Third Place: Rude Awakening by Lindelea
Childhood
- First Place: Chicks and Ducks and Sheep better scurry... by grey_wonderer
- Second Place: O the Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night by Lindelea
- Third Place: JAM AND PUNISHMENT by grey_wonderer
Drabbles
- First Place: The Battle of Bywater by Lindelea
- Second Place: The Toymaster of Buckland by annmarwalk
- Third Place: Battle of Bywater, afterwords by Lindelea
Frodo or Sam
- First Place: The Gaffer's Farewell by Larner
- Second Place: The Master of Bag End by GamgeeFest
- Third Place: One Wish by White Gull
Men
General
- First Place: In Memorium by Lindelea
- Second Place: A Man Alone by Marta
- Third Place: B Like a Bathing Boromir by Isabeau of Greenlea
General Drabbles
- First Place: Dutiful Daughter by Tanaqui
- Second Place: Surpassing All Rumour by Elena Tiriel
- Third Place: Empty Handed by Linda Hoyland
Gondor Drabbles
- First Place: Pastures Green by curiouswombat
- Second Place: In the Gift Of by Tanaqui
- Third Place: Tomorrows by Marta
Northern Dunedain
- First Place: Aspects of Aragorn by Inzilbeth
- Second Place: No Longer Dream by Dwimordene
- Third Place: On a Spring Morn by Cairistiona
Other Beings
General
- First Place: Chosen by pandemonium_213
- Second Place: Bird in God's Garden by Nancy Brooke
- Third Place: Ulmo's Wife by pandemonium_213
Villains
General
- First Place: Downfallen by pandemonium_213
- Second Place: Bedtime Tales For Little Orcs by Tanaqui
- Third Place: My Blood, Your Blood by Robinka
- Honorable Mention: No Going Back by Larner, The Good Soldier by Nancy Brooke
Times
First Age and Prior
General
- First Place: The Ice in the North by Moreth
- Second Place: Bright Are the Stars Upon the Margin of the World by Kenaz
- Third Place: Wanderlust by Clodia
- Honorable Mention: The Coat of Eärendil by Lothithil
Drabbles
- First Place: Happiness by Angelica
- Second Place: Treasure by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn)
- Third Place: To My Father by Oshun
- First Place: Blood as Warm as A Bird by Darth Fingon
- Second Place: Do Not Go Gentle by Elleth
- Third Place: A Ponderous Tome by Oshun
- Honorable Mention: Arkenstone by Clotho123, Learning to make a fire by Lyra
House of Finwë
- First Place: Changing Lights by Elleth
- Second Place: The New World by Lyra
- Third Place: The Coveted by Dawn Felagund
- Honorable Mention: Two by mir_noldoris
Modern Times
General
- First Place: A Time of Harvest, September 22nd, 1915 by Elen Kortirion
- Second Place: The Well by Independence1776 (Crystal113)
- Third Place: Chance's Strange Arithmetic by Ithilwen
- Honorable Mention: As The Night The Day by Jael, Walking Down Narrow Streets by Marta
Post-Ring War and Beyond
General
- First Place: Loss of the Light by Larner
- Second Place: Fire and Ice by Marta
- Third Place: Solving Old Mysteries by Aeärwen
Aragorn
- First Place: From the Ashes by Larner
- Second Place: Helpless by Firefly-Maj
- Third Place: The Days of Wine and Roses by aranelgoldenflower
Drabbles
- First Place: Where the Heart is by Imhiriel
- Second Place: Tomb by Fileg
- Third Place: Morning-After Bliss by Haarajot
Gondor
- First Place: And So It Ends by Bodkin
- Second Place: The Ernil i Pheriannath Takes a Bath by grey_wonderer
- Third Place: By the River by Linda Hoyland
- Honorable Mention: A Bird in the Hand by Marta, Wallowing by Isabeau of Greenlea
The Shire
- First Place: Amends by Dwimordene
- Second Place: Reading Between the Lines by Marta
- Third Place: Chrysalids by Raksha the Demon
- Honorable Mention: Keep Alive the Memory by Celeritas
Pre-Ring War
General
- First Place: The Maegd Feorran by Nancy Brooke
- Second Place: Birthright by Marta
- Third Place: Pride of Place by Linda Hoyland and Raksha the Demon
- Honorable Mention: A Lesson in the Library by Pearl Took
Drabbles
- First Place: Think Of A World Without Any Harvest by Jay of Lasgalen
- Second Place: Son of Durin by Elena Tiriel
- Third Place: The Hardest Month by curiouswombat
Ring War
General
- First Place: West of the Moon, East of the Sun by Kenaz
- Second Place: Et omnia vanitas by Robinka
- Third Place: Hands of a Warrior by MP Brennan
- Honorable Mention: Between Shadow and Sun by Raksha the Demon, The Unforgotten by Rianiel, Will the Light Return? by Larner
Drabbles
- First Place: The Power Behind the Throne by Altariel
- Second Place: Not all the birds are to be trusted by Altariel
- Third Place: Legolas shall be for the Elves by Imhiriel
Quest of the Ring
- First Place: Beyond the Mountain Passes by Thundera Tiger
- Second Place: Bill's Journey by StarLight9
- Third Place: The River by Indigo Bunting
- Honorable Mention: Darkness by Claudia, The Fading Flower by Silivren Tinu, The Weather Outside is Frightful by Radbooks
Second and Early Third Age
General
- First Place: The Far Side of the World by SurgicalSteel
- Second Place: To Sing Of... by Darth Fingon
- Third Place: Fell and Fair by Elena Tiriel
- Honorable Mention: Rumors by agape4gondor
Akallabeth
- First Place: Survivors of the Downfall by SurgicalSteel
- Second Place: Forbidden Fruit by Raksha the Demon
- Third Place: Shards of Courage by Alassante
- Honorable Mention: Alliance by SurgicalSteel, This Distant Shore by Raksha the Demon