Submitted by OldBayJ t3_zqulur in WritingPrompts
#Hello r/WritingPrompts!
It’s that time of year again: gift shopping, hanging the lights, warm mugs of hot cocoa, and… Reddit’s Annual Best Of Awards! We will, of course, be participating in this lovely tradition once again. 2022 has been quite a year (seriously, how is it December already?!), so let’s take some time to look back on some of the great prompts and stories that were posted to the subreddit. Winners will receive our Community “Best Of” award, which will give the recipient one month of Reddit Premium! And of course, all the bragging rights.
#How Does This Work?
There are several categories in which you can nominate your favorite prompts and stories from 2022. In the comments below, you will find a comment for each category, made by a moderator. When you are ready to make nominations, reply to the corresponding comment with a link to your nomination. You can view this comment from last year for an idea of what it should look like. Each user may nominate one prompt/story for each category. When the nomination phase is finished, voting will begin on a separate thread, with all the nominations. Note: THIS IS NOT THE VOTING THREAD.
Be sure to read the entire post for categories, rules, and deadlines. Should any changes be made to the schedule, they will be edited into the post, so stay updated!
2021 Winners | 2020 Winners | 2019 Winners
#The Following Categories Are Up for Nomination
Note: Prompt categories are prompts only. Story-only categories can also include poem submissions.
###Prompt & Story Categories:
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[WP] WRITING PROMPTS:
-Prompts - Search Link / Nomination Link
-Stories - Search Link / Nomination Link -
[SP] SIMPLE PROMPTS:
-Prompts - Search Link / Nomination Link
-Stories - Search Link / Nomination Link -
[EU] ESTABLISHED UNIVERSE:
-Prompts - Search Link / Nomination Link
-Stories - Search Link / Nomination Link -
[IP] / [MP] IMAGE PROMPTS / MEDIA PROMPTS:
-Prompts - IP Search Link / MP Search Link / Nomination Link
-Stories - IP Search Link / MP Search Link / Nomination Link -
[RF] REALITY FICTION:
-Prompts - Search Link / Nomination Link
-Stories - Search Link / Nomination Link -
[CW] CONSTRAINED WRITING:
-Prompts - Search Link / Nomination Link
-Stories - Search Link / Nomination Link
###Story Only Categories:
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[PM] PROMPT ME:
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Stories - Search Link / Nomination Link
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[CW] FOLLOW ME FRIDAY:
-Middles - Search Link / Nomination Link
-Endings - Search Link / Nomination Link -
[TT] THEME THURSDAY:
-Stories - Search Link / Nomination Link -
[CW] SMASH 'EM UP SUNDAY:
-Stories - Search Link / Nomination Link -
[CW] FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE:
-Stories - Search Link / Nomination Link -
BEST POEM:
-Poems - Nomination Link - for the poem that you loved and really stuck with you (hint: check out the Poetry Corner threads!) -
BEST WHOLESOME STORY:
-Stories - Nomination Link - for those stories that made you all warm and fuzzy inside -
BEST TEAR-JERKER:
-Stories - Nomination Link - for the stories that brought out the waterworks -
BEST COMEDY:
-Stories - Nomination Link - for the story that made you laugh the hardest -
BEST SCARY STORY:
-Stories - Nomination Link - for the chilling story that raised the hairs on the back of your neck
#Schedule
- Announcement: December 20th
- Nomination Period: December 20th - January 2nd at 11:59pm EST
- Voting Period: January 5th until January 16th 11:59pm EST
- After the Voting Period ends, results will be recorded and awards will be handed out. Winners will be announced in a post.
#Nomination & Voting Rules
- Nomination comments should be placed in the appropriate categories. Misplaced nominations will not be recorded.
- Each user may nominate one prompt/story per category. Users may not nominate themselves.
- Nominated prompts/stories cannot be posted by banned or deleted accounts.
- Nominated prompts/stories must be posted originally after January 1st, 2022 at 12:00am EST.
- In the event of a tie at the end of the voting period, it will be broken by an anonymous member of the mod team.
- Attempts to game the system for or against any nomination will result in appropriate punishment for those involved. Do not downvote any of the nominations.
- Category comments are for nominations only. Please use the off-topic stickied comment if you have questions or comments, or for any off-topic conversation.
Good luck, and have fun! If you do have any questions, feel free to ask in the provided Off Topic Comment or send us a modmail!
###Subreddit News
- Join our Discord to chat with prompters, authors, and readers!
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- Try collaborative writing with Follow Me Friday
- Serialize your story with Serial Sunday or test your micro fiction skills with Micro Monday on r/ShortStories.
- Looking for critiques and feedback for your story? Check out our crit sub r/WPCritique.