Mithril Awards 2004 -- Semi-finalists
Over 750 different works were nominated by the public
for awards, and selecting the semi-finalists in each category was a tough
task for the team of screeners -- all the stories, poems & essays listed
here should be considered winners.
Across
Dark Waters, by Zimraphel
Bound By Difference, by Sphinx
Every Good and Perfect Gift, by Nessime
Falling, by Maureen Lycaon
Gathering the Pieces, by Tehta
Ghost Fires, by Ëarmírë
Horses and Hounds, by Laura L
Opening Doors, by Adina Atl (Adult)
The
Prince, by Tyellas
A
Fool's Hope, by Thundera Tiger
A Question of Duty, by Daw the Minstrel
All's Well, by Cara J Loup
Emblematic, by Your Cruise Director
Gifts of Life, by Fileg
Spartan Letters, by Dwimordene
That Way, by Werecat
The Battle of Bywater, by Lullenny
The Hours, by Thevina Finduilas
The Master-Light of Seeing, by HF
The Trial of Frodo Baggins, by Gentle Hobbit
Well Favored, by Isabeau of Greenlea
What the Heart Knows, by Frayach ni Cuill
A
Taste for Honey, by Nefertiti (Adult)
In Darkness, by Celandine Brandybuck
Sucking Eggses, by Marta
The Emblem You Chose, by Wild Iris
The Party Next Door, by Acacea
The Unexpected Homecoming, by JMac
We Survived Because of Me!, by Powerofthebook
Advice,
by Theresa Green (Adult)
Lasciate Ogne Speranza?, by Finch
Light Lingering, by Ëarmírë
Long Home of Mortals, by Jodancingtree
Magnetic Force, by Marnie
Obsidian, by Celebsul, Erin Rua and Sevilodorf
Paths for the Dead, by James Walkswithwind
Rose Riddle, by Stultiloquentia
Shades of the Immortal, by Levade
Best alternate universe or crossover
A
Flood, a Fall, a Finale, a Fever, by Pearl Took
Elencálë (The Light of the Elves), by Taoist Elf (Adult)
Fellowship, by M Scott Eiland
Following the Other Wizard: Journey into Healing, by Jodancingtree
Perfect World, by Juxian Tang
Revenge of the Fanfiction Husbands, by Theresa Green
Second Chances, by Larien Elengasse (Adult)
Spirits of the House, by Altariel
Stars in the River, by Murasaki99
The Corsair Papers, by Fileg and Flick
The Perfect Match, by Tiriel (Adult)
The Thurber Hypothesis; or, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Imladris,
by Capella (Adult)
To Sleep, Perchance To Dream, by Calle Dybedahl
War Dust, by Ëarmírë
Bound
By Difference, by Sphinx
Gold Like Tears, by Zimraphel
History Lessons, by Nilmandra
Sapphire Aurea, by Bejai
Seas of Fate, by Thundera Tiger
Standards, by Dwimordene
Taming the Wildflower, by Sulriel/Becky Huffman (Adult)
The Battle of the Golden Wood, by Marnie
The Tide of Times, by Daw the Minstrel
A
Final Polish, by Starlight
Aglarrâma, by Zimraphel
Betrothal, by Windfola
Breathe, by Fileg
Every Good and Perfect Gift, by Nessime
How Many Years?, by Marta
Keepers of the Hearth, by Alawa
Semper Fidelis, by Dwimordene (Adult)
The Face of the Enemy, by Soledad
The Sickle of the Valar, by Altariel
Ties of Love, by Avon
Voices of the Forgotten, by Jen Littlebottom
What's in a Name?, by Merfy
Best story focusing on Hobbits
Gardener
in the Vineyard, by Calanthe
In an Inn, by Peachy
In the Dark, by Ariel
On Merry Yule, by Anglachel (Adult)
Paths for the Dead, by James Walkswithwind
Pearl of Great Price, by Lindelea
Sing Me Home, by Shirebound
Telling the Bees, by Fileg
The Diary, by Pearl Took
The Tales Retold, by Sevilodorf
The Unexpected Homecoming, by JMac
To Do the Job, by The Karenator
Best story focusing on other races
An
Unexpected Encounter, by Lurea
Dark Waters, by Murasaki99 (Adult)
Falling, by Maureen Lycaon
Felagund and the Noegyth Nibin, by Soledad
Foresight Unknown, Beauty Unrivaled, by Merithehobbit
Hope for the Uruk, by Grond (Adult)
How Quickbeam Got His Name, by Teasel
Opening Doors, by Adina Atl (Adult)
Orc Patrol, by Igenlode Wordsmith
Remnants of Discord, by Sevilodorf, Celebsul and Erin Rua
Slouching toward Gondolin, by Fileg
Speak, Friend, and Enter, by Thevina Finduilas
That Way, by Werecat
A
Little Night Music, by Ariel (Adult)
At Sea, by Altariel
Betrothal, by Windfola
Bewitched, by Arwen Lune
Courting the Lady, by Celandine Brandybuck
Crooked Heart, by CinnamonGrrl (Adult)
Disasters in Waiting, by The Last Evenstar
Eternally, by Jennifer Lee and Ellbee (Adult)
Gaming, by Nancy Brooke (Adult)
Gift Horses, by Jedishampoo
His Rose, by Aemilia Rose
Horses and Hounds, by Laura L
Inspired, by Viv (Adult)
Into the West (And Back), by Alexandra Adams
Of Arwen and Aragorn, by Newra
Of Gold and Wood, by Lady Peredhel
Peregrin and Diamond, by Pearl Took
Quickening, by Tyellas
Sapphire Aurea, by Bejai
Sára-Lissë -- Bittersweet, by Erin's Daughter (Adult)
The Influence of Kindred Desires, by Tanaqui (Adult)
Best romance or erotica – slash
Dark
Waters, by Murasaki99 (Adult)
Discretion & Discovery,
by Isabeau of Greenlea (Adult)
Falling
into the Sky, by Elanor Gardner (Adult)
Find the Sun, by Stewardess (Adult)
Ghost Fires, by Ëarmírë
Green, by Khylaren (Adult)
Heliotrope, by Haleth Haladin (Adult)
Hope for the Uruk, by Grond (Adult)
Iced Tease, by Theresa Green (Adult)
Instinct, by Tiriel (Adult)
Lying in Bed: A Grammar Lesson in Four Gasps, by Teasel (Adult)
On the Shores of Valinor, by Maybe (Adult)
Second Chances, by Larien Elengasse (Adult)
Semper Fidelis, by Dwimordene (Adult)
Shriven, by Lullenny (Adult)
Simple Gifts, by Thevina Finduilas (Adult)
The Night Season, by Achillea Millefolium (Adult)
The Straight Way, by HF (Adult)
While You Sleep, by Maggie Honeybite (Adult)
Fair
Game, by Altariel
False Trails, by Mackie and Hephaistos
Finding Courage, by Zimraphel
In the Hands of the Enemy, by Meckinock (Adult)
In the Wild, by Forodwaith
Mortal Shores, by Vorondis (Adult)
The Face of the Enemy, by Soledad
The Heart of Men, by Nili
The Warrior, by Daw the Minstrel
Across
Dark Waters, by Zimraphel
Celestial Quartet, by Thevina Finduilas (Adult)
Confessions of a Sharp Glance, by Maura Mellon
Fire and Shadow, by Daw the Minstrel
Gathering the Pieces, by Tehta
Proof, by Altariel
Shining One, by Stewardess (Adult)
Tempus Edax Rerum, by Mirrordance
The Strange Case of the House at Hollinport, by Russ
War Dust, by Ëarmírë
A
Soul Contrite, by Silvermoonlady
Failure, by Tanaqui
Gifts of Life, by Fileg
In
the Dark, by Ariel
In the Hands of the Enemy, by Meckinock (Adult)
King's Standard, Queen's Hand, by Merithehobbit
Left Behind, by Katherine
Meetings, by Elendiari
Of Bombadil and Peredhel, by Meir Brin
Queen's Gambit, by A L Milton
Roost, by Cara J Loup
The Field of Cormallen, by Elenya (Adult)
The Halflings, by Nikki Took
The Hours, by Thevina Finduilas
The King of Dale, by BarkeepInBree
When the Day Comes, by Ravenna Halfwest
Whistling Past the Graveyard, by Shunt
A
Pair of Proper Tooks, by North-Took
A Very Dark, Very Wet, and Very Miserable Morning, by Thundera Tiger
Ailurophobia, by Werecat
An Elf's Best Friend, by Still Anonymous
Blowing the Horn of Minas Tirith, by Viv (Adult)
Debbie Does the Two Towers, by Gypsie Rose (Adult)
Dinner Guests, by Salsify
Eina Nostare, Meleth Nin, by The Last Evenstar
Faramir's
Diary, by Sue B
Frodo Hill; or, Memoirs of a Hobbit of Pleasure, by Teasel (Adult)
Gandalf's Diary, by Mike Brooks
Home for the Holidays, by Claudio (Adult)
In Service, by Tiriel (Adult)
Legolas: the Owner's Guide and Maintenance Manual, by Theresa Green
No Living Man, by Angela Holder (Elana)
Notes From the Field, by Bryn Bnw
Spiders, Wargs, and Wights!, by Sheraiah
The Believer, by Cori Lannam
The Groupie of Dol Guldur, by Wild Iris
The Living Is Easy, by Pearl Took
Best characterisation – Tolkien character
1400
-- Spring, by Cara J Loup
Black Diamond, by Thevina Finduilas
Breathe, by Fileg
Confessions of a Sharp Glance, by Maura Mellon
Emblematic, by Your Cruise Director
Flame of the West, by Altariel
Following the Other Wizard: Journey into Healing, by Jodancingtree
Gift Horses, by Jedishampoo
Resolution, by A L Milton
Sára-Lissë -- Bittersweet, by Erin's Daughter (Adult)
Standards, by Dwimordene
The Hour of Splendor, by HF
The Prince,
by Tyellas
To Do the Job, by The Karenator
Best characterisation – minor character
Among
the Fields of Green, by ErinRua
In the Clear, by Cara J Loup
Inheritance, by Kielle
Magnum Opus, by Zimraphel
Nine Lives, by Werecat
Nor Iron Bars a Cage, by Fayjay
Pearl of Great Price, by Lindelea
Some Years Ago in Greenwood, by Luineithel
The Sorcerer's Apprentice, by Erunyauve
The Visit, by Adrienne
Best characterisation – original character
An
Unexpected Encounter, by Lurea
Daughters of Oromë, by Thevina Finduilas
Discretion
& Discovery,
by Isabeau of Greenlea (Adult)
Eternally, by Jennifer Lee and Ellbee (Adult)
Fair Game, by Altariel
Gardener in the Vineyard, by Calanthe
Giving Gifts, by Dwimordene
Keepers of the Hearth, by Alawa
Lang, Son of Aleric, by Russ
Sacrifice Under Shadow, by Daw the Minstel
Shire: Beginnings, by Lindelea
Slouching toward Gondolin, by Fileg
Taming the Wildflower, by Sulriel/Becky Huffman (Adult)
The End of Hope, by ErinRua
To Death, by Song of Eä
Best characterisation – ensemble
A
Spring Fair in Minas Tirith, by Regina
Celestial Quartet, by Thevina Finduilas (Adult)
Departing, by Celandine Brandybuck
Duty, by Starlight
Hostage
of Hate, by Littlefish
Not for Pride Alone, by Zimraphel
Of All the Inquisitive Tooks, by James Walkswithwind
That Which Remains, by Ëarmírë
The Battle of Bywater, by Lullenny
The Battle of the Golden Wood, by Marnie
The Last Temptation of the Ringbearer, by Tulip Proudfoot
Thinking of You, by Grey Wonderer
When Shadow Touches Home, by Daw the Minstrel
Coavalta,
by Zimraphel
How Many Years?, by Marta
Nine Lives, by Werecat
Resolution, by A L Milton
Rose Riddle, by Stultiloquentia
Seas of Fate, by Thundera Tiger
Shades of the Immortal, by Levade
Spartan Letters, by Dwimordene
The Sickle of the Valar, by Altariel
Ties of Love, by Avon
Well Favored, by Isabeau of Greenlea
Best novel/serial (>50,000 words)
Courting
the Lady, by Celandine Brandybuck
History Lessons, by Nilmandra
Obsidian, by Celebsul, Erin Rua and Sevilodorf
On Merry Yule, by Anglachel (Adult)
On the Shores of Valinor, by Maybe (Adult)
One Year in Mirkwood, by Daw the Minstrel
Shire: Beginnings, by Lindelea
Stars in the River, by Murasaki99
Ar-Feiniel,
by Aramel
Home of My Heart, by Nimíriel
Kementári's Son, by Celandine Brandybuck
Love Me, Urgren, by Werecat
The Dead City, by Wild Iris
The Entwives, by Sharon L Shannon
The Lady of Lothlorien, by Anna Leonore Smith
Water and Flame, by Marta
A
Song of Salt, by Stultiloquentia
Arwen's Last Song, by Fangelir
Ascension, by Fileg
Athrabeth Elrond Ah Arwen, by Elvasdottir
Darkness Falls, by Flick
Erech Memorial, by Primula
Glorfindel Fair, by Antigone Q
In an Inn, by Peachy
Ruin, by Notabluemaia
Sirion, by Wild Iris
Sonnets of the Gondolindrim, by Nerdanel
The Lion and the Swan, by ErinRua
The Minstrel, by Finwen
The White and the Grey, by Sharon L Shannon
Their Love Will Be With Me, by Azira Aziz
To Ulmo, in Aman, by Marta
Varda Makes the Elven-Stars, by Aramel
War Now Calls Us, by Elvenesse
Ode
To the Absent, by Thevina Finduilas
One Day, by Alawa
Paperback Strider, by Haleth Haladin
Run Run Run, by Celandine Brandybuck
Song-Fight at the Swan and Cygnet Saloon, by Chathol-Linn
The Hamster, by Dwimordene
Best critical essay or research article
Canon
Misfired: Myths and Elusions of the Tolkien Canon, by Erunyauve
Dromonds. Not Junks., by Philosopher At Large
Gondorian Military Organisation and Government: Some Thoughts, by Tanaqui
Life and Times: The Influences on JRR Tolkien, by Heather M Jones
The Life and Inspirations of JRR Tolkien, by Tami Allen
The
Unnatural History of Tolkien's Orcs, by Tyellas
Under the Waterfall, by Thevina Finduilas
Finalist list to be filled from the following, plus
the best of the qualifying semi-finalists that couldn't be accommodated
amongst the finalists
A
Fine Line (A Moment of Insight), by Andreth
Scenes from Rivendell, by Dracunculus
Seven Stars and Seven Stones, by Queen of Thorns
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