The FPSSA FAQ & Facts will tell you everything you need to know about the rules, the categories, and random questions.

Frequently Asked Questions

• 1. What is up with the old FPSSA
• The old FPSSA is no longer in use. This site and the forum on Diane’s FP account are maintained by the new staff.
• 2. When I nominate someone, what do I do?
• There are rules. When nominating a story, remember that the author of that story MUST be aware of your nomination. When submitting a nomination, the title must be in bold and the author in italics. Include the link to the story in parenthesis. The category should be right after the title and author and be underlined. If a category is not included, the story will not be considered.
• 3. Who can I nominate?
• Anyone you feel is deserving of an award for one or more categories. You can even nominate yourself.
• 4. Why do authors have to be aware that they’ve been nominated?
• There are some risks connected with your story being highly publicized. One of them is having fanatics "imitate" a story. We are not responsible if such a case happens. We will, of course, try to bring that to everyone's attention and have them boycott the "imitated" story. We are not responsible for any flames resulting from our announcement.
• 5. What are the prizes?
• Prizes are not set in stone yet. Possible prizes may consist of a Banner created specifically for your story and advertisement in the FPSSA Community as well on this website. Other prizes (non-monetary) may be offered and will most likely consist of publicizing the winning stories.
• 6. What happens if I nominate a story for the wrong category?
• You can recall your nomination from that category and nominate it for another. If you don’t, and the judges come to me with “I have a one-shot in Best Story that Never Seems To End” your story will be banned from that season of FPSSA, even if you weren’t the one to nominate your story for that category.
• 7. Can I take back my nomination?
• Of course, but only if you’re the author of that story. Post in the thread letting everyone know, then PM the judge of that category letting them know as well.
• 8. Why can’t I ask my readers to nominate me?
• We allow you to nominate yourself, feeling that you are being fair and not just using this as an opportunity to "whore" your story. But we feel that if your readers think your story deserves a nomination, they will take it upon themselves to nominate you. We are just trying to keep it fair.
• 9. Where do I vote?
• You don’t. Each story is read by a judge selected specifically for their strength in that category. They will objectively judge each nomination.
• 10. If I have a suggestion for the website/prizes/rules, who can I contact?
• Me (Carter) or Alice.
• 11. I want to nominate a story that is slash, does it get its own category?
• No, it still falls under romance.
• 12. I want to nominate a story that is not complete, does that matter?
• No, it is just judged against other stories that are not complete.
• 13. How do I become a judge?
• Fill out the application by clicking on the judging application link.
• 14. Can I pit a link to the FPSSA website on my FP homepage?
• We’d be insulted if you didn’t.
• 15. I What if my question isn’t here?
• Please e-mail Carter at: fpssa@yahoo.com .