A Couple of Important Announcements!
Can you believe it's been almost a week?
We can't either, but we wanted to let you know about a couple of very important developments in the evolution (yes, you read that right) of the Chipped Cup Awards for the 2027 season.
I know it sounds like it's a long way away, but for hardworking artists and writers it really isn't. It can (and often does) take a long time to create the wonderful art and fic shared with the Rumbelle community. So... firstly, just like last year, we will soon be opening the nominations form so that you can use it ALL YEAR ROUND. No more having to remember that wonderful piece of artwork you saw today, or to remember the title of the amazing fic you read that made you want to slap Rumple upside the head, or left you in tears of joy or desolation. You will be able to pop them into the nomination form, and have them counted for the 2027 awards. This year we're having the full form that you're used to seeing during the traditional nomination period.
Secondly, and just as important, there have been a couple of rule changes, and a tightening of the rules' language to reflect the changing nature of the fandom (and celebrate the fact that it's still THRIVING even after all these years!), as well as a few new categories as follows:
‘Best Author of the Year’, and ‘Best Artist of the Year’ are for authors and artists who have impressed readers with multiple works they have created in the current award year, (minimum of 3 completed works or in the case of a single fic with a word count of at least 100,000 words). This is a recurrent award and creators are never ineligible for this category, nor does it disqualify them from nomination in the Best Author or Best Artist category in that award year, nor in the future.
Fic related "Of the Year" categories are for fics that were published and completed in a single award year. (i.e. for the 2027 CCA created entirely between January 1st, and December 31st of 2026), and must be in excess of 2500 words length.
That is the digest, feel free to read the updated rules on our page, which for some reason, works only on a computer or a browser login for Tumblr on a phone or tablet.
Watch out for the pinned post, coming soon, that has the nomination form link.
