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Term 2 2025 Winners!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the second term 2025 hosted by The Guild Awards! The mod-team is excited to see so much amazing fanwork and their creators recognized, as well as the love shown for this fandom!

Without further delay, here we are!

Winners of The Guild Awards for Term 2 2025

Fanfiction

Best Action/Adventure Fiction by "One in a million isn't always good (lightning can kill, after all)" by Fandomtrash_whataboutit (AO3)

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Fiction: by "Plaguefall" by @riverofmemoriesft / riverofmemories (AO3)

Best Canon Fiction: "To Be Warm" by @pencilofawesomeness

Best Angst Fiction (3 way tie) : by "The Heart Never Forgets" by @curiousscientistkae , "I Was Made For You" by Cyanniebananie (AO3) & “Black flames of regret” by WrityWrite (AO3)

Best Dark Fiction: "Whumptober 2025: The King Slayer" by @the-dragon-hearted / The_Dragon_Hearted (AO3)

Best Drama Fiction: "every scrap of you would be taken from me"  by @nnoragamis (diazchristopher) (AO3)

Best Humor/Parody Fiction (tie): “Turns Out They’re Dating” by Keny972 (AO3) & "Rumors" by @nnoragamis (diazchristopher) (AO3)

Best Oneshot (3 way tie): “Fabulous Discovery” by @spelljammer-geek / Spelljammer_Geek (AO3) , “Just Once” by strawberriesatan (AO3) & "Dread the Sunrise, Crave the Daylight"  by @siesporamor

Best Character Portrayal: "Sixteen" (Lucy) by @bumblebeehug (tumblr/AO3)

Best Romance Fiction: "Lucy the Lion and Loke the Wizard"  by thecagedsong (AO3) 

Best LGBTQ+ Romance Fiction: “to catch a falling star (but to never keep it)” by bernd_das_brot (AO3)

Best NSFW: "Chivalry Falls on its Sword"  by Kikuneesama (AO3)

Best Rising Author [Roulette]: "The Love You Don't Suspect"  by @knallgrau / sehn_ (AO3)

Best Serial Fiction: “The Dragneel Family Shenanigans” by @spot-of-tea / Spot_of_Tea (AO3)

Best Ficlet: “you would get it, wouldn’t you?” by LuminousRain (AO3)

Best Completed: “King of Nothing” by CrimsonStarbird (AO3)

Fanart

Best Action/Adventure Artwork: " Lucy!!!" by @herbarimoon

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Artwork: “A princess and her knight” by @arie-zzz 

Best Canon Artwork: “They’re taking a nap” by @searchingforconstellations 

Best Angst Artwork: "He Misses His Dragon Dad Chat"  by @ken-tfc

Best Dark Artwork (tie): "🟆⛓ HAPPY GAJEEL DAY ⛓🟆"  by @gajeelenjoyer & “And she wondered - hath Heaven counted her tears?” by @yamishika

Best Humor/Parody Artwork: " Alternate version of Laxus pitching the battle of fairy tail to Raijinshuu" by @moxiepoxart

Best Kiss Artwork: "Can't Stand the Rain" by @zai-doodles

Best Romance Artwork: “nalu magazine” by @havenborne 

Best LGBTQ+ Romance Artwork: " EARTH LAND LUCY X EDOLAS ERZA SAVE ME" by @yamivdum

Best Character Artwork: "Untitled"  by @onyxinkoni

Best Duo/Pairing Artwork: “Aftermath” by @captainuranium543

Best Group Depiction Artwork: "Movie night"  by @captainuranium543

Best Manga Coloring: "Titania, The Fairy Queen!" by @sasha042

Best Redraw Artwork: "FAIRY TAIL REDRAW!!" by @zuzu-fairys-tail

Best Traditional [Roulette]: “Inktober Day 30: Found 💙💛🩷❤️” by @kaleilaart 

Overall Artwork:“nalu week day 1: baking” by @searchingforconstellations

Congratulations to all the winners! Your awards will be ready soon! Please send one of the mods or our ask box your preferred email address so we can send them to you!

And thank you to those who voted for the Roulette Categories for next term!

The Roulette fanfiction category for next term will be: Best Platonic - Where two or more characters share a close bond but do not have a sexual relationship. They may even feel love for each other. These platonic relationships are often marked by closeness, honesty, acceptance, and understanding. The lack of a sexual relationship characterizes this connection, but doesn't necessarily mean the characters aren't attracted to each other or could not start to feel attracted to one another.

The Roulette fanart category for next term will be: Best Rare Pair Artwork - Any romantic or platonic depiction of two or more of the characters of Fairy Tail, that have 400 tags or less on AO3. Can be canon universe, AU/AR, or crossover in nature.

As this term comes to a close, The Guild Awards will be taking a short hiatus. This time is always spent reviewing the process and seeing what can be revamped for the next term. We also love hearing from the fandom (ie: YOU!) for suggestions regarding any changes or additions.

We will officially be back in full swing on March 1st! We will still be around in case you have questions or concerns, but please take this time to read new fanfiction and find new fanart.

Want to stay immersed in all things Fairy Tail? Join our Discord! It’s open to everyone!

You can also keep up-to-date with all current fandom events by checking out the @ftguildevents page!

As the day gets closer to the start of the next term, we will be keeping everyone in the loop when it comes to changes and updates. We hope everyone has a swag holiday season! Thank you again for making this such a fun experience! See you soon!

~ The Guild Awards Team

[theguildawards]

It's finally time!

The voting period is now in session! You will need to sign into Google in order to vote, and you will be allowed one vote per category! Please let us know if there are any issues!

Remember, you will have until the end of the day on December 14th to cast your votes, so don't forget to finish up those fanfics and view all that fanart!

[Click here to vote!]

Happy voting!

Please reblog to spread the word of voting now open!

[theguildawards]

We're All Fired Up!!

Hey everyone!

The Guild Awards are back for the second term of 2025! NOT CLICKBAIT

We hope everyone had a great summer! Big shout out to everyone who participated last term for making it so enjoyable. We look forward to all the new fanfiction and fanart to be nominated for this term.

Shout out as always to @pencilofawesomeness for creating last term's banners! If you haven't received yours, please reach out to one of the mods asap!

Our roulette categories for this term are as follows:

For fanfiction it will be: Best Rising Author. This will be defined as: A piece of fanfiction by an author who has not won a term in the past. A category to appreciate lesser known creators and their incredible work.

For fanart it will be: Best Traditional Artwork. This will be defined as: A piece created using traditional media such as paints, pencils, pens, ink, markers, pastels, crayons, chalks, etc. Computer programs are used to create minor adjustments only or not at all.

To keep things nice and even, the mod-team has also decided to bring back Best NSFW Fanfiction as a permanent category pending future participation.

As a reminder, there is a Winner Ban in place. This means that once any piece of artwork or fanfiction has won an award for a category, it automatically becomes ineligible and cannot be nominated again for that category. However, it can be nominated for other categories after two consecutive terms have passed (ie: one year since that piece won) as long as it fits within that definition. We do not have a rule against nominating an author/artist back into the category they won for in the past, as long as its a different piece of work that is being nominated.

In addition, we are also going to have a mobile-friendly Google Doc with all current nominations listed. This will be updated as frequently as possible so you can be aware of all the nominations that have currently been reviewed and notified. Hopefully this will help everyone select their own nominations. You can access this doc here

If it was not mentioned above, chances are it hasn’t changed. Please be aware that the moderators always take suggestions regarding how the awards are run and category changes into consideration. You can read up on the most recent FAQs, Rules of Eligibility, and Categories for more information. [these links are only available on desktop]

For ease of access, we also include a mobile-friendly Google Docs for the FAQs, Rules of Eligibility, and Categories that will be kept up-to-date each term, which can be viewed here.

The First Term 2025 Nomination Period will begin October 1st and will end October 31st.

Please send in your nominations through the submit button. If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to send in an ask or reach out to one of the mods!

We also have a discord that is open to everyone! So feel free to hop on in!

Mods: @classysassy9791​, @kiliinstinct​, @phoenix-before-the-flame​, @ratretro​, @phoeneboxfairy​

Please reblog and spread the word of the start of the new term!

[theguildawards]

Congratulations @bumblebeehug !! Your fanfiction "Sixteen" has been nominated by one of your fans for The Guild Awards First Term of 2025!

The Guild Awards was created by five Fairy Tail enthusiasts who want to spread the love of fandom creators all across the net, and we are very excited to give you this message!

Your work has been nominated into the following categories:

Best Character Portrayal (Lucy)

Voting will take place after the nomination period closes, and the link to do so will be found on theguildawards tumblr page.

If you would like to pull your work from consideration for an award, please let us know via tumblr or reach out to one of the moderators.

Once again, congratulations for your beautiful contribution to this wonderful fandom, and thank you for all that you do!

Nominations are open until the end of the day October 31st, PST! Submit your fanfiction/artwork nominations through our page!

[theguildawards]

Hello guildmates!

The Nomination Period is now closed! Thank you for your patience as the mod-team navigated this term with unexpected absences. Below the cut you will find a complete list of all the fanart nominations received for The Guild Awards this term! The mobile-friendly version can also be found in a Google Doc here that has the complete list!

You can find the list of all the fanfiction nominations here!

If you do not see your nomination, or you find any issues with the links, please reach out to us as soon as possible!

We are still going to give you 2 weeks time to enjoy all the pieces nominated for this term! We strongly encourage that when you view a work of art or read a fanfiction, please reblog or leave a comment to let the creators know how much their work and talent is appreciated!

The voting period will begin November 30th and end December 14th at midnight PST!

In order to be able to vote, you will need to login. We will be posting the link to the voting form on the first day of the voting session.

Got a question?

Check out our FAQ Google Doc or send us an ask!

Message one of the mods directly: @classysassy9791 @phoenix-before-the-flame @kiliinstinct @ratretro @phoneboxfairy

Thank you to everyone who nominated for making this term absolutely wonderful and happy voting!

[please reblog to help spread the love of these amazing creators!]

FANART

Best Action/Adventure

"The Gorls are Fighting 💅"  by @jellofroglegs (tumblr)

" Lucy!!!" by @herbarimoon (tumblr)

"Why have I never drawn this outfit before!"  by @hollie-artz (tumblr)

“The Moon Is On Fire (last image)” by diowowowo (vgen)

Best AU/AR

"College AU"  by @watcher-ofthe-sky-art (tumblr)

"I spent way too long on this not to inflict my Fairy Tail Racing AU on the world"  by @hurricanes-art (tumblr)

"when you're trying to be cool at your coverup, but the artist is too pretty" by @mavikiu (tumblr)

“A princess and her knight” by @arie-zzz 

“so I’ve been watching Demon Slayer” by @calamity-gray

Best Canon Universe

"Zeref Dragneel" by @kuratamashi

“They’re reacting to your last saved image 😔” by @acnologias-ass 

“They’re taking a nap” by @searchingforconstellations 

Best Angst

"He Misses His Dragon Dad Chat"  by @ken-tfc

"i’m sorry" by @moonsundra

“my most perfect sacrifice” by @theseventhstar

“Fishing Trip” by @ken-tfc 

“I can’t handle change” by @jellofroglegs

Best Dark

"🟆⛓ HAPPY GAJEEL DAY ⛓🟆"  by @gajeelenjoyer

"Give me the strength to face the wrong that I have done" by @thesirenwithnovice

“And she wondered - hath Heaven counted her tears?” by @yamishika

“If you marry me // would you bury me? // would you carry me // to the end?” by @veiledquill 

“To See A Candle’s Light One Must Take It Into A Dark Place” by @phoenix-before-the-flame

Best Humor/Parody

"Lucy and gals by @sopa0030

" Alternate version of Laxus pitching the battle of fairy tail to Raijinshuu" by @moxiepoxart

"please handle with care"  by @silentmoringa

“like this” by @arvirek

“Yuri and his best friend” by @bobus

“The forbidden blanket” by @ilitthefox 

“Cold Hands” by @lilacharbour 

Best Kiss

"Can't Stand the Rain" by @zai-doodles

"I got two Laxus/Gajeel requests, so I hope the other person who requested will also see this 😭" by @bunniberry

"buUHHHHHHHHHH,,, 😳"  by @sinkdraws

"someone has to draw it" by @maprron

“Nalu + Happy by the fire” by @fineline-feline

Best Romance

"Gajevyweek - Hands" by @mavikiu

"❤️HAPPY VALENTINES DAY❤️"  by @selenedoesntdraw

"hehe seals" by @lilacharbour

“EEEEE!” by @minnimayhem

“Happy Nalu Day!” by @heavenlykira

“Day 1: Home” by @shiiro-arts

“nalu magazine” by @havenborne 

Best LGBTQ+ Romance

"Extra L playing in the background"   by @hurricanes-art

"Colours of the Sky: Red" by @onyxinkoni

" EARTH LAND LUCY X EDOLAS ERZA SAVE ME" by @yamivdum

“Laxus & Gray” by @archiiel 

Best Character

"Untitled"  by @onyxinkoni

"Artwork for a Fairy Tail zine that unfortunately fell through" by @blueoceanarts

"Erza Scarlet versus 100 monsters, reimagined 🖤"  by @kedsss

“Lucy Heartfilia” by @natsumichka 

“ToC Erza Belserion” by @enkaieinart

“Untitled” by @crystaledward-blog

“Lucy Heartfilia 🔑🧚” by @amlacr3ates 

“What Juvi look like” by @moltentarts

Best Duo/Pairing

"Request from Bluesky" by @sopa0030

"are you from new york even !" by @farthaus

“Lucy and Brandish” by @meriiamm

“Alvarez Week Bonus Day 6: Storm” by @zuzu-fairys-tail

“#1 guild hall gossipers” by @calamity-gray

“Aftermath” by @captainuranium543

“Stay with me…” by @acejk-arts

Best Group Depiction

"Thunder Legion: After Job Missions"  by @enkaieinart

"Movie night"  by @captainuranium543

“scary dog privilege” by @eyes-like-alexandrite 

“best ft siblings in my very true and correct opinion” by @poltergoast 

“Untitled” by @felecure

Best Manga Coloring

"They Seem to be very Good Friends"  by @sasha042

"Titania, The Fairy Queen!" by @sasha042

“Miss Nerva, you are very beautiful” by @fairytail-multishipper

“FT Big Project” by @fairy-tail-trash

Best Redraw

"FAIRY TAIL REDRAW!!" by @zuzu-fairys-tail

"damn gajeel relax no one gonna take him from u!!!" by @zai-doodles

"My Best Girl" by @blueoceanarts

"If I told you that you're not alone And I show you this is where you belong 🎵 by @thesirenwithnovice

"Memory Make….. Haiku!"  by @kiliinstinct

“Sting” by @havenborne 

Best Traditional [Roulette]

"Mavis Vermillion" by @crystaledward-blog

"happy halloweeennnn !!!! by @ziidoodles

“Pencil Laxus 👀✏️” by @a-lyoshka 

“Inktober Day 30: Found 💙💛🩷❤️” by @kaleilaart 

“Emperor Spriggan and Prince Natsu” by @isoulatte 

Best Overall

"Spend the Night"  by @gajeelenjoyer

"Greetings from Fairy Tail!"  by @bunniberry

“nalu study date” by @patentedsun 

“lucy juvia ship art” by @morutaesic 

“nalu week day 1: baking” by @searchingforconstellations

[theguildawards]

Congratulations @shiiro-arts ! Your artwork "Day 1: Home" has been nominated by one of your fans for The Guild Awards, Second Term of 2025!

The Guild Awards was created by five Fairy Tail enthusiasts who want to spread the love of fandom creators all across the net, and we are very excited to give you this message!

Your work has been nominated into the following category:

Best Romance

Voting will take place after the nomination period closes, and the link to do so will be found on theguildawards tumblr page.

If you would like to pull your work from consideration for an award, please let us know via tumblr or reach out to one of the moderators.

Once again, congratulations for your beautiful contribution to this wonderful fandom, and thank you for all that you do!

Nominations are open until the end of the day October 31st, PST! Submit your fanfiction/artwork nominations through our page!

[theguildawards]

Hello guildmates!

The Nomination Period is now closed! Thank you for your patience as the mod-team navigated this term with unexpected absences. Below the cut you will find a complete list of all the fanfiction nominations received for The Guild Awards this term! The mobile-friendly version can also be found in a Google Doc here that has the complete list!

You can find the list of all the fanart nominations here!

If you do not see your nomination, or you find any issues with the links, please reach out to us as soon as possible!

We are still going to give you 2 weeks time to enjoy all the pieces nominated for this term! We strongly encourage that when you view a work of art or read a fanfiction, please reblog or leave a comment to let the creators know how much their work and talent is appreciated!

The voting period will begin November 30th and end December 14th at midnight PST!

In order to be able to vote, you will need to login. We will be posting the link to the voting form on the first day of the voting session.

Got a question?

Check out our FAQ Google Doc or send us an ask!

Message one of the mods directly: @classysassy9791 @phoenix-before-the-flame @kiliinstinct @ratretro @phoneboxfairy

Thank you to everyone who nominated for making this term absolutely wonderful and happy voting!

[please reblog to help spread the love of these amazing creators!]

FANFICTION

Best Action/Adventure

"One in a million isn't always good (lightning can kill, after all)" by Fandomtrash_whataboutit (AO3)

“Spirits on the Run” by @akbruce

“Even the Dragon King Has Feelings” by Don_Cheadle (AO3)

Best AU/AR

"Plaguefall" by @riverofmemoriesft / riverofmemories (AO3)

"Searching for Joy" by Ilit015 (AO3)

"How Natsu became a single mother of two to kids that weren't even his…" by @moons-br / Chaotic_Moons (AO3)

“From Sub Goal to Soulmates” by rachey (AO3)

“Boys Trip” by MarshmallowApples (AO3)

“Song of the Dragonborn” by Psilocybinlemon (AO3)

“A Moment’s Twist” by ButterflyDragon (AO3)

Best Canon Universe

"To Be Warm" by @pencilofawesomeness

“Savior in the Clockwork” by @slitheryowl

Best Angst

"The Heart Never Forgets" by @curiousscientistkae

"I Was Made For You" by Cyanniebananie (AO3)

“Black flames of regret” by WrityWrite (AO3)

Best Dark

"Whumptober 2025: The King Slayer" by @the-dragon-hearted / The_Dragon_Hearted (AO3)

“Homecoming” by EclipsingParadise (AO3)

Best Drama

"Ceramic Shards" by electricwords (AO3)

"every scrap of you would be taken from me"  by nnoragamis (diazchristopher) (AO3)

“We Fight Like It’s Our Last (But Then We Get Along)” by Alalikai_Mist (AO3)

Best Humor/Parody

"Emotional Support Pet"  by chickenyuujirou (AO3)

"Rumors" by nnoragamis (diazchristopher) (AO3)

“Bad Mom” by Lurallure (AO3)

“Keeping More Secrets” by CoolCarnage (AO3)

“Turns Out They’re Dating” by Keny972 (AO3)

Best Oneshot

"Dread the Sunrise, Crave the Daylight"  by @siesporamor

"Four Time Acnologia Shared a Bed, and One Time He Had It All to Himself (and one more time he shared a couch after)"  by @nekoprankster218 / Prank (NekoPrankster218) (AO3)

"Flowers for the Crownless Queen"  by @siesporamor

"Behind Him and Forever" by sunshineofrebellion (AO3)

“Just Once” by strawberriesatan (AO3)

“Betting on Love” by Lala_palooza (AO3)

“Fabulous Discovery” by @spelljammer-geek / Spelljammer_Geek (AO3)

“Bad Boys, Bad Boys” by @spelljammer-geek / Spelljammer_Geek (AO3)

Best Character Portrayal

"Acnologia: Alternate Timeline Self"    (Acnologia) by @pencilofawesomeness

"Sixteen" (Lucy) by @bumblebeehug (tumblr/AO3)

"On Wings of Fire and Death" (Zeref) by @spot-of-tea / Spot_of_Tea (AO3)

“he remembers” (Lyon) by VaelynEz (AO3)

Best Romance

"Coffee Shop"  by electricwords (AO3)

"Lucy the Lion and Loke the Wizard"  by thecagedsong (AO3) 

"If At First You Don't Succeed" by Hey_Its_Persephone (AO3)

“Hired for the Wedding, Fired for the Flirting” by rachey (AO3)

“Between the Lines” by Yamishika (AO3)

“Betting on Love” by Lala_palooza (AO3)

Best LGBTQ+ Romance

"The Love You Don't Suspect"  by @knallgrau / sehn_ (AO3)

"I Will Become Your Light (All For You)"  by @Akalikai_Mist (AO3)

“to catch a falling star (but to never keep it)” by bernd_das_brot (AO3)

Best NSFW

"Chivalry Falls on its Sword"  by Kikuneesama (AO3)

"(send all) your sins all over me"  by @heartinaheadl0ck

"like sugar on my tongue"  @heartinaheadl0ck

Best Rising Author [Roulette]

"The Love You Don't Suspect"  by @knallgrau / sehn_ (AO3)

“Fabulous Discovery” by @spelljammer-geek / Spelljammer_Geek (AO3)

“Fairy Tail Re-Shoot” by babayagakiller437 (AO3)

Best Serial

“The Dragneel Family Shenanigans” by @spot-of-tea / Spot_of_Tea (AO3)

Best Ficlet

"Mourning Dove" by @stevmarie

“you would get it, wouldn’t you?” by LuminousRain (AO3)

Best Completed

"I think he did it (but just can't prove it)"  by @veiledQuill

“Royals” by charliepoet13 (AO3)

“King of Nothing” by CrimsonStarbird (AO3)

[theguildawards]

Congratulations @moxiepoxart ! Your artwork " Alternate version of Laxus pitching the battle of fairy tail to Raijinshuu" has been nominated by one of your fans for The Guild Awards, Second Term of 2025!

The Guild Awards was created by five Fairy Tail enthusiasts who want to spread the love of fandom creators all across the net, and we are very excited to give you this message!

Your work has been nominated into the following category:

Best Humour/Parody

Voting will take place after the nomination period closes, and the link to do so will be found on theguildawards tumblr page.

If you would like to pull your work from consideration for an award, please let us know via tumblr or reach out to one of the moderators.

Once again, congratulations for your beautiful contribution to this wonderful fandom, and thank you for all that you do!

Nominations are open until the end of the day October 31st, PST! Submit your fanfiction/artwork nominations through our page!