Term 1 2026 Winners!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the first term 2026 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 1 2026
Fanfiction
Best Action/Adventure Fiction : "What it Means to be a Fairy Tail Wizard" by ReaderError72 (AO3)
Best Alternate Universe/Reality Fiction: : "Mistletoe” by @bumblebeehug
Best Canon Fiction:"On the Precipice of Nothing New" by @pencilofawesomeness
Best Angst Fiction [tie] "Do Not Stand at My Grave and Cry" by @spot-of-tea & "a forged memory, a grain of truth" by @siesporamor
Best Dark Fiction: "Cost of Forgiveness" by serpex (AO3)
Best Drama Fiction: "Death and Taxes" by crimsonstarbird (AO3)
Best Humor/Parody Fiction : "The Other Four Idiots, Plus a Cat"by @thehylianidiot
Best Oneshot : "i just wanna get to know ya" by heartvilia (AO3)
Best Character Portrayal: "let the sound of tides drown out your sorrow" (Lyon) by @kna1lgrau
Best Romance Fiction: "If At First You Don't Succeed" by Hey_Its_Persephone (AO3)
Best LGBTQ+ Romance Fiction: "Between Moon and Venus" by Woethe (AO3)
Best NSFW: "(send all) your sins all over me" by @heartinaheadl0ck
Best Platonic [Roulette]: "Heaven's Court" by jupitercherrytribble (AO3)
Best Serial Fiction:"from the fires of hell to the stars of heaven" by @ninjnerd-anaklusmos
Best Ficlet: "light in your eyes" by @raptorbox
Best Completed: "Landslide" by @heartinaheadl0ck
Fanart
Best Action/Adventure Artwork:"Let Her Rage" by @moxiepoxart
Best Alternate Universe/Reality Artwork: "texts sent seconds after the team finally gets home at the end of the season" by @hurricanes-art
Best Canon Artwork: "☆" by @sinkdraws
Best Angst Artwork: "dude can you like, come get ur Knight" by @phoenix-before-the-flame
Best Dark Artwork : "if you marry me // would you bury me ? // would you carry me // to the end ?" by @veiledquill
Best Humor/Parody Artwork: "Laxus learning Knight magic !" by @adleiz
Best Kiss Artwork [tie] : "Happy Valentine's Day from the Laxeel Folk" by @onyxinkoni , @hurricanes-art& @zai-doodles , & "Cana finally succeeding w/ her crush" by @moxiepoxart
Best Romance Artwork: "jerza week day 2 . strawberries" by @veiledquill
Best LGBTQ+ Romance Artwork: "Silly Boys" by @sasha042
Best Character Artwork: "Might As Well Put This Erza Here Too" by @ram1dus
Best Duo/Pairing Artwork [tie] "Grayza Drawing" by @namizaela & "🎔" by @gajeelenjoyer
Best Group Depiction Artwork: "Rain" by @uranium-eater543
Best Manga Coloring: "Chapter 516!" by @vaniliens
Best Redraw Artwork: "Bugs when you lift up a rock" by @herbarimoon
Best Rarepair [Roulette]: "It Just Looks Really Fun" by @mottolucky
Overall Artwork [tie] : "Please Look At Her"by @morutaesic & "Bathed in the poison --that serves as your weapon." by @kiliinstinct
Congratulations to all the winners! Your award banners are ready! 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 Rare Pair Fiction - Stories that have developed a believable relationship between two or more Fairy Tail characters, that have 400 tags or less on AO3. "Believable" is subjective, and it is up to those nominating/voting to draw their own line on that quantifier and vote their "Best." This includes canon universe, AU/AR settings, and crossovers, and can be romantic or platonic in nature. However, they have to have a primary role within the story.
The Roulette fanart category for next term will be: Best Fluff Artwork - A piece that generally has a positive and happy feel. Focuses on cheerful themes and "feel good" moments. Can include a happy moment between characters who have a strong, sometimes romantic, bond.
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 business on October 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.
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As the days draw closer to the start of the next term, we will be keeping everyone in the loop when it comes to changes and updates. Thank you again for making this such a fun experience! See you in a few months!
~ The Guild Awards Team