The 5th Annual Silmaril Awards Are Coming!

Sound the trumpets! The fifth annual Silmaril Awards are COMING SOON! You may have already heard the distant clamor of cheers on Instagram or the blogosphere. If this is your first time learning about this awards thing and you’re thoroughly confused, never fear! It’s actually quite simple.

The Silmaril Awards is a fun online celebration of the best characters fantasy books have to offer! (It’s basically like the Oscars, but for fictional folks like Lucy Pevensie and Harry Potter and lesser-known-but-no-less-beloved individuals.)

So that means, starting August 31st and running until September 4th, YOU get to make the rounds of the ten blogs listed above… and nominate as many characters you like for each category! The full rules and details—and links to all the blogs—are HERE.

These awards are homage to Tolkien’s wonderful world of Middle Earth and the life he breathed into the fantasy genre. As such, characters from Lord of the Rings will be “hosting” each of these awards. (Which also means no LOTR characters are eligible to be nominated, just so ya know.)

But that’s not where it ends!

The week after nominations, you’re needed more than ever… because that’s when the TOP FIVE nominees in each category go head to head and compete for the most votes! I can already tell you, choosing who to vote for is NOT EASY.

Once we tally up your votes, then comes the best part. Every weekday between September 14th and 25th, you’ll get to attend a ceremony on one of the participating blogs, in which the winner receives a coveted Silmaril. (Explosions and fireworks and other disasters have been known to take place, so maybe polish up your suit of armor ahead of time, yes?)

So. Here’s the schedule:

Nominations week // August 31 – September 4

Voting week // September 7 – 11

Awards ceremonies // September 14 – 25

Oh yes, and one more thing! If you’re on Instagram, be sure to join in the bookstagram challenge starting on Monday! Here are the prompts.

And one MORE thing: this year, because it’s our fifth year running (*happy sniffles*), there’s an epic giveaway involved too. 😉

So go raid your bookshelves and start thinking of who to nominate, because I have a feeling this year’s Silmaril Awards are going to be amazing! See you there!