2006 Neffy Rules...

NFFF Speculative Fiction Awards (Neffy Award)
(To be administered by the Neffy Award Bureau)

Neffy Award Bureau shall coordinate the annual NFFF Speculative Fiction Awards (Neffy Awards)  to promote the goals of the National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F, NFFF).

Rules:

1. All entries for and winner of the NFFF Speculative Fiction Award must have appeared for the first time in the United States or had significant original content published in the previous calendar year. If both a copyright and publication date exist, the publication (cover issue date) will take precedence.

2. Only NFFF members in good standing may nominate works or cast official ballots for the awards.

3. A call for nominations will be in two forms: Publication in the December issue of N3F's publication, “The Fan.” In addition, the Neffy Awards Bureau will send out an email via the official NFFF email list during the month of December. All member nomination entries will be due by January 31, of the following year. Nomination may either be by email or by postal service (with postmark of January 31 or earlier).

4. Nominations: Each member shall be allowed five nominations in each category. Duplicate nominations by the same member shall be counted as one vote. Nominations for nonsense, ineligible candidates or “no award” shall be disregarded. Nomination votes shall be tallied by the Neffy Awards Bureau in time for publication of an official Neffy Awards Ballot in the March issue of “The Fan”. The Bureau also will mail an electronic version of the ballot to the NFF mail list and post it on the organization's web site.

5. The Ballot: In each category, the five nominees with the most nominations shall be listed on the ballot. In a case of a tie for the fifth slot on the ballot, all nominees with that number of votes shall be listed on the ballot. If a category does not get at least three nominees, no award will be given in that category that year. Voting ballots will be due by May 20 via email or postal service (postmarked May 20 or earlier). Each member shall be allowed one vote in each category. Write-in votes will be disregarded.

6. Results will be announced on the Saturday before Memorial Day on the NFFF web site, email list and the September issue of “The Fan.”  In addition, the Neffy Award Bureau may choose to announce the awards at a speculative fiction fan convention which is held during Memorial Day weekend.

7. The Award. The Neffy Award is one of honor and recognition. Each winner will be presented (or mailed) a printed certificate denoting the individual achievement. A list of all winners will be permanently displayed on the N3F web site.

8. Those not eligible: Members of the Neffy Award Bureau, members of their immediate family, close associates or closely-affiliated works of bureau members are not eligible for an award or nomination.  No person is eligible to win an award in the same category in consecutive years or more than three times in a 10-year period.

Professional Awards:

·        Achievement in art – Artist. A speculative fiction work of art first published or shown within the previous calendar year. (a.k.a. “Best Artist”)

·        Achievement in graphic fiction – Animation: Film . An animated work of speculative fiction made for the cinema first released in the United States within the previous calendar year. (a.k.a. “Best Animated Film ”)

·        Achievement in graphic fiction – Animation: Television. An animated work of speculative fiction made for television and first released invideo or broadcast in the UNited States within the previous calendar year. (a.k.a. “Best Animated Film ”)

·        Achievement in graphic fiction – Graphic Fiction. A speculative fiction comic book series or graphic novel first published within the previous calendar year. (a.k.a. “Best Comic”)

·        Achievement in motion pictures – Film. A speculative fiction motion picture first released within the previous calendar year. (a.k.a. “Best Movie”)

·        Achievement in motion pictures – Television. A speculative fiction made-for television film or serialized television program first broadcast within the previous calendar year. (a.k.a. “Best TV”)

·        Achievement in new media – Game. A speculative fiction-oriented non-video game first published within the previous calendar year. (a.k.a. “Best Game”)

·        Achievement in new media – Video Game. A speculative fiction-oriented video game first published within the previous calendar year. (a.k.a. “Best Video Game”)

·        Achievement in new media – Internet. A professional web site with significant new content focusing on speculative fiction-related topics within the previous calendar year. (a.k.a. “Best Web Site”)

·        Achievement in writing - Fiction.  A speculative fiction story first published within the previous calendar year. (a.k.a. “Best Author”)

·        Achievement in writing – Non Fiction or Archive. A work of journalism, archiving or other non-fiction documentation of speculative fiction, fans or related fields first appearing within the previous calendar year.  (a.k.a. “Best Reference ”)

·        Best Re-issue – Print. A speculative fiction story that has been re-published after a period of at least 20 years from its first publication. (a.k.a. “Best Reprint”)

·        Best Re-issue – Video. A speculative fiction film or video that has been re-released in theatres, or re-issued in a new video format or edition after a period of at least 20 years from its first theatrical release or television broadcast. (a.k.a. “Best Collector's Edition”)

Fan Awards:

·        Fan of the Year – An individual who exemplifies the N3F spirit and should be considered a living role model for other fans. This person does not have to be a member of the N3F.

·        Fan Artist - An amateur (fewer than three professionally sold works) speculative fiction art first published in fanzines or fan web sites within the previous calendar year.

·        Fanzine: Print- An amateur speculative fiction-oriented publication with at lesat one issue first printed and distributed within the previous calendar year.

·        Fanzine: Electronic- An amateur speculative fiction-oriented exclusively Internet-based publication with at least one issue first appearing within the previous calendar year.

·        Fan Author – An amateur (fewer than three professionally sold works) speculative fiction story first published in fanzines or fan web sites within the previous calendar year.

·        Fan Web Site - An amateur (fewer than three professionally sold works) web site with significant new content focusing on speculative fiction-related topics within the previous calendar year.

Other N3F Awards:
(The following awards follow different nomination and award procedures but will be listed in all Neffy annual lists, if awarded)

·        Amateur Short Story:  Announced separately – Recognizes an original work of speculative fiction.

·        The Franson's Award: Announced separately – Awarded by the NFFF president to honor individual member achievement.

·        The KAYMAR Award: Announced separately – One-time award given by a select committee of past winners still active in NFFF.