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The Cauldron Awards 2019
With 598 entries across 45 categories (emoji excluded), and 6,649 votes lodged by 89 voters, the 2019 Cauldron Awards showcase Cauldron's favorites of all the myriad fanworks that our fandom created throughout the year — as well as the many people, events, and moments within the Cauldron community that deserve a little honoring.
Many congratulations to the winners, runners-up, and all the nominees. See you in 2020!
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Fanfiction
26 categories | 358 entries | 3521 votes | 85 voters
Cauldron Awards 2019Description & Tags
The cream of the crop: the best fics of 2019.Felix Fortuna
Chartic
with 25 votes (33% of voters)
This Won't Be Graded: A Memoir by Mr. G.
Pericardium
with 21 votes (28% of voters)
In Golden Armour
Elle / ParticularlyLargeBear
with 19 votes (25% of voters)
Description & Tags
There's little sadder than a dead fic, and little happier than a revival.Typewriter
The Sleeping Knight
with 22 votes (32% of voters)
I'm Sorry
Harbin
Terminus
maroon_sweater
with 19 votes (28% of voters)
That Sounds Like Work
Flabbyknight
with 18 votes (27% of voters)
Description & Tags
Community-driven, semi-interactive stories.ERIC
maroon_sweater
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One-off stories, short and sweet.Worm but Emma's read Worm but she uses it only for more material to bully Taylor with
EtchJetty
with 24 votes (45% of voters)
The Great Brockton Bay Crustacean Invasion
BurningCrab
with 21 votes (39% of voters)
Steel Owl
Babagaia
with 15 votes (28% of voters)
Description & Tags
Not many fics make it to the finish line. But of those that did in 2019, what's your favorite?In Golden Armour
Elle / ParticularlyLargeBear
with 31 votes (47% of voters)
Tank
maroon_sweater
Typewriter
The Sleeping Knight
with 21 votes (32% of voters)
That Sounds Like Work
Flabbyknight
with 12 votes (19% of voters)
Description & Tags
Another year, another thousand fics we'll get around to at some point. What great fics began publication in 2019?Felix Fortuna
Chartic
with 28 votes (37% of voters)
This Won't Be Graded: A Memoir by Mr. G.
Pericardium
with 22 votes (29% of voters)
The Mirrors in Her Mind
The Sleeping Knight
The Artist Formerly Known As Bonesaw
Octobre
with 20 votes (27% of voters)
Description & Tags
Podcasts, review threads, interactive fanfic experiences, comics: any fanworks created for alternate mediums.EMBOAR - A Worm Fanfiction Podcast
EtchJetty
with 45 votes (69% of voters)
Spiral of Ants (A Worm AMV)
Glowspiders
with 28 votes (43% of voters)
Conference Call
Pachycephalosaur
with 17 votes (26% of voters)
Description & Tags
Everyday life doesn't have to be boring. Slice of Life brings fun to the mundane.Felix Fortuna
Chartic
with 29 votes (41% of voters)
I Need Some Space
misha906 / Dank Memes
with 21 votes (30% of voters)
Life Bends Down
Pericardium
NSFW
with 20 votes (29% of voters)
Description & Tags
Any and all fics with Cauldron-appropriate sexual content.Life Bends Down
Pericardium
NSFW
with 26 votes (77% of voters)
Bliss
MarcoFro5
NSFW
with 10 votes (30% of voters)
Rat Catch
BDucts
NSFW
with 7 votes (21% of voters)
Description & Tags
Whether it's crack or comedy, some fics are built for laughs.This Won't Be Graded: A Memoir by Mr. G.
Pericardium
with 24 votes (34% of voters)
Tank
maroon_sweater
with 20 votes (28% of voters)
Wildbow's Worm in 3:47:14.28 [TAS]
EtchJetty
with 18 votes (25% of voters)
Description & Tags
You know you're reading something good when it manages to make us cry.In Golden Armour
Elle / ParticularlyLargeBear
with 19 votes (30% of voters)
Ibid.
lyrisey
with 17 votes (27% of voters)
Mixed Feelings
Kittius
Typewriter
The Sleeping Knight
with 16 votes (25% of voters)
Description & Tags
Kisses and canoodling galore. Romance and shipping are fanfic staples.In Golden Armour
Elle / ParticularlyLargeBear
with 36 votes (68% of voters)
Life Bends Down
Pericardium
NSFW
with 16 votes (31% of voters)
Mocha Latte Conversations
Everents
with 15 votes (29% of voters)
Description & Tags
Some authors just have a way with words. What fics can turn a phrase the best?Typewriter
The Sleeping Knight
with 18 votes (27% of voters)
The Mirrors in Her Mind
The Sleeping Knight
Life Bends Down
Pericardium
NSFW
with 17 votes (25% of voters)
This Won't Be Graded: A Memoir by Mr G.
Pericardium
with 16 votes (24% of voters)
Description & Tags
Punches and kicks, whams and bams; there's fight scenes aplenty in Worm fics. What fics do them best?It Starts With One
Discreet
with 15 votes (31% of voters)
Luminous
Relyet
with 13 votes (27% of voters)
Terminus
maroon_sweater
Tank
maroon_sweater
In Golden Armour
Elle / ParticularlyLargeBear
with 11 votes (23% of voters)
Description & Tags
The best worldbuilding, for those deep dives into the unknown.It Starts With One
Discreet
with 24 votes (36% of voters)
Conference Call
Pachycephalosaur
with 12 votes (18% of voters)
The Mirrors in Her Mind
The Sleeping Knight
MissionSword's Caught In Your Web
babagaia
with 11 votes (17% of voters)
Description & Tags
Some fics travel far beyond the pale with original concepts. What are the best?Conference Call
Pachycephalosaur
with 22 votes (32% of voters)
Wildbow's Worm in 3:47:14.28 [TAS]
EtchJetty
with 19 votes (28% of voters)
This Won't Be Graded: A Memoir By Mr. G.
Pericardium
with 18 votes (26% of voters)
Description & Tags
For every fic with a thousand views, there are two with none. What are some great fics not widely read?Timesnatch
keira
with 22 votes (35% of voters)
This Won't Be Graded: A Memoir by Mr G.
Pericardium
with 14 votes (22% of voters)
Turn Your Eyes
Alice / Old Amsterdam
Rank
The_Incorruptible
Luminous
Relyet
with 11 votes (18% of voters)
Description & Tags
Fics with original casts are few and far between. What are the best ones out there?In Golden Armour
Elle / ParticularlyLargeBear
with 24 votes (39% of voters)
Mixed Feelings
Kittius
with 23 votes (38% of voters)
Luminous
Relyet
with 16 votes (26% of voters)
Description & Tags
A staple of fanfiction; self-inserts are numerous. What are the best?Companion Chronicles
Tempestuous
with 18 votes (43% of voters)
Gold Mourning
theonewhowas
with 11 votes (27% of voters)
Mary Sue Saves the Wormverse
Husr
with 9 votes (22% of voters)
Description & Tags
The bread and butter of Worm fic. What stories do the most with their altpowers?Tank
maroon_sweater
with 24 votes (36% of voters)
The Mirrors in Her Mind
The Sleeping Knight
with 22 votes (33% of voters)
Lord Doom
RustPony
with 16 votes (24% of voters)
Description & Tags
Worm fics mostly focus on powers, but what are some great 2019 fics following unpowered characters?This Won't Be Graded: A Memoir by Mr G.
Pericardium
with 23 votes (37% of voters)
Life Bends Down
Pericardium
NSFW
with 21 votes (34% of voters)
Deputy Director
Reyemile
with 19 votes (31% of voters)
Description & Tags
Some stories twist the world to their whims, or even create worlds anew.It Starts With One
Discreet
with 28 votes (39% of voters)
The Mirrors in Her Mind
The Sleeping Knight
with 20 votes (28% of voters)
I Need Some Space
misha906 / Dank Memes
In Golden Armour
Elle / ParticularlyLargeBear
with 17 votes (24% of voters)
Description & Tags
Mixing multiple different settings together is a hallmark of transformative fiction. What are the best?Felix Fortuna
Chartic
with 38 votes (55% of voters)
Conference Call
Pachycephalosaur
with 19 votes (28% of voters)
Point Me At The Skyrim
Ridtom
with 17 votes (25% of voters)
Description & Tags
Brockton Bay might be the standard setting, but the world of Worm is wide. What are some great fics that explore outward?It Starts With One
Discreet
with 22 votes (37% of voters)
Diary of a Professional Knockoff
keira
with 18 votes (30% of voters)
Terminus
maroon_sweater
with 17 votes (29% of voters)
Description & Tags
Most fics are set early, but a post-Gold Morning world allows many opportunities. What fics do it best?Felix Fortuna
Chartic
with 40 votes (68% of voters)
Typewriter
The Sleeping Knight
with 19 votes (33% of voters)
Remnant of a Worm
Half Masked
with 11 votes (19% of voters)
Description & Tags
The line between Worm and Ward is often fuzzy, but Ward fics do exist. What are the best?Point Me At The Skyrim
Ridtom
with 23 votes (46% of voters)
ERIC
maroon_sweater
with 22 votes (44% of voters)
Sand: Prologue
Pericardium
with 7 votes (15% of voters)
Artwork
5 categories | 102 entries | 1446 votes | 79 voters
Description & Tags
What were the best pieces of fanart from 2019?
Description & Tags
What pieces of fanart most accurately portrayed (or attempted to portray) a scene from canon?
Description & Tags
What pieces of fanart best made us laugh or smile in 2019?
Description & Tags
What pieces of fanart best portrayed our favorite characters in 2019?
Description & Tags
Some fanart is created for fics instead of for canon. What are the best of these?
Community
15 categories | 258 entries | 2334 votes | 83 voters
Description & Tags
Another year, another wave of new authors and artists alike. Who were the best fandom creators to debut in 2019?glowspider
with 29 votes (47% of voters)
Wyldbown't
with 26 votes (42% of voters)
Oxto / OxfordOctopus
with 21 votes (34% of voters)
Description & Tags
Whether they were the most productive or just had the best fics, the criteria is up to you. Must have been active in 2019.The Sleeping Knight
with 22 votes (34% of voters)
Pericardium
with 20 votes (31% of voters)
Discreet
with 19 votes (30% of voters)
Description & Tags
Maybe they had the most output, or maybe just the coolest style. The criteria is up to you. Must have been active in 2019.Pericardium
with 36 votes (59% of voters)
glowspider
with 26 votes (42% of voters)
Hanky tanky badonkadankey
Zearoe
with 15 votes (25% of voters)
Description & Tags
The most approachable and friendly of Cauldron members.Juff
with 32 votes (52% of voters)
Etchjetty
with 19 votes (31% of voters)
Poe / tearlessNevermore
with 16 votes (26% of voters)
Description & Tags
Those who have helped the most with your stories, snips, and other writing projects.Juff
with 39 votes (85% of voters)
Pericardium
Fwee
with 6 votes (14% of voters)
BeaconHill
with 4 votes (9% of voters)
Description & Tags
Those who have helped the most with the generation of Wormy powers.MarcoFro5
with 30 votes (79% of voters)
Alice / Old Amsterdam
with 25 votes (66% of voters)
Description & Tags
Those who have helped the most with all manners prose, characters, and plot.tmthesaurus
with 20 votes (67% of voters)
Pericardium
T0PH4T
with 12 votes (40% of voters)
Harbin
with 11 votes (37% of voters)
Description & Tags
Those who have helped the most with keeping canon canonical and fanon... fanonical.Juff
with 41 votes (69% of voters)
Lyova
with 26 votes (44% of voters)
Kyakan
with 19 votes (32% of voters)
Description & Tags
Who was the coolest cat? (or dog, or fish, or bird, or..)Contessa & Harbinger
maroon_sweater
with 30 votes (60% of voters)
Alex
keira & Zoe
with 26 votes (52% of voters)
Tubby
Juff
with 19 votes (38% of voters)
Description & Tags
What were your favorite liveblogs run on Cauldron?Description & Tags
What were your favourite events hosted on Cauldron in 2019?Cauldron Cup
with 19 votes (39% of voters)
Fic Santas
with 15 votes (31% of voters)
Moodboard Exchange
Cauldron Awards
with 13 votes (27% of voters)
Description & Tags
Of all the resource channels Cauldron offers, which were your favourites in 2019?#fact-checking
with 25 votes (43% of voters)
#art
with 15 votes (26% of voters)
#chargen
#writing
with 11 votes (19% of voters)
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Which of Cauldron's myriad community channels were your favourites in 2019?#worm-fanfiction
with 26 votes (43% of voters)
#the-cult
with 15 votes (25% of voters)
#bestseller-list
with 14 votes (23% of voters)
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Cauldron employs a wide array of emoji; which were your favourites in 2019?
with 20 votes (31% of voters)
with 18 votes (28% of voters)
