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The Cauldron Awards 2024
With 1,507 entries across 73 categories (2,122 before vetting), and 10,117 votes lodged by 102 voters, the 2024 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.
Thanks to everyone for taking part in the nominations and voting process, and many congratulations to the winners, runners-up, and all the nominees. See you next year!
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Fanfiction
52 categories | 1329 entries | 8541 votes | 101 voters
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The cream of the crop: the best fics of 2024.Burnout
HorrorGems
with 24 votes (26% of voters)
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Widow
SilviaNorton
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Desperate Times Call for Desperate Pleasures
R3N41SS4NC3
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Tilt
StoneAgeFantasy
with 18 votes (20% of voters)
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Here Comes The New Boss
HowlingGuardian
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Glass Cannon
nescias
with 15 votes (16% of voters)
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Another year, another thousand fics to read... eventually. What great fics began publication in 2024?Burnout
HorrorGems
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Glass Cannon
nescias
with 22 votes (27% of voters)
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Widow
SilviaNorton
with 18 votes (22% of voters)
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a bottle of your name
TheSleepingKnight
with 14 votes (17% of voters)
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Not many fics make it to the finish line. But of those that did in 2024, what's your favorite?Russian Caravan
ReavingBishop
with 23 votes (35% of voters)
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Tilt
StoneAgeFantasy
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Raccoon Knight
bee.exe
with 22 votes (33% of voters)
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Artificial Heart
bee.exe
with 16 votes (24% of voters)
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Community-driven, semi-interactive stories.COLLECTION: META
Vroom-vroom!
Alotoaxolotls
with 13 votes (55% of voters)
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Icarus Laughed
Zerrer
with 6 votes (25% of voters)
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Main Character Syndrome
Yami Fenrir
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Cataclysm Queen
Zerrer
with 4 votes (17% of voters)
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Fanfiction is great, but everyone leaves the nest at some stage. Celebrate the original works of Cauldroners.COLLECTION: META
Dead Eye
ridtom
with 13 votes (45% of voters)
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Solos: Prelude
AmeliaCF
with 12 votes (42% of voters)
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{RECURSION}
Eva Grimm
with 4 votes (14% of voters)
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One-off stories, to-the-point, short and sweet.Smugbughumans Online
QuantumRipple
with 18 votes (36% of voters)
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The Cost of Verity
QuantumRipple
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Spin the Bottle
QuantumRipple
with 11 votes (22% of voters)
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Memories of you
QuantumRipple
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it's always something else
Stardust&Scotch
with 10 votes (20% of voters)
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Cauldron Awards 2024Favorite Oneshot or Snippet Compilation Thread
12 entries | 112 votes | 49 votersDescription & Tags
Compilation threads contain the flood of fic ideas that some writers are prone to. Who had the best offerings in 2024?COLLECTION: META
Silvia's Scribbles and Snips
SilviaNorton
with 28 votes (58% of voters)
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The Quantum Ripples
QuantumRipple
with 21 votes (43% of voters)
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Ruk's Unimaginatively Titled Worm Snippet Collection
Rukaio Alter
with 18 votes (37% of voters)
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Some fics offer such interesting opportunites that they spawn more fics of themselves. Which were the best in 2024?COLLECTION: META
Third Contact
3ndless
Inspired by 3ndless's These are the Voyages (Worm / Star Trek Online, Post-GM).
with 15 votes (54% of voters)
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Lisa's POV
SolarPaladin86
Inspired by TheSleepingKnight's a bottle of your name.
with 14 votes (50% of voters)
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First impressions matter, and titles are the foremost impression. Which 2024 fic had the best title?COLLECTION: META
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Pleasures
R3N41SS4NC3
with 26 votes (36% of voters)
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Burnout
HorrorGems
with 19 votes (26% of voters)
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Aren't you a little grimdark to be in a Disney crossover?
Masterweaver
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Powers and Profits: Neo-Imperialism Under the Paraliberal Stage of Capitalism, 1987-2011
Partizanka
with 15 votes (21% of voters)
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What fic do you wish had updated in 2024, but didn't? Perhaps the next year will surprise you!COLLECTION: META
Silence is Not Consent
JustAnotherCat
with 30 votes (43% of voters)
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The Artist Formerly Known As Bonesaw
Octobre
with 20 votes (29% of voters)
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The Great Escape
Colossal Mistake
with 17 votes (24% of voters)
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There's little sadder than a dead fic, and little happier than a revival. What revived in 2024?Desperate Times Call for Desperate Pleasures
R3N41SS4NC3
with 26 votes (56% of voters)
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Mandible
Dragobeisha
with 12 votes (26% of voters)
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Worm Respun: A Peggy Sue Story
Aetheron
with 11 votes (24% of voters)
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For every fic with a thousand views, there are two with only a dozen. What are some great fics not widely read?Widow
SilviaNorton
with 15 votes (22% of voters)
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Good People
Redcoat Officer
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Soar
Glissadia
with 13 votes (19% of voters)
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Ghost Lights
Web_Weaver
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a bottle of your name
TheSleepingKnight
with 12 votes (17% of voters)
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Cauldron Cup, GAFATs, and more: Cauldron's writing events run endlessly. Which fics created for 2024 events were the best?COLLECTION: META
Titanomachy
Redcoat Officer
For the August Give-a-Fic-a-Thon (Fic Travelers).
with 20 votes (58% of voters)
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The Coin Flip
SilviaNorton
For the April Give-a-Fic-a-Thon (Fic Fools).
with 11 votes (32% of voters)
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Wetware
AmeliaCF (Clarissa13)
For the October Give-a-Fic-a-Thon (Fic Spoops).
with 9 votes (26% of voters)
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What are your favorite fics to update or finish this year, with at least 150,000 words in total length?COLLECTION: META
Russian Caravan
ReavingBishop
with 21 votes (28% of voters)
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Desperate Times Call for Desperate Pleasures
R3N41SS4NC3
with 15 votes (20% of voters)
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Here Comes The New Boss
HowlingGuardian
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Camera Shy
TheGreatGimmick
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Janus
Ridtom
with 14 votes (19% of voters)
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Worm fics tend to run long, but what fics finished this year at 50,000 words or fewer? Oneshots not included.COLLECTION: META
Titanomachy
Redcoat Officer
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The Tower
Alotoaxolotls
with 17 votes (37% of voters)
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And They Were Roommates
Partizanka
with 9 votes (20% of voters)
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OBLIEQUE
stabbyunicorn
with 8 votes (18% of voters)
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Some authors were clearly bouncing off the walls when they wrote their fics. Which fics best deliver on their a wild premise?COLLECTION: META
Glass Cannon
nescias
A suicidal Taylor rewinds time whenever she dies, and becomes stronger in the process.
with 25 votes (35% of voters)
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Burnout
HorrorGems
In which Burnscar tries to change her destined fate.
with 20 votes (28% of voters)
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Desperate Times Call for Desperate Pleasures
R3N41SS4NC3
A Taylor with Cherish's powers and Amy try to fix each other via mutual mind control.
with 19 votes (27% of voters)
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Whether it's use of multimedia or unusual formatting or extra content like informational posts and maps, some authors go the extra mile. Which fics did that this year?COLLECTION: META
Russian Caravan
ReavingBishop
They made an entire sourcebook on all the totems including a few that didn't feature prominently in the story.
with 26 votes (61% of voters)
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Sect
ryuugi
Sooo many informational post on everything from Ming Dynasty history to the economics of nonfiat curancies.
with 16 votes (38% of voters)
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Parasitic Influences
Fruity_Lurker
The fic has a fake Brockton Bay newspaper site to establish the setting.
with 8 votes (19% of voters)
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Everyday life doesn't have to be boring. Slice-of-Life brings fun to the mundane.COLLECTION: GENRE
a bottle of your name
TheSleepingKnight
with 17 votes (31% of voters)
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Smugbughumans Online
QuantumRipple
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Desperate Times Call for Desperate Pleasures
R3N41SS4NC3
with 16 votes (30% of voters)
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Wish
Viri
with 13 votes (24% of voters)
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You know something's good when it makes you cry. What tugged on your emotions this year?COLLECTION: GENRE
Burnout
HorrorGems
with 16 votes (28% of voters)
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Mouse Trap
HorrorGems
with 13 votes (23% of voters)
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Desperate Times Call for Desperate Pleasures
R3N41SS4NC3
with 12 votes (21% of voters)
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Kisses and canoodling galore. Romance and shipping are fanfic staples. Which fics did it best?COLLECTION: GENRE
My Girlfriend Is Terrifying
Gowonzu
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a bottle of your name
TheSleepingKnight
with 19 votes (37% of voters)
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Smugbughumans Online
QuantumRipple
with 14 votes (27% of voters)
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Desperate Times Call for Desperate Pleasures
R3N41SS4NC3
with 13 votes (25% of voters)
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Whether it's crack or comedy, some fics are built for laughs. Which tickled you most?COLLECTION: GENRE
Smugbughumans Online
QuantumRipple
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a bottle of your name
TheSleepingKnight
with 14 votes (27% of voters)
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Desperate Times Call for Desperate Pleasures
R3N41SS4NC3
with 13 votes (25% of voters)
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The Coin Flip
SilviaNorton
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Spin the Bottle
QuantumRipple
with 9 votes (17% of voters)
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Mixing different settings together is a hallmark of transformative fiction. Which fics merge universes the best?COLLECTION: GENRE
TWNY: Directors Cut
Miss Peacecraft
with 15 votes (22% of voters)
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Good People
Redcoat Officer
with 14 votes (20% of voters)
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...But I was Superboy.
Leotholdus
with 13 votes (19% of voters)
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Some tales twist the world around them, or even create worlds anew. Which AUs are the best?COLLECTION: GENRE
Russian Caravan
ReavingBishop
with 16 votes (25% of voters)
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Widow
SilviaNorton
with 14 votes (22% of voters)
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The Worst is Yet to Come
Marsa11
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Burnout
HorrorGems
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Severed
Chartic
with 13 votes (21% of voters)
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Changing Taylor's power is the bread and butter of Worm fic. What stories do the most with their altpowers?COLLECTION: GENRE
Camera Shy
TheGreatGimmick
with 28 votes (46% of voters)
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Glass Cannon
nescias
with 27 votes (45% of voters)
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Marionette
rottinginachair
with 14 votes (23% of voters)
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You don't need superpowers to be a hero. What are the best fics following unpowered characters?COLLECTION: GENRE
Tilt
StoneAgeFantasy
with 27 votes (78% of voters)
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Artificial Heart
bee.exe
with 14 votes (40% of voters)
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Two Bullets to the Head
ghstsnflwrs
with 6 votes (18% of voters)
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A staple of fanfiction; self-inserts are numerous. Which were the best in 2024?COLLECTION: GENRE
Burnout
HorrorGems
with 26 votes (60% of voters)
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Another Shitty SI Fic
AmeliaCF (Clarissa13)
with 20 votes (46% of voters)
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The Worst is Yet to Come
Marsa11
with 17 votes (39% of voters)
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Fics with original casts offer endless unique possibilities. Which OC fics are the most compelling?COLLECTION: GENRE
Raccoon Knight
bee.exe
with 21 votes (37% of voters)
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Andante
zarinthel
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Back and Forth
TryingItOut
with 13 votes (23% of voters)
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The Worst is Yet to Come
Marsa11
with 12 votes (21% of voters)
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Brockton Bay might be the standard setting, but the world of Worm is wide. What are some great fics that explore outward?COLLECTION: GENRE
Burnout
HorrorGems
with 22 votes (40% of voters)
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Russian Caravan
ReavingBishop
with 14 votes (26% of voters)
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Mouse Trap
HorrorGems
with 13 votes (24% of voters)
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Most fics happen early, but the post-GM landscape allows many opportunities. What fics utilize them best? Ward fics excluded.COLLECTION: GENRE
Janus
Ridtom
with 23 votes (43% of voters)
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Wish
Viri
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Severed
Chartic
with 12 votes (23% of voters)
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Sect
Ryuugi
with 11 votes (21% of voters)
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Worm and Ward can overlap, but Breakthrough and Earth Gimel offer a rich landscape. What fics best use Ward's characters and settings?COLLECTION: GENRE
Janus
Ridtom
with 31 votes (60% of voters)
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Wish
Viri
with 16 votes (31% of voters)
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Supposed To Be
Kaiya
with 12 votes (24% of voters)
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What fics make best use of Wildbow's other universes? Crossovers permitted.COLLECTION: GENRE
In This Economy, I Have To Fight Wizards To Become A Homeowner?!
Sunlit_skycat
with 6 votes (60% of voters)
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Peak
therubyincomparable
with 3 votes (30% of voters)
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Last Flower Standing
RecursiveMontage
with 2 votes (20% of voters)
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The best worldbuilding, for those deep dives into the unknown fringes of a fictional universe.COLLECTION: CONTENT
Russian Caravan
ReavingBishop
with 20 votes (30% of voters)
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Burnout
HorrorGems
with 17 votes (25% of voters)
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Good People
Redcoat Officer
with 14 votes (21% of voters)
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Worm's supporting cast is full of unique and interesting characters. Which fics made the best use of them?COLLECTION: CONTENT
Burnout
HorrorGems
with 14 votes (22% of voters)
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Widow
SilviaNorton
with 12 votes (19% of voters)
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Russian Caravan
ReavingBishop
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Good People
Redcoat Officer
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Tilt
StoneAgeFantasy
with 11 votes (17% of voters)
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Some authors just have a way with words. What fics can turn a phrase like no other?COLLECTION: CONTENT
Titanomachy
Redcoat Officer
with 13 votes (22% of voters)
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Russian Caravan
ReavingBishop
with 11 votes (19% of voters)
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Ghost Lights
Web_Weaver
with 10 votes (17% of voters)
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Superheroes and supervillains alike love their aliases. Which characters had the best cape names this year?COLLECTION: CHARACTER
Widow / Taylor Hebert
in SilviaNorton's
Widow
with 21 votes (41% of voters)
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Raccoon Knight / Meadow
in bee.exe's
Raccoon Knight
with 16 votes (31% of voters)
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Verity / Sarah or Lisa
in QuantumRipple's
The Cost of Verity
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Evil Panacea / Evil Tattletale / Evil Skitter / Evil Bakuda / Evil Thomas Calvert / Evil Coil / Evil Miss Militia / Evil Echidna / Evil Contessa / Nemesis
in SauronClaus's
Resting Villain Face
with 13 votes (25% of voters)
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How compelling and interesting a protagonist is can make or break a fic. What fics had the best protagonists this year?COLLECTION: CHARACTER
Burnscar / Mimi
in HorrorGems's
Burnout
with 21 votes (33% of voters)
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C
in bee.exe's
Artificial Heart
with 17 votes (27% of voters)
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Widow / Taylor Hebert
in SilviaNorton's
Widow
with 15 votes (24% of voters)
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A good antagonist can really help a story shine. What fics had the best antagonists this year?COLLECTION: CHARACTER
Hydra
in SilviaNorton's
Widow
with 14 votes (32% of voters)
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Frankenstein / Taylor Hebert
in bee.exe's
Artificial Heart
with 13 votes (29% of voters)
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Brandish / Carol Dallon
in R3N41SS4NC3's
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Pleasures
with 11 votes (25% of voters)
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Every protagonist needs a sidekick or love interest, and every antagonist a henchwoman or right-hand-man. What were the best supporting characters from this year?COLLECTION: CHARACTER
Shadow Stalker / Sophia Hess
in StoneAgeFantasy's
Tilt
with 13 votes (23% of voters)
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Sophia Hess / Shadow Stalker
in SilviaNorton's
Widow
with 12 votes (22% of voters)
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Dr. Rowan
in HorrorGems's
Burnout
with 11 votes (20% of voters)
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Which fics made use of a member of Worm's canon cast in the most original, unique, and/or creative way this year?COLLECTION: CHARACTER
Lisa Wilbourn
in TheSleepingKnight's
a bottle of your name
Completely unaware of what's going on due to amnesia.
with 15 votes (25% of voters)
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Lisa Wilbourn
in QuantumRipple's
Taylor's Price
Asexual succubus.
with 14 votes (24% of voters)
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Elle
in HorrorGems's
Burnout
A toxic relationship that turns into a tentative friendship because of the SIs actions.
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Simurgh / Samantha Stewart
in Glissadia's
Soar
The Simurgh is an chronically depressed human who joins the PRT and tries to be a hero.
with 12 votes (20% of voters)
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Cauldron Awards 2024Favorite Characterization of a Crossover Character
9 entries | 61 votes | 35 votersDescription & Tags
Crossover and fusion fics abound in the Worm fandom. Which fics do the most justice to (or have the most interesting take on) one of their crossover characters?COLLECTION: CHARACTER
Yoda
in LD1449's
The Weaving Force
with 11 votes (32% of voters)
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Leaf / Lift
in Slavok's
Leaf
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Heinz Doofenshmirtz
in Masterweaver's
Aren't you a little grimdark to be in a Disney crossover?
with 10 votes (29% of voters)
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Ricochet / Spider-Man / Peter Parker
in TheSecretSaucy's
The Long Way Home
with 9 votes (26% of voters)
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Whether it was prose, narration, or dialogue, which fic gave us the best line or quote this year?COLLECTION: CONTENT
Chapter 5
in TheSleepingKnight's
a bottle of your name
Oh my god, [I think, forcing myself not to make any unnecessary noise], Max Anders is dating Kaiser.
with 18 votes (32% of voters)
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Chapter 2
in HQM's
Placeholder
She had just a normal amount of brain damage for this world, and an extra little tumor thing in her head that gave her powers. It’s called the coronavirus or something. Placeholder told her this is normal and not a cause for concern. Plenty of people had a coronavirus. Totally normal.
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Chapter 2: Apotheosis
in Redcoat Officer's
Titanomachy
“I’m an old socialist who’s seen capitalism die only for superhuman feudalism to take its place. I’ve seen my country burn up and now I’m just another rat fighting for scraps among its ashes. This is the end of the world, Polaris. It might take decades, maybe even centuries, but this is how our species 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴.” - Pariah / Danny Hebert
with 14 votes (25% of voters)
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Chapter 27
in HQM's
Placeholder
"i hope this is less ‘grimderp’ for you miserable fucking parasites." - the author
with 12 votes (22% of voters)
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Taylor outranks all as the most common protagonist in Worm fic. Which 2024 fic had the best take on her?COLLECTION: CHARACTER
Widow / Taylor Hebert
in SilviaNorton's
Widow
with 20 votes (33% of voters)
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Tilt
in StoneAgeFantasy's
Tilt
with 18 votes (30% of voters)
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Shatterpoint
in nescias's
Glass Cannon
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Elpis
in HowlingGuardian's
Here Comes The New Boss
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Glimpse / Taylor Hebert
in TheGreatGimmick's
Camera Shy
with 13 votes (22% of voters)
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Cauldron Awards 2024Favorite Characterization of a Canon Character
41 entries | 248 votes | 60 votersDescription & Tags
We read a lot about canon characters, but which fic does the most justice to one specific character, or has the most novel take? Taylor excluded.COLLECTION: CHARACTER
Laserdream / Crystal Pelman
in Stardust&Scotch's
Through a Glass Darkly
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Labyrinth / Elle
in HorrorGems's
Burnout
with 13 votes (22% of voters)
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Shadow Stalker / Sophia Hess
in SilviaNorton's
Widow
with 12 votes (20% of voters)
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Nilbog
in zarinthel's
Andante
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Gallant / Dean Stansfield
in AmeliaCF's
Another Shitty SI Fic
with 11 votes (19% of voters)
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Lots of fics feature original characters, as heroes, villains, and supporting cast. Which of these characters were the best this year?COLLECTION: CHARACTER
Meadow / Raccoon Knight
in bee.exe's
Raccoon Knight
with 15 votes (28% of voters)
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C
in bee.exe's
Artificial Heart
with 12 votes (23% of voters)
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Dr. Rowan
in HorrorGems's
Burnout
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Shift / Drew
in TryingItOut's
Back and Forth
with 11 votes (21% of voters)
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Romance is as much a staple of fanfic as it is of life, but which romantic relationships from this year made you squee the most?COLLECTION: CONTENT
Lisa Wilbourn x Skitter / Taylor Hebert
in TheSleepingKnight's
a bottle of your name
with 16 votes (31% of voters)
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Panacea / Amy Dallon x Taylor Hebert
in R3N41SS4NC3's
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Pleasures
with 14 votes (27% of voters)
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Taylor Hebert x Lisa Wilbourn
in Stardust&Scotch's
Through a Glass Darkly
with 12 votes (23% of voters)
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No character survives in a vacuum. Which characters had the best friendships, rivalries, and family bonds this year?COLLECTION: CONTENT
Taylor Hebert & Sophia Hess
in StoneAgeFantasy's
Tilt
with 14 votes (29% of voters)
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Taylor Hebert & Lisa Wilbourn
in rottinginachair's
Marionette
with 13 votes (26% of voters)
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Antares / Victoria Dallon & Elytra / Taylor Hebert
in Ridtom's
Janus
with 11 votes (22% of voters)
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Punch, kick, wham, bam; there's fight scenes aplenty in Worm fics, but which fic had the best fight this year?COLLECTION: CONTENT
Tilt & the Brockton Bay Wards vs. Coil & Faultline's Crew
in StoneAgeFantasy's
Tilt
Chapters 59-63
with 15 votes (29% of voters)
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Brockton Bay capes vs. Hydra
in SilviaNorton's
Widow
Chapter 5
with 14 votes (27% of voters)
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Glimpse / Taylor Hebert & Nikommo & unnamed drugged Woman vs. Exorcist & Halo & Jeffrey & Brock & their parents vs. Armsmaster & PRT
in TheGreatGimmick's
Camera Shy
Focus 3.14 - 3.16
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Polaris / Victoria Dallon & The Resistance vs. Kaiser & Purity & The Empire 88
in Redcoat Officer's
Titanomachy
Chapters 2-4
with 10 votes (19% of voters)
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Worm fics see an endless glut of new powers, but which fics had the most creative and Wormy?COLLECTION: CONTENT
Shatterpoint
in nescias's
Glass Cannon
Rewind time upon death, gaining a fraction of power from what killed her.
with 25 votes (49% of voters)
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Iteration / Taylor Hebert
in rottinginachair's
Marionette
A tinker specalty tied around self modification. The well writen self surgery scenes make this easily the Wormiest power of 2024.
with 18 votes (35% of voters)
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Hydra
in SilviaNorton's
Widow
A fungal take on the “grey goo“ scenario, taking over those caught in it and consuming everything it touches.
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Raccoon Knight / Meadow
in bee.exe's
Raccoon Knight
The power to make things out of trash!
with 15 votes (29% of voters)
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The joy of AUs lies in the boundless room for creativity. What fic had the coolest or most creative detail or element?COLLECTION: CONTENT
The Merchant vials
in SilviaNorton's
Widow
Because they're used to create an S-Class threat instead of just being a plot element.
with 17 votes (32% of voters)
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The entire pantheon that Bishop created for this work
in ReavingBishop's
Russian Caravan
It's so well fleshed out and interestng.
with 16 votes (30% of voters)
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The really well done alt power.
in rottinginachair's
Marionette
A tinker fic that remains bound enough by convensional physics to remain interesting yet involve change.
with 11 votes (21% of voters)
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Whether it's another city, another Earth, or a whole new world that we've been transported into, which fics had the best original settings?COLLECTION: CONTENT
Shadowrun Brockton Bay
in Redcoat Officer's
Good People
with 15 votes (35% of voters)
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Parahuman Feudalism Earth-Bet
in Redcoat Officer's
Titanomachy
with 13 votes (31% of voters)
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Brockton Bay Exclusion Zone
in HorrorGems's
Wraith in the Bay
with 12 votes (28% of voters)
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Some fics travel far beyond the pale with original concepts. Which go the most wild, and how?COLLECTION: CONTENT
Burnout
HorrorGems
Burnscar in the asylum gets the memories of an SI and seeks therapy. From Mimi's perspective not an insert.
with 22 votes (38% of voters)
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Tilt
StoneAgeFantasy
Powerless Taylor bluffs it for safety with the Wards.
with 16 votes (28% of voters)
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Titanomachy
Redcoat Officer
It's set in a world that has long since fallen to Parahuman Feudalism, where powers have a much stronger effect on their wielders.
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Desperate Times Call for Desperate Pleasures
R3N41SS4NC3
Amy and Taylor try to fix each other via mind control, Carol is the most unhinged we've ever seen, and "Dean"'s egg really needs cracking! This story goes so hard in so many ways.
with 14 votes (25% of voters)
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Some fics do things the fandom has never seen before. Which fics broke new ground this year?COLLECTION: CONTENT
Burnout
HorrorGems
Having the "SI" outside Brockton Bay from the perspective of the character not the SI, inspired a wave of fics on that theme.
with 26 votes (51% of voters)
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Burnout
HorrorGems
Burnout: Its take on Asylum East and parahuman-related care.
with 19 votes (38% of voters)
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The Worst is Yet to Come
Marsa11
The world including the Endbringers already responded to Inserts before Rianne appeared on Bet.
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a bottle of your name
TheSleepingKnight
It's a well-written romantic comedy.
with 12 votes (24% of voters)
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Artwork
10 categories | 98 entries | 1041 votes | 58 voters
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What were the best pieces of fanart from 2024?Smug like you wouldn’t believe
crosslinked-art
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with 20 votes (39% of voters)
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ace0fredspades
they are just like parian and foil
bregflr-deactivated20230925
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with 15 votes (29% of voters)
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Which pieces of fanart best portrayed a scene from canon? Worm and Ward permitted.The final Sun Dance
Ace0fredspades
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with 24 votes (53% of voters)
Fuck Them Kids
AmeliaCF (Clarartsa)
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with 16 votes (35% of voters)
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Which artworks best showcased Wildbow's other settings, characters, and moments?Basilisk "Basil" from Seek
ishdaj
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with 13 votes (57% of voters)
A is reaching wildbow protagonist girlie™️ status in record time. Love her for that.
Ishdaj
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with 12 votes (53% of voters)
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Which pieces of fanart best portrayed our favorite characters in 2024? OCs excluded.Smug like you wouldn’t believe
crosslinked-art
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with 22 votes (46% of voters)
Parian's Many Masks
El Cuervo
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with 19 votes (40% of voters)
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Some fanart is made for fanfics instead of canon. Which honor their fics the best? OCs permitted.Widow Cover
HorrorGems
For Widow by SilviaNorton.
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with 20 votes (50% of voters)
Coyotemera
Abyranss
For Splicer by Draconic.
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with 14 votes (35% of voters)
Parasitic Influences Cover Art
BluebsTopCat/Fruity_Lurker
For Parasitic Influences by Fruity_Lurker.
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with 12 votes (30% of voters)
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Some art pieces aren't complete on their own. Collections, comics, sequences; all consist of multiple images. Which were the best in 2024?The Chicago Wards
GermestheGenie
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with 17 votes (48% of voters)
Coyotemera
Abyranss
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with 12 votes (34% of voters)
Been heinously sick this week. It’s getting desperate… I’m coping with Amy.
lizardinkart
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with 11 votes (31% of voters)
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Some artists try their hand at animated sequences. What were the best in 2024? Videos permitted, if lacking audio component.Leviathan's Approach (Animated)
Fruity_Lurker / BluebsTopCat
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with 7 votes (22% of voters)
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Video and audio present new possibilities. What voice recordings, dramatic readings, and video clips were the best of 2024?born to fight - taylor hebert
TheSleepingKnight
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with 7 votes (20% of voters)
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Which art pieces made us laugh and smile the most in 2024? Memes and macros excluded.Hydrate Before You Diedrate
CPericardium
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with 37 votes (79% of voters)
Really just pathetic
sillydog33
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with 13 votes (28% of voters)
Definitely how cluster personality bleed works trust me
GermestheGenie
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with 12 votes (26% of voters)
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Worm fans meme endlessly; hence the subreddit. Which memes and image macros were the best of 2024?The guy even looks like how I pictured Number Man in my head
GermestheGenie
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Wards ENE Chatroom
GermestheGenie
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with 21 votes (42% of voters)
Unthinkable Crime
cpericardium
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with 19 votes (38% of voters)
Community
11 categories | 80 entries | 535 votes | 66 voters
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Whether they were the most productive or just had the best fics, the criteria is up to you. Must have been active in 2024.COLLECTION: PEOPLE
SilviaNorton
with 29 votes (58% of voters)
Alotoaxolotls
Works
Some of Alotoaxolotls's works include...
Divergents
Oh, Worm!: A Better Guide to Romance
- Vroom-vroom!
Redcoat Officer
Works
Some of Redcoat Officer's works include...
Ghost in the Flesh
Titanomachy
Good People
QuantumRipple
with 18 votes (36% of voters)
AmeliaCF
with 13 votes (26% of voters)
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Maybe they had the most output, or maybe just the coolest style. The criteria is up to you. Must have been active in 2024.COLLECTION: PEOPLE
bug4932
Works
Some of bug4932's works include...
with 19 votes (64% of voters)
TunTun
Works
Some of TunTun's works include...
with 11 votes (37% of voters)
Abyranss
with 8 votes (27% of voters)
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Another year, another wave of new authors and artists alike. Who were the best fandom creators to debut in 2024?COLLECTION: PEOPLE
alotoaxolots
Works
Some of alotoaxolots's works include...
Divergents
Oh, Worm!: A Better Guide to Romance
- Vroom-vroom!
with 26 votes (69% of voters)
Stardust&Scotch
with 14 votes (37% of voters)
rottinginachair
Works
Some of rottinginachair's works include...
Marionette
with 7 votes (19% of voters)
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What were your favourite liveblogs run on Cauldron in 2024?Description & Tags
What were your favourite events hosted on Cauldron in 2024?Cauldron Awards
with 18 votes (59% of voters)
Give-a-Fic-a-Thon
with 14 votes (46% of voters)
Cred Hunters / NaNoWriMo
with 7 votes (23% of voters)
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Of Cauldron's various resource channels on offer, where did you spend the most time, and which benefitted you the most?#fact-checking
with 16 votes (64% of voters)
#art
with 5 votes (20% of voters)
#irl-research
#chargen
#feedback
with 4 votes (16% of voters)
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Cauldron has myriad community channels; which were your favorite hangout and chat spaces this year?#worm-fanfiction
with 10 votes (39% of voters)
#other-fanfiction
#ward-fanfiction
with 6 votes (24% of voters)
#bestseller-list
with 5 votes (20% of voters)
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The most approachable and friendly of Cauldron members.COLLECTION: PEOPLE
AmeliaCF
with 15 votes (56% of voters)
💜mushy🤍gushy💜 / angush
with 12 votes (45% of voters)
Relyet
with 7 votes (26% of voters)
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Those who have helped the most with the generation of Wormy powers.COLLECTION: PEOPLE
azraelien
with 8 votes (62% of voters)
Kaiya
with 5 votes (39% of voters)
Joseph Smith the American
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If you think a Cauldron member deserves recognition for something not covered by another Award, nominate them here!Offering consistently interesting insight into their writing process.
Redcoat_Officer
with 21 votes (100% of voters)
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Who's the coolest cat? (or dog, or fish, or bird, or..)Penny
TheSleepingKnight
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with 23 votes (53% of voters)
Gló
Lena Wil and her family
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with 19 votes (44% of voters)
Fish & Chips
Angush
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