Categories and Sub-categories

Fictions nominated by Authors and Readers will be awards in two categories.

Popular Choice: Fiction that will get maximum votes by members.

Critics Choice: Fiction that will get maximum votes by Fan Fiction Editors and Beta Readers (Koeli, Sam, Madhuri, Shibani, Supriya and Moumita). Please note that the scoring will be done on grammar and narration.

Book Cover that will get maximum votes by FFG Rookies (Shirisha, Sandhya, Rashmi and Rosy) Please note that the scoring will be done on creativity, relevance to the genre and the appeal of the cover

Fan Fictions/ Novel

Romance   

Tragedy   

RomCom 

Thriller/Suspense/Mystery  

Horror/Supernatural    

Comedy  

Drama  

Mythological/History  

Psychological 

Hybrid Genre

Fan Fictions/Short Stories

Romance   

Tragedy   

RomCom 

Thriller/Suspense/Mystery  

Horror/Supernatural    

Comedy  

Drama  

Mythological/History  

Psychological 

Hybrid Genre

Fan Fiction/Shots

Romance   

Tragedy   

RomCom 

Thriller/Suspense/Mystery  

Horror/Supernatural    

Comedy  

Drama  

Mythological/History  

Psychological 

Hybrid Genre

Fan Fictions/Drabbles

Romance   

Tragedy   

RomCom 

Thriller/Suspense/Mystery  

Horror/Supernatural    

Comedy  

Drama  

Mythological/History  

Psychological 

Hybrid Genre

Original Fictions

[It can be of any genre, as long as it is an original-fiction, it will be nominated and voted under one category]

Poems/Poetry

[It can be fan-fiction or original-fiction but will be nominated and voted under one category]

Non-Fiction

[It can be of any genre, as long as it is an original-fiction, it will be nominated and voted under one category]

LGBTQ+ 

[It can be of any genre, fan fiction/non-fiction/original fiction, as long as it is has the lead character belonging from the community, will be nominated and voted under one category. That being said, if there are less than 5 nominations for this category, this category will be scrapped because of lack of competition.]

Best dialogue/quote/phrases

[It can be of any genre, fan fiction/non-fiction/original fiction, as long as it has the word limit of 50 words. That being said, if there are less than 5 nominations for this category, this category will be scrapped because of lack of competition.]

Best Author

Fan Fiction Novel 

Fan Fiction Short Stories  

Fan Fiction Shots  

Fan Fiction Drabbles  

Original Fiction 

Poet 

Best Book Cover

[It can be of a-fiction/non-fiction/original-fiction but will be nominated and voted under one category. Only for FFGs. Both, the FFG and the author can nominate their book covers]

Romance   

Tragedy   

RomCom 

Thriller/Suspense/Mystery  

Horror/Supernatural    

Comedy  

Drama  

Mythological/History  

Psychological 

Fan Fiction [Established characters/intellectual properties from original creators.]

Original Fiction [Fiction that includes original characters and own-made worlds. The opposite is Fan Fiction.]

 Novel/Novella/Novelette

[(Typically over 7,500 words) A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.

Short Stories

[(under 7,500 words)  A story with a fully developed theme but shorter and less descriptive than a novel.]

Shots

[(under 1000-1500 words) A story that starts and ends in one-four chapters. There is no restriction of no. of characters.]

Drabbles

[(typically within 100 words) A drabble is a short work of fiction of ideally one hundred words in total. It is for testing the author's ability to express interesting and meaningful ideas in a confined space.]

Poems/Poetry

[Piece of writing in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by particular attention to diction (sometimes involving rhyme), rhythm, and imagery.]

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Romance

Places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people

Tragedy

Treats in a serious and dignified style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by a heroic individual

RomComs

Is a subgenre of comedy and slice-of-life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plotlines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles

Thriller/Suspense/Mystery/Horror

Designed to hold the interest by the use of a high degree of intrigue, adventure, or suspense involving criminal activities or spying.

Comedy

Covers any work whose general purpose is to create humor and intentional laughs for the audience.

Drama

A genre features stories with high stakes and a lot of conflicts.

Mythological/History

 Revolving around Legends/Historical events/Gods/Myths

Horror/Supernatural

A genre that is meant to scare, startle, shock, and even repulse audiences or is centered on supernatural theme.

Psychological

Genre are made up of stories that place a large amount of emphasis on interior characterization, motives, circumstances, and action which come from external action.

Hybrid Genre

 They share the conventions of more than one genre

For further information, you can check

What are the Fan Fiction and Original Fiction Terminologies?

What are the types of Genres?