I admit I was disappointed at first that this isn't the same as the original Merriweathers that were first proposed a couple of years ago; that was supposed to be strictly for new authors. But this looks like a lot of fun, too!
Instead of a non-competitive kudos-from-your-peers, like the Kerths, these interesting new awards will be an actual contest, and technically judged wholly by writing quality and not by author. I say "technically," because as a few others here mentioned, I don't quite understand how a regular reader of LnC fic will fail to recognize stories that have been archived over the last few years. Perhaps the Merriweather committee could clarify that?
WAFFy stories? Yawn. I'll sit out the first month and just watch and see how it goes. Let me know when you have an anti-Herb month!
Hazel
