I'm sorry I don't remember. Eligeble stories are those uploaded on the archive between ? -?

How do I know which authors qualify as new?

I also wondered about this:

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These awards are supposed to focus on the individual stories, not the authors. So, please go with the stories that you honestly feel are the best, regardless of who wrote them.
What exactly is the best? Last year I went with most enjoyable, which not necessarily is the same as the most wellwritten for example.

I do know you, and I know you wouldn't lie... at least to me...most of the time...