The Lodestar Contest

All entries will, indeed, be considered for nomination in the Quills. (By the by, 2020 nominations are open, here: "Quill Nomination Form 2024" ) The Quills' requirements are different than the Lodestar's, however, and I hope Elle - on hiatus doesn't mind me quoting them here:


As you can see, there are requirements beyond what this contest requires, and I'll be following these Special Rules in regards to nominating. For instance, this contest is only concerned with the main portfolio tab, but I'll look at the others when considering nominations for the Quills (though that'll be a year-long thing, rather than something I conclude this month).

And about the first bolded text: I'm not just going to sit around and wait to see if you're nominated in any other categories. I'm going to actively see if you have anything, throughout the year, to also nominate. Throughout the year. The list of entries will stay up all year, so I can keep revisiting Lodestar portfolios.

If you have a portfolio I want to nominate, I'm going to be looking for something else to nominate as well, so you'll be eligible. I will take this very seriously, as I have no intention (as I never have the intention) to turn any fluff nominations in to the Quills.

But I wanted to let you all know that even though the contest deadline is the end of February, Quill nominations are possible throughout the whole year, and across the board. For instance, maybe you don't have the community involvement requirement to qualify for a Quill Portfolio nomination, but you do start up a contest in September that I think is outstanding: I'm still going to nominate that contest, whether or not I nominate your portfolio.

That's how this is going to work, throughout the year.