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Silmaril Awards Ceremony: Most Devoted Couple

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The Silmaril Awards 2023: It's Time To Vote! (ft. Sam spills the tea on everything that's been going on with the cute couples)

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The Silmaril Awards 2023: Nominations Open!

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Silmaril Awards Ceremony: Most Devoted Couple

“Five minutes,” I say, popping my head into the green room housing the award presenters—a truly green room, as it’s merely a smaller glade off the larger one that we’re using as an amphitheater. Faramir and Eowyn have most kindly agreed to host us in Ithilien, which is the most beautiful forest I’ve ever experienced, though some of the forests of the Pacific Northwest do come close. Eowyn looks up from the table where she’s sitting with Helen, Aravis, and Ramandu’s Daughter, and smiles at me. “We shall be ready when you call us, Samantha.” Aravis pops up from the table. “But Sam, here, let me fix your collar.” She fusses with the collar of the dress I’m wearing—a long dark-green dress with flowing sleeves and a laced bodice that matches the dresses the other women are wearing. I adore it, but I can’t for the life of me seem to keep it in proper shape. When I’m doing wedding coordinating, I usually wear a very simple dress—all the rushing around tends to muss whatever I’m wearing. I smi

The Silmaril Awards 2023: It's Time To Vote! (ft. Sam spills the tea on everything that's been going on with the cute couples)

*reluctantly tears self away from a scintillating conversation with Alyss, Evanlyn, Helen, Sarah Heap, and Lady Pauline about how long one should be engaged before getting married* Well, hello everyone! (Apparently if I use the word "y'all" again, my brother is going to abduct me from school and make me stay in the PNW until said word is purged from my vocabulary...and given the number of things I have going on next week, that would be highly inconvenient. So, "y'all" is out for the present.) It's been a FANTASTIC week, and I'm sure y'all --YOU GUYS are waiting with bated breath to hear all of the hijinks that have been going on. Well, wait no longer, for I am here to deliver! (Much as I would like to be chatting about the woes of a long engagement, I could not possibly deprive you of a status update.) Oh, um, hi your Staryk highness. What's up? You're tired of being in the cafeteria kitchen freezer? I'm really sorry, but it's q

The Silmaril Awards 2023: Nominations Open!

Hello, y'all! I am THRILLED to be with you on a Monday in September, because you know what that means? TIME FOR THE SILMARILS! *cue the confetti* I am so honored to be able to host a Silmaril Award again this year! They are always an absolute blast, and definitely spice up my September! (Or at least, last year's Silmarils did. Hosting the Strangest Characters in my dorm room was a Whole Thing . I'm hoping this year's characters will be sliiiiiiightly better behaved, but I guess we'll find out.) In case you've never heard of these illustrious awards, and are wondering what the heck Samantha is freaking out about, the Silmaril awards are the equivalent of the Tonys or Oscars or Golden Globes...but for fantasy characters. Awarded by Tolkien's characters in multiple fantabulous awards ceremonies at the end of the month of September, each Silmaril honors a character in one of eleven categories. The best part? Y'all are the ones who get to nominate and vote

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