text: #Hello r/ShortStories! A few weeks ago we announced our , where you all nominated your favorite content from the past year. The time has come to vote on all the nominated stories! Use the upvotes on the appropriate comments to vote on your favorites in each category. The winner of each category will receive our “Best Of Winner” Community Award, gifting them one month of Reddit Premium and !!! **Please do not make comments outside of the Off-Topic stickied comment.** #How It Works There are several categories in which you can vote on your favorite stories from 2021. In the comments below, you will find a comment for each category, with subsequent comments for each nominated story, made by me. Upvote the ones you think deserve to win! It’s that simple. Be sure to read the entire post for categories, rules, and deadlines. Should any changes be made to the schedule, they will be edited into the post, so stay updated! *** #Voting Categories ###Feature Post Submission Categories: - **Micro Monday Stories** - **Serial Sunday Installments** ###Tagged Story Categories: - **[SF] Science Fiction stories** - **[FN] Fantasy Stories** - **[HR] Horror Stories** - **[MS] Mystery & Suspense Stories** - **[RF] Reality Fiction Stories** - **[HF] Historical Fiction Stories** - **[AA] Action & Adventure Stories** - **[HM] Humor Stories** - **[RO]Romance Stories** - **[SP] Speculative Fiction Stories** - **[TH] Thriller Stories ** - **[UR] Urban Stories** - **[MF] Miscellaneous Fiction Stories** *Note: Categories with 5 or less nominations were filled in with the highest upvoted stories in the corresponding category.* *** #Schedule - **Announcement Post:** December 20th - **Nomination Phase:** December 20th - January 10th 11:59 EST (closed) - **Voting Phase:** January 17th until January 28th - **Announcement of Winners:** After the Voting Phase ends, results will be recorded and awards will be handed out. Winners will be announced in a post. *** #Voting Rules - Upvote anything you believe deserves to win. You may upvote several nominations in the same category. **Do not downvote any nomination.** - Attempts to game the system for or against any nomination will result in appropriate punishment for those involved. - Ties in the voting process will be broken by an anonymous member of the mod team. - **Do not comment in the voting area.** Use the off-topic stickied comment if you have questions or comments. &nbsp; If you do have any questions, feel free to ask in the provided Off Topic Comment or send us a modmail! *** ###Subreddit News - Try your hand at serial writing with or test your micro-fic skills with - You can now post serials to r/Shortstories, outside of Serial Sunday.