Categories

For additional eligibility criteria, see our Guidelines.

Excellence in Art (5 Awards)

  1. MTG Market Art (1 Award)-Wizards of the Coast commissioned art. Nominate the artist and provide a link referring to the exact work you are using as justification for the nomination.
  2. MTG Fan Art (4 Awards)–Fan art is artwork created by fans of Magic: the Gathering and derived from different aspects of the game to include card alters, proxies, costumes, photographs, sculptures, and other modes that are designed to pay homage to Magic: the Gathering. MTG Fan Art refers to artworks that are neither created nor commissioned by the creators of Magic: the Gathering. In the case of original MTG art, a work will be considered original even if it is based on the work of others as long as the complete composition of the work is original in its concept. Modified art is an alteration of a completed art piece, commonly called an Alter.
    1. Original Painting, Drawing or Illustration-Nominate the artist and provide a link referring to the exact work you are using as justification for the nomination.
    2. Modified Painting, Drawing or Illustration-Nominate the artist and provide a link referring to the exact work you are using as justification for the nomination.
    3. Original Digital Art-Nominate the artist and provide a link referring to the exact work you are using as justification for the nomination.
    4. Modified Digital Art-Nominate the artist and provide a link referring to the exact work you are using as justification for the nomination.

Excellence in Video (5 Awards)

  1. Short Form Video– (1 Award) Nominate a short single video…like tiktok or short YT videos.
  2. Long Form Video– (1 Award) Nominate a well-edited longer single video.
  3. Video-based Channel– (3 Awards) Nominate an MTG content creator who produces a video-based channel. Provide a link to their channel. A video-based channel isn’t a regurgitation of a stream or podcast. It is a channel that makes edited videos enough so to be considered a significant body of work. Divided into 3 categories based on audience size.

Excellence in Writing (6 Awards)

  1. Strategy Writing – (1 Award) Writing focused on MTG gaming strategy, may include different formats. Nominate a writer and provide up to 3 links to the work you are using as justification for the nomination.
  2. Journalism—(1 Award) Investigative, esports, financial and photojournalism reporting. Nominate a writer and provide up to 3 links to the work you are using as justification for the nomination.
  3. Editorial Writing– (1 Award) Opinion writing. Nominate a writer and provide up to 3 links to the work you are using as justification for the nomination.
  4. Format Specialty Writing-(1 Award) For excellence in focusing on a single format. Nominate a writer and provide up to 3 links to the work you are using as justification for the nomination.
  5. Creative Writing-(1 Award) Fan Fiction, Poetry, graphic novels, comic books, etc… Nominate a writer and provide up to 3 links to the work you are using as justification for the nomination.
  6. Overall Excellence in Writing-(1 Award) Nominate a writer and provide up to 3 links to the work you are using as justification for the nomination. The writer submitted for this category has to have a significant body of work for the year.

All other Awards (11 Awards)

  1. Excellence in Podcasting (3 Awards)-Platform agnostic. A podcast is either a talk show or a news-based show that is primarily audio. Duplicating a podcast onto multiple platforms does not change it from being a podcast. This is separate from a personality who does multiple modes of creation. (Divide into 3 groups of audience size)
  2. Excellence in Streaming (3 Awards)-Live gameplay only. Reposted streams as videos does not make the streamer eligible for a video-based channel award. Streaming a podcast does not make a content creator eligible for this award. Divide into 3 groups of audience size. The focus is to award streamers who show talent in performing to a live audience.
  3. Excellence in Website Design (1 Award)- Websites can either be utility sites, collaborative or gallery. Grading will consist of overall design as it contributes to its purpose.
  4. MTG Newcomer of the Year (1 Award)- New content creators who began making MTG content during between October 2020 and December 2021. This category is for creators who have not been part of any previously established content.
  5. MTG Content Creator of the Year (1 Award)- This is for a content creator who excels at their overall content for the competition year.
  6. Storyteller Award (1 Award)- For excellence in lore retelling, reenactment or creative interpretation.
  7. The People’s Choice Award (1 Award)- The content creator with the most votes during the nomination period will receive this award.