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The WRIXAS (also known as The Writers Express Awards) is a bi-annual ceremony held at the end of every February and August. Before 2014, it was held tri-annually.
The purpose of the WRIXAS is to celebrate 'the best of the best' of forum material published in the last six months of an eligibility window. These periods are from February-July and August-January respectively.
In order to be eligible, projects must meet certain eligibility criteria, such as having produced a sufficient number of episodes. Since August 2015, forum members must also meet certain eligility criteria in order to qualify. Anyone who has given more than 50% annual feedback is eligible to submit and to vote in the WRIXAS; between 26 and 50% means they can submit but not vote; and 25% or less means they can neither vote nor submit.
The next ceremony is due to be held at 17:55 (BST) on Sunday 28th February 2016, and will run for approximately 95 minutes as usual. Seven forum members will participate in the process this time, six of them eligible both to sumbit and vote; one to submit but not to vote; and one to vote but not submit.
Conception
The Writers Express Awards were first suggested as an idea in December 2011 by an original but now inactive forum member, AM32. AM32 took charge of the first ceremony, but since WRIXAS 2, forum owner Noxy has assembled, organised and posted both the ceremonies and subsequent tweets on Twitter, with peers AppleCobbler and Ross assisting in this process for stints in 2013. In 2012 and 2013, the event was held tri-annually, but since 2014 it is held bi-annually, intended to be each February and August.
Individual Ceremonies Directory
Below is an individual Ceremonies Directory for each and every Writers Express Awards ceremony to date.
WRIXAS 1: WRIXAS Winter 2012
The first ever Writers Express Awards took place on 5th January 2012, although the process had begun in December 2011. Click here for an in-depth article:
WRIXAS 2: The Spring WRIXAS 2012
The 2nd Writers Express Awards took place on 2nd April 2012, although the process had begun in March 2012. Click here for an in-depth article:
WRIXAS 3: The Summer 2012 WRIXAS
The 3rd Writers Express Awards took place on 2nd August 2012 (the forum's first anniversary), although the process had begun in July 2012. This was the first WRIXAS to have a live thread of results; previously results were simply published in the form of a news article. Click here for an in-depth article:
WRIXAS 4: The Winter 2013 WRIXAS
The 4th Writers Express Awards took place on 20th January 2013. This was the first time both the process and the ceremony began in the same calendar month. Click here for an in-depth article:
WRIXAS 5: The Spring WRIXAS 2013
The 5th Writers Express Awards took place on 12th May 2013, although the process had begun in April 2013. Click here for an in-depth article:
WRIXAS 6: The Summer 2013 WRIXAS
The 6th Writers Express Awards took place on 8th September 2013, although the process had begun in August 2013. Click here for an in-depth article:
WRIXAS 7: The WRIXAS: Winter '14
The 7th Writers Express Awards took place on 21st February 2014, although the process had begun in January 2014. Click here for an in-depth article:
WRIXAS 8
The 8th Writers Express Awards took place on 1st September 2014, although the process had begun in July 2014, making it the longest process to date. This ceremony was the first to ditch the seasonal subtitle. Click here for an in-depth article:
WRIXAS 9
The 9th Writers Express Awards took place on 9th March 2015, although the process had begun in February 2014. Click here for an in-depth article:
WRIXAS 10
The 10th Writers Express Awards took place on 30th August 2015, although the process began in July 2015. To mark the 10th ceremony, more emphasis was put on the 'X' in the promotional graphics. Click here for an in-depth article:
WRIXAS 11
The 11th Writers Express Awards took place on 28th February 2016, although the process began in January 2016. To mark the 11th ceremony being held in the winter, blue and blue-green colours dominated the promotional graphics. Click here for an in-depth article:
WRIXAS 12
The 12th Writers Express Awards will take place on 28th August 2016, although the process began in July 2016. To mark the 12th ceremony being held in the summer, yellow colours dominated the promotional graphics. Click here for an in-depth article:
WRIXAS League Table (as of August 2015)
| Project | Author/s | Genre |
Awards (WRIXAS 10 only) |
Awards (TOTAL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alone | Lem | Drama | N/A | 3 |
| ATUK's The Bill | allthingsuk | Fan:Fic | N/A | 2 |
| The Avenue | Lem/Noxy/Ross | Soap | 1 | 12 |
| Back To The Start | Lem | Drama | N/A | 5 |
| Behind Closed Doors | Hannah | Soap | N/A | 1 |
| Beneath The Surface | Ross/Walfman - now Jamie | Soap | N/A | 1 |
| Beyond The Light | Jaay | Soap | N/A | 8 |
| City Girls | Hannah | Drama | 5 | 32 |
| Cross My Heart, Hope To Die | Hannah | Drama | N/A | 1 |
| Crown Law | allthingsuk | Drama | N/A | 4 |
| The Forest's | allthingsuk | Drama | N/A | 4 |
| High Hopes | Hannah | Soap | N/A | 8 |
| High Peak | MGambitt | Noxy | Soap | N/A | 5 |
| In Gear | allthingsuk | Drama | N/A | 1 |
| Lem's Casualty | Lem | Fan:Fic | N/A | 1 |
| Lem's Coronation Street | Lem | Fan:Fic | N/A | 1 |
| Looking Forward | Jess | Soap | N/A | 2 |
| Miscarriage | Noxy | Drama | N/A | 7 |
| Ocean Lane | Jark | Drama | N/A | 3 |
| Saints High | allthingsuk | Drama | N/A | 1 |
| St. George's | Ross | Soap | N/A | 2 |
| These Days | Noxy | Soap | 8 | 8 |
| These Days 1.0 | Noxy | Soap | N/A | 41 |
| Uncertain Nights | AppleCobbler | Noxy | Ross | Soap | N/A | 19 |
| Waffles EastEnders | Waffles | Fan:Fic | 2 | 2 |
| The Web | Liam | Drama | 2 | 2 |
| Words Of Comfort | Lem | Drama | N/A | 2 |
| The You In Me | Noxy | Drama | 2 | 2 |
Forum Members League Table (as of August 2015)
| Forum Member | Awards (WRIXAS 10 only) | Awards (TOTAL) |
|---|---|---|
| allthingsuk | N/A | 12 |
| AppleCobbler | N/A | 19 |
| Hannah | 5 | 50 |
| Jaay | N/A | 14 |
| Jark | N/A | 3 |
| Lem | 1 | 24 |
| Liam | 2 | 2 |
| MGambitt | N/A | 5 |
| Noxy | 9 | 80 |
| Ross | 1 | 27 |
| Waffles | 2 | 2 |
| Walfman - now Jamie | 0 | 1 |