Hi everyone!

Welcome to the Semi-Finals of The Swoon Awards!

The votes have been tallied and we are ready to announce our semi-finalists!

Before we get to the good stuff, we would like to address some things for full transparency.

This year we received 1137 submission forms, which is 3 times as many votes we received last year! Our website traffic shows that we had voters from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit! We wanted to thank each and everyone of you who took the time to fill out a form. We heavily rely on your participation to pick the books that move to the semi-finals so thank you so much for voting and spreading the word about our little awards.

You will notice that this year we allowed many more books in most categories than last year. This is because we received an unprecedented numbers of ties in multiple categories. In an effort to be fair to all the readers who voted, we included more titles in the semi-finals. The number of books that made it to the next round in the semi-finals depends on the number of unique nominations we received in each category and the percentage of votes they received.

Another thing you’ll notice is the overlap in the erotic romance category and the novellas category even though our rules specify that the genre categories and the novella category are mutually exclusive. We realized when tallying the votes that we did not have enough unique nominations (with at least 2 votes) in the erotic romance category. Therefore, we allowed books that were already nominated in the novella category and received enough nominations in the erotic romance category to make it to this round in both categories.

Lastly, we have incorporated a Harmful Content feedback form. This form was created based on the 2020 feedback we received with the intention of reviewing potentially harmful content before the finals round. Please complete the form before January 28th if you believe any of the semi-finalist titles contain harmful content. Examples are harmful content can be found on the form.

Now that we got that out of the way, let’s talk about the semi-finals. Just like the first round, there is one voting form per person so make sure you’ve thought over your answers before you click “submit”.  Once you have submitted the form, you will not be allowed to make any changes.

Semi-Finals Round Rules & Regulations

❧ In each category, you MAY select up to a maximum of FIVE TITLES in the semi-finals round.

❧ You MAY skip categories if you do not want to vote in them.

Disclaimers

❧ Please note that the Cognito Form will track your IP address to ensure a single submission per entrant. This information will only be used for the purpose of validation of the votes. We will NOT share this information with anyone under any circumstances.

❧ As avid romance readers ourselves, the Swoonies team members will also be casting ballots. We will follow the same rules and regulations as every entrant.

❧ The Swoon Awards are not sponsored or affiliated with any partners.

Timeline

This semi-finals round will be open from January 17th  (today) to 11.59 PM EST on January 28th.

Submission Form

If you have any unanswered questions or concerns or encounter any issues, you can email The Swoonies team at [email protected] or you can DM us on Twitter or Instagram.

A comment about accessibility: The Cognito Form guidelines suggest that their forms are optimized for screen readers. If you encounter any issue, please email us and we will help you submit your forms.

Congratulations on voting for your favorite books! Be sure to let everyone know using the link below!

Thank you for voting in the semi-finals!
Check back on January 31st 2022 to see which books made it to the final round!