The shortlist for years UK Larp awards is now out. I know some people are unsure but how it can be fair to give awards like this due to near impossibility of independent assessment of all the games in the UK, but I think of it this way. It is important for the UK LARP Community to get together. An awards ceremony is a great opportunity for this.
Here is the shortlist
Small Larp
- Heart of Pargon
- Bladelands
- Vault 57
- Disturbing Events
- Balrog Games
Medium Larp
- Mythlore, New Lands
- Outcast
- Dark Tempus
- Insurrection
- Wild West
Large Larp
- Empire
- Lorien Trust
- Curious Pastimes
- Herofest
- Odyssey
Family Event
- Empire
- Outcast
- Herofest
- Lorien Trust
- Brixham Berzerkers
Grass Roots
- Fools and Heroes
- G.O.S.H
- Curious Pastimes
- Eventyr
- 5000rem
New Larp
- Dark Tempus
- Empire
- Projekt Ragnarok
- Animatium
- Pioneers
Larp Producer – Foam and Latex
- Tallows FX
- Light Armouries
- Irregular Props
- Saxon Violence
- In Your Dreams FX
Producer – Leather
- Battle Ready
- Evenlode
- Darkblade
- Alex Simpson Bespoke Leatherwork
- Ancestor Leathercraft
Producer – Costume
- Warrior’s Wardrobe
- Custom Costume Company
- White Star Clothing
- Gem’s Trading Company
- Mark Cordory Creations
Caterer
- Kellie Sweeney
- Caggle’s Catering Corps
- Tykes
- Mhorish Goodfood
- Appleby’s Coffee
Creature Costume
- Mandala’s “The Warper”
- K8 Evans “Samael”
- Casey Vandenburg’s “Sentinel of Caer Dunn”
- Mark Cordory’s “Baby shoulder Dragon”
- Arty Fakes’ “Elemental”
On-line Retailer
- Darkblade
- Larp Inn
- Gem’s Trading Company
- Viking Store
- Ledercraft
In-field Retailer
- Chow’s Emporium
- Having a Larp
- Light Armouries
- Coelred Monger
- Das Shoppe
N.P.C.
- The Scourge, Mark Cordory @ Mythlore
- The Hart, Hayley Rose Murray @ Fools and Heroes, Springfest
- Orc, Dave McKenner, Empire
- Dog, James Conci-Mitchell @ Fallout 57
- Manix the Druid, Ian ‘Pod’ Flower @ Dumnonni Event
Crew Member
- Rose ‘Kelpie’ Goldsmith
- Andy Rafferty
- Laura Collins
- Nic Doran
- Harry Lewis
Lord of Larp
- James ‘JJ’ Jones
- Dave Norris
- Simon McBride
- Jerry Ferley
- Nic Doran
Lady of Larp
- Helen Naylor
- Grace Marden
- Helen Dixon
- Claudia Hayley
- Andrea Figgins
The awards ceremony itself takes place on March 1st.
Here are the details of the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1408875736000970/