It’s almost time for the 2018 UK Larp awards. The nominations have been counted and here is the shortlist of nominees
Player Run/Sanctioned Event of the Year
- Age of Aether – Consequences: The Cost of Pride
- Empire – No Return
- Greencloaks – 98th – King’s Keep
- CP – Fir Cruthan – “IS FEARR DEARMADTA: The Mysteries of Ynys Moi”
- Hidden Country – Beyond the Veil
Club System of the Year
(For Larp groups and clubs that meet regularly, rather than running 1-4 events a year)
- Fools & Heroes
- Forest Argent / Wyverntales
- Cuckoos Nest LARP
- Labyrinthe
- Heroquest
Player of the Year
(to be awarded to someone who makes Larp better for everyone as a player, rather than as crew member/event organiser)
- Mark Hulmes
- Jeanette Ng – Yael 1st Empress reborn
- Aaron Morrison
- Stef Bow
- Adam James Hurst
Bard of the Year
- Iain Sewell – Vollsanger
- Esmee Galea – Bessie the Bard
- Jamie Wakefield
- Gabrielle Falquero – Idwyn Splitroot
- Golden Apple
Small Larp of the Year
(less than 30 players)
- Faded Glory
- Clans of Albion
- Blood Red Roses
- The World Went Dark
- Hades
Medium Larp of the Year
(30-100 players)
- Age of Aether
- Heathen
- Under the Stars
- ReGenesis
- Redwall
Large Larp of the Year
(over 100 players)
- Empire
- Curious Pastimes
- Lorien Trust
- Future’s End
- Bothwell School of Witchcraft
Family Event of the Year
(involves under 16’s)
- Empire
- Curious Pastimes
- Lorien Trust
- Outcast
- Fields of Illusion
Grassroots System of the Year
(bringing new players into the hobby)
- Empire
- Clans of Albion
- Future’s End
- Fools & Heroes
- Blood Red Roses
New Larp of the Year
(debut event run after the 1st of February 2017)
- Clans of Albion
- Bothwell School of Witchcraft
- Under the Stars – Class of ’87
- Strange Larp
- Tenement 67
Larp Producer of the Year – Foam/Latex
- Light Armouries
- Saxon Violence
- Offa Studio
- Medlock armouries
- Foul Mouthed Fairy
Larp Producer of the Year – Leather
- Darkblade
- White Rose
- Lamia Leathers
- Locke and Lode
- VeeLeather
Larp Producer of the Year – Costume
- Chow’s Emporium
- Dust monkey
- Romany robes
- Orton’s Originals
- Mark Cordory
Larp Caterer of the Year
- Caggles Catering Corps.
- Mhorish Good Food
- Right Wok Noodleman
- Mandala LRP @ Curious Pastimes Lions banquet
- The Rat Shakk
Creature Costume of the Year
- Empire – War Rhino Mk 2
- Lions Faction at Curious Pastimes – Mandala’s stone golem costume Logrin
- Lorien Trust – Dragon
- Irregular Props – Drake Costume
- Age of Aether: Consequences – Power Armour
On-line Retailer of the Year
- Larp Inn
- Darkblade
- Chow’s Emporium
- Gem’s Trading Company
- Clutter-buys
In-field Retailer of the Year
- Having A Larp
- Gems Trading
- Chow’s Emporium
- Skian Mhor
- Das shoppe
Larp Site of the Year
(New for 2018)
- Huntley Wood
- Paccar
- Locko park
- Gunman Airsoft Eversley
- Candleston camp
NPC of the Year
- Mark Fitt – Isaac Hulce – Lorien Trust – Harts
- Al Bevan – Twigg Spitter – Lorien Trust – Bards
- Paul Taylor – Denathar – Clans of Albion
- Darren Bartholomew – Great Khan & The Hierophant – The Vale
- Emmy Allen – the Eternal Ylenrith – Empire
Event Crew Member of the Year
- Clare Evans – Empire
- Emmylou Laird – Curious Pastimes
- Caroline Proctor
- Lee Price – Vale, Age of Aether
- Katie (Bug) Rodgers – Empire, Hades, Jurassica +
Mainstream Event of the Year
(For things that aren’t actually Larp but have a lot of Larp crossovers, like escape rooms, horror events or Secret Cinema’s)
- Secret Cinema – Moulin Rouge
- LarpCon
- Trappd
- Grange Live Gaming / Heroblast Acadamy / Bravo One
- The Vaults – London
The image used in this post comes from the UK Larp Awards Facebook page.