YA-Sisterhood's Tournament of Heroines Nominations

And.....drum roll please....the time is finally here for our very first, YA-Sisterhood Tournament of Heroines!!!!  Our Crush Tourney was such a success, that we felt compelled to let the heroines step up to the plate.

But what makes a true heroine you might ask?

A heroine is a female character who is admired for her noble qualities. We think it's someone who meets the world head on. This doesn't mean she has to be a hardcore girl who can beat up anyone who crosses her path (though those girls certainly qualify). Your favorite can be anyone you admire, for any reason. The important thing is that she is extraordinary in some way or another-- be that the way she handles other people, her inexhaustible humor, or her skill with a crossbow. We encourage you to think outside the box! Search your bookshelves for the female characters who inspire you, who make you want to be better, who prove that our world doesn't have to be a man's world.

**If you have any questions about the tournament please read this entire post and the advocate post.  Many if not all of your questions should be answered in one of these sections.  If not, then please feel free to ask us a question in the comments section for all to see, incase someone else has the same question.***

We have some rules we would like to lay down at the beginning.  You may comment on all of the tournament posts to your heart's content; however, we will not allow unnecessary rudeness.  These characters are all an author's creation, and we will respect their work.  Any posts containing profanity, slandering, or anything that we deem inappropriate or negative will be erased.  This tournament is for fun and to celebrate the characters that our beloved authors have created.  

Now, on to the fun stuff.  We have a google document at the bottom of this post that will allow you to nominate your favorite heroines.  You must leave your name and email address in the form or your nomination will not be counted.  (This will allow you to nominate 1 time only, but does not stop you from raising support to get your girl nominated!)  You may nominate up to 10 heroines.  Some of the heroines do have the same name so please put your heroine's name and her book/series. If we aren't sure to which character you are referring, the vote will not be counted.   (Example: Hermione from the Harry Potter series)  Your nomination must be a female and from the young adult genre.  We will update the nomination's post 1 time everyday.  Nominations will be open for 1 week only.  They will close at 12:01 AM CST on Thursday, November 24th.  Then 1 week later, December 1st the 1st match(es) will go up!

There have been a lot of people volunteering to be advocates, so obviously not everyone will be able to advocate.  However, I know that many advocates would love your help in spreading the word, tweeting, blogging, making icons etc.  So, pick your girl, and support her in any way possible.  The advocate sign-up is still open. So if you are interested, have an active blog, and twitter account, you can click here for more information.  We will announce the advocates sometime after the nominations are final.  If you have signed up to be an advocate, once the nominations are final, you will receive an email from us with further instructions regarding being an advocate or a pinch hitter.

For those of you who were die hard fans for the Villain's Tourney, have no fear, the villains will be making an appearance in the future!  Thank you all so much for your enthusiasm for this tournament and the last!  We greatly appreciate it, and we know the authors love seeing their character's names all over twitter and the blogosphere!!!

Here are the tallied nominations that came in before 10:00 PM Central Time, Wednesday 11/23/11. 

NOTE: Please be patient as we count up the votes. They are coming in quicker than we can count them. DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF NOMINEES,  I'VE ONLY INCLUDED THOSE WITH FIFTY OR MORE VOTES. 

Nominations TONIGHT UNTIL MIDNIGHT (12:01 THURSDAY, CENTRAL TIME).  

Clary	Mortal Instruments	1073
Katniss	Hunger Games	1031
Tessa	Infernal Devices	713
Hermione	Harry Potter	695
Izzy	Mortal Instruments	432
Tris	Divergent	431
Rose	Vampire Academy	377
Meghan	Iron Fey	339
AnnaBeth	Percy Jackson	305
Nora	Hush, Hush	271
Mara	The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer	217
Katsa	Graceling	213
Aura	Shade	195
Bella	Twilight	195
Cammie	Gallagher Girls	195
Juliette	Shatter Me	191
Sophie	Hex Hall	188
Luna	Harry Potter	185
Kaylee	Soul Screamers	183
Karou	Daughter of Smoke and Bone	177
Emerson	Hourglass	175
Kat	Heist Society	171
Max	Maximum Ride	170
Clara	Unearthly	160
Calla	Nightshade	158
Claire	Morganville Vampires	157
Janie	Dark Seeker	151
Alex	Half-blood	148
Kate	Die for Me	148
Luce	Fallen	147
Fire	Fire	145
Sydney	Bloodlines	144
Bryn	Raised by Wolves	144
Elena	Vampire Diaries	141
Evie	Paranormalcy	135
Cassia	Matched	131
Anna	Anna and the French Kiss	130
Dru	Strange Angels	129
Grace	Shiver	128
Ginny	Harry Potter	125
Zoey	House of Night	125
Lena	Delirium	118
Helen	Starcrossed	117
Jacinda	Firelight	115
Yelena	Poison Study	105
Aislinn	Wicked Lovely	79
Chloe	Darkest Powers	76
Ellie	Angelfire	72
Saba	Blood Red Road	71
Lena	Caster Chronicles	65
Puck	Scorpio Races	65
Rhine	Wither	65
Mia	If I Stay	64
Deryn	Leviathan	61
Susannah	Mediator	61
Amy	Across the Universe	60
Gemma	Great and Terrible Beauty	60
Leisel	Book Thief	58
Violet	The Body Finder	56
Riley	The Demon Trapper's Daughter	54
Anna	Anna Dressed in Blood	53

May the odds be ever in your favor! Let the games begin!!!!

Feel free to grab an icon to post on your blog! Congratualtions to Amber from PageTurnersBlog who won our contest by creating the amazing banner and icon for the tournament.

Nominations are now closed! We will get the results posted as soon as we can!  Stay tuned!!!