Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter

As the golden rays of dawn pierce 2026 so too do the first nominations for the Tippy Golden Teacup Awards emerge! Your contributions, nominations, and votes will help us in celebrating our CommuniTea! Please take your time, but know that nominations end February 9th, 2026. (The Monday after CONpossible!) 

Bibliomancy Award – Vote for the best book from the Temporal Textual Talks book club 2025 reading list

The Grand Macaroni – Nominate a Dandy whom you believe embodies not only the sartorial elegance of a dandy but also our Steampunk CommuniTea ideals of kindness, inclusion, and gatebusting.

The Brass Forge – Nominate a Maker who is not only forging props for every generation but is also forging communities that will stand the test of time.

Textile Transformer – Nominate a Sewist whom you have seen evolve their own costuming skills and projects this year.

Once a year, near Lunar New Year, we gather for the Tippy Golden Teacup Awards Show to honour our CommuniTea and to celebrate those members and works of art that have lifted our spirits, spread the kindness and whimsy we champion together, and created some incredible art. After the challenges and bleak moments of 2020 and 2021, Eve Riot, the Grand Arbiter and I felt strongly that we needed to come together in joy and revelry to create our own gala evening. Four years later, we are even more inspired to celebrate the power of kindness, whimsy, and art and to shine a little spotlight on the incredible people from our Time Traveling and Steampunk CommuniTea who have elevated those qualities this past year.

Interested in our past honourees? Find our Tippy Golden Archive right here.