Round 011: Sign Ups

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Sign-ups are now closed! IDs will be sent out shortly. Happy ficcing!!

Welcome to Round 011 of blind_go!! After that fast and exciting mini-round, we're opening up sign ups for our May round, and this time the theme will be:

Childhood!

What's it about!

• Childhood... to commemorate the other May 5th holiday!
• All fics must focus or include the theme of Childhood

Deadline?

• All fics will be due by Midnight, May 4th, EST
• You can use this link to find the exact time of the deadline
• Fics will be posted to answer_key on Thursday, May 5th as soon as possible

Sign Ups?

• Sign up to this post with your:
• LJ username:
• Email:
• Writing archive: (can be a link to LJ memories, a fic LJ or a separate site)
• Sign ups will close April 10th
• A unique ID will be sent to everyone who signs up shortly after sign ups close

Submission?

• Email all fic to be submitted to bg.submissions@gmail.com
• Fics should be attached in .txt format ( plain text tutorial)
• In the subject line of the email, please include:
  
  • Writer's user ID
  • Title
• In the body of the email, please include:
  
  • Title:
  • ID:
  • Word count:
  • Themes used: Only if themes are used
• Multiple fics can be submitted in one email, or in several, whichever works for you
• Collaborations are allowed; please be sure to include the user ID of both authors in the email along with the Title and Word Count
• Fics should including all HTML tags for formatting; the mod will make a cursory check of all fics during posting, but will not be able to format your fic during posting

Fic Guidelines?

• All fics must be for the Hikaru no Go fandom (Crossovers and AUs are allowed as long as the writing features Hikaru no Go characters)
• Word Count for this round is 1000 words minimum
• Writers can submit up to five fics
• All fics must contain or center on Childhood. However, no fics containing smut with children (under the age of 13) will be accepted. Fics with smut between characters over the age of consent or with non-sexual romantic/physical interaction between children are fine. Besides that, please use your discretion or contact the mods if you feel your fic might have questionable content

Themes!

• There will be Themesets provided again this round
• Writers can choose to use a theme/themeset or not
• Writers who chose to use theme/themesets will be eligible for a theme prize
• More details are here in the Themeset Post

Guessing!

• Once the posting of the fics is done, a list of participating authors will be posted, and guesses as to who wrote what will be accepting in a screened post
• The Guessing period will be open until May 19th, Midnight EST, and All Will Be Revealed on May 20th, shortly after Midnight EST
• Until the guessing period is over, authors should not reveal themselves, but are welcome to leave hints or accept guesses of their own

Questions? Post them here, send a PM (trixie or blue_cage), or email (trixie or blue_cage)!

Thank you!! And happy ficcing!!!