Round 012: Sign Ups

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Sign Ups are now closed! IDs will be sent out soon. Thank you and good luck writing!!

Welcome to Round 012 of blind_go!! It's time once again to get ready for Hikaru's birthday with the glory that is fic. For this round, it's all about:

the New Wave!

What's it about!

• the New Wave... the new Generation of upcoming Go players.
• All fics must focus or include the characters involved in the New Wave.
• The New Wave of players is mentioned, for example, in episode 29 of the anime, about 18 minutes in, and in chapter 61 of the manga, page 13. It basically refers to everyone in Shindou Hikaru and Touya Akira's generation (wave) of new players.

Deadline?

• All fics will be due by Midnight, between September 19th and September 20th, EST
• You can use this link to find the exact time of the deadline
• Fics will be posted to answer_key on Tuesday, September 20th 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 August 30th
• 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 include all HTML tags for formatting; the mods 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 500 words minimum
• Writers can submit up to five fics
• All fics must contain or center on characters of the New Wave

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 available 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 accepted in a screened post
• The Guessing period will be open until October 3rd, Midnight EST, and All Will Be Revealed on October 4th, 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!!!