It's September 30th - that means there are exactly THREE WEEKS until your submissions are due on October 21st!

Some quickie reminders...

• Still need a beta? There's a few available here... (Or sign up to be one!)
• Your submission template is here...
• Do not forget your coding! ALL FICS regardless of length must be coded. Did you forget? megyal has ( Read more... )

We know that some of you like to have your submission template at the start as you begin crafting your gift...so for those folks and everyone else - here is you submission template!

When you do send in your submission, please format your email subject line as follows: SUBMISSION - USERNAME FOR USERNAME (so, if it were me, it would be SUBMISSION - ( Read more... )

As promised, here is the post for pinch-hitters to sign up ( Read more... )

Round 8 Sign-Ups for the final year of hd_holidays ARE OPEN!

SIGN-UPS ARE NOW CLOSED! The final list of participants will be posted on Tuesday, July 31st.

This is the official sign-up post. Sign-ups will run until July 29, 2011 at midnight EST (so ending Sunday night). Proxy sign-ups ARE allowed if you can't make that window, but as sign-ups are NOT first ( Read more... )

THIS IS NOT THE SIGN-UP POST! This is the template for those of you who like to get it ready in advance.

Remember, you can have someone sign up for you if you are going to be offline during sign-ups (they will close on Sunday the 29th at midnight EST). Just make sure that it's obvious who the sign-up is actually for if you do that.

( THE TEMPLATE... )

'Lo everyone! Well, we're getting close to the time of year...so let's get right into it with some of the changes/requirements for this final year.

Last year's rules regarding word count, html requirements, etc etc etc are here. Aside from the particpant caps and due dates, nothing else is changing.

( Now, about that participant cap... )

We know that some of you like to have your submission template at the start as you begin crafting your gift...so for those folks and everyone else - here is you submission template!

When you do send in your submission, please format your email subject line as follows: SUBMISSION - USERNAME FOR USERNAME (so, if it were me, it would be SUBMISSION - ( Read more... )

It's almost here! We will be opening sign-ups tonight at midnight (GMT - 5hrs, or EST).

THIS IS NOT THE SIGN UP POST, however I am going to be putting the template below the cut for those who want to get it prepared...and also, because there is one significant change ( Read more... )

FIRST UP...a poll. Please be sure to also select the appropriate ticky box corresponding to your talent. Or, if you're one of those multi-talented bastards that make me jealous, you may select both.

Poll Round Seven Participation

Sign-ups will begin at midnight on August 1st and run until August 10, 2011 also at midnight (so ending Wednesday night). Proxy sign-ups ARE ( Read more... )

Wow, October is half over already! How'd that happen so fast? Is it trick or treat time yet???? I WANT STRANGERS TO GIVE ME FREE CANDY!!!!

FIRST-TIMERS, your submissions are due in exactly TWO WEEKS on October 31st.

Second-timers, you have three weeks remaining until your November 7th deadline.

Veteran reserved participants - you have one ( Read more... )