Rules/FAQ post 2010

[lgbt_mod]

Hi, and welcome to this year's LGBT Fest, a fest for fanfic that focuses on the experience of being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. This fest is multi-fandom and open to stories about any characters you want to write as LGBT, whether they're canonically LGBT or not.

Please don't submit your prompts to this post; the prompt submission post

Comments

[smirnoffmule]

Not enough YAY in the world!

Question: When prompt claiming comes around, can we claim back a prompt we submitted ourselves?

[minkhollow]

Not a mod, but I wrote for two prompts that I submitted last year, so: Yes, as long as they haven't been claimed by two people before you sign up.

[penknife]

What minkhollow said. :-) Yes, that's fine, as long as it hasn't already been claimed twice when you sign up.

[melayneseahawk]

I love this 'thon. I'm so glad it's up and running again this year.

Question: I claimed two prompts last year, but was only able to finish one. May I reclaim the other and finish it this year?

[penknife]

Yes, that's fine; resubmit it as a new prompt, and as long as it hasn't already been claimed twice when you sign up, you can claim it again.

[keevacaereni]

This sounds awesome. :)

Question: Does this definition of LGBT include asexuality? I'd love to see some fic dealing with it.

[penknife]

Thanks!

For this fest we'd like to focus specifically on the experience of being LGBT, rather than on the more general experience of having a minority sexual orientation. So we're not including asexuality unless a character also identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. queerlygen over on DW is a wider fest/community including sexual minority characters of all kinds, and you might look there for some stories about asexual characters.

[lferion]

Are RPF/RPS prompts &/or stories ok here?

ETA: Looking at the tags, I see that they are. Nevermind! I am obviously not awake.

[penknife]

Yes, RPF/RPS is allowed.

[seiberwing]

Whoo!

Now I just have to make my big list.