Presenting: Purimgifts!
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Hi All!
I'm here with the kind permission of the mods (thank you!) to try and interest you in a fannish exchange that has a new and very shiny option for writer-podficcer collaborative work.
purimgifts (also under the same name on DW and tumbr) is an annual fannish exchange, celebrating the Jewish Holiday of Purim. The big hero of this Holiday is a heroine, Esther; and throwing balls and gift-giving are major Holiday traditions. So, Purimgifts! In which we exchange gifts of fannish works over three days (so three fic-gifts). The gifts can be in any and all fandoms; the only requirement is that they each be 300-1000 words or 3-10min of audio, and that they center on characters who are at least one of women, Jewish or persecuted by evil viziers.
You can sign to Purimgifts as a writer-podficcer team. The signup process itself is similar to individual signups; only one partner need complete the form on the AO3, with the other partner(s) screen-names and emails listed in a field only the mods see (not other participants). The three-gifts thing gives teams an extra degree of creative freedom and possibilities for dividing work between team-members, particularly convenient for people who may not have a lot of time or spoons on their hands.
There's two clauses in the rules that take into account the specifics of a mixed team/individuals exchange. One is that the minimum bar for co-created text-and-audio is lowered to 150 words on 1.5min of audio. You absolutely can create all the way up to the 1000 words/10min bar! But you can go lower than the 300 words/3min minimum bar for individually-presented text- or podfic. Note the "presented" - that's the second clause: co-created text-and-fic (whether created by a single author or a team) "count" towards one gift of the three required. This means a team could present a text-only fic for a Day 1 gift, a podfic of a pre-existing text-fic on the second, and a full text-and-audio set for the third.
I'm the primary mod on this exchange, and I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. I also want to emphasize that this exchange has something of a tradition on the matter of rules - we don't take them too seriously, let alone with it's the first run with this specific set of rules. Anything that doesn't work will be changed on the spot (if at all possible - the signup form on the Archive isn't changing this year).
Thank you for your attention, and I hope to see you at purimgifts!