2011 USxUK SECRET SANTA
Here it is, everyone...our third annual Secret Santa!
Please read all the information carefully, sign up, and SPREAD THE WORD. Invite your friends to participate if they're not already members!
What 'Secret Santa Exchange' Means: You create a fanwork, and you'll receive one in return. Everyone who wishes to participate will provide a few prompts that they'd like to see completed, and another community member will be assigned their prompts and will complete one of those (which one is completed is up to the person they're assigned to). When you submit your prompts, you are welcome (and encouraged) to tell me anything you are uncomfortable with or don't wish to do (pairings, genre, rating, etc), that way the prompts you're given are something you're comfortable writing/drawing.
Onto the detailed information!
Please read all the information carefully, sign up, and SPREAD THE WORD. Invite your friends to participate if they're not already members!
What 'Secret Santa Exchange' Means: You create a fanwork, and you'll receive one in return. Everyone who wishes to participate will provide a few prompts that they'd like to see completed, and another community member will be assigned their prompts and will complete one of those (which one is completed is up to the person they're assigned to). When you submit your prompts, you are welcome (and encouraged) to tell me anything you are uncomfortable with or don't wish to do (pairings, genre, rating, etc), that way the prompts you're given are something you're comfortable writing/drawing.
Onto the detailed information!
- All fanworks must be USxUK. This is not a general Hetalia fic/art exchange. It is for this pairing. Their relationship should be the focus. Other pairings may be included in your prompt (for example, it is allowed to ask for a fic that's USxUK with some SpainxRomano), but again, USxUK focused.
- Can I ask for ____? You can ask for whatever you want- rating, genre, etc. However, please keep in mind that if you're asking for something super unusual, you might want to provide some broader prompts as well.
- How long do I have to signup? Signups will end on 10/20/11 (a Thursday). Assignments will be sent out by 11/01/11 (a Tuesday). I will do reminders. That gives you over two weeks to sign up. YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY TO SIGN UP.
- When is the deadline? Please have your piece completed and posted by 12/24/11. You may post your fanwork any time after 12/01/11. For deadlines, I'll be using my timezone, which is US Central Standard. You can see that here.
- How do I post it? I'll put up the posting format later, but you just post it directly to the community. You may put it below an lj-cut or link off community (to a writing journal, ff.net, deviantart, etc).
- How long does fic have to be? At least eight hundred words. It doesn't need to be super-long of course, but we want everyone to get something that's more than drabble length.
- Are there any extra requirements for the art? Aside from the stipulations listed above for both fic and art, no. It can be done in any medium (digital, colored pencil, copic, sketch, etc). Just remember that this is a gift, so it should look like a complete piece of art, whichever way you go about that.
- Can I do fancomics or chapterfics? Yes. Absolutely. We have some additional rules regarding fancomics and chapterfics. I'll be doing another post about this closer to the deadline (in order to see who is taking advantage of them), but you can see what they are here.
- What types of prompts should I give? Prompts can be anything from something vague like "America and England with butterflies," "America and England go on a picnic" to something specific like "I'd like to see a piece about America and England dealing with their differences over the Suez Canal Crisis. Angst is likely to occur, and that's fine. But I want a happy ending, and possibly, to see their relationship actually develop to the next level."
- I have another question. Then please ask it in reply here, private message me, or email it to me at everything.is.magic AT gmail.com.
- What if I need to drop out? Then I would ask you to please let me know as soon as possible so we can arrange a pinch hitter for you.
- Okay, I'm ready to signup! Great, here's a sample form. Just reply to THIS post with your form. You can use the handy dandy provided html. Comments are screened.
GIVING:
Username:
Email:
Specialty (Fanfic or Fanart- If you can do both, you may list both):
Highest Rating You'll Work With:
Will Not Work With (Any characters, pairings, genres, scenarios, you won't do):
RECEIVING:
Do Not Want (Any characters, pairings, ratings, genres, scenarios, etc you don't want to receive):
Do You Prefer fic, art, or no preference?:
Country names, human names, or no preference?:
Three Prompts. If all your prompts are fic only (as opposed to prompts that are able to work for both fic and art), and you're willing to receive art, please add a fourth prompt for art. Same goes for if all of your prompts are art, please add a fourth for fic if you're willing to receive fic:
Can you pinch hit if someone drops out?:
GIVING:
Username:
Email:
Specialty (Fanfic or Fanart- If you can do both, you may list both):
Highest Rating You'll Work With:
Will Not Work With (Any characters, pairings, genres, scenarios, you won't do):
RECEIVING:
Do Not Want (Any characters, pairings, ratings, genres, scenarios, etc you don't want to receive):
Do You Prefer fic, art, or no preference?:
Country names, human names, or no preference?:
Three Prompts. If all your prompts are fic only (as opposed to prompts that are able to work for both fic and art), and you're willing to receive art, please add a fourth prompt for art. Same goes for if all of your prompts are art, please add a fourth for fic if you're willing to receive fic:
Can you pinch hit if someone drops out?:
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST FILL OUT THE ENTIRE FORM. THANK YOU.
We hope to see many of you participating!
-haro