New Schedule and Open Nominations!
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hamiathesgiftexchangeWe're ready to get started! This post includes updated dates and details about nominations.
New schedule:
I've amended the proposed schedule slightly by moving signups a little earlier. This will give us about two full months to create fanworks. Nothing else has changed. If you have concerns about the new dates, please let me know - I will finalize them by the end of the week.
Nominations:
This is part of the lead-in to the exchange. We're going to set up a tag set on AO3 that gives us a list of characters to choose from when requesting or offering fanfic and fanart. From the FAQ:
What are nominations for?
When you sign up to request and offer fanworks, you’ll select from the characters listed in our tag set. Nominations are how we create that tag set.
You can sign up without participating in nominations, but be aware that your signup can only include characters from the tag set. If you want to make certain you can request or offer a particular character, you may want to nominate them.
How do I nominate characters?
To make signups and matching easier, please nominate characters you have a genuine interest in requesting or offering. Only one nomination is necessary per character, so you may want to coordinate with other people to be sure you aren’t duplicating nominations. You can check the tag set to see characters who have already been approved. Only characters who appear in or are mentioned in the Queen’s Thief books or short stories will be approved.
What happens next?
I’ll be approving nominations periodically. This should be pretty straightforward. AO3 doesn’t tell the mod who put in each nomination, so in the unlikely event I have questions, I’ll post them to the Livejournal and Dreamwidth communities. You may want to keep an eye out for posts there. You can edit your nomination until it’s been approved. At that time, you’ll no longer be able to edit.
I will close nominations on April 1st, sometime after 10 PM EDT. After that, there'll be a cleanup period before signups begin on April 4th.
New schedule:
I've amended the proposed schedule slightly by moving signups a little earlier. This will give us about two full months to create fanworks. Nothing else has changed. If you have concerns about the new dates, please let me know - I will finalize them by the end of the week.
- Character nominations: March 22nd through April 1st, not closing before 10 PM EDT
- Signups: April 4th through the 15th
- Assignments sent out: April 19th at the latest
- Default deadline: May 13th
- Fanworks due: June 12th
- Fanworks revealed: June 19th
- Artists/authors revealed: June 26th
Nominations:
This is part of the lead-in to the exchange. We're going to set up a tag set on AO3 that gives us a list of characters to choose from when requesting or offering fanfic and fanart. From the FAQ:
What are nominations for?
When you sign up to request and offer fanworks, you’ll select from the characters listed in our tag set. Nominations are how we create that tag set.
You can sign up without participating in nominations, but be aware that your signup can only include characters from the tag set. If you want to make certain you can request or offer a particular character, you may want to nominate them.
How do I nominate characters?
- First, you need an AO3 account. If you don’t have one, you can request one here.
- When you’re logged into AO3, open the nominations form, enter up to four characters, and submit! (You can ignore the Fandom field.)
To make signups and matching easier, please nominate characters you have a genuine interest in requesting or offering. Only one nomination is necessary per character, so you may want to coordinate with other people to be sure you aren’t duplicating nominations. You can check the tag set to see characters who have already been approved. Only characters who appear in or are mentioned in the Queen’s Thief books or short stories will be approved.
What happens next?
I’ll be approving nominations periodically. This should be pretty straightforward. AO3 doesn’t tell the mod who put in each nomination, so in the unlikely event I have questions, I’ll post them to the Livejournal and Dreamwidth communities. You may want to keep an eye out for posts there. You can edit your nomination until it’s been approved. At that time, you’ll no longer be able to edit.
I will close nominations on April 1st, sometime after 10 PM EDT. After that, there'll be a cleanup period before signups begin on April 4th.
