2020 Schedule & FAQ
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startrekholidaysStar Trek Holidays returns for another round! With a new mod. The schedule, as seen below, will be the same as last year. The rules are mostly the same, except in that crossovers with non-Star Trek canons will be allowed, in addition to crossovers between Star Trek canons.
Nominations: Sept 5 - 12
Sign Ups Open: Sept 14
Sign Ups Close: Sept 23
Assignments Due: December 7
Stories Revealed: December 21
Authors Revealed: December 28
All times are 10 PM EDT/EST.
AO3 Subcollection
Parent Collection
Tagset
Treats for Pinch Hitters
Mod Email: startrekholidays@gmail.com
The FAQ has been kept mostly the same as it was last year, but it has been updated. Note the sections on crossovers.
FAQ
Q: What is this exchange for?
A: Star Trek Holidays is a gift exchange for the Star Trek franchise, similar to Secret Santas and other fanwork gift exchanges. Anything Star Trek is included (shows, movies, books, comics, videos games… anything!). It doesn’t matter how rare or popular it is. If it’s Star Trek, it’s welcome.
Q: It’s called Star Trek Holidays… does this mean the gift must involve holidays/winter/etc?
A: While this is a holiday fest, you are not required to ask or create for a holiday or seasonal theme unless you desire.
Q: What do you mean by “everyone who gives a gift gets a gift”?
A: After the Assignments Due deadline, there is a period of two weeks where gifts remain unrevealed. This is because sometimes not everyone posts their gift to AO3 by the deadline (this does not include creators who have an extension). If their recipient has turned in a gift on time, then the recipient will go out to pinch hit. If, after two weeks, this pinch hit has not been picked up, the AO3 collection will not be revealed. This is because everyone who gave a gift does not have a gift. This is a gift exchange where part of the joy is to create something special for another person. A creator who does not have a gift does not get to experience the joy of someone creating something special for them.
Additionally, you are promised a gift that features the fandom and character/relationship you request AND for this gift not to include any of your dislikes. If you discover after the gifts are revealed that your gift includes a dislike, please reach out to me and I will send you out to pinch hit and you will get a gift. In the case that this happens, the reveal date for creators will be delayed in order for this recipient to join in on the excitement of not knowing who their secret santa is.
Q: What kind of gifts are allowed?
A: Gifts must be complete. No WIPs are allowed. Gifts must have all chapters, parts, and sections posted on AO3 in completion. The requirements for gifts are:
Submissions may be any rating. Submissions must not be a sequel, continuation, companion, or in any way related to a previously posted work or series. Do not crosspost your gifts anywhere else or reveal your recipient to anyone until after authors/artists are revealed on TBD. Once works have been revealed, you’re welcome to post wherever you’d like.
Q: What are nominations? Why do they exist?
A: Nominations are when you submit through the tagset fandoms and character/relationships that you would like to create or receive a gift for. Nominations exist because we need to utilize the tagset in order for matching. In Star Trek Holidays, we do not use hand matching (where the mod analyzes the sign ups and matches people that way) but AO3’s built in algorithmic system that analyzes the sign ups for best fit. AO3 analyzes the sign ups based on having 1 fandom and 1 character/relationship in common.
Q: How do nominations work?
A: Starting in 2020, the tagset will be an “eternal” tagset, meaning that we will be using the same tagset every year. Before nominations open, there will already be relationships and characters that have been nominated from previous years. Please check to make sure whether your nominations are in the tagset already.
Note: In the first round, the only crossovers allowed were between Star Trek canons, and they were nominated under “Crossover Fandom”. These relationships will now appear under “Star Trek Crossover Fandom”, with “Crossover Fandom” being reserved for crossovers between Star Trek canons and other canons.
You can nominate a total of 10 fandoms with 20 characters/relationships.
Nominating fandoms
Star Trek: The Next Generation includes the tv show and any movies associated with it. Star Trek: The Original Series includes the tv show, the animated series, and any associated movies. So on and so forth for all tv shows and associated movies. Star Trek: Alternate Original Series includes the 2009 film and its sequels. Books are counted as individual canons. Comics are individual canons. Video games are individual canons.
Crossovers should be nominated under "Star Trek Crossover Fandom" if all the characters are in Star Trek, and "Crossover Fandom" if one or more characters are not in Star Trek.
If you want original Star Trek characters, you may nominate them under any specific Star Trek fandom you’d like to see them in. For example, if you want to see “Original Female Vulcan/Original Female Klingon” set in the original series, you may nominate it there as “Original Female Vulcan/Original Female Klingon (TOS).” If you have no preference as to which series it is set in, you may nominate it under “Original Work” as “Original Female Vulcan/Original Female Klingon (OW)”. If you want an original character with one who exists in Star Trek, you may nominate the ship under the fandom that Star Trek character is from, like so: “Original Female Vulcan/Spock/Nyota Uhura (TOS”.
Disambiguations
Please include the following abbreviations at the end of your character/relationship nominations:
For books, comics, and video games, please include the title.
Example: James T. Kirk & None (AOS)
Nominating characters and relationships
Nominate relationships as James T. Kirk/Spock (TOS) for romantic pairings and James T. Kirk & Spock (TOS) for gen pairings. Nominate single characters as James T. Kirk & None (TOS). These will all be nominated under the “relationships” field regardless of whether the nomination is a character or relationship.
Star Trek Crossover Fandom
"Star Trek Crossover Fandom" is the fandom under which you may nominate crossovers between Star Trek canons.
Nominate with a disambiguation, such as James T. Kirk (TOS)/Jadzia Dax (DS9), Data/Odo/Spock (STOT), or Nyota Uhura (AOS) & Nyota Uhura (TOS).
Nominate to your heart’s desire. If you specifically want Discovery era Spock to interact with James T. Kirk, then feel free to nominate James T. Kirk (TOS)/Spock (DIS) even though Spock exists in TOS.
Crossover Fandom
Crossovers with Star Trek and non-Star Trek canons will be allowed under "Crossover Fandom". As with the Star Trek crossovers, please nominate with a disambiguation for each character, like so: Evelyn Carnahan (The Mummy)/Nyota Uhura (Star Trek TOS).
Original Work Nominations
That covers up everything regarding nominations!
Q: What do I need to include in my sign up?
A: Your sign up must include at least 1 request and offer. For your request, a description of what you like and dislike is required so your creator has an idea of what you’d like to receive. Are you more of a fluff fan, or do you prefer something dark? Would noncon or character death ruin a fic for you? You can include a list of tropes you like or prompts to let your creator know here.
If you receive a gift that includes anything you listed as a dislike, you will go out to pinch hit as long as the dislike(s) is included in the description box. Your dislikes must be in the AO3 signup to be enforceable.
Q: What are the minimum and maximum amount of requests I can make? What about offers?
A: You can request and offer a minimum of 1 Fandom and a maximum of 10, with a minimum of 1 Relationship/Character per fandom and a maximum of 20.
Q: What are my obligations as a creator?
A: You must create a gift that meets the fanwork requirements for the exchange.
For fanfiction, participants must write a 1,000 word minimum completed fic based on the request by their recipient. Fics must adhere to the recipient’s DNWs/squicks/dislikes, or else the recipient will go out to pinch hit. There is no word count requirement for gifts given as treats, but they must be for a ship and fandom the recipient requested, and not include their DNWs/squicks/dislikes.
For fanart, participants must complete a finished, original fanart piece. Your piece doesn’t have to be colored, but it must be a completed work and cannot be drawn on lined paper. Allowed fanart includes digital and real media (e.g., paper and pencil/inks or crayons etc). No sketches, WIP images, bases, traces, or graphics (e.g., photomanips, aesthetics/mood boards, or screen captures). Animated gifts that meet requirements are allowed. Fanart must be based on the request by their recipient and adhere to the recipient’s DNWs/squicks/dislikes, or else the recipient will go out to pinch hit. Sketches may be given as treats, as long as they are for a ship and fandom the recipient requested, and do not include their DNWs/squicks/dislikes.
Q: Can I contact my recipient to ask them questions/find out what they like?
A: Please don’t. This is an anonymous exchange. Do not message your recipient or contact them in any way. If you need to ask them a question, contact the mod at startrekholidays@gmail.com.
Q: What counts as breaking anonymity?
A: Author notes with links to social media accounts; crossposting to tumblr, twitter, FF.net, and other sites before the creators are revealed on AO3; contacting your recipient directly; telling other people the username of your recipient; posting your fic in an AO3 series, etc.
Q: Are treats allowed?
A: Yes, treats are more than allowed! They're very much so welcome! The more fun, the merrier!
Q: What are treats?
A: Treats are extra gifts that anyone, participant or not, can create for a participant. Treats will never become a main gift.
Treats refer to any extra fanwork posted to the collection in addition to your own assignment. Anyone is welcome to treat for anyone else (you don't even have to be signed up for the exchange to treat), and treats do not have to meet the minimum word count requirement. To treat someone, just post to the collection and add the recipient’s name in the field for gifting. Treats must still respect DNWs.
Q: What are DNWs/squicks/dislikes?
A: These are things that you do not want in a gift. Dislikes are only enforceable if they are included in your sign-up.
Q: What is a letter?
If you want extra space or don’t feel like writing a lot in the Description box on AO3, you can link to a letter, which is an extension of your "Description" posted on tumblr, dreamwidth, livejournal, or another platform of your choice, that you link to in the signup. There will be a post on Dreamwidth for you to link to your letter if you so choose, and look at those of others who post there. Make sure your DNWs are in your signup as well as your letter.
Q: How does matching work?
A: This exchange uses OR matching. Matching will be based on fandom and characters/relationships.
You have will match based on 1 fandom and 1 character/relationship all in the same request. You only have to create for ONE of your recipient's requests. You must adhere to your recipient’s DNWs/dislikes/squicks.
You only need to create a gift with 1 character/relationship from 1 request. You don’t need to create a gift with every single relationship/character they request. You also don’t have to stick with the request you matched on if you get inspired by another of your recipient's requests. If your recipient requested “Any,” you can create for the character/relationship you offered and matched on, or anything else for that fandom as long as it is in the tagset.
If you do not match as a recipient, you will be sent out as a pinch hit. Everyone who turns in their assignment will receive a gift. If you do not match as a creator, you will be contacted. If there is no one that you can create for after changing your offers or you do not reply to me within 48 hours, your signup will be deleted.
Q: I won’t be able to create my gift. What do I do?
A: If you cannot complete your assignment, please default! Either go to your Assignments page on AO3 and default there, email me at startrekholidays@gmail.com, or contact me on Dreamwidth or tumblr. If you default, your recipient will be sent out as a pinch hit. If you default, you will not go out as a pinch hit.
Q: What’s a pinch hit?
B: A pinch hit is a recipient without a gift and in need of one. I will post pinch hits on Dreamwidth. You can claim a pinch hit by leaving a comment with your AO3 username.
Pinch hitters not signed up to the exchange can leave a comment on the main Dreamwidth comm with some prompts for themselves that people can create treats for. There will be a post at which they can leave these comments. No gift is guaranteed.
Fanwork Requirements
Fanfiction: Participants must write a 1,000 word minimum completed fic based on the request by their recipient. Fics must adhere to the recipient's DNWs/squicks/dislikes, or else the recipient will go out to pinch hit. There is no word count requirement for gifts given as treats, but they must be for a ship and fandom the recipient requested, and not include their DNWs/squicks/dislikes.
Fanart: Participants must complete a finished, original fanart piece. Your piece doesn’t have to be colored, but it must be a completed work and cannot be drawn on lined paper. Allowed fanart includes digital and real media (e.g., paper and pencil/inks or crayons etc). No sketches, WIP images, bases, traces, or graphics (e.g., photomanips, aesthetics/mood boards, or screen captures). Animated gifts that meet requirements are allowed. Fanart must be based on the request by their recipient and adhere to the recipient’s DNWs/squicks/dislikes, or else the recipient will go out to pinch hit. Sketches may be given as treats, as long as they are for a ship and fandom the recipient requested, and do not include their DNWs/squicks/dislikes.
Gifts are due on December 7 at 10PM EST and must remain anonymous until creators are revealed on December 28 at 10pm EST.
Nominations: Sept 5 - 12
Sign Ups Open: Sept 14
Sign Ups Close: Sept 23
Assignments Due: December 7
Stories Revealed: December 21
Authors Revealed: December 28
All times are 10 PM EDT/EST.
AO3 Subcollection
Parent Collection
Tagset
Treats for Pinch Hitters
Mod Email: startrekholidays@gmail.com
The FAQ has been kept mostly the same as it was last year, but it has been updated. Note the sections on crossovers.
FAQ
Q: What is this exchange for?
A: Star Trek Holidays is a gift exchange for the Star Trek franchise, similar to Secret Santas and other fanwork gift exchanges. Anything Star Trek is included (shows, movies, books, comics, videos games… anything!). It doesn’t matter how rare or popular it is. If it’s Star Trek, it’s welcome.
Q: It’s called Star Trek Holidays… does this mean the gift must involve holidays/winter/etc?
A: While this is a holiday fest, you are not required to ask or create for a holiday or seasonal theme unless you desire.
Q: What do you mean by “everyone who gives a gift gets a gift”?
A: After the Assignments Due deadline, there is a period of two weeks where gifts remain unrevealed. This is because sometimes not everyone posts their gift to AO3 by the deadline (this does not include creators who have an extension). If their recipient has turned in a gift on time, then the recipient will go out to pinch hit. If, after two weeks, this pinch hit has not been picked up, the AO3 collection will not be revealed. This is because everyone who gave a gift does not have a gift. This is a gift exchange where part of the joy is to create something special for another person. A creator who does not have a gift does not get to experience the joy of someone creating something special for them.
Additionally, you are promised a gift that features the fandom and character/relationship you request AND for this gift not to include any of your dislikes. If you discover after the gifts are revealed that your gift includes a dislike, please reach out to me and I will send you out to pinch hit and you will get a gift. In the case that this happens, the reveal date for creators will be delayed in order for this recipient to join in on the excitement of not knowing who their secret santa is.
Q: What kind of gifts are allowed?
A: Gifts must be complete. No WIPs are allowed. Gifts must have all chapters, parts, and sections posted on AO3 in completion. The requirements for gifts are:
Fanfic: Participants must write a 1,000 word minimum completed fic based on the request by their recipient. There is no maximum word count. Fics must adhere to the recipient's DNWs/squicks/dislikes, or else the recipient will go out to pinch hit. There is no word count requirement for gifts given as treats, but they must be for a ship and fandom the recipient requested, and not include their DNWs/squicks/dislikes.
Fanart: Participants must complete a finished, original fanart piece based on the request by their recipient. Your piece doesn’t have to be colored, but it must be a completed work and cannot be drawn on lined paper. Allowed fanart includes digital and real media (e.g., paper and pencil/inks or crayons etc). No sketches, WIP images, bases, traces, or graphics (e.g., photomanips, aesthetics/mood boards, or screen captures). Animated gifts that meet requirements are allowed. Fanart must be based on the request by their recipient and adhere to the recipient’s DNWs/squicks/dislikes, or else the recipient will go out to pinch hit. Sketches may be given as treats, as long as they are for a ship and fandom the recipient requested, and do not include their DNWs/squicks/dislikes.
Submissions may be any rating. Submissions must not be a sequel, continuation, companion, or in any way related to a previously posted work or series. Do not crosspost your gifts anywhere else or reveal your recipient to anyone until after authors/artists are revealed on TBD. Once works have been revealed, you’re welcome to post wherever you’d like.
Q: What are nominations? Why do they exist?
A: Nominations are when you submit through the tagset fandoms and character/relationships that you would like to create or receive a gift for. Nominations exist because we need to utilize the tagset in order for matching. In Star Trek Holidays, we do not use hand matching (where the mod analyzes the sign ups and matches people that way) but AO3’s built in algorithmic system that analyzes the sign ups for best fit. AO3 analyzes the sign ups based on having 1 fandom and 1 character/relationship in common.
Q: How do nominations work?
A: Starting in 2020, the tagset will be an “eternal” tagset, meaning that we will be using the same tagset every year. Before nominations open, there will already be relationships and characters that have been nominated from previous years. Please check to make sure whether your nominations are in the tagset already.
Note: In the first round, the only crossovers allowed were between Star Trek canons, and they were nominated under “Crossover Fandom”. These relationships will now appear under “Star Trek Crossover Fandom”, with “Crossover Fandom” being reserved for crossovers between Star Trek canons and other canons.
You can nominate a total of 10 fandoms with 20 characters/relationships.
Nominating fandoms
Star Trek: The Next Generation includes the tv show and any movies associated with it. Star Trek: The Original Series includes the tv show, the animated series, and any associated movies. So on and so forth for all tv shows and associated movies. Star Trek: Alternate Original Series includes the 2009 film and its sequels. Books are counted as individual canons. Comics are individual canons. Video games are individual canons.
Crossovers should be nominated under "Star Trek Crossover Fandom" if all the characters are in Star Trek, and "Crossover Fandom" if one or more characters are not in Star Trek.
If you want original Star Trek characters, you may nominate them under any specific Star Trek fandom you’d like to see them in. For example, if you want to see “Original Female Vulcan/Original Female Klingon” set in the original series, you may nominate it there as “Original Female Vulcan/Original Female Klingon (TOS).” If you have no preference as to which series it is set in, you may nominate it under “Original Work” as “Original Female Vulcan/Original Female Klingon (OW)”. If you want an original character with one who exists in Star Trek, you may nominate the ship under the fandom that Star Trek character is from, like so: “Original Female Vulcan/Spock/Nyota Uhura (TOS”.
Disambiguations
Please include the following abbreviations at the end of your character/relationship nominations:
- The Original Series: TOS
- The Next Generation: TNG
- Deep Space Nine: DS9
- Voyager: VOY
- Enterprise: ENT
- Discovery: DIS
- Picard: PIC
- Lower Decks: LD
- Alternate Original Series: AOS
- Original Work: OW
For books, comics, and video games, please include the title.
Example: James T. Kirk & None (AOS)
Nominating characters and relationships
Nominate relationships as James T. Kirk/Spock (TOS) for romantic pairings and James T. Kirk & Spock (TOS) for gen pairings. Nominate single characters as James T. Kirk & None (TOS). These will all be nominated under the “relationships” field regardless of whether the nomination is a character or relationship.
Star Trek Crossover Fandom
"Star Trek Crossover Fandom" is the fandom under which you may nominate crossovers between Star Trek canons.
Nominate with a disambiguation, such as James T. Kirk (TOS)/Jadzia Dax (DS9), Data/Odo/Spock (STOT), or Nyota Uhura (AOS) & Nyota Uhura (TOS).
Nominate to your heart’s desire. If you specifically want Discovery era Spock to interact with James T. Kirk, then feel free to nominate James T. Kirk (TOS)/Spock (DIS) even though Spock exists in TOS.
Crossover Fandom
Crossovers with Star Trek and non-Star Trek canons will be allowed under "Crossover Fandom". As with the Star Trek crossovers, please nominate with a disambiguation for each character, like so: Evelyn Carnahan (The Mummy)/Nyota Uhura (Star Trek TOS).
Original Work Nominations
- If you have a specific fandom in mind where understanding the character relies on the fandom (for example, Original Breen Anti-Uniformity Dissidents & None (Disambiguation)), then nominate under the fandom. If you would simply prefer these original characters to exist in a certain fandom, then nominate under the fandom.
- If it is more general (for example, Original Cardassian Scientist/Original Romulian Scientist (OW)), then nominate under Original Work. Feel free when requesting a fic to include a specific fandom in the Optional Details, or when posting your gift fic. If you do not care what fandom the characters are in and just want the original characters in Star Trek, then nominate under Original Work.
- Abbreviations are the same as the general guidelines. For Original Work, it should be OW. Example, Original Cardassian Scientist/Original Romulian Scientist (OW).
That covers up everything regarding nominations!
Q: What do I need to include in my sign up?
A: Your sign up must include at least 1 request and offer. For your request, a description of what you like and dislike is required so your creator has an idea of what you’d like to receive. Are you more of a fluff fan, or do you prefer something dark? Would noncon or character death ruin a fic for you? You can include a list of tropes you like or prompts to let your creator know here.
If you receive a gift that includes anything you listed as a dislike, you will go out to pinch hit as long as the dislike(s) is included in the description box. Your dislikes must be in the AO3 signup to be enforceable.
Q: What are the minimum and maximum amount of requests I can make? What about offers?
A: You can request and offer a minimum of 1 Fandom and a maximum of 10, with a minimum of 1 Relationship/Character per fandom and a maximum of 20.
Q: What are my obligations as a creator?
A: You must create a gift that meets the fanwork requirements for the exchange.
For fanfiction, participants must write a 1,000 word minimum completed fic based on the request by their recipient. Fics must adhere to the recipient’s DNWs/squicks/dislikes, or else the recipient will go out to pinch hit. There is no word count requirement for gifts given as treats, but they must be for a ship and fandom the recipient requested, and not include their DNWs/squicks/dislikes.
For fanart, participants must complete a finished, original fanart piece. Your piece doesn’t have to be colored, but it must be a completed work and cannot be drawn on lined paper. Allowed fanart includes digital and real media (e.g., paper and pencil/inks or crayons etc). No sketches, WIP images, bases, traces, or graphics (e.g., photomanips, aesthetics/mood boards, or screen captures). Animated gifts that meet requirements are allowed. Fanart must be based on the request by their recipient and adhere to the recipient’s DNWs/squicks/dislikes, or else the recipient will go out to pinch hit. Sketches may be given as treats, as long as they are for a ship and fandom the recipient requested, and do not include their DNWs/squicks/dislikes.
Q: Can I contact my recipient to ask them questions/find out what they like?
A: Please don’t. This is an anonymous exchange. Do not message your recipient or contact them in any way. If you need to ask them a question, contact the mod at startrekholidays@gmail.com.
Q: What counts as breaking anonymity?
A: Author notes with links to social media accounts; crossposting to tumblr, twitter, FF.net, and other sites before the creators are revealed on AO3; contacting your recipient directly; telling other people the username of your recipient; posting your fic in an AO3 series, etc.
Q: Are treats allowed?
A: Yes, treats are more than allowed! They're very much so welcome! The more fun, the merrier!
Q: What are treats?
A: Treats are extra gifts that anyone, participant or not, can create for a participant. Treats will never become a main gift.
Treats refer to any extra fanwork posted to the collection in addition to your own assignment. Anyone is welcome to treat for anyone else (you don't even have to be signed up for the exchange to treat), and treats do not have to meet the minimum word count requirement. To treat someone, just post to the collection and add the recipient’s name in the field for gifting. Treats must still respect DNWs.
Q: What are DNWs/squicks/dislikes?
A: These are things that you do not want in a gift. Dislikes are only enforceable if they are included in your sign-up.
Q: What is a letter?
If you want extra space or don’t feel like writing a lot in the Description box on AO3, you can link to a letter, which is an extension of your "Description" posted on tumblr, dreamwidth, livejournal, or another platform of your choice, that you link to in the signup. There will be a post on Dreamwidth for you to link to your letter if you so choose, and look at those of others who post there. Make sure your DNWs are in your signup as well as your letter.
Q: How does matching work?
A: This exchange uses OR matching. Matching will be based on fandom and characters/relationships.
You have will match based on 1 fandom and 1 character/relationship all in the same request. You only have to create for ONE of your recipient's requests. You must adhere to your recipient’s DNWs/dislikes/squicks.
You only need to create a gift with 1 character/relationship from 1 request. You don’t need to create a gift with every single relationship/character they request. You also don’t have to stick with the request you matched on if you get inspired by another of your recipient's requests. If your recipient requested “Any,” you can create for the character/relationship you offered and matched on, or anything else for that fandom as long as it is in the tagset.
If you do not match as a recipient, you will be sent out as a pinch hit. Everyone who turns in their assignment will receive a gift. If you do not match as a creator, you will be contacted. If there is no one that you can create for after changing your offers or you do not reply to me within 48 hours, your signup will be deleted.
Q: I won’t be able to create my gift. What do I do?
A: If you cannot complete your assignment, please default! Either go to your Assignments page on AO3 and default there, email me at startrekholidays@gmail.com, or contact me on Dreamwidth or tumblr. If you default, your recipient will be sent out as a pinch hit. If you default, you will not go out as a pinch hit.
Q: What’s a pinch hit?
B: A pinch hit is a recipient without a gift and in need of one. I will post pinch hits on Dreamwidth. You can claim a pinch hit by leaving a comment with your AO3 username.
Pinch hitters not signed up to the exchange can leave a comment on the main Dreamwidth comm with some prompts for themselves that people can create treats for. There will be a post at which they can leave these comments. No gift is guaranteed.
Fanwork Requirements
Fanfiction: Participants must write a 1,000 word minimum completed fic based on the request by their recipient. Fics must adhere to the recipient's DNWs/squicks/dislikes, or else the recipient will go out to pinch hit. There is no word count requirement for gifts given as treats, but they must be for a ship and fandom the recipient requested, and not include their DNWs/squicks/dislikes.
Fanart: Participants must complete a finished, original fanart piece. Your piece doesn’t have to be colored, but it must be a completed work and cannot be drawn on lined paper. Allowed fanart includes digital and real media (e.g., paper and pencil/inks or crayons etc). No sketches, WIP images, bases, traces, or graphics (e.g., photomanips, aesthetics/mood boards, or screen captures). Animated gifts that meet requirements are allowed. Fanart must be based on the request by their recipient and adhere to the recipient’s DNWs/squicks/dislikes, or else the recipient will go out to pinch hit. Sketches may be given as treats, as long as they are for a ship and fandom the recipient requested, and do not include their DNWs/squicks/dislikes.
Gifts are due on December 7 at 10PM EST and must remain anonymous until creators are revealed on December 28 at 10pm EST.
