fic* in a box!

Schedule:

August 9-16: Nominations Pre-Gaming (participants can load tags from last year’s tagset into this tagset)
August 17-24: Nominations
August 25-26: Nominations Cleanup
August 27-September 7: Signups (Countdown)
September 1: Swap requests open
September 10: Assignments Out By This Date
September 11: Swap requests close
October 20: Assignments Due (Countdown)
November 10: Last Day To Submit Makeup Assignments
November 16 November 28: Work Reveals
November 30 December 12: Creator Reveals

All deadlines are at 11:59 PM EDT except for those in November, which will happen at 11:59 PM EST

Information

A gift exchange is an event where participants create fanworks to gift to each other. Fic In A Box is a fanwork exchange with a large minimum gifting requirement and several unique features:

• All participants in Fic In A Box are requesting 10,000 words of fanfiction by default, but can opt in to other mediums (such as art, podfic, knitting patterns, and so on). Participants who work in non-writing mediums are very welcome and will get specially matched (as long as they give the mods a heads-up) so they'll have an assignment they can complete.
• Participants have the option to split the 10k words (or equivalent) that they owe between several separate works (say, one fic of 3k and another of 7k) to reach 10k total..
• The minimum word count per work is 1k by default, but lower wordcount works will count if your recipient has opted into receiving them.
• Initial assignments are 10k for one person, but at the start of the exchange we run swaps which will give you the chance to spread that 10k out over multiple assignments for multiple recipients!

For mediums other than the written word, pretty much any medium will be accepted, as long as we can agree on a clear and easily checked equivalent to 1k of written fic. Participants who work in non-writing mediums get specially matched with participants who have opted in to receiving works of that kind so they'll have an assignment they can complete.

If you cannot complete the full 10k (or other medium equivalent) but have posted one or more smaller, complete works, you can default on just the remaining wordcount. You will then be guaranteed (via pinch hit if necessary) a gift equivalent to the amount submitted (rounded down to the nearest 1k). There are also options to "earn back" guaranteed minimum amount by taking pinch hits or completing your original assignment.

Are you new?

Participants who are new to fanwork events, multifandom exchanges, and/or this exchange specifically are encouraged to join the Fic In A Box Newbie Discord Server (link)

Non-Dreamwidth Links:

• Email: ficinaboxmod@gmail.com
• AO3 Collection
• Tagset
• Automagic App (for browsing requests!)
• Tumblr

Dreamwidth Post Links:

• Screened Mod Contact Post
• Medium Rulesets
• Posting Guidelines
• Assignment Swaps
• Google Forms (Defaulting, Extensions, Summaries)
• Pinch Hitter Requests
• Fandom Promo

( Participant Expectations )

( Nominations Pre-Gaming )

( Nominations )

( Signups )

( Swaps )

( Assignments & Posting )

( Pinch Hits )

( Defaulting )

( Earning back your minimum after defaulting )

( Extensions )

( Delays )

Schedule:

August 9-18: Nominations
August 19-20: Nominations Cleanup
August 20 - 29: Signups
September 1: Assignments Out By This Date
October 18: Assignments Due
October 25: First Rolling PH Deadline
November 1: Last Day To Submit Makeup Assignments
November 6: Last Rolling PH Deadline
November 8: Work Reveals (Delayed to November 12)
November 15: Creator Reveals (Delayed to November 19 at 11:59pm EST)

All deadlines are at 11:59 PM EDT

Information

Fic In A Box is a 10k challenge where you have the option to split your 10k into as many works as you want! The minimum per work is 1k by default, but lower wordcount works will count if your recipient has opted into receiving them.

While this is primarily a fic focused exchange, there will be opt-ins for pretty much any medium, as long as we can agree on a clear and easily checked equivalent to 1k of written fic!

Collaboration is also allowed! Please see the Collaboration Post here (link) to see how it is allowed and what information you are required to give to the mods so that everything can be properly counted!

If you cannot complete 10k but have created one or more complete works, you can default on just the remaining wordcount. You will then be guaranteed (via pinch hit if necessary) a gift equivalent to the amount submitted (rounded down to the nearest 1k). There are also options to "earn back" guaranteed minimum amount by taking PHs or completing your original assignment.

Contact:

If you have any questions or need to contact us for other reasons, please do so by posting on the DW or emailing us at ficinaboxmod@gmail.com

Official Links:

• AO3 Collection
• Tagset
• Requests Sheet (Google Sheet)
• Requests Sheet (HTML webpage)

• Fandom Promo Post
• Medium Discussion Post
• Collaboration Post
• Posting Guidelines
• Pinch Hitter Requests

( Nominations )

( Signups )

( Assignments )

( Posting )

( Defaulting )

( Pinch Hits )

( Editing Period and Rolling Pinch Hits )

( When your assignments will be checked )