In 2003 I couldn't help myself when I noticed that none of the SeSa challenges around are for Lord of the Rings fanfiction. And I'm talking the fictional stuff here, with Elves, Men, and (of course) Hobbits -- even Dwarves and Wizards, if you're so inclined. :)
You can find the stories for all years here on this website (access sorted by species and year on the right). Sadly in 2003 there were quite a number of no-shows, and therefore I moved the challenge from the mailing lists to LiveJournal. In 2004 I also opened the challenge to fanart requests and offers, so you don't necessarily have to write in order to sign up.
Because the move to LJ made the challenge much smaller I decided in 2005 to allow het requests as well as slash as before -- so whatever floats your boat, you can get it here: Slash and het; fanfic and fanart.
Since 2006, the challenge is run with the help of empy, caras_galadhon and kimberleigh_. I promise you, it's fun! :)
Please note that this is an FPF challenge.
The rules (2007):
You may also observe that there have been some very minor changes to the exchange dates in an effort to give all participants more time to write/create, and to allow the organizers some breathing room. Please take special note of the change in fic/art final deadline to December 15th.
1. Your story (or fanart) is due December 15th and will go online December 24th -- please post it to the community (and nowhere else, until January 1st) and we will make it public on Christmas Eve.
2. Naturally, it'd be better if you didn't talk too much about your story beforehand in places where your recipient could see it. Also, as a matter of fairness, please make your story more than 500 words (1000 is better). For fanart we'd expect you to spend at least a couple of hours on your work.
3. Please only sign up if you plan on actually fulfilling your end of the bargain. If you're going to be late, please let us know so we can inform your recipient of the delay. If you can't make it, it'd be awesome if you could find someone else to write your story. In addition, there will be a pool of emergency replacement writers, so that everyone who signs up gets their gift.
4. Signing up: Please comment on this post in the LJ community (all comments are screened) or
until October 27th with the following information (especially your email address for your assignment). You can be as specific in your likes and dislikes as you want, or leave everything up to the writer. Also, join the community, so you can post your story and keep track of any admin posts.
Author name:
Email addy:
Requesting:
Fic, fanart or either?:
Pairing(s):
Scenario, prompt:
Squicks:
Offering:
Fic, fanart or either?:
Preferences:
Squicks:
Willing to be replacement writer:
5. When you're done, please post to the community with the name of your recipient, the pairing and rating in the subject line. Use headers (with disclaimers, warnings, etc.) and put the fic/fanart itself behind a cut tag. All gifts will go online on Christmas Eve and will be added to the website.
That should be it. You will get your assignment in early November, if possible before November 4th, giving you six weeks to finish your assignment. We realize that it's not possible that everyone gets to write their OTP, but we'll do our best to make sure you don't have to write something that squicks you, so be sure to let us know your preferences.
Have fun -- and spread the word (buttons on the right)!
Last updates: December 24, 2007: Stories and artwork was revealed. See you again next year!
Stories 2007: (20/20 finished, plus 1 pinch hit) Hobbits Elves Men
