rarepair_shorts | Oct. 2nd, 2018

Oct. 2nd, 2018

Winter Exchange Rules

Hello everyone!

It's that time of year again and we're hope that you are excited for another round of the Harry Potter

rarepair_shorts Winter Exchange fest!

We are posting the signup sheet before the main signup post again as it's a little different from last year. We have added a ‘preferred medium' on the signup sheet as we have decided to include art as well as fics this year. As with previous years, we will try our hardest to make sure we pair you with someone who can do your preferred method, but it may not be possible for everyone to get their first choice as it depends on who signs up.

As you know the Winter Exchange is an anonymous exchange for rare pairs in the Harry Potter fandom where the mods match up requests with another participant, who then writes the requested fic/art. All participants receive a fic or art based on their request/prompt. The authors/artists are anonymous until all the entries have been posted.

This year's timeline and basic rules:

22nd October 2018: Sign-ups open
29th October 2018: Sign-ups close
10th November 2018: Assignments sent out
17th December 2018: Assignments due
24th December 2018: Posting begins

As per the comm rules, only rare pairs are allowed (please see this post for excluded pairings). Minimum word count is 500, maximum 2500 words for fics. Art must be traditional style and it must show that it's more than a simple drawble. For this exchange fest, we will not be accepting photo-manips.

NC-17 material is allowed, but please remember that there should be some plot rather than just smut. The focus is on your recipient's desire more than anything else.

Extensions will still be granted but on a case by case basis only.

Please read through this post carefully before asking questions. There is a lot of information to sift through, because everything you need to know is in this post. Be sure to read everything!

( Everything you need to know )

Here are a few banners to promote the fest:

If you have any questions either reply to this post, or send us an email at rarepair.shorts.mod[AT]gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Anyone is welcome to join us, whether you've participated here before or not. So please spread the word to all your friends; the more, the merrier!

Sign ups and posting will take place on LJ and DW.