Schedule and Info

[longficmod]

Welcome to Fandom 5K!

This is a multi-fandom gift exchange for fic with a 5,000-word minimum and comics with a 5-page minimum. This year's challenge can be found here on AO3.

Before signing up, please read the rules! You can also see the 2025 FAQ for some common questions.

Other questions to the mods can be posted to the community or emailed to fandom5kmod@gmail.com. Please contact us privately for any concerns about your assignment or your gift.

Quick links for 2025:

• Challenge profile
• Rules
• FAQ
• Tag set
• Requests on the app
• Mod email: fandom5kmod@gmail.com

2025 schedule:

• Nominations: 23 April - 1 May (countdown)
• Signups: 3 May - 11 May (countdown)
• Assignments out by: 14 May
• Mandatory check-in: 7-14 June (countdown)
• Default deadline: 14 June (countdown)
• Works due: 28 June (countdown)
• Works revealed: 19 July (countdown)
• Creators revealed: 28 July (countdown)

All deadlines are at 11:59 PM EDT on the date listed, unless otherwise indicated.

Comments

[weirdwednesday]

Hey, how is matching most likely to happen(by fandom, pairing or characters) and approximately how many fandoms/pairings will have to be offered and requested?

[longficmod]

Hey! We're still finalizing the rules, so this may change, but the current plan is to match on fandom as well as on character or relationship. That is, we intend to use the Character field in the tag set and signup form to specify either an individual character, a romantic / relationship, or a platonic & relationship.

We're also considering incorporating genre.

The numbers haven't yet been discussed, but I would expect a minimum of three fandoms and one or two characters/relationships per fandom for requests, and around four fandoms and one or two characters/relationships per fandom for offers.

I'll update the AO3 page with specifics as soon as we have them.

[orockthro]

*salutes*
Reporting for duty! And by that I mean I'm interested! :D

[longficmod]

Welcome aboard! :)

[(Anonymous)]

Hey there. I want to ask my recipient a question for something. Is there an e-mail I can use to have you ask them?

[longficmod]

Yep - you can email us at fandom5kmod@gmail.com!

[(Anonymous)]

Hey! Thanks for running this exchange! Now that the initial pinch hits are dealt out, are we going to get a beta post?

[longficmod]

Yes, that is planned! Stay tuned--it should be out in a few days.

[(Anonymous)]

Any chance for a cheerleader signup post or something similar? I don't have any friends in the fandom I matched on and would love to be able to bounce my idea off someone.

[longficmod]

Great idea! I'm pulling together a beta signup form similar to the one used for Yuletide, and I'm planning to include an option to select fandoms for which you're willing to offer cheerleading/brainstorming services. That should go up in a day or so.

[badass_tiger]

Sorry if this is mentioned somewhere, I looked around for a bit and only found the requests sheet - is there going to be a treat sheet of authors who only have their assigned gift so far?

[longficmod]

Hi! We did consider it, but so far there've only been one or two treats posted, so at this point the sheet would include almost everyone. :) If anyone is interested in putting such a spreadsheet together, though, you're more than welcome to do so!

[(Anonymous)]

Is this happening again this year? I hope it is - loved it last year.

[longficmod]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it as much as we did! The exchange will be running in 2018. Based on feedback we received, it will likely be a few weeks later this year to avoid holidays and university schedules.

We should have a schedule up soon!

mod email

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry mods, I'm sure the info is somewhere but I couldn't find it and I'd like to ask a clarification to my recip.

Re: mod email

[longficmod]

We are fandom5kmod@gmail.com. Ask away!

[(Anonymous)]

Hi mods! Will there be a beta/cheerleading spreadsheet this year?

[longficmod]

There will be! Keep an eye out this weekend. :)

[(Anonymous)]

What time is the deadline on 2 June? 11:59 Eastern? GMT?

[longficmod]

All deadlines are at 11:59 PM EDT--I'll edit the post to clarify. Here's a link to the story deadline.

[(Anonymous)]

Hello, I was just wondering whether Fandom 5k was going to run again this year and, if so, what the schedule might be. I'm really looking forward to it if it does run!

[longficmod]

It will be running this year! I need to consult with my comod on dates, but I'm hoping it will be on a similar schedule to last year.

[snickfic]

A request: could you link the exchange rules somewhere in this post? I know you link to the general AO3 collection, but it's several more clicks to get to the rules (especially since I always forget where they are /o\).

[longficmod]

Done! Thanks for the suggestion. :)

[(Anonymous)]

I didn't see this in the FAQs, may we request the same fandom again with a different set of genres after meeting the minimum requirement of fandoms?

[morbane]

Hello!

May we please have a beta post soon?

Thank you!

[longficmod]

Posted!

[(Anonymous)]

Do Fandom5K treats also have to be 5k? And if I did write treats would I post them to Fandom Couch or directly to Fandom5K?

[longficmod]

Treats of 5k and above go in the main collection, and anything under 5k goes in Fandom Couch.

[lakeeffectgirl]

I can't remember from years past - will the FandomCouch collection remain open for posting treats past the main story deadline?

[longficmod]

Yes--both collections will remain open for treats even after works are revealed.

[sweetsorcery]

Sorry, I have another question. I'm 100% sure about 3 of my nominations, but I'm not yet sure what to pick for the 4th spot. Could I get those first 3 nominations in and add a 4th one later, even once the first 3 are probably already approved?

[(Anonymous)]

Is the work reveals on track for the 25th of June?

[(Anonymous)]

Hi mods! Are you still planning to run this exchange again in 2022? If so, would you happen to have an idea of the likely schedule? Thanks :)

[longficmod]

Great timing! We have just sorted out and posted the schedule. :)

[highsmith]

Hey there. I was wondering if the fest will be held again this year, and, if so, what the schedule might be.

Thank you and sorry for the bother.

xo

[longficmod]

Hello! Yes, we have just posted the schedule for 2023.

[(Anonymous)]

Is there any opportunity to write optional treats for pinch hitters for this exchange?

[longficmod]

Hello! Yes, we will make a post for pinch hitters to add their requests for optional treats.

[edwardianspinsteraunt]

Hello! Just to say the link to the tagset on this post links back to 2024's one and not the current one (was checking it and wondering who could have nominated all of my fandoms and ships, before realising that it was...me)

[(Anonymous)]

Would it be possible to have a countdown to signups closing?

[longficmod]

Sure, updated!

[(Anonymous)]

Completed works must be posted by the assignment due date (28 June). The work you turn in may be edited as much as you like between the due date and work reveals (19 July), but turning in an incomplete "placeholder" work that couldn't go live as-is and does not stand alone as a complete story/comic, or later editing your work so it does not fulfill the requirements, may be grounds for a permanent ban from the exchange.

Just to clarify, this means I can upload 5k by June 28th, as long as it's a story that can stand alone, but I am still allowed to substantially change stuff until July 19th? So in theory, by July, I could add 10 more chapters and make it a 30k fic, and that's fine?

[longficmod]

Yes, that’s correct! As long as the work you have posted could always go live as a standalone gift and fulfills all the rules, you are welcome to edit it between the deadline and reveals.

Gifting

[(Anonymous)]

Hello, this is my first time partaking in a gift exchange. Should I also gift my work to the person it was intended for?

Re: Gifting

[longficmod]

Hello! Yes, and this will happen automatically if you do the following things:

1. Go to the My Assignments page within the

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Hello! Yes, and this will happen automatically if you do the following things:

1. Go to the My Assignments page within the <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Fandom5K2025"</a>Fandom5K exchange on AO3</a>

2. Click the "Fulfill" button on the right of your assignment

3. Post your work

If you scroll down on the work posting page, you should see the prompt "Does this fulfill a challenge assignment". Next to this, you should already have Fandom5K listed with the name of your recipient, and this should be selected automatically. As long as your assignment is checked, your gift should be added to the exchange collection and gifted to your recipient, and it will be hidden until the collection is revealed.

If you have more detailed questions or this doesn't work for you, please email me at fandom5kmod@gmail.com, and we can work it out directly.