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And that's a wrap! Author names are now revealed, but you can keep reading, enjoying, and commenting on stories in the archive.

A huge thank you to everyone who signed up, beta read, and pinch hit!

Both the Fandom 5K collection and Fandom Couch are open for treats and make-up assignments, and they'll stay open until signups begin next year. Please put all works longer than 5k into the Fandom 5k collection and works that are not quite 5k into the Fandom Couch collection.

If you defaulted after the no-fault deadline or didn't check in on time but wish to participate in the next round, you'll need to fulfill your original assignment before signups begin. Please drop us an email at fandom5kmod AT gmail when you do. If you're not sure whether this applies to you, please email us to ask. This does still apply if you defaulted late in any previous round and have not yet completed a makeup assignment.

Thanks again, keep reading and commenting, and watch this space early next year for details on the 2021 round!

Hi, everyone! We have updated times for work and author reveals.

The collection will go live tomorrow, 30 June, at 4:59 PM EDT (countdown).

We've pushed out author reveals accordingly, so the collection will be anonymous until 11 July.

We'll see you all tomorrow!

Currently seeking one pinch hitter! The new deadline for this story is Saturday, 27 June at 11:59 PM EDT. Details at this post.

At this time, we plan to reveal stories sometime on Sunday, 28 June EDT. We'll update with a more specific time when we get closer to having all the pinch hits covered.

If you can take this pinch hit, due 22 June at 11:59 PM EDT, please leave a comment with your AO3 name! All comments are screened.

( Pinch Hit 54: Code Vein, Day Break Illusion, Sunday Without God, Katana Maidens, Nights of Azure )

Four things in this post:

1) Many of our post-checkin pinch hits are claimed, but some still need writers! You can find the most recent pinch hits here.

2) If you're pinch hitting for this exchange but aren't signed up and would like to leave prompts for treats, or if you're looking for someone to treat, stop by this post.

3) If you're willing to beta or are looking for a beta reader, volunteers are in the comments to this post.

4) Finally, assignments are due on Saturday, 6 June, at 11:59 PM EDT. What time is that for me?

First and most important, the mandatory check-in period closes at 11:59 PM on EDT on 16 May. What time is that for me?

If you do not check in by 16 May, you will be defaulted automatically.

To check in:

1. Go to this post
2. Read the post
3. Click Reply at the bottom of the post
4. Copy and past the template information in
5. Fill the information out
6. Then click Post

You do not need to have a Dreamwidth account to do this. If you aren't logged in, then after your comment is submitted, you should see the following message:


If you choose to email us instead of replying on the post, please include your AO3 name, your recipient's AO3 name, and confirmation that you're committed to the exchange.

Second, know that treats are welcome in this exchange! Treats 5,000 words and up go in the Fandom5K collection, and treats under 5,000 words go in Fandom Couch.

Two quick reminders: the default deadline for this exchange is in just over a week, at 8 May at 11:59 PM, EDT. If you need to withdraw from the exchange after that point, we absolutely understand, but we will require you to complete your original assignment before signing up for future rounds of the exchange. To withdraw before that point, simply go to your assignment page on AO3 and click the Default button.

After that comes the mandatory check-in period. We'll make a post here, and everyone will be required to comment to let us know they're still committed to the exchange. That will run from 9-16 May.

With that out of the way, we hope writing is going well! Some of you may be looking for beta readers already.

If you're interested in providing feedback on someone's fic, leave a comment here! At minimum, please include the info in the form below--you can simply copy and paste it into your comment and add your personal details. Feel free to add additional information (for example, if you're willing to provide a SPAG beta for fandoms you don't know, or your usual turnaround time, or a specific area of expertise like a language you can help with regardless of fandom).

If you don't have an AO3 name, please say so--that field will prevent people from asking you to beta your own gift fic.

<strong>AO3 Name:</strong> <strong>Fandoms:</strong> <strong>Contact info:</strong> <strong>Is there anything you can't beta? (Length, content, etc.)</strong>

Less than 12 hours for signups! They close at 11 April at 11:59 PM, EST. Here is a countdown.

You can help us keep things running smoothly in a few ways:

1) Make sure you can match to at least one recipient. (More is always great!) We can't send out assignments until everyone has a recipient. If you don't have the chance to check, or if requests change before signups close, don't worry--we'll contact you at that point.

To see if you're matchable right now, you can see all the requests in detail here, or you can view a summary of the offered and requested fandoms. (Note that you need to be logged into AO3 to do this.)

2) Make sure your signup is complete, that you have selected the tags you meant to select, and that any DNWs are clearly indicated in the details section of your requests.

3) If you wrote a letter, make sure the link is in your signup and that it's correct. Make sure your letter is accessible to someone who doesn't have an account on whatever platform you used to host it. Many people are still working on their letters and may have them set as private for right now, which is fine (and this mod may be one of those people...), but keep in mind assignments will go out no later than 14 April.

Writers, take your marks...

Welcome to Fandom 5K nominations, 2020 edition!

Nominations are open over here. We do not have any restrictions on what can be nominated in terms of fandom size, type, and so forth, and we also allow crossovers and original fandoms to be nominated. Please nominate crossover relationships into the Crossover Fandom tag, and original characters and relationships into the Original Work tag.

In terms of how to nominate characters versus relationships, please follow the format below:

• "Character A (fandom)" - this means that you are nominating Character A on their own. AO3 may suggest a tag to you - please do not use it for nominations and instead nominate as above. Save your mods and help prevent tag migration!
• "Group: Character A/Character B" - this means that you are nominating Character A/Character B in a ship, inside their own fandom.
• "Group: Character A & Character B" - this means that you are nominating Character A and Character B in a gen configuration, inside their own fandom.
• "Group: Character A (Fandom)/Character B (Fandom)" - this means that you are nominating Character A/Character B shipfic, and that it is a crossover. Please be specific about fandoms, especially if there are a lot of adaptations featuring Character A and/or Character B.
• "Group: Character A (Fandom) & Character B (Fandom)" this means you are nominating Character A and Character B in a gen configuration, and that it is a crossover. Please be specific about fandoms, especially if there are a lot of adaptations featuring Character A and/or Character B.

For complicated franchises, please nominate according to the following guidelines:

• Dragon Age - nominate as "Dragon Age (Video Games)"
• Marvel Cinematic Universe - please only nominate characters who have appeared in the movies into this fandom
• Marvel Netflix series - these should all be nominated as "Defenders (TV)"
• Star Wars - please nominate in terms of "Star Wars Prequel Trilogy", "Star Wars Original Trilogy", "Star Wars Sequel Trilogy" etc.
• X-Men films - as "X-Men (Alternate Timeline Movies)" and "X-Men (Original Timeline Movies)"
• Arrowverse - use "DC's Arrowverse" for Arrow, Flash, Supergirl, Batwoman, Black Lightning, and Legends of Tomorrow
• Marvel and DC Comics - as "Marvel (Comics)" and "DC Comics"

We are not familiar with every fandom, so we will be taking guidance from you as to how your fandoms work in terms of fandom tags, etc. Please watch this space for queries!