Saturday, July 30th, 2022 11:08 pm
Creators are revealed! Thank you, again, to all our participants. The collection will remain open for late gifts, including those for pinch hitters, and of course you can continue to read and comment at your leisure!

Please remember that if you defaulted or were defaulted by us on a main assignment after the end of the check-in period, your makeup assignment for participation in 2023 is your assignment from this year. After that point, you can choose to complete a full-length treat or pinch hit instead.

Before we close the book on the 2022 round, we have two items to address. One is a clarification to our rules and expectations, and the other is a (hopefully welcome) change to our rules for the 2023 round.

Rules Clarification

This is a plea and a reminder that, aside from our other rules, participants should not:
  • post a placeholder work that could not go live as a complete gift in its current state
  • disguise an inappropriate gift so it appears to be a complete gift at the deadline
  • edit a gift after the deadline so it no longer fulfills the requirements
  • drop out of contact with us while we are working with them to resolve an urgent problem
  • delete their posted work after the deadline or remove it from the exchange without mod permission.

This isn’t targeted at any one person. All these things have happened independently this year, and all of them have happened in previous years. Often, we all get lucky, and things work out smoothly. (Aside from some elevated levels of mod anxiety behind the scenes.) Accidental problems can come up, too, but please help us avoid the preventable ones.

In turn, our commitment as mods includes the following:
  • When reasonable and on a case-by-case basis, we will give extensions to participants who request them before the deadline
  • We will not ask pinch hit recipients to add fandoms or tags to their requests (though we are happy to add them if the recipient genuinely wants to and contacts us themselves)
  • We will not ask recipients to accept gifts that don’t meet the requirements of the exchange
  • The exchange will go live only when everyone who checks in and turns in their assignment on time has a gift

We think these expectations on both sides are reasonable and fair! We also understand if you don’t feel they’ll result in a fun exchange experience for you personally. We’ll repost this next year before signups to make sure we’re all on the same page.

Rule Change for 2023

Next, we plan to change the number of tags that are required or allowed for each participant.

In 2023, signups will require a minimum of 3 requested fandoms and 4 offered fandoms. We will also be increasing the number of fandoms and characters/relationships that each person can nominate.

Thank you all once again, and we look forward to seeing you next year.
Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 05:04 pm
The collection has been revealed!

Go forth to read, enjoy, and comment. And don't forget about treats in Fandom Couch!

Thank you again to all our writers and particularly to the pinch hitters who put in the extra work to get us across the finish line.

Because of the delay in reveals, authors will remain anonymous until 11 July this year.
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 12:00 pm
The collection has been revealed!

Go forth to read, enjoy, and comment. And don't forget about treats in Fandom Couch!

Thank you again to all our writers and particularly to the pinch hitters who put in the extra work to get us across the finish line.

Because of the delay in reveals, authors will remain anonymous until 29 June this year.
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 08:35 am
For those who have asked: the archive will not open before noon EDT today.

What time is that for me?
Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 07:50 am
Our last few pinch hits are due at 11:59 PM EDT today (Tuesday). If everything comes in, our current plan is to reveal the archive at 6:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, 19 June.

What time is that for me?

We'll let you know if that changes. We've also extended the anonymous reading period so authors will be revealed on 29 June, since stories are going live a bit late.

Thank you all for your patience!
Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 06:29 am
The archives are live!

Fandom 5K
Fandom Couch

Thank you to everyone, and an especial thank you for the pinch hitters who went above and beyond under tight timeframes to get longfic written. This exchange would not have succeeded without you.

Now, go forth, read, and enjoy!
Monday, June 18th, 2018 09:46 pm
Hi, everyone--just a quick announcement that we're sorting out one or two last-minute things, and there'll be a slight additional delay in reveals.

At this time, we estimate it will be between three and six hours late. Sorry for the wait!
Friday, June 15th, 2018 04:21 pm
We've granted a 48-hour extension on our last pinch hit, which means there will be a slight delay in story reveals.

The collection is now scheduled to be revealed on Monday, 18 June, at 11:59 PM EDT! What time is that for me?

Impatient for reveals and need something to while away the time? Why not write some treats?

If you think you'll be away from your computer or otherwise unable to read and comment on your gift shortly after the archive opens, you can leave a comment at this post so your writer isn't left in suspense.
Sunday, June 10th, 2018 08:49 pm
 The collection is scheduled to be revealed on Saturday, 16 June, at 11:59 PM EDT! What time is that for me?

The collection is now scheduled to be revealed on Monday, 18 June, at 11:59 PM EDT! What time is that for me?

We may delay reveals if anyone still does not have a gift at that time, but the archive will not open before 18 June.

If you think you'll be away from your computer or otherwise unable to read and comment on your gift shortly after the archive opens, you can leave a comment here so your writer isn't left in suspense. Please include your AO3 name so they know who you are!

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Quick links:

Our pinch hitters are fabulous--why not write one of them a treat?

Writing something a little shorter? Treats under 5,000 words go in Fandom Couch

And finally, a countdown to reveals!
Sunday, May 14th, 2017 12:02 am
The archives are open!Any issues, shoot us an email at fandom5kmod@gmail.com.

Otherwise, go forth, read, comment, and enjoy!
Wednesday, May 10th, 2017 10:26 pm
As of right now, everyone who turned in their assignment should have a gift! I'd like to extend a huge thanks to our heroic pinch hitters. Why not write one of them a treat?

Supposing there are no unexpected roadbumps, this means the archive will go live as scheduled at 11:59 PM EDT on Saturday, 13 May. Here's a countdown to reveals. Gifts will remain anonymous for a week.

If you won't be around to read and comment on your gift shortly after reveals, you can drop your author a note at the Away from Keyboard post.

Finally, treats keep rolling in! You can post treats 5,000 words and up in the main collection and anything up to 4,999 words in Fandom Couch.
Sunday, May 7th, 2017 06:04 pm
At this point, we are waiting on only eight stories, and those are all the post-deadline pinch hits. Those pinch hits are due on 10 May at 11:59 PM EDT.

Supposing everyone has a gift at that time, the archive will go live at or soon after 13 May at 11:59 PM EDT. Here's a countdown! If there's a delay, we'll do our best to keep you informed.

Other links:

Away from keyboard post

Treats for pinch hitters

Don't forget about Fandom Couch, the collection for any treats under 5K!
Monday, May 1st, 2017 07:05 pm
The collection is scheduled to be revealed on Saturday, 13 May, at 11:59 PM EDT! What time is that for me?

We may delay reveals if anyone still does not have a gift at that time, but the archive will not open before 13 May.

If you think you'll be away from your computer or otherwise unable to read and comment on your gift shortly after the archive opens, you can leave a comment here so your writer isn't left in suspense. Please include your AO3 name so they know who you are!

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Quick links:

The post-deadline pinch hit post is here.

Our pinch hitters are fabulous--why not write one of them a treat?

Writing something a little shorter? Treats under 5,000 words go in Fandom Couch

And finally, a countdown to reveals!