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Signups are closed! I've run the matching algorithm and have contacted one person who can't currently be matched. Please check your email in case I've reached out to you.

Depending on when I hear back, assignments should be sent in about 24-48 hours.

Signups will close in 4 days! Here is a countdown.

Reminder that the tagset has reopened for a limited number of nominations. If you notice any issues in the current tagset, please let me know.

Note for recently-nominated tages: if Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker is yours, please nominate under Crossover Fandom or one of the shows where both characters have appeared. I won't approve Din Djarin under the OT, as the character didn't appear in those movies.

Nine hours until signups close! Here is a countdown.

If you'd like to see our current list of signups, check these links:

We have about a day and a half until signups close! Here is a countdown.

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Signups are open, but we've made a mistake! We forgot to include the Letter URL in the signups form.

We've reached out to AO3 support to resolve this, as they lock down most challenge settings once participants have started to sign up. In the meantime, signups are still open--if there is no quick solution for this, you can include your letter URLs in the text of your prompts.

Apologies for the inconvenience!

We have just over a week left for signups, which will close at 23:59 EDT on Saturday, 9 April. What time is that for me?

Also, since the last round of the exchange, there's been an update to AO3 to allow people to decide whether they want to receive treats. You can change the new setting for your account as follows:

Open your AO3 dashboard > Go to "Preferences" > Go to the "Collections, Challenges and Gifts" section > View "Allow anyone to gift me works."

If the checkbox next to this setting is checked, it means people can give you treats in this exchange (and outside it). If the checkbox is not checked, it means you can only receive gifts from people who are assigned to you in an exchange. Please make sure this setting is checked or unchecked according to your preferences!

As a creator, there is no way to see at a glance if someone you want to treat has this setting on or off, so we have a few recommendations.

1) In the optional details of your signup on AO3, please consider adding a statement like "I am open to treats" or "I don't allow treats" for all of your requested fandoms. We don't require this, but it may save everyone some time!

2) If you are thinking of writing a treat for someone, we strongly recommend you make certain they allow treats before you start! If there's no statement either way in that person's signup, you can always contact us by email, and we'll happily reach out to them while keeping you anonymous. (Alternatively, you can attempt to post a draft work with them as the recipient, and AO3 will give you an error message if they don't allow gifts. If you do this, please be very careful to post it as a draft and to put it in the Fandom5K 2022 collection to make sure they don't get a junk gift by mistake.)

To view people's signups, check out the request summary on AO3, or the easier-to-navigate app.

Just over 7 hours for signups! They close at 10 April at 11:59 PM, EDT. 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, and you'll have 48 hours to reply.

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, but keep in mind assignments will go out no later than 13 April.

Writers, take your marks...

Signups are open here! Go forth and request fic! They will close on 10 April.

As you do, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the rules and the FAQ. Please let us know if they need any clarification. You can comment here or shoot us an email if you have any questions.

There are more details at the FAQ, but here are the basics:

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Here is the list of Additional Tags available for genres.

Here is the full tag set. This year, we have 3,123 characters and relationships in 627 different fandoms.

To help you navigate, keep in mind that Marvel live-action nominations are under the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., or The Defenders (Marvel TV), with groups combining them in Crossover Fandom. DC fandoms may be under the DC Extended Universe (films) or DC's Arrowverse (TV), with groups combining the two under Crossover Fandom.

For those interested in Original Works and Crossover Fandom tags, I've created a filterable spreadsheet for each that might help with finding tags you can offer or request.

Please let me know if there are errors in the spreadsheet. There was a lot of copy/paste, and some of the tags are ambiguous.

Signups will close on 11 April at 11:59 PM, EST. Here is a countdown.

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.)

When signups close, if none of your offers match any of the requests, we’ll contact you by email and ask you to add fandoms or characters/relationships to your offer, and you'll have 48 hours to do so. You can keep an eye on the requests if you want to be sure you’re matchable in advance.