2009 USxUK SECRET SANTA

[haro.livejournal.com]

Please read all the information carefully, sign up, and SPREAD THE WORD. Invite your friends to participate if they're not already members!

What 'Secret Santa Exchange' Means: You create a fanwork, and you'll receive one in return. Everyone who wishes to participate will provide a few prompts that they'd like to see completed, and another community member will be assigned their prompts and will complete one of those (which one is completed is up to the person they're assigned to). When you submit your prompts, you are welcome (and encouraged) to tell me anything you are uncomfortable with or don't wish to do (pairings, genre, rating, etc), that way the prompts you're given are something you're comfortable writing/drawing.

Onto the detailed information!

• All fanworks must be USxUK. This is not a general Hetalia fic/art exchange. It is for this pairing, and their relationship should be the focus. That being said, you're welcome to submit platonic prompts for young!America and England (although they should not involve other romantic pairings for England and America). Other pairings may be included in your prompt (for example, it is allowed to ask for a fic that's USxUK with some SpainxRomano), but again, USxUK focused.



• Can I ask for ____? You can ask for whatever you want- rating, genre, etc. However, please keep in mind that if you're asking for something super unusual, you might want to provide some broader prompts as well.



• How long do I have to signup? Signups will end on 11/01/09 (a Sunday). Assignments will be sent out by 11/08/09 (the next Sunday). I will do reminders. That gives you almost two weeks to signup.



• When is the deadline? Please have your piece completed and posted by 12/24/09. You may post your fanwork any time after 12/01/09.



• How do I post it? I'll put up the posting format later, but you just post it directly to the community. You may put it below an lj-cut or link off community (to a writing journal, ff.net, deviantart, etc).



• How long does fic have to be? At least eight hundred words. It doesn't need to be super-long of course, but we want everyone to get something that's more than drabble length.



• Are there any extra requirements for the art? Aside from the stipulations listed above for both fic and art, no. It can be done in any medium (digital, colored pencil, copic, sketch, etc).



• Can I do fancomics? Yes. Absolutely.



• I have another question. Then please ask it in reply here or email it to me at kazenoyume AT gmail.com.



• What if I need to drop out? Then I would ask you to please let me know as soon as possible so we can arrange a pinch hitter for you.



• Okay, I'm ready to signup! Great, here's a sample form. Just reply to THIS post with your form. You can use the handy dandy provided html. Comments are screened.
  
  
  GIVING:
  Username:
  Email:
  Specialty (Fanfic or Fanart- If you can do both, you may list both):
  Highest Rating You'll Work With:
  Will Not Work With (Any characters, pairings, genres, scenarios, you won't do):
  
  RECEIVING:
  Do Not Want (Any characters, pairings, ratings, genres, scenarios, etc you don't want to receive):
  Do You Prefer fic, art, or no preference?:
  Country names, human names, or no preference?:
  Three Prompts. If all your prompts are fic only (as opposed to prompts that are able to work for both fic and art), and you're willing to receive art, please add a fourth prompt for art. Same goes for if all of your prompts are art, please add a fourth for fic if you're willing to receive fic:
  
  Can you pinch hit if someone drops out?:
  
  <font size="-2"> <b>GIVING:</b> <b>Username:</b> <b>Email:</b> <b>Specialty (Fanfic or Fanart- If you can do both, you may list both):</b> <b>Highest Rating You'll Work With:</b> <b>Will Not Work With (Any characters, pairings, genres, scenarios, you won't do):</b> <b>RECEIVING:</b> <b>Do Not Want (Any characters, pairings, ratings, genres, scenarios, etc you don't want to receive):</b> <b>Do You Prefer fic, art, or no preference?:</b> <b>Country names, human names, or no preference?:</b> <b>Three Prompts. If all your prompts are fic only (as opposed to prompts that are able to work for both fic and art), and you're willing to receive art, please add a fourth prompt for art. Same goes for if all of your prompts are art, please add a fourth for fic if you're willing to receive fic:</b> <b>Can you pinch hit if someone drops out?:</b> </font>
  
  YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST FILL OUT THE ENTIRE FORM. THANK YOU.
  
  We hope to see many of you participating!
  -haro

Comments

[haro.livejournal.com]

Just a quick question, would you mind your third prompt as a fic?

[nightblink.livejournal.com]

Not really, if the giver wished to do it as such.

[haro.livejournal.com]

Okay, thank you for the prompt reply!

Re: Giving

[haro.livejournal.com]

Hi! I noticed you only filled out the giving part. Are you not interested in receiving a gift? I can sign you up as just a pinch hitter if that's the case, but let me know either way. :)

Re: Giving

[haro.livejournal.com]

Ah, no. I really do need prompts and the rest of the information. I need to have something to give to your giftee. You have until the end of the month if you can't decide yet. :)

Re: Errrr;;;; change, please?? ;;;;

[haro.livejournal.com]

It's fine. I've noted the change. Thanks!

[haro.livejournal.com]

Hello! I'm contacting you since there seems to have been some trouble getting your USxUK Secret Santa assignment to you. Please reply back ASAP with either a working email (the one you provided didn't work, and your private message service wouldn't allow non-friends, so I decided to reply here). If you HAVE received it, please let me know by replying to the confirmation post here: http://community.livejournal.com/usxuk/275016.html

Thank you!
-Haro

[haro.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the late reply, but can you go ahead and give three specific prompts? It makes things easier for the person writing or drawing for you. Thanks!

[haro.livejournal.com]

Yes, thank you!

[haro.livejournal.com]

By a MAD video, do you mean it will be your personal artwork/animation set to music?

Can I clarify the first request? We're not doing fan soundtracks. Do you just want Christmassy fic or art?

[haro.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I feel dense here. But I mean, this will be your own fanart set to music, as opposed to footage from the actual comics/anime?

And that explains it! Thanks a lot. :)

[haro.livejournal.com]

Can you fill out the form located in the post? Thank you. :)

[haro.livejournal.com]

You also need to include the three prompts. Thanks!

[haro.livejournal.com]

Hi! You need to give prompts as well. Thanks. :)

[haro.livejournal.com]

Prompts can be anything from something vague like "America and England with butterflies," "America and England go on a picnic" to something specific like "I'd like to see a piece about America and England dealing with their differences over the Suez Canal Crisis. Angst is likely to occur, and that's fine. But I want a happy ending, and possibly, to see their relationship actually develop to the next level (as in, they actually enter a romantic relationship)."

[haro.livejournal.com]

Yup, you only need to do one prompt. :)

Re: Sorry

[haro.livejournal.com]

Just to clarify, you're pulling out but would like me to keep your information just in case you can participate? I'll need to know within the next ten days for sure if you can or not.

Re: Sorry

[haro.livejournal.com]

That's fine. Just let me know by 11/01 if you can do fanart or not.

[haro.livejournal.com]

Hi! You need to fill out the second half of the form, the receiving part. Thanks!

[haro.livejournal.com]

Hi! I really do need three prompts. If you want to think about them and get back to me before the deadline, let me know. However, it's very helpful to the person doing your art to have something to go off of, which is why we require the prompts. Thanks!

[haro.livejournal.com]

Hi! I will accept videos made from your own fanart (i.e. flash animations, MAD videos, etc), since that essentially counts as a fanart gift. But unfortunately we're not accepting anything made from anime footage or anything else. I apologize! It's just that there's nothing in the signup regarding something like an AMV, and so while people have told me if they want fic or art, I have no way of knowing if they'd want an AMV.

[haro.livejournal.com]

Oh, crap, i can't think anything right now ; A ;! can i fill this later?

Yes, just as long as you get back to me by 11/01 with them. :)

[haro.livejournal.com]

Hi! Can you also give me your three prompts? Thanks. :)