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The Fourth Annual Interdimensional Haixing-Dixing 520 Day Reverse Exchange
520 Day Reverse Exchange General Concept
As the name says, this is a reverse exchange, also known as a Choose Your Writer/Artist/Fanwork Creator exchange. Instead of making your request and that request being assigned to a writer/artist/fanwork creator, here:
- You sign up with the kinds of things you enjoy creating -- media, ships, tropes, etc.
- You choose three writers/artists/fanwork creators based on anonymised ads.
- You make a request of each of them based on what they enjoy creating and what you want to receive.
- You are assigned one request to create for, based on your offers.
- You receive a gift from one of the creators you chose.
The 520 Day Reverse Exchange covers the Guardian drama, the novel, and real person fanworks about the actors. You can offer and/or request fanfic, fanart, icons, vids, podfic, meta, a remix of an existing fanwork, or fanart for an existing fanwork. Or any combination of the above! (Note that meta will need to be sufficiently transformative to meet AO3's rules, i.e. not a collection of canon facts.)
Hopefully this means you get an assignment that fits you like a glove, and just the gift fanwork you're looking for -- maybe even from one of your favourite authors, artists or creators!
Participants who are under 18 must request and offer works rated General or Teen And Up only.
(Many thanks to
reversathon for letting us adopt their format!)STEP ONE: Sign up with your offers
To sign up, comment on the sign-up post with your completed offers form by 11:59pm UTC on Friday 25th March 2022. (What time is that for me?) You'll find a template (and guidelines to help you fill it out) in the post. You must say something relevant for each point; feel free to give as much info as you like.
Note: All comments to the sign-up post are screened so only mods (
china_shop and trobadora) can see them. If we need to ask you any questions about your sign-up, we will reply to your comment or email you.Using our Dixing powers, mods will turn the sign-up forms into anonymous participant ads for you as a writer/artist/fanwork creator.
STEP TWO: Choose three writers/artists/fanwork creators
The anonymous participant ads will be posted on Saturday 26th March. Participants must choose 3 ads from the list to make requests for. (Please note that specific scenarios/prompts are optional for creators.)
Each ad will be removed from the list when 3 requests have been received for that writer/artist/fanwork creator, so be ready to jump in and claim yours!
All requests must be made by 11:59pm UTC on Friday 1st April. (What time is that for me?) Then the mods will assign one of your chosen writers/artists/creators to create your gift.
You'll receive your assignment by Wednesday 6th April at the latest.
STEP THREE: Fill your assignment
Minimum requirements:
- Fanfic and other written fanworks (meta, etc) -- at least 300 words
- Art (analogue) -- a sketch, not on lined paper, at least 500x500 pixels
- Art (digital) -- an edited/manipulated digital image, at least 500x500 pixels
- Vids -- at least 30 seconds long
- Icons -- at least 3 icons
- Podfic -- at least 3 minutes
Post your completed assignment to the AO3 collection by 13th May 2022. (What time is that for me?) The collection will go live on 520 Day (20th May 2022). There is no anonymous period.
Notes:
- All entries must be posted to AO3, so you'll need an AO3 account to participate. If you don't have an account yet, you can request one on AO3 or comment here to ask the mods for an invite.
- AO3 accounts can now be set not to allow gifts, and this is the default setting for new accounts. (Find the setting here: Profile > Set My Preferences > Collections, Challenges and Gifts > "Allow anyone to gift me works".) Since we hand-match assignments based on your requests, AO3 treats all 520 Day fanworks the same as ordinary gifts. If your AO3 account is set not to allow gifts, and you don't want to change it, you're still welcome to participate: your creator will give your gift to the 520_Day_Reverse_Exchange account, and we'll email you the notification.
You may post your assignment elsewhere after 520 Day, but not before.
Schedule
- Sign-ups part 1 - offers: Saturday 19th March - Friday 25th March
- Sign-ups part 2 - requests: Saturday 26th March - Friday 1st April
- Matching: Saturday 2nd April - Tuesday 5th April
- Assignments out: Wednesday 6th April at the latest
- Deadline: Friday 13th May
- Work reveals: Friday 20th May (there is no anon period)
Promotion
We'd love it if you promoted this exchange on Twitter, Tumblr, Discord, etc.! Here are a promo graphic and some text you can copy, or feel free to make/write your own.
Promo graphic:
Embed code:
<img src="https://trobadora.dreamwidth.org/file/260479.jpg" title="Guardian Reverse Exchange 2022 Promo Graphic" alt="520 Day Guardian Reverse Exchange 2022! Open to novel, drama and RPF. Multimedia. Schedule: sign-ups (offers): 19 to 25 March; sign-ups (requests): 26 March to 1 April; deadline: Friday 13 May; reveals: Friday 20 May. No anon period. How it works: 1. Offer things you like to make: media, ships, tropes, etc. 2. Choose three anonymised offers and make requests. 3. Receive one assignment tailored to your offer. Post your work to AO3. Sign up at https://sid-guardian.dreamwidth.org/390082.html (Dreamwidth account not required)">
Promo text:
ETA: And a million thanks to
presumenothing for these gorgeous gif banners:
Code: <a href="https://sid-guardian.dreamwidth.org/390082.html"><img src="https://images2.imgbox.com/6b/8d/GCfIPKhX_o.gif" alt="Gif of Shen Wei looking out from a computer screen, holding up a piece of paper that says '520 Day Reverse Exchange 2022'. Subtitle says 'Sign-ups now open!'"></a>
Code: <a href="https://sid-guardian.dreamwidth.org/390082.html"><img src="https://images2.imgbox.com/d9/bb/3pp667vk_o.gif" alt="Gif of Shen Wei looking out from a computer screen, holding up a piece of paper that says '520 Day Reverse Exchange 2022'."></a>
Any questions? We're here to answer them. Ask in the comments to this post!
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Just made a Tumblr post here! Also threw together a quick GIF banner because why not – two versions below, feel free to use:
Image URL: https://images2.imgbox.com/6b/8d/GCfIPKhX_o.gif
Image URL: https://images2.imgbox.com/d9/bb/3pp667vk_o.gif
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