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Nominations Clarifications

Hi there! We've still got a few days left of nominations (they close on 27 April 2025 11:59pm EDT); thanks to everyone who has nominated so far. Your mod team has a couple of questions and comments at this point.

To the nominator of Satisfied—do you have a specific version or performance in mind, or would you rather leave it as a general tag?

We've caught a couple of incidents where we incorrectly rejected a nomination. (Sorry!) If you have made a nomination that you think should have been accepted but you don't see it in the tag set, please comment on this post or get in touch with the mod team.

Also, if you commented with your songs/videos on the nominations post, please make sure that you also nominated them on AO3, or else they won't be in the tag set.

This year, we received a number of nominations of short videos that combined both music and dialogue. We've decided to accept them into the exchange this year, but going forward, we're considering a rule that any video has to be at least 50% music by runtime in order to be accepted. What do you think?

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Feedback Post

Slightly belatedly, the feedback post!

This year, I moved internationally during the exchange (pro tip: don't do this), with the actual moving date being the day sign-ups ended so I handled noms and sign-ups while packing (pro tip: super don't do this), and essentially felt like I was juggling about three balls too many at any given time. Hopefully this feeling of complete chaos did not reach you, but if it did, don't worry, I will not be moving, internationally or otherwise, next year!

With the above disclaimed, if you have any feedback, I'd be happy to hear it! (Even if it's "you sure seemed more disorganized than usual this year" or whatnot.) Requests on where to advertise? Wishes for a clearer FAQ/instructions?

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Six Days Until Deadline

Your works are due at 2359 UTC on April 27, or just under six days from now. Countdown to assignment deadline.

Reminder: works that are still in Draft form do not count as a fulfilled assignment. If you have not submitted a full length completed assignment that is a) minimum length/size, b) complete (no 1/? or 4/? chapter counts), and c) is NOT in Draft form by the deadline you will be defaulted and you will not be guaranteed a gift. Stories that are bullet point lists or outlines will not be considered complete works. Stories that have [insert planet name here] or other placeholder text will not be considered complete works. Stories or art that have a listed DNW, or do not contain at least one of your recipient's requested tags, will not be considered complete works so do check your assignment email carefully!

If you have already turned in your assignment, thank you! If you would like to leave a request for treats, check out the Grab Bag post, or if you want to browse treats, try out the Automagic App List of Requests or the Treat Tracker Spreadsheet.

Contact the mods by replying to posts or by email: maythe4thmod@gmail.com

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schedule

2025 Schedule & Rule Changes

Hello! I have continued the annual tradition of dragging my feet on posting a schedule and, as a result, pushing everything just a little bit later than last year. But 2025 is here! Some dates may be tweaked slightly before signups begin:

Nominations: 23 April - 1 May

Signups: 3 May - 11 May

Assignments out by: 14 May

Mandatory check-in: 7-14 June

Default deadline: 14 June

Works due: 28 June

Works revealed: 19 July

Creators revealed: 28 July

I'm also announcing a few rule changes.

First, standalone comics of 5 pages or more will be allowed this year!

Second, partly to support the ability to request/offer comics for different character combinations, I will be allowing participants to request and offer the same fandom multiple times. You must still request 3 unique fandoms and offer 4 unique fandoms.

Third and finally, the use of AI to generate text or images is not allowed in Fandom5K.

Rules are still being finalized, but you can read the draft here. Not much else has changed since last year.

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Seasons of Drabbles - Spring Round: Signups and Nominations Open!

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The papal seal is now a literal 🦭

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[Multifandom] All But Romance Exchange 2025

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Multifandom: Early Bird Gets The Word Exchange - Nominations open (early)!!

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Transfic Exchange - Nominations open!

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All Pinch Hits Claimed

All pinch hits are claimed and we are set for our reveals April 26th 2025 at 11:59pm EST.

Creator reveals!

Creators have been revealed! Thank you to all participants and pinch hitters. Feedback post will go up later today/tomorrow.

Reveals Delayed

Unfortunately, due to outstanding pinch hits, we will have to delay reveals a week. We are still looking to cover PDPH 1 and 6 available here. If you can take one up or want to share around feel free; these pinch hits will be due in one week (4/25/25) at 11:59pm EST. Reveals will potentially be further delayed until they are filled.

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And we certainly whale cum the differing perspectives of non-human ethical frameworks.

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Other posts on meme:

Personal Issues, Off Topic Conversation, Religion, & Everything Else post (PP #31)
Fic and WIP Post
Book Clubs, Watchalongs, & Readalongs
Prompt & fill fests: for FFA Post #1000, FFA's 10th anniversary, FFA Post #1500, & FFA Post #2000

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[MULTIFANDOM] CASEFIC EXCHANGE: Sign-ups are open!

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Tvmovie20in20 • Round 16

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2025 Nominations

Nominations are open! The 2025 tag set for nominations is here.

Nominations will close on 27 April 2025 (11:59pm EDT).

Please glance over the guide below before you nominate, and then come back to this post to comment. Questions are welcome.

( Nominating )

( Previously nominated songs and music videos )

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2025 Schedule and Links: Jukebox Exchange

Welcome back to the Jukebox Exchange for its 13th year.

This is a fanwork gift exchange. Creators exchange art, fic, or podfic, taking songs and music videos as the canon for inspiration. Your mods are

morbane and

minutia_r and we hope you have a great time!

Schedule (times and time zones to be added):
Nominations: now - Sunday 27 April (11:59pm EDT)
Sign-ups: Wednesday 30 April - Sunday 11 May (11:59pm EDT)
Assignments out by: Tuesday 13 May
Assignments due: Sunday 29 June (11:59pm EDT)
Works revealed: 5/6 July (time TBD)
Creators revealed: 12/13 July (time TBD)

Current phase: Nominations are open!

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1 week delay + pinch hits!

There will be a 1 week delay to the collection opening.

This will possibly be longer, depending on whether all remaining pinch hits are claimed - I'll post an update closer to the time. All being well, gifts will now be revealed at 20:00 UTC on Friday 25 April.

The collection will not open until all participants who fulfilled their assignment on time have received an assigned gift.

Several pinch hits still remain! The due date for these will be 20:00 UTC on Thursday 24 April. View the countdown here.

To claim: please reply to this post with your AO3 username and the name and number of the pinch hit you want to claim. Comments are screened. You can also email thedevilchicken+s4s@gmail.com if you prefer.

Anon commenting is fine but bear in mind that I cannot reply if you comment anon!

You don't have to be signed up to the exchange to claim a pinch hit, but you do need an AO3 account.

All pinch hits must comply with the rules here.

The minimum is (according to what the recipient requested) either:

a completed work of fanfiction of at least 1000 words, including at least 500 words of a sexual nature.

a completed piece of clean, finished line art. Complete nudity isn't required, but the art should be clearly sexual in nature.

This is a smut exchange, so all works must be rated Explicit.

Please check the medium requested carefully!

Currently all claimed!

( Claimed pinch hits )

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celebrity20in20 Round 13

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Worldbuilding Ex Pinch Hits Due 22 April

Thanks very much if you can help!

worldbuilding_exchange is a gift exchange for exploring worldbuilding topics. We have two post-deadline pinch hits for which we are seeking creators. These are due 11pm EDT on Tuesday 22 April and you can see our exchange rules here.

PH #5 - fic - Psychonauts (Video Games), Higurashi no Naku Koro ni | Higurashi When They Cry, Umineko no Naku Koro ni | When the Seagulls Cry, Mortal Kombat (Video Games 1992-2020)

PH #18 - fic for all requests, meta* for some requests - Bionicle (Generation 1) x3, Minecraft: Story Mode (Video Game, Tron - All Media Types x2, Pluto (Manga), Pirates of the Caribbean (Movies) x2

*In this exchange, "in-universe meta" is a text fanwork written in the style of a document that might be written or produced within the fictional universe.

Please see details at this post to claim!