snarryhols (snarryhols) wrote in snarry_holidays, @ 2007-08-11 18:25:00 |
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Snarry Holidays FAQ
Welcome to the first ever Snarry Holidays exchange! We're always excited to see more Snape/Harry here, and we're hoping that you will join us in making the holidays Snarrier. Please feel free to join, watch, or pimp this community, and get ready to sign up on August 21st!
1. What is the Snarry Holidays Fest?
Snarry Holidays is an anonymous holiday gift exchange fest for Snape/Harry fans. Participants will give and receive art or fic centered around the Snarry pairing (slash, pre-slash, or gen).
2. How do I sign up?
Look here at snarry_holidays for a sign-up post on August 21.
Please use this template for your request:
3. Who can sign up?
Anyone who loves Snape and Harry can sign up for this fest! Sign-ups will go from August 21st through September 11th – however, we reserve the right to cut off sign-ups if there are more than 100 participants.
Anyone can join or watch this fest, regardless of age. However, no one under the age of 18 can write or draw, give or receive NC-17 rated fic or art, and we ask that any watchers refrain from reading or viewing material that they are not legally allowed to view.
We will be requiring an age statement from all participants during sign-ups. This does not mean the fest is necessarily 18+, but we are going to try to keep as safe as possible. We apologize to those in different countries who can legally write or draw adult material.
4. How will assignments be made?
The mods will attempt to match everyone with an ideal assignment. However, we are not psychic – if you have not indicated that you are unwilling or unable to write/draw a certain rating or a specific kink, we will not know that.
Do not feel as though you need to include every kink that your recipient has listed – if you are not comfortable with writing something, don't write it. If you have any questions about your recipient's wishes, e-mail the mods and we will relay their answer back to you.
This is a Snarry fest, and the relationship between Snape and Harry (slash, pre-slash, or gen) MUST be the main focus of each fic/art. However, there are other pairings in the world – if there are any side pairings that you wish to give/receive, you must mention it in your sign-up request. Likewise, if there are any side pairings that you will not write/draw, you must tell us. Assignments will be made SOLELY on the basis of the information that you provide us with when you sign up.
5. What do I do once I've received my assignment?
E-mail the mods at snarryholiday@gmail.com to let us know that you have received it, and begin writing or drawing! Have fun!
There will be no switching of prompts/recipients. The only exception to this will be at the very beginning of the exchange, and only then if you know you can't fulfill the request.
If you must drop out of the fest for any reason, you must let the mods know as soon as possible. If you need an extension, you must let us know as soon as possible.
You must submit a gift in order to receive one – if you drop out of the fest, your gift will be reassigned.
6. What are the minimum requirements for submissions?
Snape and Harry MUST be the main focus of your fic or art.
Fanfic should be 1500 words minimum, beta read or free of any spelling and grammar problems, and not part of an already existing series or a sequel to a fic you may have already written. There is no upper limit for length – write a novel if you wish.
Art has no minimum, but you should keep in mind that a quick sketch or an mspaint doodle would be the equivalent of under 1500 words.
7. When is my submission due?
November 6, 2007.
Extensions will only be granted to those who have proof that they have been working on their submissions.
8. What header should I use?
Please use this header, and do not include any identifying information such as the names of your betas:
9. How do I post my story or artwork?
You do not post it, as this is an anonymous fest. When you have finished your submission, e-mail it to the moderators (snarryholiday@gmail.com) and we will post it. Please make certain before submitting it that all HTML coding is done properly – if there is a major error, we will try to fix it, but it's your responsibility to make certain that everything looks right before sending it to us.
Do not post your fic or art elsewhere until after the fest is over.
10. What happens when the Fest is over?
We will post the master-list and remind everyone to read and review all of your submissions! At this point, feel free to post your work to your own journals, other communities, your favorite archive, or anywhere else you want to post it.
11. What is the schedule for Snarry Holidays?
Sign-Ups: August 21st - September 11th
E-mails Sent Out: September 18th
Due Date: November 6th
Posting Starts: November 13th
Posting Ends: December 13th
Extensions and Pinch Hits Due: November 20th
12. What about spoilers?
Please be aware that fic and art submitted to this community will contain spoilers for Deathly Hallows. If you have not yet finished the book, we suggest that you do so sometime in the next two and a half months.
If you do not want to write/draw/receive anything that is DH-compliant, you must indicate that in your sign-up information.
It's fine if you want to be more specific than that – "all of DH except for the epilogue" or "all of DH except the scene where ..." are legitimate requests, and we will attempt to match everyone up accordingly.
13. Questions/concerns/comments:
Please direct them to snarryholiday@gmail.com