Three-fandom Holiday Ficlet and Drabble Exchange

So to speak. Folks, I regret very much that I am not up for running the fest this year (2013). It's a bit late in the day, but alisanne is considering taking it on this time. If you're interested in participating, please comment to say so! [I myself might manage to contribute, just don't have the wherewithal to mod right now.]

Reveals!

( By the numbers )

( Authors! )

Thanks to all of our lovely participants, and a very happy New Year to everyone!

Title: Time Enough
Author: TBD
Recipient: celandineb
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters or Pairing: Minerva McGonagall, Pomona Sprout
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Summary: They have had decades of world enough. Now, friends together as ever, they look forward to time.
Notes: Thanks to Karelia for betaing, and my friend, Cel, for always inspiring me as I write. Happy Holidays, lovely!

( Time Enough )

Title: Christmas Present
Author: TBD
Recipient: torino10154
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters or Pairing: Harry/Severus
Rating: R
Warnings: Teacher/student (though not underage). Epilogue non-compliant.
Summary: Snape had hoped to be alone at Hogwarts for Christmas, but Potter had other ideas.
Notes: Thanks to emynn for beta!

( Christmas Present )

Title: Christmas Wishes
Author: TBD
Recipient: cruisedirector
Fandom: Pirates of the Caribbean
Characters: Elizabeth, Jack, OMC
Rating: G
Summary: Four years after that One Day…

( Christmas Wishes )

Title: Exceeding Expectations
Author: TBD
Recipient: sassy_cissa
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters or Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Draco tries to prove himself to Harry's friends and family.
Notes: Dear Sassy_Cissa, I hope you enjoy this. Happy Holidays!

( Exceeding Expectations )

Title: A Difficult Patient
Author: TBD
Recipient: juniperus
Fandom: Harry/Potter
Pairing: Severus/Poppy
Rating: PG
Warnings: Not a one.
Summary: Sometimes even Poppy needs someone to take care of her.
Notes: Thank you to R for the beta. Happy holidays, juniperus!

( A Difficult Patient )

Title: Mettarë in Ithilien
Author: TBD
Recipient: torn_eledhwen
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Character: Faramir
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Summary: Faramir celebrates in Ithilien, but his thoughts are with his brother, far away.
Notes: For those who may not be familiar with Middle-earth, mettarë is the midwinter holiday in the realm of Gondor. May your own midwinter holiday be joyous, Eledhwen!

( Mettarë in Ithilien )

Title:A Courting Dance
Author: TBD
Recipient: alisanne
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters or Pairing: Severus/Harry, Lucius/Hermione
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Slash
Summary: Harry agrees to escort Hermione to a Ministry Gala to celebrate Yule traditions and find himself doing the ancient Saturnalia dance with Severus Snape.
Notes: Thank you to E for the beta – I hope you enjoy the story alisanne!

( A Courting Dance )

Title: Christmas Beads
Author: TBD
Recipient: Geekmama
Fandom: POTC
Characters or Pairing: Jack Sparrow/Anamaria
Rating: PG
Summary: Just because you don't believe in Christmas doesn't mean you can't enjoy it.
Notes: Happy holidays, dear Geekmama! Hope you have a lovely Christmas and like your fic-present.

( Christmas Beads )

Title: A Voice From the Past
Author: TBD
Recipient: lilyeyes
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters or Pairing: Severus Snape and Harry Potter *pre-couple*
Rating: G
Warnings: Not a one
Summary: Christmas is the time for miracles.
Notes: lilyeyes, I was so thrilled to get you in this exchange. I wish this was longer, but work and being sick have not been on my side. I hope you have a holiday that is wonderful and filled with all the things you love. And I hope this brings at least a small smile to you. ♥

( A Voice From the Past )

Eeep! I nearly forgot to post this! The submission deadline is Saturday 15 December, but I think there are several folks who have already finished writing, so here's the header info so you can submit!

If you anticipate not having your drabble/ficlet ready for submission on time, please let me know ASAP, by commenting here or by email. Because posting will start the day after the deadline, extensions really aren't possible, so I'll need to find someone to pinch-hit if you can't finish. But remember, a drabble is sufficient -- the maximum is 2000 words, but the minimum only 100 words!

Please mail your submission to 3fan DOT hols AT gmail DOT com, as an attachment in .doc, .docx, .rtf, .wpd, or .txt format. Thanks and happy writing if you're still finishing up!

<b>Title:</b> <b>Author:</b> [will be removed before posting] <b>Recipient:</b> <b>Fandom:</b> <b>Characters or Pairing:</b> <b>Rating:</b> <b>Warnings:</b> [if applicable] <b>Summary:</b> <b>Notes:</b> [if applicable]

So... you've finished (or are well along with writing) your fics for other holiday or winter fests. Or maybe you didn't sign up for any, and are now wishing perhaps you had. Perhaps you would like to dip your toes into somewhat less familiar fannish waters, but Yuletide seemed too big and full of fandoms you've never even heard of.

Fear not! I bring you tidings of 3fan_holidays! All you have to do is be willing to write a drabble or ficlet (100-2000 words) in one or more of these three fandoms: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and/or Pirates of the Caribbean.

Seriously, all you have to be able and willing to write is a 100-word drabble in HP, LotR, or PotC. :-) This is meant to be a quick and fun little fest, not something to cause more stress at this season!

Sign-ups will continue through midnight (US central time) on Thursday November 29. I anticipate sending out assignments on the 1st or 2nd of December. Ficlets will be due by December 15, giving you just about 2 weeks to write - that is, like, 8 words minimum per day. *g* Posting will run from approximately December 16-24, depending on the number of participants. Posts will be made on LJ, although I will put links from the IJ and DW mirror comms. Author reveals will be made on or about January 1, as your humble mod will be out of town and probably largely offline from December 26-31.

( Rules and regs: )

( Sign-up info: )

Please watch and/or join the comm if you haven't already!

*tap tap tap*

Is this thing on?

So, okay, I'm even later than last year, but I think it's still possible to run the exchange this year IF there is interest, by which I mean at least 5 people who want to participate. Nutshell description: the three fandoms are Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Pirates of the Caribbean. You only have to be able and willing to write ONE of the fandoms, and receive ONE (if you like more than one, great, but it's not required). Participants write a 100-2000 word drabble/ficlet, with the general prompt of holidays/festivities; only limited preferences and restrictions are permitted since this is such a small exchange. Make sense?

Tentative schedule:
Mon. Nov. 26-Thurs. Nov. 29 - sign-ups
Sat. Dec. 1 or Sun. Dec. 2 - assignments sent out
Sat. Dec. 15 - ficlets due
Sun. Dec. 16? - Mon. Dec. 24? [depending on numbers] - ficlets posting

Please indicate whether you want to participate this year!

Take the poll at LiveJournal

Thank you, everyone, for making this year's 3fan_holidays exchange such a pleasure!

( By the numbers )

( And the winner (at the guessing poll) is... ) Thanks once again and have a happy New Year, everyone!

Both participants and readers have two more days to take the author guessing poll before the reveals! Six folks have guessed so for... go on, take a stab at it! *G*

Author reveals will take place on December 31; until then, happy reading, and if you think you're good at guessing who wrote what, see below the cut. *G* The person who guesses the most authors correctly before the reveal will receive a ficlet written by yours truly, in any of the three fandoms!

( 2011 Authors' Identity Challenge )

Title: Impossible Dreams
Author: sassy_cissa
Recipient: alisanne
Fandom: HP
Characters or Pairing: Snape/Harry
Rating: G (sorry)
Warnings: absolutely none…but holiday schmultz
Summary: Christmas is a time for confessions…even those that aren't heard.
Notes: My darling alisanne I was tickled to write this for you. I hope it makes you smile as you always make me smile. Many thanks to L for giving it a once over and to O for, once again, bailing out my arse and holding my hand. Not at the same time. :P

( Impossible Dreams )

Title: A Pirate King's Generosity
Author: celandineb
Recipient: geekmama
Fandom: Pirates of the Caribbean
Pairing: Elizabeth/Jack
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: implied infidelity
Summary: Jack visits Elizabeth at Christmas.
Notes: I didn't quite work in "comfort and joy" specifically, but I hope they're sufficiently implied! Happy Christmas to all!

( A Pirate King's Generosity )

Title: To Outfox a Fox
Author: torino10154
Recipient: sassy_cissa
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None.
Summary: Draco is determined to snare Harry for good but it's not as easy as he thought it would be.
Notes: Thanks to the lovelies who gave me a hand. Happy holidays, sassy_cissa! I hope you enjoy this.

( To Outfox a Fox )