Three-fandom Holiday Ficlet and Drabble Exchange

Authors, you're now free to repost at will. That wraps it up for this year; a big thank-you to everyone who participated and commented!

( By fandom, then alphabetically, rather than in posting order )

Last chance to make a guess at the authors here -- I will post their identities tomorrow!

All right! I decided to run a guessing poll again this year. The prize for whoever identifies the most authors correctly is a drabble/ficlet to order from yours truly. No fair guessing yourself, of course, if you happen to be one of the authors. *g* The poll will run through midnight CST on Thursday December 30, and reveals will be on the 31st (so authors can repost in the calendar year if they wish).

Without further ado...

( Guess away! )

Title: The Headmaster Asks a Question
Author: celandineb
Recipient: juniperus
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Neville, Snape, Dumbledore's portrait
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Summary: Neville isn't sure why the new Headmaster has summoned him. Neither is Snape.
Notes: Dear juniperus, you said you had special love for Severus and Neville, so you get both here. Happy holidays!

( The Headmaster Asks a Question )

Title: Gratitude
Author: celandineb
Recipient: torn_eledhwen
Fandom: PotC
Character: Jack Sparrow
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Summary: Jack celebrates Christmas alone.
Notes: For torn_eledhwen, a bonus for 6 consecutive years of participation in 3fan_holidays!

( Gratitude )

Title: The First-Footer
Author: juniperus
Recipient: leela_cat
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: SS/NL
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Summary: Tradition in Scotland dictates that the first guest of the New Year should be tall and dark – Neville knows just who to ask.
Notes: Thanks to Karelia for beta! I’m sorry, leela_cat, for being rather less than unusual or inventive - but it is an original spell!

( The First-Footer )

Title: Benediction
Author: celandineb
Recipient: cruisedirector
Fandom: LotR
Pairing: Aragorn/Arwen/Éowyn/Faramir
Rating: NC17
Warnings: sex, in various combinations
Summary: The rulers of Gondor celebrate Yuletide together.
Notes: Pretty much pure smut for cruisedirector, a bonus for 6 consecutive years of participation in 3fan_holidays!

( Benediction )

Title: Holiday Preparations
Author: angela_snape
Recipient: alisanne
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Summary: Harry goes a little overboard with the Christmas decorations.
Notes: Thanks to L for the beta.

( Holiday Preparations )

Title: An Evendim Yule
Author: torn_eledhwen
Recipient: azalaisdep
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Characters: Many Gamgees, Aragorn, Arwen
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Summary: The Gamgees visit Annúminas for Yule.
Notes: For Azalais, who said she liked interactions between cultures. Happy holidays – I hope yours is as stuffed with happiness as the Gamgees'!

( An Evendim Yule )

Title: Conduct (Un)becoming
Author: leela_cat
Recipient: angela_snape
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Kingsley Shacklebolt/Charlie Weasley
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Summary: The British Wizarding World imposes rules upon its Minister for Magic. Some days, Kingsley just can't resist succumbing to the temptation of breaking them.
Notes: Many thanks to J who both provided inspiration and beta. angela_snape, I hope you enjoy this peek into the lives of one of your favourite pairings.

( Conduct (Un)becoming )

Title: One For Himself
Author: alisanne
Recipient: torn_eledhwen
Fandom: Doctor Who
Characters or Pairing: The 11th Doctor/River Song (implied), Amy Pond/Rory Williams.
Rating: G
Warnings: Possible spoilers for ‘The Big Bang’
Summary: Sometimes the Doctor has to be saved from himself.
Notes: Thank you to my beta-readers, who shall remain nameless for the time being, and to celandineb for running this delightful fest every year.
torn_eledhwen, thank you for inspiring me to do this. I’ve not had the courage to write a Doctor Who story up to this point, although I have written Doctor Who cross-overs in the past. This was a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy it, and happy holidays!

( One For Himself )

Title: Squeaky Clean
Authors: cruisedirector and dementordelta
Recipient: celandineb
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters or Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: NC17
Summary: Snape wants a Christmas present. Harry gives it to him.
Warning: Watersports. Shamelessly pervy!
Notes: Our recipient wanted happy/hopeful/humorous fic. We also happen to know she's partial to this kind of kink. Happy holidays Cel and thanks for running this fest!

( Squeaky Clean )

Title: The Gates of the Kingdom
Author: azalaisdep
Recipient: thrihyrne
Fandom: LoTR
Characters or Pairing: Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn, Faramir
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Summary: Some bonds are as strong as mithril or as steel. Twelve years after the defeat of Sauron, Gimli has a project and a deadline...
Notes: Merry Christmas, Yule or seasonal holiday of your choice, thrihyrne, and I hope this meets the specifications!

( The Gates of the Kingdom )

Title: Gifts in Unexpected Packages
Author: Thevina/thrihyrne
Recipient: cruisedirector
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Ron/Draco, pre-slash
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Summary: An accident in the rain brings new possibilities into Ron's life.
Notes: Thanks to my betas, llembas and sexyscholar.

( Gifts in Unexpected Packages )

Most of the submissions are in; if you haven't turned your ficlet in yet, remember, tonight's the deadline. Drop an email or reply here ASAP if there's some problem and you haven't already contacted me.

Here is the post with header information.

See you all here next Tuesday!

The submission deadline is Friday 10 December, so there is still more than a week to go - plenty of time, right?

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 shortly 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!

If anyone has finished and has been waiting for the header info to submit, here it is. Email your submission to 3fan DOT hols AT gmail DOT com, as an attachment in .doc, .docx, .rtf, .wpd, or .txt format.

<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]

Assignments were emailed earlier today. If you didn't receive yours, or have any problems with it, please let me know ASAP!

Signups will continue until midnight CST on Monday, November 8!

Assignments should go out Wednesday or Thursday.

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 seems 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. You are permitted to note other fandoms you'd enjoy a gift drabble/ficlet in, if you want, but there's no guarantee your writer will be familiar with any but one of those three.

Seriously, all you have to be able and willing to write is a 100-word drabble. :-) 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 on Monday, November 8. I anticipate sending out assignments on the 10th or 11th. Ficlets will be due by December 10, giving you about four weeks to write. Posting will run from approximately December 13-24, depending on the number of participants; if there are more than a dozen, some days will have two ficlets posted. Posts will be made on LJ, although I will put links from the IJ mirror comm. Author reveals will be made on or about December 31.

Given that the number of participants has always been small, I do NOT expect to have to close sign-ups. In the unlikely event that more than 25 people are interested in participating this year, I may reconsider.

(Rules and regs, and sign-up info, over at LJ)