Three-fandom Holiday Ficlet and Drabble Exchange

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 )

Title: Perfectly Perfect
Author: just_ann_now
Recipient: torn_eledhwen
Fandom: Dr Who
Characters: Eleventh Doctor, Amy, Rory
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: "What do you mean, you don't have a birthday?" Amy sputtered.
Notes: Set sometime after The Big Bang but before The Impossible Astronaut.

( Perfectly Perfect )

Title: A Wonderful Life
Author: alisanne
Recipient: torino10154
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: Severus Snape/Harry Potter, Charlie Weasley/Draco Malfoy, Kingsley Shacklebolt/Percy Weasley
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Semi-public sex
Summary: Severus' life could certainly be worse, but it probably couldn't be better.
Notes: Happy Holidays, Torino! I hope you enjoy this, it was a privilege to write it for you. Also, thank you, Celandine, for running this fest. It's one of my very favourites!

( A Wonderful Life )

Title: Christmas in many climates
Author: torn_eledhwen
Recipient: celandineb
Fandom: Pirates of the Caribbean
Disclaimer: I'm paddling in the Mouse's pool for a brief and unprofitable period.
Character: James Norrington
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Summary: Several Christmases in James Norrington's life.
Notes: For Celandine, with thanks for organising the exchange again and with all the best for a wonderful holiday.

( Christmas in many climates )

Title: Solstice
Author: fairlyironic
Recipient: just_ann_now
Fandom: LOTR
Characters or Pairing: Boromir & Théodred preslash, Denethor, Théoden, Faramir
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Summary: Five solstices.
Notes: Tuilérë: Summer Solstice, Yáviérë: Winter Solstice, also, Boromir's DOB is 2978

( Solstice )

Title: Pensieve
Author: cruisedirector
Recipient: fairlyironic
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG13
Summary: Draco sends a New Year gift to give Harry new perspective.
Warning: Entirely epilogue non-compliant.
Notes: My recipient said angst and cliches were both all right, so I took it at face value. Here are ten drabbles for a happy new year.

( Pensieve )

Title: Distressing Damsels
Author: geekmama
Recipient: cruisedirector
Fandom: Pirates of the Caribbean
Characters or Pairing: Elizabeth/Jack, Gibbs, Angelica
Rating: PG13
Summary: Sequel to On Stranger Tides, Jack is in trouble, Elizabeth helps.
Notes: A thousand thanks to lightning-fast beta!

( Distressing Damsels )

Remember, drabbles/ficlets are due this Thursday, December 15, by 5 pm US Central Time. Please comment here or email me at 3fan DOT hols AT gmail if you do not think you will have yours finished and submitted by then - and thanks to everyone who has already turned theirs in!

The submission deadline is Thursday 15 December, so there are still two weeks to go - but the first submission is already in, so clearly this post is needed!

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!

If anyone else 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 have been emailed! If you did not receive yours, please let me know here ASAP.

The deadline is Thursday, December 15. Header info will be posted soon.

There are a total of nine participants this year, so posting will take place from December 16 - 24.

Happy writing!

Reminder: signups for this year's 3fan_holidays end tomorrow, November 26, at 5 pm Central US time.

Sign up here!

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. 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, 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 5 pm (US central time) on Saturday, November 26. I anticipate sending out assignments on the 27th or 28th. Ficlets will be due by December 15, giving you a little over 2 weeks to write - that is, like, 7 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 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 )

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

3fan_holidays is going to happen this year... I'm just running late with it. Whoops! But remember, you only have to write a 100-word drabble... and you're requested not to exceed 2000 words at absolute most!

Tentative schedule:
Mon. Nov. 21 through Sat. Nov. 26 - sign-ups
Sun. Nov. 27 or Mon. Nov. 28 - assignments sent out
Tues. Dec. 15 - ficlets due
Wed. Dec. 16 through Sat. Dec. 24 (??, depending on numbers) - ficlet posting