Sign Ups OPEN The Harry Potter Death Eater Smutathon Sign ups: March 18, 2008 - March 25, 2008 Deadline: April 20, 2008 Posting starts: April 22, 2008
In my experience, people wait until the last minute anyway, which is why I've set the deadline so early. However, I'm willing to give extensions, and I'll push back the posting date if there are too many people requiring more time.
The Rules for the Smutathon are as follows:
1) You have to be over 18 to participate. I have to take your word on that, but if your age statement in your profile disagrees with the one you give or if I have reasonable evidence to the contrary, I reserve the right to deny you a position in the challenge.
2) Chan is not allowed, just as a measure of safety. Most other kinks are acceptable with the requisite warnings added to the header.
3) Members and watchers are not allowed to post new threads in this comm. Only the moderator can post, and that will only be the entries and periodic updates. Any spamming or inappropriate use of the posting button will be deleted. Trolling will lead to the user being banned.
4) Both fic and art are accepted in this smutathon.
5) Your entry's main pairing must include at least one confirmed Death Eater. Any number of pairings in any number of situations are accepted, including threesomes, polyamorous relationships, and orgies. As long as there is one established Death Eater as a main character. One could not make Remus Lupin a Death Eater and use him as the main one. Of course, there can be more than one Death Eater in the main pairing(s).
6) For the purposes of this smutathon, Lord Voldemort will be considered a Death Eater, although his younger self will not. Tom Riddle existed as a different entity as Voldemort and was largely pre-Death Eaters. Draco Malfoy will be considered a Death Eater, but he must act in some sort of Death Eater capacity if he's the only Death Eater in the chosen pairing. For a more comprehensive list of Death Eaters, see the HP Lexicon Death Eater page.
7) With the introduction of new canon, AUs are perfectly acceptable in order to include some of our favorite DEs as long as the AUs are explicitly stated in the header.
8) I do not require that written works be beta-read, but it is highly encouraged. No one wants the tacky teddy bear sweater at the white elephant party, and no one wants a sloppy story.
ETA: 9) Minimum word count is 1500 words. Art has to be more than a sketch.
10) If you require any clarification of the rules or have a question, please contact lunalelle.
To sign up for the Harry Potter Death Eater Smutathon, follow the template below. As long as there are over 15 people participating, we should be fine, but be prepared to be flexible because these are niche characters.
LJ name: Age Statement: I am over 18. Email Addy: I will be doing: Fic, Art, Fic and Art Which gift would you prefer? Fic, Art, Fic and Art Favorite pairings: 3 to 5 Favorite kinks: 3 to 5 Anything you would like to tell your writer/artist about your likes and dislikes: Anything you will not write/draw: Characters, pairings, kinks, situations
Sign ups will occur only at the Livejournal community, while gift posting will be linked to Insanejournal.