Wizard Love

Good news, everybody! The art hosting issue has been dealt with and I now have a new place to store all comm art thanks to the wonderful and generous venturous1. I will be fixing all the broken links for art from past years and there will be absolutely no issue (*fingers x'd*) with anything posted for this year's fest and beyond.

I apologise again for the problems (although it's all GoogleSite's fault really) and thank you for your patience.

WE HAZ ART AGAIN!

Hi guys,

Just a note to let you know that due to a number of factors including real life commitments that have to be dealt with at the beginning of the week, posting for wizard_love 2011 will begin on Friday, February 4th rather than tomorrow. This will also give a few people more time to turn in their late submissions and give me more time to work on the posting schedule.

I apologise profusely for the delay, but it can't be helped and I want to give you all the best possible fest I can.

Thanks for your understanding and patience!

Hey, guys --

Just a quick note to let you know that due to some real life issues, assignments are going to be delayed by a few days. They should be sent out to you all by Monday, November 22nd. I'm so sorry about this -- there's just no way I can get them finished by Thursday and want to give myself enough time to make sure everyone's been given the best possible match.

There shouldn't be any additional delays after that! Again sorry about the inconvenience.

As you've probably all already noticed, reveals have been delayed. teshara and da_angel729 were the victims of a small administrative goof, so we've just posted two last gifts for them tonight as a token of our appreciation of their patience with us.

That said, we're finally finished posting (and this time, we really really mean it. Honest!) Reveals will happen on Saturday, March 13th!

Wizard Love 2010 sign-ups are here! We hope to see lots of new faces this year as well as many returning friends and veterans. Before you sign up, however, we ask that you make sure you've read the rules. A few things have changed since last year. Watchers, we'd like for you to read them as well, so that you know what to expect from the fest.

The sign-up form is below. Just copy and paste it, fill it out, and submit it in a comment to this post.

You must provide at least 5 pairings you're willing to receive. It's best if you're willing to write/draw a variety of pairings as well. This is a multi-pairing fest. If you're only interested in one or two pairings, this is probably not the fest for you.

Please remember that not everyone has read the same fics or played in the same RPGs as you. Don't request scenarios from another fanfic author's universe or characters from an RPG. Stick with canon characters in the canon universe (AUs that deviate from canon are fine, of course). No crossovers allowed. Please consider requesting characters about whom we know at least a little from canon. This will make it much easier for your gifter to write/draw for you as well as for us to match up assignments.

Try to be as specific as possible about your likes and dislikes for your gifter. Think about including not only sexual kinks and squicks, but story elements and themes you enjoy, your preferences for time periods, tones you like or dislike (e.g. you love darkfic but hate fluff), your feelings about AU, EWE, interview "canon," etc.

If there's anyone for whom you'd rather not write/draw because they're your writing buddy or your beta, or you've written/drawn for them in every exchange ever, email us and we'll take care of you. Just do it quickly so we can begin matching up assignments shortly after sign-ups have closed!

By signing up, you are indicating that you understand that your recipient's gift is due by January 18, 2010. If you are running late, you will request an extension and keep the mods informed about your progress. If circumstances force you to drop out, you will let us know as soon as possible.

<b>LJ/IJ username/penname:</b> <b>email address (required):</b> <b>Are you a writer or artist?</b> <b>Do you prefer to receive art or fic?</b> <b>Ratings you'd prefer to receive (PG-13, R, NC-17):</b> <b>Ratings you're willing to write/draw (PG-13, R, NC-17):</b> <b>At least 5 pairings you'd like to receive: (<i>remember, this is a het exchange!</i>)</b> <b>Any kinks or special elements you'd like included: (please be as specific as possible)</b> <b>Squicks, elements, or pairings you don't want in your gift: (please be as specific as possible)</b> <b>3 to 5 suggested scenarios you'd be interested in seeing in your gift: (this is OPTIONAL, but might help your gifter to create something you'll enjoy)</b> <b>Any pairings aside from the ones you've listed that you would prefer to write/draw: (be as specific as possible)</b> <b>Any pairings you won't write/draw: (be as specific as possible)</b> <b>Any squicks or elements you won't write/draw: (be as specific as possible)</b> <b>Are you over 18?</b> <b>Have you read the rules?</b> <b>Would you be willing to do a pinch-hit if needed?</b> <b> Journal name and/or email address of a friend who can answer questions about your requests and who can keep a secret:</b> <b>If you participated in a past <lj comm="wizard_love"> exchange, who did you write/draw for?</b>

Sign-ups will remain open until November 11.
Assignments will be out by November 18.
Pieces are due by January 18.
Posting begins February 1 and will run throughout February.

Signups for the fifth, fabulous year of wizard_love will be happening in two weeks, on November 1, 2009. We've updated our rules and changed a few things, so we're posting them now to give everyone ample time to read them and take them in. Even if you've participated in the past, please read them since some things have been changed or modified and we want everyone to be aware of those changes:

( Rules & Regulations for 2010 )

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the rules, please feel free to ask us!

This year, the following people signed up to participate in wizard_love and did not complete their assignments or contact us to let us know they were dropping out:

draco_crescendo, greenschist, jairissa, melfinatheblue, nyruserra, and seraph7

Per community rules, they will not be eligible to participate in future years.

It's only one more week till signups so here are the new rules for 2009:

( Rules & Regs 2009 )