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Creators have been revealed!

Recipients, if you have not already done so, please comment on your gift as soon as possible.

If there are any issues, please bring them to the mods.

Thank you to everyone for another fantastic Innumerable Stars - we hope to see you next year for another round!

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Utúlie'n aurë! The day has come! The collection is open!

At time of writing, there are 31 works in the collection for your enjoyment. ("At time of writing" as there is no deadline for treats - treats may still be posted at any time.) You are an amazing group of creators!

Recipients - please make sure to comment on your gift(s) to thank your creator(s).

Creators - please bear in mind that not all recipients are able to pounce on their gift and comment immediately, no matter how much they might want to. (We know patience is difficult in this situation, but do your best.)

Everyone - creators love comments! If you like a work in the collection, tell the creator about it.

If there are any questions or issues, please let the mods know. You can drop us an ask on here, comment on DW, find us on Discord, or email us at the collection Gmail address.

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REMINDER: Assignments are due 10/06 8PM UTC.

That is roughly 2 hours from time of posting*. If you need a countdown, you can find that here.

If you believe you will not finish on time (or that you will not finish), please talk to the mods now. If you're not sure if you need an extension or to default, we can help you work that out. There is no penalty if you default before the deadline. If you know you need an extension, please do not wait until a couple minutes before the deadline to let us know.

Treats - meaning extra gifts - are always welcome. Anyone can treat, signed up or not. If you see a prompt you love and would like to create something for it, go for it! (Treats are not subject to the minimum requirements and have no deadline.) If you think you might like to treat, you can find all the requests in the Requests Summary, and the collection is here.

*this was meant to post 12 hours ago, when there would have been more time, but for reasons known only unto DW went to my account instead of the IS community.
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Reminder: assignments are due Sunday, 06 October 2024, 8:00 PM UTC That is one week from today!

If you think you will be unable to complete your assignment, please talk to the mods now. If you need to default, we will not guilt or blame you - we just want to get the call for a pinch hit out ASAP. We want to make sure everyone receives something so the collection can open on time. There is no penalty whatsoever if you default before the deadline. (That said, we'd rather you not wait until two minutes before to acknowledge things aren't working out. We want to give any pinch hitter as much time as we can.)

Treats - meaning extra gifts - are always welcome, and anyone can create them, signed up or not. If you see a prompt you love and would like to create something for it, go for it! (Treats are not subject to the minimum requirements and have no deadline.) If you think you might like to treat, you can find all the requests in the Requests Summary, and the collection is here.

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Assignments are out! Check your inbox or your AO3 dash.

We hope you're as excited as we are - there are some fabulous prompts. Go forth and create!

Anyone who has a placeholder Dear Creator letter - please make sure it is finished and available by Thursday. (The first thing most creators do is look at that letter - if you don’t have it done now, get it done ASAP!)

Minimum requirement is 500 words (authors) or a nice sketch on clean, unlined paper (artists).

If it looks like you will be unable to complete your assignment for some reason, please default as soon as you are sure and let the mods know! This allows us as much time as possible to arrange a pinch hit. There is no penalty for defaulting before the due date.

Any pinch hits will be posted here as soon as we know about them.

Treats - meaning extra gifts - are always welcome, and anyone can create them, signed up or not. If you see a prompt you love and would like to create something for it, go for it! (Treats are not subject to the minimum requirements and have no deadline.) If you think you might like to treat, you can find all the requests in the Requests Summary, and the collection is here.

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Once the tag set is complete, sign-ups will open. This is the stage where you commit to participating in the exchange. By signing up, you are saying you will created a fanwork for another participant assigned to you. Someone will also be assigned to create a fanwork for you.

Sign-Ups )

Dear Creator Letters )

Matching )

Assignments )

Defaults & Pinch Hits )

Request From The Mods About Wordcounts )
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We are halfway through nominations!

The tagset is looking great, and we know there are still plenty of nominations yet to come.

For those who haven't done nominations yet, or who still have slots left, the following fandoms have zero nominations at time of writing:

  • Adventures in Middle-earth (Roleplaying Game)
  • Hunt for Gollum (2009)
  • Mr. Bliss - J. R. R. Tolkien
  • The Notion Club Papers
  • The Hobbit (Jackson Movies)

There are also several fandoms that have a few nominations, but we'd be happy to see more:

  • Born of Hope (2009)
  • Leaf by Niggle - J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Pearl - J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Sellic Spell - J. R. R. Tolkien
  • The Lord of the Rings Online
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
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Nominations are open!

Please make sure you've read the Nominations info post so your nominations can be approved quickly.

Once you've done that, the tagset is here. (Remember to copy-paste the fandom names!) Go forth and nominate!

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There are two phases of the exchange before matching happens and assignments go out. The first phase is nominations, the second is sign-ups. Nominations are how we assemble the tagset for the exchange - in other words, the options people can request or offer when they sign up.

Nominations

Whether you’re firmly planning on participating, not sure if you’ll sign up, or just lurking but hoping to see particular elements in fanworks in the collection, you are invited to nominate.

The only requirement to nominate is that you have an AO3 account. (If you do not have an AO3 account and would like to create one so you can participate, let the mods know if you need an invite code.)

  • You may nominate up to 20 fandoms, with a maximum of 10 character tags and 10 worldbuilding tags per fandom.
  • When nominating, please copy and paste the fandom names from the list below. We use several fandoms that are not canonical in the AO3 sense, and AO3 is very precise about tags. (Extra spaces and en-dash vs em-dash have been issues in past rounds.)
  • Do not accept suggestions from AO3 about fandom names - use the names and abbreviations given in the list at the end of this post.
  • Check the tagset before nominating to be sure your character or group has not already been nominated! AO3 will not allow exact duplicates, but it also will not warn you if you are repeating an existing nomination in a slightly different form. We do our best to approve tags quickly, so the tag list should usually be up to date.
  • There are two types of tags you can nominate, Character and Worldbuilding. Please read the explanations below before nominating to ensure your nominations are accepted!


Character Nominations )
Worldbuilding Nominations )

Previous Tagsets )
Fandoms List )
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