2023 Schedule
(all times 11:00 pm EDT)
Nominations Open: Monday 17 April
Nominations Close: Sunday 23 April
Signups Open: Monday 24 April
Signups Close: Monday 1 May
Deadline: Monday 12 June
Works reveals: Monday 26 June
Creator reveals: Monday 3 July
AO3 Collection | Tagset
( Nominations )
( Signups )
( Assignments )
( Posting )
( Defaulting )
( Pinch Hits )
( Treats )
( Misc )
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask! You can either comment on this post (anon is on), or email [email protected].
Authors Have Been Revealed!
Jul. 4th, 2023 11:55 amApologies for the delay. Thanks for another great round of Original 5k, and please feel free to comment or email [email protected] if you have any suggestions for the next round!
Works are Revealed!
Jun. 26th, 2023 11:03 pmGo forth and enjoy the collection! Remember that it's required to comment on your gift before signing up for the 2024 round.
Thank you to everyone for a great Original 5k 2023, especially our intrepid pinch hitters!
Thank you to everyone for a great Original 5k 2023, especially our intrepid pinch hitters!
Pinch Hits #6, #8
Jun. 17th, 2023 12:55 pmThese pinch hits are due Friday, June 23, at 11 pm EDT (this is negotiable). Claim by commenting on this post with your AO3 username (comments are screened) or emailing [email protected].
( CLAIMED )
( CLAIMED )
( CLAIMED )
( CLAIMED )
Pinch Hits #6-7
Jun. 16th, 2023 11:55 pmWe have two new pinch hits, due Friday, June 23 at 11 pm EDT. To claim, comment below with your AO3 username (comments are screened) or email [email protected].
( Pinch Hit 6: Solo and Gen, Other, M/M )
( CLAIMED )
( Pinch Hit 6: Solo and Gen, Other, M/M )
( CLAIMED )
Pinch Hit #5
Jun. 13th, 2023 09:52 pmETA: Now claimed!
We have one new pinch hit, due Wednesday, June 21 at 11 pm EDT. Claim by commenting below with your AO3 username (comments are screened) or emailing [email protected].
( CLAIMED )
We have one new pinch hit, due Wednesday, June 21 at 11 pm EDT. Claim by commenting below with your AO3 username (comments are screened) or emailing [email protected].
( CLAIMED )
The Original 5k deadline has passed! Please don't worry if you don't have a gift but don't see yourself as a pinch hit - there have been several extensions.
We have one post-deadline pinch hit. To claim, comment below with your AO3 username (comments are screened) or email [email protected].
ETA: Deadline is Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 11 pm EDT.
( CLAIMED )
We have one post-deadline pinch hit. To claim, comment below with your AO3 username (comments are screened) or email [email protected].
ETA: Deadline is Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 11 pm EDT.
( CLAIMED )
Works Due in ~26 Hours
Jun. 11th, 2023 08:42 pmWorks are due tomorrow, Monday June 12, at 11 pm EDT. Countdown to the deadline here!
If you feel you won't be able to finish by the deadline, I'm open to extensions - email [email protected].
If you feel you won't be able to finish by the deadline, I'm open to extensions - email [email protected].
Pinch Hit #3
Jun. 7th, 2023 05:27 pmEdit: CLAIMED!
We have one new pinch hit, due June 19, 2023 (one week after the regular deadline). To claim, comment on this Dreamwidth post with your AO3 username (comments are screened) or email [email protected].
( Pinch Hit 3: M/M, F/F, Other )
We have one new pinch hit, due June 19, 2023 (one week after the regular deadline). To claim, comment on this Dreamwidth post with your AO3 username (comments are screened) or email [email protected].
( Pinch Hit 3: M/M, F/F, Other )
Pinch Hit #2
May. 26th, 2023 08:38 pmETA: Claimed!
We have one new pinch hit, due on June 19, 11 pm EDT (a week later than assignments). To claim, comment below with your AO3 username (comments are screened) or email [email protected].
( Claimed )
We have one new pinch hit, due on June 19, 11 pm EDT (a week later than assignments). To claim, comment below with your AO3 username (comments are screened) or email [email protected].
( Claimed )
Assignments Out + Initial Pinch Hit
May. 1st, 2023 11:13 pmSign-ups have closed, and assignments are out! We have one initial pinch hit. To claim, comment below with your AO3 username (comments are screened) or email [email protected].
( CLAIMED )
( CLAIMED )
Sign-ups Open!
Apr. 24th, 2023 06:32 pmSignups are now open!
They will remain open until 11 pm EST, Monday May 1 - view the countdown here.
Note that we've had a rule change this year - you will be required to comment on the gift you receive this year in order to sign up for future Original 5k exchanges (if there are extenuating circumstances come reveals, you can discuss with the mod).
Links:
Signup form
Requests summary
Signup summary
AO3 Collection | Tagset
Important AO3 Note
Each signup must contain a minimum of three requests and offers
Each request/offer must contain:
If you have no preference whether the gift you write or receive does or does not include smut, please select both options
You cannot request/offer "Any" - this is because relationships/characters might still be added to the tagset
Only reasonable Do Not Wants - things you do not wish to receive - stated in your signup can be enforced, so please do state them in your signup!
DNWs cannot be used to box your creator into producing a very specific work
You cannot request a tag and DNW an intrinsic part of it, e.g. "Vampire Brother/Werewolf Sister" and DNW incest
Please use the optional details section (or link to a letter) to include likes and/or prompts - your writer will not be obliged to use these but it may help them to write you a gift you'll enjoy!
Note that this is not an exchange for requesting your own pre-existing original characters! you can suggest details you would like to see but your writer is only obliged to follow a) the relationship/character tag you requested, b) your Smut/No Smut preference, and c) your Do Not Wants
Bear in mind that offering only "No Smut" does not guarantee you will see no smut prompts: your assigned recipient might be requesting both.
Any questions, or if you want new tags adding, feel free to comment here or email me at [email protected].
They will remain open until 11 pm EST, Monday May 1 - view the countdown here.
Note that we've had a rule change this year - you will be required to comment on the gift you receive this year in order to sign up for future Original 5k exchanges (if there are extenuating circumstances come reveals, you can discuss with the mod).
Links:
AO3 Collection | Tagset
Important AO3 Note
Archive of Our Own has added a new setting to accounts - in "Collections, Challenges and Gifts" under the Settings menu, there is a checkbox for "Allow anyone to gift me works". If you turn this setting off, you will not be able to receive treats (extra gifts). If you have this setting turned off, please state that in your exchange sign-up.
Instructions:
- one fandom (which may be repeated)
- at least one relationship/character (which may not be repeated)
- a Smut/No smut preference
Any questions, or if you want new tags adding, feel free to comment here or email me at [email protected].
One Hour Left To Nom!
Apr. 23rd, 2023 10:00 pmNoms close at 11 pm EDT tonight (countdown). (Noms link). Sign-ups will open no later than 11 pm EDT tomorrow.
If you see any duplicates or typos in the tagset, please comment here with them!
If you have any noms you couldn't fit into the nominations form, feel free to comment with them below (naming what fandom they're for and properly disambiguating them) and I'll put them in.
If you see any duplicates or typos in the tagset, please comment here with them!
If you have any noms you couldn't fit into the nominations form, feel free to comment with them below (naming what fandom they're for and properly disambiguating them) and I'll put them in.
Nominations Open!
Apr. 17th, 2023 08:58 pmNoms are open a bit early. You can find the tag set here.
The tag set will close for nominations at 11 pm EST on Sunday April 23. View the countdown here.
The tag set will close for nominations at 11 pm EST on Sunday April 23. View the countdown here.
**Note that we've added an additional category this year - "Original Any Ships", for those of you who don't care what genders the characters in your ships are. Accordingly, number of fandoms nominated has been raised to 7.
Please read the instructions before you nominate.
- Ships and characters must be for original fiction and nominated by category. These categories are:
- Original F/F Ships - including F/F/F+ - disambiguate with (F/F)
- Original F/M Ships - including M/M/F, F/F/M, etc. - disambiguate with (F/M)
- Original M/M Ships - including M/M/M+ - disambiguate with (M/M)
- Original Other Ships - ships not covered by the categories above, e.g. include at least one nb character, character with no gender, character with alien gender, etc. - disambiguate with (Other)
- Original Solo and Gen Ships - any single characters or & relationships - disambiguate & ships with (Gen) - nominate single characters as "Solo: Character" with no disambiguation
- Original Mixed Gen and Ship - "A/B & C"-type relationships - no disambiguation required
- Original Any Ships - used for ships where you are open to characters being written as any gender. Disambiguate with (Any)
- Please disambiguate your nominations (i.e. add text to the end of the tag to indicate where it belongs). The text for those is above.
- Each participant may nominate 1 or more of the above categories with up to 20 relationships in each (this is the AO3 maximum!).
- If you run out of nomination slots, feel free to use a second account to nominate, comment here or email me a list to [email protected] (including the categories to which any ships belong!).
- Please feel free to be as specific as you like within the 100 character tag limit! Anything you consider essential to your nomination must be in the tag itself or it cannot be enforced.
Author Reveals!
Apr. 29th, 2022 10:00 pmAuthors have been revealed! I hope everyone is enjoying the collection, and thanks to participants and especially our pinch hitters for a great round.
Works have been revealed - enjoy the collection, and make sure to comment on your gift! The collection is now unmoderated, and will remain open for treats indefinitely.
12 Hour Delay
Apr. 22nd, 2022 09:03 pmTo give the final pinch hits some more time, I'll be delaying reveals until 10 am EDT tomorrow (April 23).
Pinch Hit 13
Apr. 18th, 2022 03:22 pmThis pinch hit has a negotiable deadline - reveals are scheduled for Friday, April 22 at 10 pm EDT, but I'm open to extending the deadline as well.
ETA: Now claimed!
( CLAIMED )
ETA: Now claimed!
( CLAIMED )