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GENERAL RULES & INFORMATION

1. Please make sure you join the community. It will be the Author’s responsibility to watch or track the community to make sure you don’t miss anything.

2. Your fandom must be verified before you sign up. If your fandom wasn’t previously verified last round then you should comment here or at the What Qualifies as a Small Fandom post at our sister community smallfandomfest to have it verified. The general rule for this community is that any fandom with less than 2,000 fic qualifies. (For a list of fandoms that have already been disqualified, please check the What Qualifies as a Small Fandom post.)

3. Stories must be at least 10,000 words long. There is no maximum length.

4. All ratings, pairings (gen, het, slash, threesomes), and genres (from horror to romance) are welcome here.

5. AUs are allowed. Crossovers between small fandoms are allowed. Fusions between small fandoms are allowed.

6. Stories must be fictional person fiction only; this challenge does not include real person fiction unless the real person has been fictionalized. (For example, if you’re writing Alexander the Great based on the movie Alexander, or Napoleon based on the Temeraire series.)

8. Stories must be complete and new – no WIPs or previously posted work will be accepted.

9. Authors may sign-up to write more than one fic, and/or to co-write a fic. Please read the FAQ before doing so as there are limits to the number of fic you can sign up to write.

10. If you choose to co-write fic, please only sign up once and list both usernames in the form.

11. If you choose to sign-up to write more than one fic, please sign up separately for each fic.

12. Please note that check-ins are mandatory this round.

13. Stories must not be posted anywhere on the web prior to your posting date.

14. Authors may also sign-up to do art, but not for his/her own fic.

15. Authors, please note that you may be called upon to assist your artist with screencaps, character descriptions, etc. Since this is a multi-fandom, small fandom challenge there is a high probability that Artists will be asked to create artwork for fandoms they are unfamiliar with.

Please read the Rules and FAQ before you sign up.


SCHEDULE FOR ROUND TWO

Event	Date(s)
Author Sign-ups:	September 1 - October 31, 2012
Artist Sign-ups:	September 1, 2012 - January 31, 2013
Author Check-In #1:	November 1, 2012
Author Check-In #2:	December 1, 2012
Author Check-In #3:	January 1, 2013
Artist Check-In #1:	January 1, 2013
Rough Draft (of at least 8,000 words or 80% complete) Due:	January 31, 2013
Artist Claiming:	February 7 - February 13, 2013
Matching Reveal:	February 14, 2013
Author Check-In #4:	March 8, 2013
Artist Check-In #2:	March 8, 2013
Final Drafts (Fic & Art) Due:	March 31, 2013
Sign-Ups:	April 1 - April 4, 2013
Posting Begins:	April 5, 2013

To sign up, please fill out the Author Sign-Up Form linked below. Please include all the required information. After you have signed up you will receive an e-mail to confirm that we have received your sign-up as well as an invitation to join our support community, smallfandomcafe.

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If you have any questions about the challenge generally that aren’t answered in the Rules or FAQ, please ask them at the FAQ post. If you have a question specifically about this round you may ask it here.

(Unfortunately I will be out of town today and tomorrow, so I will not be able to respond to any questions, requests or sign-ups until Monday.)

Comments

[maerhys.livejournal.com]

If we're doing a crossover, we list all the fandoms in one box, yes?

Also, the form is saying that we must list at least three fandoms or it won't process, so I typed in n/a for fandoms #1 & #2.

[spikedluv]

Yes! I'll make a note of that.

Oops! I was thinking about the people who submitted a dozen fandoms for verification last round rather than those who knew which fandom they wanted to write in. I'll make a note of that as well. *g*

[delugedpapercup.livejournal.com]

The tv shows Community, Terra Nova, and Sea Patrol would all qualify as small fandoms, right?

[spikedluv]

Yes, those fandoms all qualify. *g*

[emisolde.livejournal.com]

I'm fairly sure these count as small fandoms, but so you can verify-- The Elder Scrolls video games (specifically TES V: Skyrim) and the video game Fable? I've checked over at AO3 and they're well under the 2000 mark, but I haven't looked at LJ or FF.net. Oh, and while we're on the subject of video games, how about Mass Effect? That's one I'm not sure would qualify :)

And lastly, do the books by Tamora Pierce count? There are more than one series, which I can clarify if you're having trouble with a google search, but I think even all together they'd be small enough...

Oh, wait, the David Eddings books-- I asked about them last year at the 'fest and they counted, but I guess I should check again? Maybe not.

Sorry for the deluge of questions! Just trying to cover all bases before I submit a form :D

[spikedluv]

All of those fandoms except Mass Effect qualify.

(In future it would be easier for me if you specified which book series you're interested in so I don't have to check every series the author wrote. Thanks.)

[mako-lies.livejournal.com]

Hi! Just double checking, but Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI both quality?

They're combined into one fandom on FF.Net, along with four other titles, so I'm not sure...

[spikedluv]

I'm really sorry, but when the fandoms are lumped together like that and there's no way for me to determine how many fic of that total are in each of the fandoms I have to disqualify all of them just to keep from pulling my hair out trying to figure it out. I'm sorry.

[laurie-ky.livejournal.com]

The Incredible Hulk (TV Show with Bill Bixby) had 36 stories at FFNet, and as far as I can see, no specific to the TV show stories at all on AO3.

Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes has 57 stories at AO3, and 6 at FFNet.

I'd like to do both stories. Still a little unclear on how to sign up for both. (I've filled out the google doc form once).

Laurie

[spikedluv]

Both of those fandoms qualify.

You need to sign up (ie, fill out the form) for each fic you want to write. If you've only signed up for one, you still need to fill out the form again for the second fic. Thanks.

[obsessical.livejournal.com]

Just for "official" verification: the film "Back to School" qualifies, right? ...I've actually never seen any fic for it ever.

[spikedluv]

I didn't find any fic for it either, so yes! *g*

[tanaquific]

I'm hoping to write a fusion between Jericho and the Roman-era novels of Rosemary Sutcliff (Eagle of the Ninth series) and just wanted to confirm both those qualify.

You had a Jericho story last year and I've seen prompts for Jericho in smallfandomfest, so I'm assuming that still qualifies.

I'm pretty sure Rosemary Sutcliff's Roman-era novels also qualify: there's somewhere just over 150 works at AO3 under the parent tag for the Eagle of the Ninth series and around the same number at fanfiction.net listed under the 2011 movie. (I can't find anything in Books.) Many of the stories are on both archives.

So, just to check... I'm good to sign up with this crossover, yes?

[spikedluv]

Yes, both of those fandoms qualify.

[weatheredlaw.livejournal.com]

would parks and rec count as small fandom? i checked AO3 and ff.net and i believe much of it is crossposted and there's only 163 and 160 in each, respectively!

[spikedluv]

I believe I answered this elsewhere, but just in case I didn't, yes, Parks and Recreation qualifies. *g*

[pamymex3girl.livejournal.com]

Questions

1. Is the fandom of Battle Royale movies considered a small fandom? Can I write for that fandom?

2. What about the fandom point pleasant

3. Is Flashpoint still considered a small fandom?

[spikedluv]

Yes, those fandoms qualify. *g*

[life-downsized.livejournal.com]

Just to be sure, does Gorillaz (the fictional band, not the real people counterparts) count as a small fandom? There are around 1500 fics on fanfiction.net so I think it counts but I just wanted to be clear. Thank you!

[spikedluv]

If you're talking about the cartoon here http://www.fanfiction.net/cartoon/Gorillaz/ then yes, that does qualify. *g*

[lelek.livejournal.com]

I'm 100% sure they are, but just to make it official: Dark Shadows (1966 tv), Baccano! (anime), and the Gabriel Allon Series (Daniel Silva) are all small fandoms, yeah?

[spikedluv]

Yes, all of those fandoms qualify. *g*

[spikedluv]

Yes, that fandom does qualify. *g*

[sacrificedalice.livejournal.com]

In the same vein as allowing the Telephone video by Lady Gaga, are the characters of 'The Killjoys' portrayed by My Chemical Romance in their Na Na Na/Sing videos allowed? :3

[spikedluv]

Yes, that would qualify as well.

[fullmoon02.livejournal.com]

(I'm still not sure if I want to participate or not but just to be sure:) So, the rule 6 says that RPF is only accepted if the real person has been fictionalized. This means that if I was to write Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid fic, it would qualify, right?
But what if I was to write All President's Men fanfic? The movie is not exactly a documentary but the main characters are not really fictionalized, either...
(Oh, forgot to ask: Spy Game (the movie) would qualify, right?)

[spikedluv]

It would probably be better to say RPF is allowed if you have a fictional source to draw on, so yes, if you're writing Butch and Sundance based on the movie, it qualifies. As would All The President's Men.

Spy Games also qualifies.

[afterandalasia.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to check on something here, because of the complexity of the stories which I tend to develop.

Fandom (Year) - FF.net/AO3

- Enchanted (2007) - 164/23
- Mulan (1998) - 484/74
- Sleeping Beauty (1959) - 100/30
- Tangled (2010) - 1,581/139
- The Lady of Shallott - ?

Tangled is the only one which seems to cut it a bit fine, but basically the character is a Rapunzel/Lady of Shallott merge of a sort. Then the Lady of Shallott is loosely attached to Arthurian legend, so I'm not sure where that would fit in. Er... if not, then I'll go with another story rather than this one.

[spikedluv]

All of these fandoms would qualify.

I'm not really sure what you're asking wrt Tangled/Lady of Shalott. Are you writing a crossover, a fusion? Either of those would be fine.

If you use Arthurian legend you must name a fictional source (that in turn qualifies for this challenge).

Hope this helps!

[keltenaasule.livejournal.com]

Hey, sorry to bother but my internet's been acting up lately and I'm not sure if you got my signup? I didn't want to submit again in case that would cause problems, so I just wanted to double check. ^^;

[spikedluv]

No bother! I did see your sign-up yesterday morning when I checked the spreadsheet, but we had a dog-vet emergency that kept us pretty busy Friday night-Sat morning, and I didn't have a chance to get back online. My apologies. I'm going to be sending out confirmation e-mails in the next little bit.

[jungle-ride.livejournal.com]

It's on the qualifying fandoms list but I just want to doubble check that Downton Abbey is still ok?

[spikedluv]

Downton Abbey does qualify for this round. The double asterisk beside the name, however, indicates that it might not qualify for the next round.

[anehan]

Hi! Do 10 Things I Hate About You (the 1999 movie) and Sophie's World (the novel by Jostein Gaarder) qualify?

[spikedluv]

Yes, both of those fandoms qualify! *g*

[masu-trout.livejournal.com]

Hi, could I have an eligibility check on:

Plants vs. Zombies
Dangan Ronpa
Dustforce
Killer7
No More Heroes
Ghost Trick
and Silent Hill 3, please?

(Sorry, I know that's a long list! I just love the idea of this fest.)

[spikedluv]

All of these fandoms qualify. (Can you just confirm for me that the Ghost Trick fandom is Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective? Thank you.)

Also, in future, please let me know what type of fandom these are as it makes it easier for me to look them up. Thanks! *g*

[spikedluv]

Yes, all of these fandoms qualify. *g*

[cactusonastair.livejournal.com]

Question about calling something a crossover: I would like to use the narrator (possible spoiler: the narrator is Death) and narrative style from "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak in my fic set in a different, TV fandom. I'm not using any other characters or elements of that book in my fic. Is this enough to count as a crossover?

If it does count as a crossover, would I be right in assuming that "The Book Thief"/Markus Zusak is okay as a fandom?

Thank you!

[spikedluv]

That doesn't sound like it would be a crossover, since the narrator isn't original to that 'verse and therefore you're only really borrowing the writing style. (But if it was, then yes, The Book Thief qualifies. *g*)

Fandom verification

[anassa-anemou.livejournal.com]

Catch Trap - by Marion Zimmer Bradley (book)
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (book)

Is Greek Mithology considered a fandom?

And I'm wondering of paintings, songs, album's are game for this bang *similar to other media in yuletide*?

Re: Fandom verification

[spikedluv]

Catch Trap and The Song of Achilles qualify.

Greek Mythology is considered a fandom, but it now has over 2000 fanfic on ff.net and so no longer qualifies for this challenge. Sorry.

[spikedluv]

Yes, that would qualify. *g*