austenexchange

This year’s works are now revealed at the collection! Go forth and read, comment, and kudos with abandon. If there’s a gift for you in the collection, please remember to leave a comment for your writer when you’re able.

If your gift does not include a requested character or relationship, contains a DNW, or appears incomplete, please contact me as soon as possible at austenian@gmx.net.

Works will remain anonymous until 14 October (countdown). The collection will remain open for late treats.

Before the collection can open, there is one post-deadline pinch hit to be filled.

The deadline for this pinch hit is 12:00 UTC on 6 October (countdown), 12 hours prior to scheduled reveals. If you are interested in claiming this pinch hit but would need a little more time, please feel free to let me know.

If you would like to claim this pinch hit, please comment on this post or email me at austenian@gmx.net, and include your AO3 username and email address in your message. Post comments are screened.

Edit: This pinch hit is now claimed, and we’re on track to open as scheduled at 00:00 UTC on 7 October. Many thanks to our wonderful pinch hitter!

The deadline has passed, and there are no current pinch hits. Thank you and well done, all! If you completed your assignment and are still awaiting a gift, your writer has been granted an extension, and it will be in before 2 October.

If you’re interested in creating a treat as we look forward to reveals, feel free to browse the requests app. Like assignments, treats must be complete works in a requested fandom and include a requested character or relationship within that fandom. In contrast to assignments, there is no minimum word count.

As extension deadlines arrive and I spot-check works for completion, pinch hits may arise in the coming days. Please continue to watch your inboxes for any queries and the comm for any updates.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, I can be reached at austenian@gmx.net.

Assignments are out! You can view yours on your assignments page, via the AO3 collection sidebar, or in your email.

Remember that works will remain anonymous until author reveals on 14 October. Until then, please refrain from talking about your assignment in a way that might reveal your identity.

Assignments are due on 29 September by 22:00 UTC (countdown). If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me at austenian@gmx.net.

There is one initial pinch hit, also due by the assignment deadline of 22:00 UTC on 29 September.

If you would like to claim this pinch hit, please comment on this post or email me at austenian@gmx.net and include your AO3 username in your message. Post comments are screened.

Edit: This assignment is now claimed thanks to a lovely pinch hitter! Please continue to check the community for any pinch hits that may arise during the writing period or at the deadline.

The sign-up period will be ending at 22:00 UTC on 13 August (countdown), a little over a day from time of posting.

Until then, you can sign up or edit an existing sign-up on AO3 through this link.

As a reminder, if there is anything you want your writer to avoid in your fic, you must list it as a Do Not Want/DNW in the requests section of your sign-up form. Please also remember to complete and unlock any letters linked in your sign-up.

If you have a moment to spare, consider browsing requests to confirm your matchability, as we’re a rather tiny group. If you haven’t the time, no worries; once matching has been run, you’ll get an email to let you know if you need to add offers.

Links
Rules & FAQ + AO3 Collection + Tagset + Requests App

Thanks to everyone who has submitted nominations so far! It’s always a treat to see your brilliant ideas. With a little under three days until the end of nominations, I’d like to take a moment to clarify the tags currently awaiting approval.

• Jane Fairfax/Mrs. Dixon (Emma - Austen)

‘Miss Campbell/Jane Fairfax (Emma - Austen)’, which refers to the same pairing, is already in the tagset in the same fandom. Would you have any objection to offering and/or requesting this relationship using the existing tag? If you would prefer a piped version of the tag, such as ‘Miss Campbell | Mrs. Dixon/Jane Fairfax (Emma - Austen)’ or would like to argue for two distinct tags, please comment on this post by the end of the nominations period. If I don’t hear back by then, the nomination will be merged with ‘Miss Campbell/Jane Fairfax (Emma - Austen)’.

Sense and Sensibility (TV 2008)

• Anne Steele/Beaux (S&S 2008)

I appreciate your fidelity to Miss Steele’s choice of word, but I’m afraid Elinor may not be the only one uncertain of its meaning. Could you clarify what kind of characters (e.g., any male characters, any unmarried characters, original male characters, etc.) you might expect to write or receive for this request? In the absence of a response by the end of nominations, I will replace this nomination with the tags ‘Anne Steele/Any Male Characters (S&S 2008)’ and ‘Anne Steele/Original Male Characters (S&S 2008)’.

Lizzie Bennet Diaries

• Emma Woodhouse (Emma Approved) & Lizzie Bennet (Lizzie Bennet Diaries)

Since you disambiguate these characters according to their respective series, would you have any objection to my grouping this nomination under Crossover Fandom instead of Lizzie Bennet Diaries as originally nominated? If I don’t hear back by the end of the nominations period, the nomination will be recategorized under Crossover Fandom. The tag will otherwise remain unchanged.

Nominations will remain open until 22:00 UTC on 1 August (countdown). If you nominated any of these relationships, please let me know of your preferences by that date so that I can manage your tags accordingly. Thank you!

To gauge whether there is sufficient interest to run a second round of Austen Exchange, I’m hosting a short interest check. Please consider submitting a response to this Google form if you might be interested in participating.

Your responses to the form are anonymous and nonbinding. The survey is just a way of estimating the likely size of the participant pool. Feel free to share it with any communities you belong to which may be interested in the event.

The survey will close at 22:00 UTC on Sunday, 25 June (countdown). If you prefer not to use the form, you are also welcome to comment on this post or email me at austenian@gmx.net. Anonymous commenting is enabled.

Thanks in advance for your response!