Authors and artists have now been revealed! We hope that you enjoyed your gift and/or creating for your recipient. As this round wraps up, you may want to redate your works so that they appear near the top of the fandom/ship/character tag, if you hadn't already.

Take the time to make sure you've left a comment on your gift, and thanks to everyone for making this round possible!

Hello everyone! As of this post, there are about 15 hours remaining until works are revealed on November 17th, 4PM UTC (Countdown | What time is that for me?)

We hope you are all excited!

Hi all, unfortunately, reveals will be delayed one more week to November 10. We have six pinch hits, including one new one! Please comment on this post to claim; all comments are screened. In your comment, please clearly indicate which pinch hit you are interested in and your AO3 username. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help out, and thank you to the amazing pinch hitters who have stepped up so far.

Note that some of these contain bucket requests, which may be easy to miss if you are viewing the request on AO3, and which do not appear in the app. A request for "Any Relationship" means any tag nominated under the fandom in the tagset.

These assignments are due no later than Thursday, November 9th, 4PM UTC, 24 hours before the collection is scheduled to be revealed at its new time. (Countdown | What time is that for me?)

• Art requirements: You must submit complete art—sketches are not permitted. Art must be a minimum of lineart with basic colors/tones as well as background OR two lineart drawings. Lineart may not stand alone as a gift without colors/tones/background. Art may be traditional or digital, but cannot be drawn on lined paper. Manips and other graphics are not permitted.
• Fic requirements: You must submit complete fic. Fic must be a minimum of 2,000 words and must stand on its own.

( CLAIMED - PH 5, fic/art - 网游之近战法师 - 蝴蝶蓝 | Wǎngyóu Zhī Jìnzhàn Fǎshī - Húdié Lán, ダウト～セレブは華麗に嘘をつく～ | Doubt ~Serebu wa Karei ni Usowotsuku~ | Liar! Scheming Socialites (Visual Novel), ダウト～オフィスは男女の嘘だらけ～ | Doubt ~Ofisu wa Danjo no Uso Darake~ | Liar! Office Deception (Visual Novel), 대장금 | Jewel in the Palace (TV), Siren (Video Games), Dance of Cards (Video Game), Heroes of Might and Magic (Video Games), Infinity (KID Visual Novels), 優しいディナー | Yasashii Dinner | Sweet Dinner (Manga), 古剑奇谭 | Gujian Qitan (Video Games), 仙王的日常生活 | The Daily Life of the Immortal King (Cartoon) )

( PH 13, fic - If It Please the Court - D.E Chaudron, Triaina Academy - Leo, Heart of Battle - Fay Ikin )

( PH 15, fic - Leverage RPF, Braveheart (1995), NCIS RPF )

( CLAIMED - PH 16, fic - Broadchurch, Conan the Barbarian (1980s Movies), Doctor Who (2005) )

( CLAIMED - PH 17, fic - What Happens Next (Webcomic), We Know the Devil (Visual Novel), Terra Ignota - Ada Palmer, Turnabout: An Ace Attorney Musical )

( CLAIMED - PH 26, fic - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett, A Lesson in Vengeance - Victoria Lee, Love for the Cold-Blooded - Alex Gabriel, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), Naruto )

Now that the assignments deadline has passed, here is the updated list of pinch hits! Please comment on this post to claim; all comments are screened. In your comment, please clearly indicate which pinch hit you are interested in and your AO3 username. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help out.

Note that some of these contain bucket requests, which may be easy to miss if you are viewing the request on AO3, and which do not appear in the app. A request for "Any Relationship" means any tag nominated under the fandom in the tagset.

These assignments are due no later than Thursday, October 26th, 4PM UTC, 24 hours before the collection is scheduled to be revealed. (Countdown | What time is that for me?)

• Art requirements: You must submit complete art—sketches are not permitted. Art must be a minimum of lineart with basic colors/tones as well as background OR two lineart drawings. Lineart may not stand alone as a gift without colors/tones/background. Art may be traditional or digital, but cannot be drawn on lined paper. Manips and other graphics are not permitted.
• Fic requirements: You must submit complete fic. Fic must be a minimum of 2,000 words and must stand on its own.

( PH 5, fic/art - 网游之近战法师 - 蝴蝶蓝 | Wǎngyóu Zhī Jìnzhàn Fǎshī - Húdié Lán, ダウト～セレブは華麗に嘘をつく～ | Doubt ~Serebu wa Karei ni Usowotsuku~ | Liar! Scheming Socialites (Visual Novel), ダウト～オフィスは男女の嘘だらけ～ | Doubt ~Ofisu wa Danjo no Uso Darake~ | Liar! Office Deception (Visual Novel), 대장금 | Jewel in the Palace (TV), Siren (Video Games), Dance of Cards (Video Game), Heroes of Might and Magic (Video Games), Infinity (KID Visual Novels), 優しいディナー | Yasashii Dinner | Sweet Dinner (Manga), 古剑奇谭 | Gujian Qitan (Video Games), 仙王的日常生活 | The Daily Life of the Immortal King (Cartoon) )

( CLAIMED - PH 7, fic/art - Manifest (TV 2018), The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan, Passions (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe )

( PH 12, fic/art - Badlands 2005 (1988), Iron Man (Movies), Twin Peaks, Crossing Jordan )

( PH 13, fic - If It Please the Court - D.E Chaudron, Triaina Academy - Leo, Heart of Battle - Fay Ikin )

( PH 15, fic - Leverage RPF, Braveheart (1995), NCIS RPF )

( PH 16, fic - Broadchurch, Conan the Barbarian (1980s Movies), Doctor Who (2005) )

( PH 17, fic - What Happens Next (Webcomic), We Know the Devil (Visual Novel), Terra Ignota - Ada Palmer, Turnabout: An Ace Attorney Musical )

( CLAIMED - PH 21, fic - Hawksmoor - Peter Ackroyd, Gaslight (1944), Paranoiac (1963), Scream of the Wolf (1974) )

( CLAIMED PH 22, fic/art - Lymond Chronicles - Dorothy Dunnett, Wolf 359 (Radio), Tortall - Tamora Pierce )

( CLAIMED PH 25, fic - The Witcher (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, 海辺のカフカ - 村上春樹 | Kafka on the Shore - Murakami Haruki, The 100 (TV), Skins (UK), Bad Behaviour (TV 2023), Yellowjackets (TV), Higurashi no Naku Koro ni | Higurashi When They Cry, The Last of Us (TV), Bunny - Mona Awad )

We are now just under a day hours away from the deadline at Friday, October 13 at 4pm UTC time. (Countdown | What time is that for me?)

Please ensure that your posted work meets the minimum requirements (see below) and is fully posted to AO3, not solely saved as a draft. Thank you!

• Art requirements: You must submit complete art—sketches are not permitted. Art must be a minimum of lineart with basic colors/tones as well as background OR two lineart drawings. Lineart may not stand alone as a gift without colors/tones/background. Art may be traditional or digital, but cannot be drawn on lined paper. Manips and other graphics are not permitted.
• Fic requirements: You must submit complete fic. Fic must be a minimum of 2,000 words and must stand on its own.

Works are due in a little over a week, at 4PM UTC on Friday October 13th (Countdown | What time is that for me?).

The default deadline is a week before this, i.e., just under two days from the time of this post. Once the default deadline has passed, there will be a new pinch hit post some time this weekend.

Please remember that the minimums for main gifts in Fandom Growth Exchange are a little different to the majority of exchanges:

• Art requirements: You must submit complete art—sketches are not permitted. Art must be a minimum of lineart with basic colors/tones as well as background OR two lineart drawings. Lineart may not stand alone as a gift without colors/tones/background. Art may be traditional or digital, but cannot be drawn on lined paper. Manips and other graphics are not permitted.
• Fic requirements: You must submit complete fic. Fic must be a minimum of 2,000 words and must stand on its own.

If you're willing to beta another person's work, leave a comment that specifies at least the following:

• which fandom(s) you can help with
• the type of beta you can offer
• anything you can't beta
• how people can best contact you to ask for your help

You do not need to be signed up to be a beta! In addition, due to the nature of the exchange, it'd be helpful to note whether you can beta things canon-blind.

If you're a creator needing help finding a beta, and there isn't anyone in the comments here offering what you need, please contact the mods (either via the Page-a-mod post, or by emailing us at fgemods@gmail.com). Posting directly in the comments here asking for help may make it too obvious what your assignment is.

(Adapted from worldbuildingex's beta post!)

Assignments have been sent out! You should receive an e-mail from AO3 with the details of your assignment soon. If you do not receive an e-mail within 24 hours, and it isn't in your spam folder, please contact us at fgemods@gmail.com. You can also find your assignment on your Assignments page, located at: http://archiveofourown.org/users/USERNAME/assignments

If there are any problems with your assignment, please contact us.

If your recipient still has a placeholder/locked letter after a few days, you can email us and we'll query them about it.

Assignments are due no later than Friday, October 13th, 4PM UTC (Countdown | What time is that for me?)

• Art requirements: You must submit complete art—sketches are not permitted. Art must be a minimum of lineart with basic colors/tones as well as background OR two lineart drawings. Lineart may not stand alone as a gift without colors/tones/background. Art may be traditional or digital, but cannot be drawn on lined paper. Manips and other graphics are not permitted.
• Fic requirements: You must submit complete fic. Fic must be a minimum of 2,000 words and must stand on its own.

If you believe you will be unable to complete your assignment by the due date, the default deadline is Friday, October 6th, 4PM UTC (Countdown | What time is that for me?).

A beta post will be up sometime next week. We'll also have an initial batch of pinch hits, so be sure to check those out! They will be up within the next 12 hours.

Hello everyone, sign-ups have closed and we've run matching.

We've sent out emails to participants who are unmatchable (i.e., do not have a potential recipient)—please check the email associated with your AO3 account to see if we've contacted you!

We are allowing unmatchable participants 24 hours to respond before we proceed with the rest of the matching process.

The Fandom Growth Exchange is all about growing the rare fandoms, relationships, and characters of your heart. The longer-than-average creation period can also give participants the chance to explore additional canons.

Comment below to share your fandom/ship/character, where to find the canon, and what you love about it. Feel free to include images, links, and/or just gush.

A form to help if you like:

<strong>Fandom Name:</strong> <br /><strong>Where to find the canon:</strong> <br /><strong>What I love about it:</strong>