Fandom Growth Exchange

We're extremely fortunate that the exchange went so smoothly this round! However, there are always things to improve. Below are some questions, which we'd love to hear your thoughts on. Please feel free to give feedback on things not mentioned below, as well.

1. How did the changes new for this round work for you? (Merging treats into the main collection, crossovers not counting for nominations eligibility, implied characters being permitted, revised art guidelines, rare characters being permitted.)

2. We're considering moving the exchange earlier in the year so that it has less overlap with other exchanges (e.g. Yuletide, Trick or Treat). Because of our late start, it wasn't possible this round, but perhaps next round FGE can be earlier. If you do favor FGE being earlier, what time(s) of year would you suggest?

3. What did you think of the schedule? Is there any period that you wish was longer or shorter?

The collection is revealed!

We hope you enjoy your gift.

Thank you to everyone for making the exchange run so smoothly, especially the pinch hitters!

If there are any problems with your gift, please contact us at fgemods@gmail.com or the page-a-mod post so that we can resolve them.

We have one remaining pinch hit, now with new requests! This is due on the 3rd of November at 9:55pm UTC. (Countdown | What time is that for me?)

If you can take this, please comment on this post with your AO3 name. All comments are screened.

All pinch hits are now claimed, thank you!

Reveals will be November 3rd, 11:55pm UTC at the earliest.


CLAIMED ( Pinch Hit #20 - The Unusuals, Adrien English - Josh Lanyon, Killjoys (TV), Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson, 紳士同盟† | Shinshi Doumei Cross | The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross, Switch (Manga), Fire Emblem Echoes: Mou Hitori no Eiyuu Ou | Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia )

We have 4 pinch hits, two new! These are now due on the 1st of November at 11:55pm UTC. (Countdown | What time is that for me?) If you can take any of these, please comment on this post with your AO3 name and the pinch hit you wish to claim. Comments will be screened.

Reveals will be November 3rd, 11:55pm UTC at the earliest.


( Pinch Hit #20 - Killjoys (TV), Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson, 紳士同盟† | Shinshi Doumei Cross | The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross, Switch (Manga), Fire Emblem Echoes: Mou Hitori no Eiyuu Ou | Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia )

CLAIMED ( Pinch Hit #21 - Fate/stay night & Related Fandoms, Robotics;Notes, Chuck (TV) )

CLAIMED ( Pinch Hit #23 - Corruption of Champions, Dragonlance - Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, Machineries of Empire Series - Yoon Ha Lee )

CLAIMED ( Pinch Hit #24 - Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Lilo & Stitch (2002), The Wicked + The Divine )

The deadline has passed for assignments, and the AO3 collection is temporarily closed. Stay tuned for the post-deadline pinch hits, which should be up within the next several hours. Let us know if any issues crop up.

Note: Some people have been granted extensions, so you may not have a gift yet. However, if you believe a mistake has been made, don't hesitate to contact us (either on the page-a-mod post or by email at fgemods@gmail.com)

It's just over 48 hours to deadline now, on the 22nd of October at 11:55pm UTC. (Countdown | What time is that for me?)

A quick reminder to all participants that minimums for this exchange are 2,000 words for fic and for art, lineart with basic colors/tones and background or two lineart drawings, not on lined paper, in a requested fandom and medium and containing one of the relationships or characters requested. While you can edit your assignment up until reveals on Nov 3rd, we will be checking at deadline that your assignment meets these requirements.

We have two pinch hits, one new! These are due on the 28th of October at 11:55pm UTC. If you can take either of these, please comment on this post with your AO3 name and the pinch hit you wish to claim. All comments are screened.

( Pinch Hit #15 - Hidden Legacy Series - Ilona Andrews, Innkeeper Chronicles - Ilona Andrews, The Penumbra Podcast )

CLAIMED ( Pinch Hit #18 - Elenium/Tamuli Series - David & Leigh Eddings, Wonder Woman (2017), Gatchaman Crowds, Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Moana (2016), The Tempest - Shakespeare, Avatar: Legend of Korra, Pushing Daisies, Alliance-Union - C. J. Cherryh )

The assignment submission deadline is now in just over a week, on the 22nd of October at 11:55pm UTC. (Countdown | What time is that for me?)

If you will need to default, please do so before this deadline. No-show defaulters must complete a gift by next round for one participant if they want to participate again.

We still have two pinch hits! These are due on the 28nd of October at 11:55pm UTC. If you can take either of these, please comment on this post with your AO3 name and the pinch hit you wish to claim.

( Pinch Hit #15 - Hidden Legacy Series - Ilona Andrews, Innkeeper Chronicles - Ilona Andrews, The Penumbra Podcast )

TAKEN ( Pinch Hit #16 - E.R., Law & Order, Sarah Jane Adventures, Gilmore Girls, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Law & Order: SVU )

We have one new pinch hit (which you may recognise as originally having been Pinch Hit #2 from the batch of initial pinch hits). If you can take it, please comment below with your AO3 username. Comments will be screened.

( Pinch Hit #15 - Hidden Legacy Series - Ilona Andrews, Innkeeper Chronicles - Ilona Andrews, The Penumbra Podcast )

We have one new pinch hit. If you can take it, please comment below with your AO3 username. Comments will be screened.

It's been claimed, thanks!

( Pinch Hit #14 - Quantico (TV), Passengers (2016), The Good Place (TV), Avengers Academy (Video Game), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling )

We have the following two pinch hits, one of them new. If you can take one, please comment below with your AO3 username and the pinch hit you wish to claim. Comments will be screened.

Update: both are now claimed!

CLAIMED ( Pinch Hit #7 - IDOLiSH7 (Video Game), TSUKIPRO (CD series), Akatsuki no Yona | Yona of the Dawn, この音とまれ! | Kono Oto Tomare!, スタミュ: 高校星歌劇 | Starmyu | High School Star Musical, 機動戦士ガンダム 鉄血のオルフェンズ | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, 響け! ユーフォニアム | Hibike! Euphonium (Anime), プリティーリズム | Pretty Rhythm, 全职高手 | The King's Avatar (Cartoon), Blood Bank (Webcomic) )

CLAIMED ( Pinch Hit #12 - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Final Fantasy XII, Hunger Games Series - All Media Types, Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game), Fallout 4, Resident Evil (Movieverse) )