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justmarriedexchangeSign ups for Just Married are open!
Sign up here.
See the tag set here.
We have a google spreadsheet of freeform tags for browsing (thank you to the sheet creator). To use the spreadsheet, make a copy, and use the arrows on the left hand side to expand individual categories.
Sign ups will close 11:59 pm UTC on June 22. To convert that your time, click here and add a city/time zone. Or, see the countdown clock.
Requests will be visible as they come in. Watch the sign up summary for numbers of requests/offers per fandom (note: fandoms with 0 requests will not appear). Watch the requests summary for details on requests, including requested ships, freeform tags, and media types.
Detailed instructions (copied from guidelines) are below. Some quick notes:
Please be careful when selecting Any Relationship/Any Freeform. Do not request Any Relationship unless you are sure you are fine with receiving any relationship in the fandom in the tagset; same with Any Freeform. Do not request Any and then DNW certain relationships or tags. If your DNWs contradict the signup, the signup takes priority.
Requests
You must request 3 unique fandoms (maximum 10), 1-10 relationships per fandom (or “any”), and 1-20 freeform tags (or “any”). You may double-request fandoms, but at least 3 requests must be unique. You may request fanart, fanfiction, and/or podfic.
You may request less than 3 unique fandoms, but you will not be guaranteed a gift.
Please feel free to give your creator more information about things you would like to see, either in the optional details field on AO3, or in a linked (unlocked!) letter. These may include general likes or specific prompts.
When requesting podfic: A podfic on its own is a transformative work. Be mindful that for the fandoms and relationships you request podfic for, enough stories exist for your podficcer to find one they can get permission to record. For example, the last time we checked, the MCU had 89 English works between 1500 and 2000 words tagged both "Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes" and "marriage," while Strunk & White's frequently required read The Elements of Style had no fic at all, let alone marriage-themed fic for Passive Voice/Split Infinitives.
Do Not Wants (DNWs) are things you do not want to see in the creation you receive. Please include them in the optional details field of your AO3 sign-up, clearly labelled as DNWs. Your creator is required to avoid DNWs written in your AO3 sign-up. DNWs that are only listed in a linked letter, and not in your AO3 sign-up, will not be binding for your creator.
Matching is OR. This means that you will be matched on 1 of your requested fandoms, and any 1 relationship and 1 freeform tag requested in that fandom, in any 1 of the media types (fanart, fanfic, or podfic) you requested for that fandom. Your creator does not have to include multiple relationships, freeforms, or media types in their creation.
Offers
You must offer a minimum of 4 unique fandoms (max 10), 1-10 relationships per fandom (or “any”), and 1-20 freeform tags (or “any”). You may double-offer fandoms, but at least 4 requests must be unique. You may offer fanart, fanfiction, podfic, or a combination of all three.
Matching is OR. This means that you may be matched to any 1 of your offered fandoms, and any 1 relationship and 1 freeform tag offered in that fandom, in any 1 of your offered media types (fanart, fanfic, or podfic) for that fandom.
Please keep an eye on the email account associated with your AO3 account. If assignments are generated and there are no requests to match your offers to, the mods will contact you to see if you want to adjust your offers.
Sign Ups, Assignments, and Requirements
A note about the assignment due date: The assignment deadline is the deadline for complete works. Placeholder creations will not be considered complete. Placeholders may include: fic without an ending, fic with outline notes, obviously placeholder titles, etc. Recipients of placeholders may be sent to pinch hit. Please contact us ASAP if you think you need an extension, we may be able to work something out.
Participants must create a complete story of at least 1500 words, or fanart with a minimum requirement of clean lineart on unlined paper, fulfilling one of their recipient’s requests. Podfic should be a complete recording of 1500 words or 10 minutes in length. Gifts must be in one of a recipient’s requested fandoms, include one of their requested pairings, and feature one of their requested freeform tags. You do not need to write, draw, or podfic for the fandom, relationship or freeform you matched on.
In return, participants will receive a creation fulfilling one of their requests, with the same minimums required for fic, art, and podfic.
When you receive your assignment email, please contact mods quickly if the assignment doesn’t match any of your offers.
Gifts may not feature Do Not Wants explicitly stated in a recipient’s AO3 sign-up. If you have questions about your recipient’s DNWs, please contact the mods.
Creators are expected to remain anonymous until reveals. If you have questions for your recipient, please contact the mods. We will do our best to disguise any fandom-specific questions and forward them to your recipient (who may not respond - we can discuss this with you if that is the case). If you are fulfilling a podfic request, your AO3 post will remain anonymous with the rest of the collection until reveals. Since voices are inherently identifiable, you do not need to upload a version of your podfic without an intro.
Depending on how sign ups fall and how the matching algorithm runs, the mods may need to double assign creators to recipients. There may also be initial pinch hits for recipients whose requests were not able to be matched with a creator.
Note on tag categories: Just Married is multifandom, so please take all tags as fandom agnostic and at face value. E.g. the Marriage Laws category refers generally to laws about marriage, and not specifically the Harry Potter postcanon fic premise; the Soulbonds category refers generally to the psychic link trope, and not specifically Star Trek's Vulcan bonds or Loveless's fighter-sacrifice bonds.
If you are creating for a fandom where the category or tag does refer to a more specific thing, it's fine to use the narrower interpretation, but this is neither required nor expected.
Sign up here.
See the tag set here.
We have a google spreadsheet of freeform tags for browsing (thank you to the sheet creator). To use the spreadsheet, make a copy, and use the arrows on the left hand side to expand individual categories.
Sign ups will close 11:59 pm UTC on June 22. To convert that your time, click here and add a city/time zone. Or, see the countdown clock.
Requests will be visible as they come in. Watch the sign up summary for numbers of requests/offers per fandom (note: fandoms with 0 requests will not appear). Watch the requests summary for details on requests, including requested ships, freeform tags, and media types.
Detailed instructions (copied from guidelines) are below. Some quick notes:
Requests
You must request 3 unique fandoms (maximum 10), 1-10 relationships per fandom (or “any”), and 1-20 freeform tags (or “any”). You may double-request fandoms, but at least 3 requests must be unique. You may request fanart, fanfiction, and/or podfic.
You may request less than 3 unique fandoms, but you will not be guaranteed a gift.
Please feel free to give your creator more information about things you would like to see, either in the optional details field on AO3, or in a linked (unlocked!) letter. These may include general likes or specific prompts.
When requesting podfic: A podfic on its own is a transformative work. Be mindful that for the fandoms and relationships you request podfic for, enough stories exist for your podficcer to find one they can get permission to record. For example, the last time we checked, the MCU had 89 English works between 1500 and 2000 words tagged both "Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes" and "marriage," while Strunk & White's frequently required read The Elements of Style had no fic at all, let alone marriage-themed fic for Passive Voice/Split Infinitives.
Do Not Wants (DNWs) are things you do not want to see in the creation you receive. Please include them in the optional details field of your AO3 sign-up, clearly labelled as DNWs. Your creator is required to avoid DNWs written in your AO3 sign-up. DNWs that are only listed in a linked letter, and not in your AO3 sign-up, will not be binding for your creator.
Matching is OR. This means that you will be matched on 1 of your requested fandoms, and any 1 relationship and 1 freeform tag requested in that fandom, in any 1 of the media types (fanart, fanfic, or podfic) you requested for that fandom. Your creator does not have to include multiple relationships, freeforms, or media types in their creation.
Offers
You must offer a minimum of 4 unique fandoms (max 10), 1-10 relationships per fandom (or “any”), and 1-20 freeform tags (or “any”). You may double-offer fandoms, but at least 4 requests must be unique. You may offer fanart, fanfiction, podfic, or a combination of all three.
Matching is OR. This means that you may be matched to any 1 of your offered fandoms, and any 1 relationship and 1 freeform tag offered in that fandom, in any 1 of your offered media types (fanart, fanfic, or podfic) for that fandom.
Please keep an eye on the email account associated with your AO3 account. If assignments are generated and there are no requests to match your offers to, the mods will contact you to see if you want to adjust your offers.
Sign Ups, Assignments, and Requirements
A note about the assignment due date: The assignment deadline is the deadline for complete works. Placeholder creations will not be considered complete. Placeholders may include: fic without an ending, fic with outline notes, obviously placeholder titles, etc. Recipients of placeholders may be sent to pinch hit. Please contact us ASAP if you think you need an extension, we may be able to work something out.
Participants must create a complete story of at least 1500 words, or fanart with a minimum requirement of clean lineart on unlined paper, fulfilling one of their recipient’s requests. Podfic should be a complete recording of 1500 words or 10 minutes in length. Gifts must be in one of a recipient’s requested fandoms, include one of their requested pairings, and feature one of their requested freeform tags. You do not need to write, draw, or podfic for the fandom, relationship or freeform you matched on.
In return, participants will receive a creation fulfilling one of their requests, with the same minimums required for fic, art, and podfic.
When you receive your assignment email, please contact mods quickly if the assignment doesn’t match any of your offers.
Gifts may not feature Do Not Wants explicitly stated in a recipient’s AO3 sign-up. If you have questions about your recipient’s DNWs, please contact the mods.
Creators are expected to remain anonymous until reveals. If you have questions for your recipient, please contact the mods. We will do our best to disguise any fandom-specific questions and forward them to your recipient (who may not respond - we can discuss this with you if that is the case). If you are fulfilling a podfic request, your AO3 post will remain anonymous with the rest of the collection until reveals. Since voices are inherently identifiable, you do not need to upload a version of your podfic without an intro.
Depending on how sign ups fall and how the matching algorithm runs, the mods may need to double assign creators to recipients. There may also be initial pinch hits for recipients whose requests were not able to be matched with a creator.
Note on tag categories: Just Married is multifandom, so please take all tags as fandom agnostic and at face value. E.g. the Marriage Laws category refers generally to laws about marriage, and not specifically the Harry Potter postcanon fic premise; the Soulbonds category refers generally to the psychic link trope, and not specifically Star Trek's Vulcan bonds or Loveless's fighter-sacrifice bonds.
If you are creating for a fandom where the category or tag does refer to a more specific thing, it's fine to use the narrower interpretation, but this is neither required nor expected.
