Marvel Undercover is a prompt-based anonymous fest for works inside the Marvel universe. All ships (and genfic) and all characters welcome! This year's theme is Trope Wars!
Trope Wars: Sun 8/22 - Sun 8/29
Prompting: Mon 8/30 - Sun 9/12
Claims/Creating: Mon 9/13 - Sun 10/24
Anon period: Mon 10/25 - Sat 10/30
Reveals: Sun 10/31
Star Spangled Secret Santa is a Captain America anonymous holiday exchange, with all creations centered around one or more Captain America-centric characters.
How it works
During sign-ups, you will provide info about the type of work you would like to receive, and the type of work you will be gifting. After sign-ups close, the mods will match gifters with giftees. In December, gifts will be posted. This is an anon exchange, so you won’t know who your gifter is until after reveals.
Rules & Requirements
Minimums
The minimums are as follows:
Fic- 3k
Original art
Podfic- minimum 2k words recorded
Fan vid- minimum 2 min
If you have an idea that is of a similar effort and aren’t sure about whether it fits, feel free to ask!
Content & Conduct
Please be as true to your giftee’s wants as possible. You don’t need to include every single thing they want, but if they ask for a coffee-shop AU and you give them pirates, or they ask for a T rating and you give them E, that’s not within the spirit of the exchange.
Gifts may be of any rating. All submissions must be tagged appropriately and thoroughly. Participants under 18 may not create or ask for gifts that feature explicit content.
Please be mindful of portraying marginalized communities respectfully. This page from Writing With Color has a list of blogs and resources that discuss diversity in writing. Any requests or creations submitted in bad faith, or that promotes racism, transphobia, homophobia, etc. will not be accepted.
Beta reading
All written submissions must be beta-read and legible. If you need help finding a beta, please email the mods. Art does not require a beta.
Anonymity
As this is an anon exchange, please do not post your work or discuss your work’s details publicly until after reveals.
Schedule
Sign-ups Open: Sunday, September 18th.
Sign-ups Close: Friday, October 7th.
Assignments: Saturday, October 8th.
Check-In 1: Sunday, October 30th.
Check-In 2: Saturday, November 26th.
Assignments Due: Sunday, December 11th
Posting Begins: Sunday, December 18th
Reveals: Sunday, January 1st
FAQs
What ships & characters are allowed?
Any and all ships are welcome, as well as gen works with no ships, again as long as the focus is on a Captain America centric character. Any and all Marvel or MCU canon, canon divergence, or AUs are welcome.
Who counts as “Cap-Centric?”
Any character who has appeared in the Captain America MCU trilogy or The Falcon and the Winter Soldier television show, or has been Captain America in any media canon. While many characters appear in these canons, please be aware that the focus of this exchange is Captain America & Co, so asking for works about characters that appear in those medias but are not the focus (e.g. Iron Man, Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, etc) makes it harder for us to match you. Please remember this is not a commission.
What kind of gifts are accepted?
We accept fic, podfic, original art, and fan vids. You will be able to let us know which types of gifts you are able to create and receive.
How does anon posting work?
Our collection is set to anon and unrevealed, so once you post to the collection it will automatically be made anonymous and will show up as an unrevealed work. During our posting period, the mods will gradually reveal the gifts. Once all gifts are posted, we will change the collection to non-anon and the authors will be revealed. We understand that this may be new for some people, but we have a few reasons for this set up: first, it gives us time to find a pinch hitter in case someone needs to drop right before the deadline, and second, it helps ensure that everyone is getting equal effort gifts, and lastly, we love a little mystery!
Who can participate?
Anyone is welcome to participate! If you’re a writer, artist, or creator you can create a gift. We will also need betas and pinch hitters!
Do I need to sign up?
Yes, sign-ups close on Friday, October 7th. Pinch hitter and beta sing ups are open indefinitely.
Where can I find fest info?
Star Spangled Secret Santa will be hosted on Tumblr and Twitter with a collection on AO3.
Who are the mods?Your mods this year are @bangyababy, nachodiablo, and @call-me-kayyyyy
I’ve got more questions, help!
No problem, we’re happy to hear from you! Ping us on one of the social media sites above, or email starspangledmods at gmail dot com.
Ready to sign up?
Here is the form to sign up to give and receive a gift.
Here is the form to sign up to be a pinch hitter.
Here is the form to sign up to be a beta reader.
Fall means pumpkin spice lattes, cozy sweaters, getting spooky, and thinking about creating fanwork for your internet friends for the holidays. So here it is! A fest to create fanwork for internet friends new and old.
Star Spangled Secret Santa is a Captain America themed Secret Santa. All fanworks will be centered around Captain America & Co, and we need creators, beta’s, and pinch hitters! Captain America - the gift that keeps on giving!
Don’t worry, there will be plenty of time to make your list and check it twice! Sign-ups will remain open until Friday, October 7th at 6pm EST.
You can sign up to give and receive a gift here.
You can sign up to be a beta here.
You can sign up to be a pinch-hitter here.
Fall means pumpkin spice lattes, cozy sweaters, getting spooky, and thinking about creating fanwork for your internet friends for the holidays. So here it is! A fest to create fanwork for internet friends new and old.
Star Spangled Secret Santa is a Captain America themed Secret Santa. All fanworks will be centered around Captain America & Co, and we need creators, beta’s, and pinch hitters! Captain America - the gift that keeps on giving!
Don’t worry, there will be plenty of time to make your list and check it twice! Sign-ups will remain open until Friday, October 7th at 6pm EST.
You can sign up to give and receive a gift here.
You can sign up to be a beta here.
You can sign up to be a pinch-hitter here.
Title: Death and the PhD
Pairings/Characters: Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers; Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Thanatos
Rating: Teen and Up
Wordcount: 3282
Prompt #: H43
Warnings: No archive warnings apply; mentions of death and Thanatos, the Greek god of death
Summary: PhD student Bucky Barnes loves his research on Thanatos, the Greek god of non-violent death. So wrapped up in his studies that he doesn’t realize someone’s stalking him and his roommate Steve who’s come to mean more to Bucky than only someone who resides in his apartment, he’s forced to find the courage to resist when he comes face-to-face with his stalker.
Title: We'll take care of each other like we used to do
Pairings/Characters: Steve Rogers & Bucky Barnes
Rating: T
Wordcount: 2.7k
Prompt #: H01
Warnings: Missing scene, Captain America Civil War, Hurt/Comfort, Mild description of wounds, Wounds, Patching up each other, PTSD, references to Hydra trauma, not shippy but can be easily read as Stucky
Summary: After the fight with Tony in Siberia, Steve and Bucky have to run. Once on the plane, they take care of their wounds, like in the old times.
i really want to participate but i’m so busy right now! is it possible to have an added “late bird” period where we can continue claiming and posting?
Hi there! We’re happy to have your interest! We deal with these type of situations on a case by case basis so if you could please come off anon we might be able to work something out!
Thank you all so much for prompting and promo-ing! For this year's fest we have 115 prompts up for grabs! Hurt/Comfort has the most prompts with 46, followed by Fantasy/Supernatural with 39, and finally Mutual Pining with 30
And if any of those don't appeal to you, you can always self prompt!
Claims will open at 5:30PM EST, today, September 13th. What time is that for me?
Thank you all so much for prompting and promo-ing! For this year's fest we have 115 prompts up for grabs! Hurt/Comfort has the most prompts with 46, followed by Fantasy/Supernatural with 39, and finally Mutual Pining with 30
And if any of those don't appeal to you, you can always self prompt!
Claims will open at 5:30PM EST, today, September 13th. What time is that for me?
romaincrisis
blakekathryn
izzy806
titsay
vaporwave
prguitarman
theartofmadeline
tangentwithtanner
andulkaphoto
ellievsbear
