It's time for Star Spangled Secret Santa 2022!
What is Star Spangled Secret Santa?
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.
