LUNAR NEW YEAR EXCHANGE 2026
Welcome to the Lunar New Year Exchange for 2026.
♘This time we will be celebrating the Year of the Horse! ♘
The Lunar New Year Treat Exchange is open to fan creators of all types, including writers, artists, vidders, and more.
It is based on the Fandom Stocking and Fandom Giftbox exchanges that ran on LiveJournal and Dreamwidth; no one will be assigned to create a gift for any specific person. Instead, anyone who wants a treat can sign up with their wish list of characters, ships, likes, prompts, and DNWs!
I have changed two aspects of the treat exchange, so please read the rules carefully!
-Sign up: November 2nd, 2025, to November 8th, 2025.
-Creation Period: November 8th, 2025 to February 10th, 2026
-Treats Released: February 17th, 2026
-Anon Removed: February 24th, 2026
Please make sure your treat focuses on your recipient’s requested ship or relationship (or one of their requests, if they have listed multiple ones).
If you sign up, you will be expected to create at least one treat for another person. Filling any specific prompts is not obligatory, but please create something you believe your recipient will enjoy!
You must not include anything that your recipient has listed as a DNW (Do Not Want) - please be mindful of this.
The minimum requirements for the treats are 300 words for fic or podfic, one sketch on unlined paper for art (traditional or digital; no manips), or 30 seconds for a vid.
If you are creating a podfic and are not the original author of the fic, you must obtain the permission of the original author.
All the requests will be made visible to everyone for treats! You don't have to sign up to create a treat; anyone can do one if they see something they like. Only people who sign up are required to participate. Please understand that if you do not sign up, you will not receive a treat in return.
This is an anonymous exchange on all fronts. Please refrain from discussing which anonymous treat request is yours, as well as which anonymous treat request you will be writing for. After the works are revealed, there’ll be a one-week anonymous period before the creator reveals.
This is new, so PLEASE READ: When you pick which treat you would like to create, let me know ASAP! I will be writing “In Progress” as you work on it, and “Complete” when you’re done. This is so people know what anonymous treat requests have something being worked on already, and who doesn't, and we can fill in the anonymous treat requests faster!
After the reveals, comment on your gift to show appreciation for everyone's hard work. Remember to be kind to one another. People do this out of the kindness of their hearts, not because they have to. Please, respect the time and talent they have put into your treat!
-Sign-ups will take place. There, you'll be able to fill out details about your request and offer. You can edit your sign-up at any time until the sign-ups close on November 8th.
-Relationship/Pairings: Please write which relationships and/or pairings you would like to see in your treats. You can differentiate the two by how they are written. (Example: Pairings are (Wu Xie/Xiaoge) - using a / in between the names. Relationships are (Wu Xie & Xiaoge) using a & in between names.
Please note that works featuring QPRs, ace, and/or aro characters are absolutely valid to request in an exchange. You may also request a fully platonic relationship if you wish.
-Treat Interests: What are you interested in receiving as a treat?
-Preferred DMBJ Canon: Please pick the canon(s) you would like your story set in. There is also an ‘any’ and ‘other’ option!
General Likes: This is where you can put the genres you like (humor, angst, etc.) and any other general likes that you enjoy!
DNW (Do Not Wants): things that your creator must not include - squicks, triggers, characters, or things that you simply don’t like. Remember that you don’t owe anyone an explanation about why something is a DNW, and that DNWs are not meant to be taken personally. Just list the things you don’t like, “DNW: X, Y.”
Please list if you have any audio or visual triggers (such as flashing lights). This could be in your DNW or could be separate. Please also list song/music DNWs (e.g. "please no lyrics that use the n-word" or "please no lyrics in [specific language]" or “please no [specific genre/s of music”).
Favorite Themes and Tropes: Do you like fantasy, sticking to canon, or… There was only one bed? Go ahead and list it here!
Prompts/Specific Ideas: If you have any prompts, you can put them here! You can be as general or as detailed as you’d like, but remember that while your creator will try to make the best gift for you, filling a specific prompt is not obligatory. You can include a crossover prompt (with other DMBJ verse or other canons), but make sure it’s not the only prompt you have.
Anything Not Covered With The Above Questions: Was there something you wanted to list, but didn’t know where to put it? Place it here
You can sign up for the exchange here: https://forms.gle/KbPQU4AzRttqdGR36
♘ Extensions
If you can finish a treat, but need a few more days, you can always ask for an extension!
♘ Other Important Information
-Mods: Kai and Merinnan
-Kai: @thetombraidersguild or on the Daomu Biji (盗墓笔记) - Yu Cun server - if it’s a private matter (which anon you’re writing for), please DM me on other! I am the main Mod, so please try to contact me first. Thank you!
-Meri: @dmbjexchange or on the Daomu Biji (盗墓笔记) - Yu Cun server
If you have any questions at all, don’t hesitate to contact us here on Tumblr or on Discord.