1. This exchange is a multiship event. Please do not express any hate towards your fellow participants or members of the Discord server.
2. All prompts and offers must revolve around the theme of monsters including but not limited to one or more main characters depicted as monsters (e.g., siren Lance, yuki-onna Allura), situations revolving around monsters (e.g., zombie apocalypse, vampire hunters), or other supernatural elements that make up the foundation of your story. Aliens do not count. If you have any questions about what qualifies as “monster-themed”, please do not hesitate to contact the blog or a moderator. Mod can be found on tumblr here: Mod Han.
3. Do not share the specifics of your gift with your recipient as this will spoil the whole point of the exchange! If you have questions for your recipient, contact a mod and they will act as a proxy to get you the information you need.
4. If you are a minor (17-) please do not request/create NSFW works. If you are not a minor (18+), AT LEAST ONE OF YOUR MINIMUM 2 PROMPTS MUST BE SFW IN THE CASE THAT A MINOR/SOMEONE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH NSFW IS ASSIGNED TO YOU.
5. Have fun! Join us on our Discord server if you want. We encourage all participants to interact with their fellow fans and make some friends! Please don’t hesitate to join as we would love to get to know you during your time in this event!
What is the Monstertron Gift Exchange?
This is a fandom event where you will submit 2 to 5 monster-themed request prompts, and someone will be matched to you to make one or more of your requests as they see fit.
What is a request prompt?
A prompt can be as vague as “Keith/Lance, zombie apocalypse, minimal blood, SFW or NSFW” thus leaving it open to your gifter’s interpretation, or as specific as “NSFW, Keith/Shiro, Keith is a dragon that Shiro finds wounded in the woods behind his house and nursed back to health. Anything to do with Keith as a dragon will do, but I enjoy some tender loving dragon care!”
What is the schedule?
Sign ups open - June 1st at 12:00 AM EDT
Sign ups close - June 30th at 12:00 AM EDT
Assignments sent out - July 14th
Check in #1 - July 31st - August 5th
Check in #2 - August 28th - September 1st
Gifts due - September 13th - September 19th
What are the minimum requirements for my work?
The minimum requirements are as follows:
Artists - Must be at least a colored sketch on a 600 x 400 pixel size canvas.
Writers - Must be at least 1,500 words in length, betas are strongly suggested.
You are welcome (and encouraged) to go beyond the minimum requirements for your preferred medium, but we want you to be as stress-free as possible when completing your piece, so if you feel that you cannot meet these requirements we strongly suggest either speaking to a mod or reconsidering the event as a whole. We want all participants to give what they get because this is a gift exchange.
What are expected from Check-Ins 1 and 2?
Check-ins are just a way for us to make sure you haven’t forgotten your assignment, and that you’re at least a little on task! Check-in 1 will just be letting us know you’ve got at least some kind of idea of what you’re going to do. Check in 2 will be us making sure you’ve started and are ideally almost done with your gift. All check-ins will be completed via a Google Form that we will email out to participants.
Everyone works at different speeds, so don’t sweat too much about the check ins, there’s no pressure to be done immediately!
Where do I sign up?
You can sign up here starting June 1st at 12:00 AM CDT and ending at the same time June 30th.
Can I edit my sign-up?
Yes, but only until sign-ups close!
Where should I post my gift?
Please post your gift to Tumblr and either tag us @monstertronexchange or use the hashtag #monstertronexchange so we can reblog it here! Writers are welcome to post their fics to our collection on AO3, but please post a link tagging us on Tumblr!
Am I allowed to write a “Dear Gifter” letter?
Yes, please! You can link it to your request once you fill out the sign-up form. These are usually posted on your preferred social media platform and are used to give your gifter more information about your likes/dislikes, dos and don’ts, and any other information you want them to know.
Can I specify what medium I want certain requests to be fulfilled in? Yes, but try not to do this for all your requests in case you are paired with an artist and all of your prompts are for fanfiction, for example.
What about treats?
A treat is a work by anyone whether they are a participant in the exchange or not. You can make these at any time based on the available prompts and there is no work minimum, we’ll post a link to a Google Doc filled with the requests we received in the form along with the announcement that assignments have been sent out. Participants should only submit treats after their original request has been fulfilled.
