We’re not sure if this event will go ahead or not, but we’re going to give it a go!
You know how everybody is always going ‘I’d die if someone drew something based on what I write!’ and ‘I wish someone wrote me something based on what I draw!’? We’re going to make this happen for you!
Now, according to this source, the Durin’s Day this year falls on the 19th of October. What a perfect opportunity to make someone’s day, we thought!
We’re looking to pair up fanartists (including graphics/edits makers) with fanfic authors
If you sign up, you will be paired up (at random) with another person to create gifts for each other based on the content you have both produced so far
I.e. artist drawing/editing something based on fanfic for a writer and writer writing something based on the artist’s fanart
You will have close to 3 weeks to familiarize yourself with your partner’s works and create your gift. As a bonus, your own work gets some extra exposure too :)
Guideline effort required: we suggest minimum around 3k words and ah, equivalent in artwork. (how do you quantify artwork?!) Like, decent stuff, folks.
Whatever you create is kept a secret until the 19th of Oct (i.e. Durin’s Day), when everyone posts their gifts.
Tag your creations #GatheringDDGE and we will reblog it
You agree that someone else creates something based on your work. Could be a spin-off, fanart, little story, graphic etc. But basically it's somebody else's interpretation of your universe.
You must have at least some FiKi content, as this is the common denominator for everyone following Gathering Fiki. We want to ensure that there is at least an option of creating something for that pairing. You may well be predominantly interested in say, Britchell and your partner may well feel inspired by that content - that's perfectly okay. We just want to keep the options open. Other than that all fictional Dean / Aidan pairings are OK.
The worst thing that could happen with this event is if multiple people drop off throughout. Whilst we understand that RL > fandom, please keep in mind that someone else is creating something based on your work and will be looking forward to it just as much as you are. Please keep your partner and us updated with your progress.
17 - 23 Sept - Artist’s signups
24 - 30 Sept - Writer’s signups
1st Oct - Pairs are assigned at random and sent to everyone on priv
19th Oct - You post your gifts for each other, we reblog them
We will go ahead if we get a minimum of 5 artists and 5 writers signed up.
Please see the dates above - we start with artists simply because we have fewer of those in the fandom
Once we know how many artists we have on Sat, the 23rd of Sept, we will announce how many writers slots we have available, for example: 7 fanartists = we can sign up to 7 writers
This will be done on a first come, first served basis so please keep an eye on tumblr. If we get say, 10 writers interested, the last 3 will be kept on a ‘backup list’ in case anybody drops off.
To sign up, please drop us a message on GatheringFiKi. Please include: your tumblr address (for contact), your name or what you prefer to be called, whether you’re signing up as an artist or a writer, and a link to wherever your creations live - tumblr / AO3 / deviantart etc.
It is entirely possible that some overeager organizers might go canvassing during the signup times...
As always, please let us know and give us a shout if you have any questions!
