Secret Sleuth 2024: Sign up now! 🕵️♀️❄️
The Secret Sleuth Gift Exchange is an online, fanworks-only Secret Santa-style event for the CW Nancy Drew fandom!
What type of gifts can I make?
You will only need to make one gift, which should be a type of fanwork. Whatever type of gift you end up creating, please ensure it meets these parameters:
Fanfiction: 1500 word minimum, 10,000 words maximum. Completed works only.
Graphics/gifsets: 2 image minimum
Fanart: 1 panel minimum
Playlist: 15 song minimum, 1 cover image, and a link to the playlist on Spotify or Apple Music
Fanvids/edits: A minimum of at least 1m30s of video content, across either 1 or 2 videos
What happens if I sign up?
To sign up, you will need to fill out this form confirming a) what gift types you can create, b) what gift types you would like to receive, and c) basic information about yourself, such as your social media handles and your likes/dislikes.
After sign-ups close, our mod team will create a match and send you all relevant information to help you create your gift. And don't worry: the mod team will only ever match you with someone who wants a gift type that you are capable of creating, so you don't need to worry about making something outside of your comfort zone.
You will then have ~7 weeks to create your gift, which should be posted on an assigned day over 1st-12th January 2025. If your giftee is on tumblr, we encourage you to send them anonymous messages to build excitement and ask them questions to help inspire you!
**Important: Please don't reveal who you are to your giftee until after your gift has been posted. It's called SECRET Sleuth for a reason!**
What's the timeline?
Sign-ups open: October 21st
Sign-ups close: November 4th
You'll receive your match by: November 11th
Check-in #1: December 2nd
Check-in #2: December 16th (for scheduling your posting slot!)
Gifts should be ready by: December 31st
Gifts will be posted over: January 1st-12th 2025
What's different from last year?
This year, we're extending the gift creation window and gifts will be posted later. Instead of posting over the holidays, gifts will be posted starting in January. We hope this will take the pressure off those people who have finals for school, who have to work over the holidays, or who are busy with travel and seeing family, etc. We've also tightened up the gift requirements to ensure everyone gets a gift of similar quality.
How do I sign up?
It's easy! Fill out the sign-up form here. The deadline to sign up is Monday November 4th 2024.
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