Hello friends and fellow sleuths!
the holiday season is nearly upon us again, and with that comes... presents! once again we're bringing you the Secret Sleuth Holiday Gift Exchange 2022!
what does this mean? this Gift Exchange will be an exchange of fanworks between fandom friends. this is an open exchange, which means it is not ship or character specific, and gifts can be made to cater what interests our participants.
by signing up, you will be committing yourself to creating something fun for your assigned Secret Sleuth based on the form filled out below. but shh... remember it’s a secret! any contact you have with your SS after you receive your assignments should be anonymous or through the exchange admins, to help keep the integrity of the exchange.
what can i make? we have outlined what gifts will be acceptable for our exchange here:
fanfiction (1500 words minimum)
graphics/gifsets (2 image minimum)
icons/header sets for twitter/tumblr (4 item minimum)
fanart
playlists (15 song minimum, appropriate cover art, and linked)
fanvid (2 minute minimum)
moodboard (8 panel minimum)
if you have other ideas, check with us to see if they are appropriate! we're always open to new things!
how do i sign up? using this form -- please provide as much detail as possible, so we can match you with the best possible Secret Sleuth and to help them create a gift perfect for you!
what’s the timeline?
14 October: sign-ups open for 3 weeks
4 November: sign-ups close
6-11 November: all gift assignments will be delivered in this time frame
2 December: check-in #1: we'll check in to see how you are doing with starting your gift - we will also begin scheduling reveal dates!
16 December: check-in #2: we'll check in a week before the deadline to see if you will be finished on time
23 December: all gifts must be completed & drafted, ready for posting
24 December: gifts will be posted starting on this date, with 5-10 revealed each day until we complete all gifts (during check-ins, sleuths will coordinate with their exchange admin to schedule which day they will be revealing!
what's new in 2022?
extra time: you will have an extra week to create your gift this year, with 6 weeks total between the date of your match being assigned and the submission deadline
extended gift reveal schedule: rather than posting all gifts within a 3-day window, we will schedule between 5-10 gifts to be posted on our blog every day from 24 December until we have revealed all the gifts
assigned gift reveal dates: once we've gotten matches and assignments set, we'll work on scheduling which day you'll post during our check-ins. this will help not to overwhelm people consuming your content and ensure it doesn't get buried in the tumblr tags / ao3 listing by other content
you will have the option to submit your gifts to the blog for us to post during the exchange time frame (good for those who might not have a tumblr themselves) or you may schedule your gift to be posted during that time frame (with the blog tagged and appropriate exchange tag used!) more detailed instructions to follow!
please remember this is an exchange, you’re expected to fulfill your end of the commitment when you sign-up and we want to create quality content for the holiday season and bring joy to all involved! if you do not think you can provide a high caliber gift in one of the acceptable formats, we would ask you not sign-up, but you will still be able to enjoy all the fruits at the end of the event!
follow us here @secretsleuthexchange or on Twitter @ssgiftexchange and track our tag #secretsleuthgiftexchange to keep up with the event!
please reblog and spread the word!
xoxo Secret Sleuth Gift Exchange team
