Yuletide Circus

Yule goats, plot bunnies, hippos, and bears, oh my! Welcome to the completely unofficial Yuletide tumblr. What is Yuletide? It's a yearly fic exchange for small and obscure fandoms. But check out the official FAQs for more info. New to Yuletide? Check out these primers: How to Yuletide Good Beginner's Guide to Yuletide 2022 Schedule: All deadline are 9am UTC. Nominations Sep. 19 to Sep. 29 Sign-ups Oct. 14 to Oct. 22 Assignments sent out by Oct. 24 Madness Collection Opens and Request Summary Revealed tba No penalty default deadline Dec. 11 Posting Deadline Dec. 18 Main Collection goes live Dec. 25 Madness Collection goes live Dec. 26 Author reveals Jan. 1 Links Yuletide Admin Comm: DW | LJ Yuletide Member Comm: DW | LJ Yuletide AO3 Collection Official Yuletide tumblr Yuletide Discord coaltide

[unofficialyuletide]

Yuletide Signups \o/

CLOSE IN LIKE 16 HOURS /o\ Check the countdown for an accurate check of how much time is left.

Sign-up Form is here

Tag Set is here

Official FAQ’s are here

Tutorial is here

Good night, and good luck.

[unofficialyuletide]

Yuletide 2022 is Upon Us

Nominations are open!

FAQ’s, schedules, how-to’s, and all the nuts and bolts are addressed, answered, and available at the post on the admin comm.

Eligibility Rules can be found here

Evidence Post is here, if your nominated fandom is hard-to-find or borderline.

Nomination coordination is happening here. RPF coordination is happening here.

And the Fandom Promo Post is here, if you want to browse for a new hyperfixation or entice others to join your fandom of one.

[unofficialyuletide]

Just about 12hrs remaining for Yuletide 2022 Nominations!

Check the countdown clock here

[unofficialyuletide]

Yuletide 2022 is Upon Us

Nominations are open!

FAQ's, schedules, how-to's, and all the nuts and bolts are addressed, answered, and available at the post on the admin comm.

Eligibility Rules can be found here

Evidence Post is here, if your nominated fandom is hard-to-find or borderline.

Nomination coordination is happening here. RPF coordination is happening here.

And the Fandom Promo Post is here, if you want to browse for a new hyperfixation or entice others to join your fandom of one.

[unofficialyuletide]

/in denial about September being like two days away

/in denial about Yuletide Schedule dropping

SO YEAH. It’s (almost) the most wonderful time of the year again!

2022 Yuletide Schedule:

Nominations: Mon 19 Sept to Thurs 29 Sept Sign-ups: Fri 14 Oct to Sat 22 Oct Assignments out by: Mon 24 Oct Default deadline: Sun 11 Dec Assignment deadline: Sun 18 Dec Reveals: Sun 25 Dec

[unofficialyuletide]

Yuletide 2021 is LIVE!!

(or should be, messages from the mods definitely will supersede this scheduled post)

Go forth and read, comment, and kudos!!

[unofficialyuletide]

1 HOUR UNTIL COLLECTION OPENS

Get excited, y'all!

[unofficialyuletide]

UPLOAD DEADLINE HAS PASSED!!

What happens now?

Pinch hitters, you are my heroes, keep writing! Put finishing touches on your assignment! Try to write a treat or two!

Mods will be spot-checking submitted assignments for any issues and, of course, pinch hits for any defaulted assignments will be going out if you want to try your luck and grab one.

[unofficialyuletide]

1 HOUR UNTIL UPLOAD DEADLINE

Do or die time, lads

[unofficialyuletide]

Fess up, who's still writing?

Reminder to check the countdown to make sure you get your assignment uploaded on time.

[theoriginalgraveyardgirl-deacti]

[missreinarabbit]

[acheronprince]

Me while editing: *adds a sentence*

*finds nearly identical sentence in the next paragraph*

[protectbatson]

I feel attacked

[ramoorebooks-deactivated2024011]

The writer's blessing:

May you write 1,500 words with ease. May your characters be lively and not cardboard. May you need little editing. May your muse visit you as soon as you sit. May the Internet not distract you much. May your phone lie dormant while you write.

[just-a-jumbled-writer]

[mimzy-writing-online]

[Image Description: “high schooler wearing a green plaid shirt while a power point presentation drops a truth bomb” meme. Your writing is good. You guys are just mean to yourselves. End Image Description]

[gr8writingtips]

writing tip #2974:

write now, edit at some point maybe

[kotaface]

When fic writers host writing tutorials.

[writing-and-nutmeg]

Writing a first draft:

[transformativeworks]

[image description: a meme made of a screenshot of Avatar: The last airbender and a line edited over the subtitle. The schreenshot shows Zuko and Iroh in their coffeeshop as Iroh inhales the steam of a tea he just poured out. The edited subtitle says: “The secret ingredient is giving yourself the permission to write without worrying about perfection.” end of description]