Wayfarer Creative Exchange 2025 Masterpost
About the event: The Wayfarer Creative Exchange is an anonymous exchange of fanworks, by fans for fans, celebrating the wide variety of MCs within this fandom! We encourage participation from all skill levels, and from fans both new and old.
The Hosts: If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the Hosts via this blog or, once matches are assigned and your "contact point Host" has reached out to you with details of your match, via discord. We're here to try and make this go smoothly and be a fun time for everyone!
• Rolo | @roguelioness • Viking | @thevikingwoman • Ilm | @ilmhist • Grey | @greyyourwarden
Reminder: this event is NOT hosted by Idrellegames, please reach out to the above listed Hosts with questions and queries.
The Timeline:
Jan. 24 - Feb. 7 | sign-ups Sign ups will open on the 24th of January at 00:00 GMT [ countdown to opening of sign-ups ] and will close at 23:59 GMT on the 7th of February [ countdown to close of sign-ups ]
Feb. 8 - Feb. 22 | Matching, interest review, and assignments This is the period where the Hosts will check over references and request any additions that might be needed, do all the back-end matching, doublecheck that everyone who signed up is still interested, and hang out your assignments. All matches will be assigned on or before the 22nd.
Feb. 23 - Apr. 25 | Creation! This is the creation period! It's long on purpose, to allow time for participants to create work they're proud to gift their giftee, and also (if you like) to create "treats" for other participants. There will be mandatory check-ins on the weekends of the 22nd of March and the 5th of April. At these check-ins we will ask to see some manner of WIP, even if it's just a base sketch or a loose fic outline. We're not looking for polish at the initial check-in stage, only to see that work is underway and is a thoughtful representation of the giftee's MC. At the second check-in we will be wanting to see a work in a more polished state, to be assured that you can complete your piece by the deadline of Apr. 25.
Apr. 26 - May. 11 | Gift review Hosts will use this time to check over submitted works and ensure they meet event guidelines. If we need to request any edits to your finished work we will endeavour to do so as quickly as possible. This is also the final period for any last-minute pinch-hitting.
May. 12 | Reveal day! The big day! Gifts will be shared on tumblr, Ao3, and the official server and we'll all get to see and celebrate everyone's hard work and wonderful MCs :>
Additional Links:
• Sign-up form • 2025 Treat sheet • Exchange rules & guidelines • Exchange optional prompts • How to Submit to the WFRex Ao3 Collection • Official Wayfarer devblog • Official Wayfarer discord server (17+ only)
