Round 6 Sign ups NOW CLOSED

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Sorry this post is late, please sign up here for Round 6 of acd_holmesfest



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Sign-ups close Sunday February 22nd , assignments out by Wednesday 25th, submission date April 15th, posting from 29th April.

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If you are in any doubt of meeting the submission deadline or need to drop out, please let one of the mods know *straight away* so we can reassign. If you are going to be only a little late submitting, please let us know via PM/mods email account (acdholmesfestmods@gmail.com), letting us know how near it is to ready, and we'll offer an extension, but you must commit to meet this or the mods will run amok and that is not a pretty sight, let me tell you.

Offers of pinch hitters gratefully received now or in future: there will be a 'volunteers' post for that and beta duties



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Lj name:
email address: YouraddyATemailproviderDOTcom OR if you prefer not to put this in an open comment, please PM mods (tweedisgood, methylviolet10b or spacemutineer) with this information.
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: e.g. fic, podfic, art, icons [minimum 10 icons please]. We have no minimum word limit for fics but something reasonably substantial, i.e. over 1,000 words, would be nice.
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: - e.g. gen, het, slash, particular pairings/multiples, casefic, humour, h/c, angst, preferred tropes or kinks [please list], how high a rating will you go, etc: we encourage as much latitude as possible to make it easier to match and because variety is good.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: - as above

What you would like to receive: - type(s) of fanwork, preferences as above. If art, please do not specify only wanting your fic illustrated. Not all artists like to do that.
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: - exclusions as above
Any other information you would like to add:
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed:

Crossovers are welcome, but there must be majority ACD Holmes content, please.
Icons or macros - may be based on any of the original illustrations to the ACD stories - not just Sidney Paget's. Camden House has a very full collection.

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[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Lj name: spacemutineer
Email address: You know where to find me.
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: Fic
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: gen, slash, het, or friendship, any rating to R, centered on the perfectly matched partnership of Holmes and Watson. For themes, I like: character studies; exploring what-ifs and the unanswered questions of canon; elements of the supernatural or sci-fi or horror played and taken seriously; and love and longing and belonging in any stage of a relationship. UST (potentially moving to RST), angst, and hurt/comfort are always particular favorite elements. I like an emotional-on-the-inside analytical scientist Holmes and a smart, brave, good-hearted Doctor Watson.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: In-depth casefic, fluff, fic tropes like omega or kidfic etc., and anything especially kinky or hardcore. Sex is possible, pr0n is not.
What you would like to receive: Fic. See my favorite themes/elements above. Mostly, I want to feel something. Give me love, give me fear, give me sadness, anger, relief, frustration, joy, whatever emotions compel you. Happy ending, unhappy ending, doesn't matter. I just want to feel something powerful with the characters along the way. Super double bonus points for logical Holmes having to face the illogic of the fantastical or supernatural, whether it turns out to be actually supernatural or not.
Please feel free to follow your own path, but here are some random concepts from my idea pile to help get you started:
- a seance, maybe where one of Holmes' lost clients from a canon case appears, like John Openshaw from The Five Orange Pips, who should have never been sent away to die that stormy night
- Mary coming back as a ghost, angry/hurt she's been supplanted in Watson's heart by Holmes after The Empty House
- a fix-it for The Dancing Men where Holmes and Watson make that last train and are there to intervene in the violent confrontation between Hilton Cubitt and Abe Slaney, thereby saving the beautiful love story of Hilton and Elsie (and maybe beginning the love story of H/W)
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: exclusions as above
Any other information you would like to add: Always pleased to see so many newcomers!
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: We do what we must because we can.