Holmestice Summer 2024 Signups are OPEN!
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Treats Policy: As of February 2022, AO3 has introduced a setting to let users opt out of receiving additional gifts outside of formal exchanges (in Holmestice terms, "treats"). Please indicate whether you are or are not open to receiving additional fan works based on your sign-up. Also be sure to check your AO3 account preferences, under "Collections, Challenges and Gifts". AO3 accounts made before February 2022 default to ALLOW gifts, whereas new accounts default not to. Because signups are not handled through AO3, you MUST turn on treat ability if you want your gift posted to AO3. More information regarding this setting is available on AO3.
If you have a Dreamwidth account, join the Dreamwidth community and create a new post using the template below with your offer and request. The template is designed to be used with the HTML editor (not the Rich Text editor).
If you do not want a Dreamwidth account, you can leave your sign-up as a comment on this post using the "Anonymous" option. If you choose to use the Anonymous option, please make sure you correctly fill in all the identifying info in the template, so we know who signed up and how to contact you.
The sign-up template below includes ratings for what you're willing to create and would like to receive. Sexual content is deliberately separated from violence and other mature themes, so if you are someone who enjoys PWP but not violence, you have an easy way of indicating that (or vice versa) for the mods and other Holmestice participants.
The template also includes a list of suggested Holmesian fandoms and iterations. This is not an exhaustive list -- if you have another fandom in mind, please include it in your sign up! Alternatively, if you're open to offering or receiving any Holmesian fandom, please feel free to say so. (Although do make clear what you mean by "any" -- very few people truly can offer every pastiche, film, television, radio, and graphic novel adaptation ever made!)
Please note when putting down relationships:
Do please make sure you're using / and & correctly in your sign-ups, as we use it to determine matches, and your match will use it to determine what sort of relationships to write for you.
Matches will be made on fandom, characters/pairings, categories, and ratings. All other details you include (besides any "do not wants") are optional; i.e., your gift-maker may take inspiration from any specific prompt you include, but they are not required to use them.
New this round: By popular request original music has been added to gift type! You can offer or request this along with fic, art, podfic, graphics, vids, etc.
Use the following template.
You can edit your post until sign-ups close on April 3. Anything you add or delete after that will not be taken into account.
All stories must be a minimum of 1,000 words in length; icon posts must contain at least 10 icons; vids must be at least one minute in length. Any type of fanwork is required to go through some kind of beta process. All finished fanworks must be posted to AO3 and/or sent to the mods at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com on or before May 25. Directions on how to post/submit your work will be posted to the community later in the round. If you don't submit your work by the due date and have not contacted us for an extension, we will automatically look for a pinch hitter.
If you need your recipient to clarify their prompt or if you want to ask whether they're all right with that one particular thing you'd like to include, please contact us at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com, and we'll forward the question for you to preserve your anonymity.
Please remember that if you sign up to receive a gift, it'll only be fair if you create one as well. That said, if you have to drop out of the exchange for any reason, please contact one of the moderators as soon as possible by e-mailing us at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com so we can find a pinch hitter to create a gift for your intended recipient.
If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out!
Treats Policy: As of February 2022, AO3 has introduced a setting to let users opt out of receiving additional gifts outside of formal exchanges (in Holmestice terms, "treats"). Please indicate whether you are or are not open to receiving additional fan works based on your sign-up. Also be sure to check your AO3 account preferences, under "Collections, Challenges and Gifts". AO3 accounts made before February 2022 default to ALLOW gifts, whereas new accounts default not to. Because signups are not handled through AO3, you MUST turn on treat ability if you want your gift posted to AO3. More information regarding this setting is available on AO3.
If you have a Dreamwidth account, join the Dreamwidth community and create a new post using the template below with your offer and request. The template is designed to be used with the HTML editor (not the Rich Text editor).
If you do not want a Dreamwidth account, you can leave your sign-up as a comment on this post using the "Anonymous" option. If you choose to use the Anonymous option, please make sure you correctly fill in all the identifying info in the template, so we know who signed up and how to contact you.
The sign-up template below includes ratings for what you're willing to create and would like to receive. Sexual content is deliberately separated from violence and other mature themes, so if you are someone who enjoys PWP but not violence, you have an easy way of indicating that (or vice versa) for the mods and other Holmestice participants.
The template also includes a list of suggested Holmesian fandoms and iterations. This is not an exhaustive list -- if you have another fandom in mind, please include it in your sign up! Alternatively, if you're open to offering or receiving any Holmesian fandom, please feel free to say so. (Although do make clear what you mean by "any" -- very few people truly can offer every pastiche, film, television, radio, and graphic novel adaptation ever made!)
Please note when putting down relationships:
- "/" (e.g., "Holmes/Watson") indicates a romantic or sexual relationship
- "&" (e.g., "Holmes & Watson") indicates a friendship or other platonic/fraternal/non-sexual/non-romantic relationship
Do please make sure you're using / and & correctly in your sign-ups, as we use it to determine matches, and your match will use it to determine what sort of relationships to write for you.
Matches will be made on fandom, characters/pairings, categories, and ratings. All other details you include (besides any "do not wants") are optional; i.e., your gift-maker may take inspiration from any specific prompt you include, but they are not required to use them.
New this round: By popular request original music has been added to gift type! You can offer or request this along with fic, art, podfic, graphics, vids, etc.
Use the following template.
You can edit your post until sign-ups close on April 3. Anything you add or delete after that will not be taken into account.
All stories must be a minimum of 1,000 words in length; icon posts must contain at least 10 icons; vids must be at least one minute in length. Any type of fanwork is required to go through some kind of beta process. All finished fanworks must be posted to AO3 and/or sent to the mods at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com on or before May 25. Directions on how to post/submit your work will be posted to the community later in the round. If you don't submit your work by the due date and have not contacted us for an extension, we will automatically look for a pinch hitter.
If you need your recipient to clarify their prompt or if you want to ask whether they're all right with that one particular thing you'd like to include, please contact us at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com, and we'll forward the question for you to preserve your anonymity.
Please remember that if you sign up to receive a gift, it'll only be fair if you create one as well. That said, if you have to drop out of the exchange for any reason, please contact one of the moderators as soon as possible by e-mailing us at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com so we can find a pinch hitter to create a gift for your intended recipient.
If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out!
first time signing up, hope i've done it all correctly :D
Date: 2024-03-25 06:42 pm (UTC)Contact email: thevampirate1960@gmail.com
AO3 username: Blistering_Typhoons
Treat preference: sure thing :D
I will create:
A fanwork of the following type(s): fic
In one or more of the following parts of fandom: Books: Doyle - Canon TV/Film: Granada TV Show; Ritchie Films; Elementary; Livanov/Solomin Russian Holmes; Rathbone Films; Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century; The Great Mouse Detective Comics/radio/other: Bert Coules radio dramatizations
For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Holmes/Watson; Colonel Moran/Moriarty; Basil/Dawson; Joan Watson & Sherlock Holmes; Sherlock & Mycroft; Watson & Mycroft; Watson & Lestrade; Mrs Hudson & Sherlock Holmes
I like working with one or more of the following categories: Fluff; Angst; Post-Reichenbach; Romance; Hurt/Comfort; Established Relationship; Friendship; Humor; First Time; Friendship; Drug Addiction
With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 2) non-explicit sexual content; 3) explicit sexual content; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes; 5) moderate to explicit graphic violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes
I am willing to create for the following squicks and/or kinks: bdsm; bloodplay; alcohol/drug abuse
I want to receive:
A fanwork of the following type(s): art, fic
In one or more of the following parts of fandom: Books: Canon; TV/Film: Granada TV Show; Ritchie Films; Elementary; Livanov/Solomin Russian Holmes; Rathbone Films; Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century Comics/radio/other: Bert Coules radio dramatizations
For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Holmes/Watson; Joan Watson & Sherlock Holmes; Sherlock & Mycroft; Watson & Mycroft; Watson & Lestrade; Mrs Hudson & Sherlock Holmes
I like stuff in the following categories: Fluff; Angst; Romance; Hurt/Comfort; Established Relationship; Friendship; Humor; Case Fic; First Time; Friendship
With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 2) non-explicit sexual content; 3) explicit sexual content; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes; 5) moderate to explicit graphic violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes
I wouldn’t mind any of the following squicks and/or kinks: alcohol/drug abuse
Please include further details about what you’d like to receive: i really adore atmospheric, sort of brooding reflections between holmes/watson (preferably in the countryside or in winter) that aren't necessarily angst but which have a somber, bittersweet sort of tone- and I'd prefer a hopeful ending :o on the flip side, i really like cuddling fics, platonic ( specific example joan & sherlock, perhaps with some typical awkwardness or hurt/comfort) or romantic :> i'll be happy to receive really much of anything within my constraints though :D
Special requests: None really, this is my first time signing up so I'll be happy with any prompt that fits my requirements :D
Holmestice Part 2 the more the holmesticier
Date: 2024-04-02 08:22 pm (UTC)Contact email: in the submission sheet
AO3 username: catlock_holmes
Treat preference: open
I will create:
A fanwork of the following type(s): fanfiction
In one or more of the following parts of fandom: Sherlock BBC
For one or more of the following characters or relationships:
Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
I like working with one or more of the following categories: Fluff; Angst; Post-Reichenbach; Alternate Universe; Hurt/Comfort; Crossover; Drug Addiction; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence; Whump; Supernatural beings AU
With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes;
I am willing to create for the following squicks: Examples include: alcohol/drug abuse; drug addiction; character death; supernatural beings
I want to receive:
A fanwork of the following type(s): art, fic
In one or more of the following parts of fandom: Sherlock BBC
For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
I like stuff in the following categories: Fluff; Angst; Post-Reichenbach; Alternate Universe; Romance; Hurt/Comfort; Crossover; Case Fic; Drug Addiction; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence; Whump; Supernatural beings AU (merlock, sirenlock, dragonlock)
With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes;
I wouldn’t mind any of the following squicks Examples include: alcohol/drug abuse; drug addiction
Please include further details about what you’d like to receive:
I love works about Sherlock’s drug addiction, angst and whump. Sherlock’s mind and how he came to be how he is, his drug use. John could help Sherlock to deal with his problems, maybe help him to face his demons or go to rehab. Or a college Sherlock AU dealing with those things. Not a fan of Eurus or series 4, so maybe an alternative to that.
Or a Smauglock story (sherlock being a dragon) or sirenlock/merlock.
Concerning artworks, I would love Sherlock as some kind of supernatural creature, like Smauglock (Sherlock/Hobbit crossover)or merlock.
DO NOT WANT: noncon, dubcon, sexual violence, SA, prostitution, animal abuse etc or mentions of such things at all.
I don’t want Sherlock to be in any other relationships other than with John, and no previous relationships. Sherlock should have no previous experience.
I prefer ace/demisexual Sherlock only with John, and if it’s a relationship fic then that John is his first relationship/romantic interest.
Special requests: none