A Holmesian Solstice

WE'RE BACK, BABY!

The sign-ups are now open!

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.

( Sign-up Template )




You can edit your post until sign-ups close on March 31. 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!

WE'RE BACK, BABY!

The sign-ups are now open!

New for Winter 2022: 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. 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.

( Sign-up Template )


You can edit your post until sign-ups close on October 5. 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 November 23. 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!

The sign-ups are now open!

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, either using the "Anonymous" option or by using your LJ OpenID. 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.

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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.

( Sign-up Template )


You can edit your post until sign-ups close on March 31. 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!

The sign-ups are now open!

If you want to take part in the exchange (and have a Dreamwidth account), all you have to do is 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, either using the "Anonymous" option or by using your LJ OpenID. 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.

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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.

( Sign-up Template )


You can edit your post until sign-ups close on October 5. 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 November 23. 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 ask if 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!

The sign-ups are now open!

If you want to take part in the exchange (and have a Dreamwidth account), all you have to do is 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, either using the "Anonymous" option or by using your LJ OpenID. 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.

• What is an OpenID account?
  
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• Why do I receive errors when logging into Dreamwidth with my OpenID?
  
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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.

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 do use it to determine matches, and your match will use it to determine what sort of relationships to write for you.

( Sign-up Template )


You can edit your post until sign-ups close on October 6. 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 November 21st. 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 ask if 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!

The sign-ups are now open!

If you want to take part in the exchange (and have a Dreamwidth account), all you have to do is 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, either using the "Anonymous" option or by using your LJ OpenID. 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.

• What is an OpenID account?
  
• How do I comment using OpenID?
  
• Why do I receive errors when logging into Dreamwidth with my OpenID?
  
• I can't log in using my Google account on Dreamwidth.

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.

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 do use it to determine matches, and your match will use it to determine what sort of relationships to write for you.

( Sign-up Template )


You can edit your post until sign-ups close on October 1. 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 November 21st. 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 ask if 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!

The sign-ups are now officially open!

If you want to take part in the exchange, all you have to do is join the Dreamwidth community and create a new post using the template below with your offer and request.

If you do not have or want a Dreamwidth account, you can use your LJ OpenID to leave a comment on this post.

(ETA: You may also leave an anonymous comment on this post! Please make sure that you fill in all the identifying info in the template itself, so we know who signed up!)

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Like last round, we will have an AO3 collection open for immediate, anonymous crossposting, and can include a link to your AO3 work in the original post.

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 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 any Holmesian fandom, please feel free to say so!

( Sign-up Template )


You can edit your post until sign-ups close on October 10. 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 sent to the mods at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com on or before November 21st. If you haven't submitted your work by then and have not contacted us for an extension, we will automatically look for a pinch hitter.

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 e-mail contact one of the moderators as soon as possible or e-mail us at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com so we can find a pinch hitter to create a gift for your intended recipient. If you need your recipient to clarify their prompt or ask if they're all right with that one particular thing you'd like to work in, please contact us, and we'll forward the question to preserve your anonymity.

If you have ANY questions or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out!

Just a note to let everyone know that the signups are now closed.

If you're interested in what happens next; check out our two "Behind the Scenes" posts we did awhile ago!

Matches will go out in a week.

Any questions or concerns can be directed to the mods.

The sign ups are now officially open!

If you want to take part in the exchange, all you have to do is join the community and create a new post using the template below with your gift request.

Like last round, we will host the exchange on LJ but have the AO3 collection open for immediate, anonymous crossposting and can include a link to your AO3 work in the original post.

Last round we also made some changes to the sign-up template, adding a new rating system. You can indicate what ratings you're willing to create for or 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 other Holmestice participants. We've also added a list of suggested Holmesian fandoms and iterations you can create for/receive work from. This is not an exhaustive list! If you have another fandom in mind, please include it in your sign up. Or if you're open to any Holmesian fandom, say that, too!

Please use the following template:

<b>Name:</b> your LJ/DW/Fandom Name <b>Contact email:</b> Please provide us with a working email address to contact you with your assignment and related modly communication. If you don’t feel comfortable posting your email address in public, please use this form: https://goo.gl/forms/3oDKwaWBEwnrJ6b63 to provide your address and a link to your sign-up post (so we can match emails with people!). <b><u>I will create:</b></u> <b>A fanwork of the following type(s):</b> art, fic, vids, graphics, podfic <b>In one or more of the following parts of fandom:</b> <i>feel free to add to or delete any of the following</i> Books: Doyle - Canon; Mary Russell Series; The Final Solution - Chabon; Goodnight, Mr. Holmes - Douglas; The Infernal Device - Kurland; The Seven-Percent Solution; A Study in Emerald; The Doctor's Case. TV/Film:Granada TV Show; Ritchie Films; Sherlock BBC; Elementary; Russian Holmes; New Russian Holmes; Rathbone Films; Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century; Sherlock Hound. Comics/radio/other: Watson and Holmes comic; Bert Coules radio dramatizations. Others????? <b>For one or more of the following relationships:</b> <i>Please list any pairings (or threesomes or moresomes) you are comfortable working with. “Other” (Holmes/Other) and “anyone” (Mycroft/Anyone) are acceptable answers, as is “none” (Gen/Friendship only). </i> <b>I like working with one or more of the following categories:</b> <i>The following list of suggestions is based on the top 10 tags listed in the most popular Sherlock Holmes Fandoms on AO3; please delete as necessary and feel free to add your own.</i> Fluff; Angst; Post-Reichenbach; Alternate Universe; Romance; Hurt/Comfort; Established Relationship; Crossover; Friendship; Humor; Case Fic; First Time; Friendship; Drug Addiction; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence; Bondage <b>With any of the following ratings:</b> <i>delete any that do not apply</i> 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 <b>I am willing to create for the following squicks and/or kinks:</b> <i>Please be specific; if you state you are willing to write incest, you may be paired with someone who specifically requests Holmes/Mycroft. You will never be required to create a work in one of these categories, but they do help guide matching. "None" or leaving this space blank is acceptable</i>. Examples include: dubcon; non-con/rape; bdsm; bloodplay; torture; domestic abuse; alcohol/drug abuse; incest; self-harm; suicide; character death; child abuse; etc. <b><u>I want to receive:</b></u> <b>A fanwork of the following type(s):</b> art, fic, vids, graphics, podfic <b>In one or more of the following parts of fandom:</b><i>feel free to add to or delete any of the following</i> Books: Canon; Mary Russell Series; The Final Solution - Chabon; Goodnight, Mr. Holmes - Douglas; The Infernal Device - Kurland; The Seven-Percent Solution; A Study in Emerald; The Doctor's Case. TV/Film:Granada TV Show; Ritchie Films; Sherlock BBC; Elementary; Russian Holmes; New Russian Holmes; Rathbone Films; Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century; Sherlock Hound. Comics/radio/other: Watson and Holmes comic; Bert Coules radio dramatizations. Others????? <b>For one or more of the following relationships:</b> <i>Please list any pairings (or threesomes or moresomes) you are comfortable working with. “Other” (Holmes/Other) and “anyone” (Mycroft/Anyone) are acceptable answers, as is “none” (Gen/Friendship only). </i> <b>I like stuff in the following categories:</b> <i>The following list of suggestions is based on the top 10 additional tags listed in the most popular Sherlock Holmes Fandoms on AO3; please delete as necessary and feel free to add your own.</i> Fluff; Angst; Post-Reichenbach; Alternate Universe; Romance; Hurt/Comfort; Established Relationship; Crossover; Friendship; Humor; Case Fic; First Time; Friendship; Drug Addiction; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence; Bondage <b>With any of the following ratings:</b> <i>delete any that do NOT apply</i> 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 <b>I wouldn’t mind any of the following squicks and/or kinks:</b> <i>Please be specific; things listed here help guide matching and while we do not require participants create anything in this list, you may be paired with someone based on what you list here. None" or leaving this space blank is acceptable</i>. Examples include: dubcon; non-con/rape; bdsm; bloodplay; torture; domestic abuse; alcohol/drug abuse; incest; self-harm; suicide; character death; child abuse; etc.) <b>Please include further details about what you’d like to receive:</b> Your more elaborate prompt goes here. You can also use this space if you would like to list anything that you find triggering or is in your DO NOT WANT category (e.g. “I like to read angst, but amnesia fic sends me running.”). We will guarantee that you will be matched with someone who matches you in the above categories, but this is the space to give the person you’re matched with a better idea about what kind of stuff you like. <b>Special requests:</b> This is the space to give <I>us</I> an idea of what you'd like us to take into consideration when we match you with your recipient, e. g. "While I don't mind dark!fic, I've done that the last two times around, so if at all possible, give me something cheerful?" We're not promising that every match will be perfect, but we do try.


If you don't have an LJ account but wish to join the exchange nonetheless, please leave a comment with your request to this post.

You can edit your post until sign-ups close on October 17th. 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 sent to the mods at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com on or before November 21st. If you haven't submitted your work by then and have not contacted us for an extension, we will automatically look for a pinch hitter.

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 e-mail contact one of the moderators as soon as possible or e-mail us at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com so we can find a pinch hitter to create a gift for your intended recipient. If you need your recipient to clarify their prompt or ask if they're all right with that one particular thing you'd like to work in, please contact us, and we'll forward the question to preserve your anonymity.

We will be crossposting this to our tumblr account, but for simple lack of time, we will not be promoting this all over LJ. If don't see us advertise on your favourite Sherlockian comm, please feel free to put up a post of your own. Pimp the exchange far and wide! The more participants we have, the greater the diversity and quality of fanworks!

One last thing: your friendly mods would like to introduce you to the newest member of our mod team! sanguinity has joined us after stealth-modding last round. Per usual, please direct questions/problems/concerns to our mod account — holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com — and one of us will respond as soon as possible!

Most importantly, have fun! :)

The sign ups are now officially open!

If you want to take part in the exchange, all you have to do is join the community and create a new post with your gift request.

Like last round, we will host the exchange on LJ but have the AO3 collection open for immediate, anonymous crossposting and can include a link to your AO3 work in the original post.

We've also made some changes to the sign up template, so if you've played along with us before you may notice some differences. We've included a new rating system for this round. You can indicate what ratings you're willing to create for or would like to receive. Sexual content is separated on this ratings system from violence and other mature themes on purpose. So if you are someone that enjoys PWP but not violence, you have an easy way of indicating that (or vice versa) for other Holmestice participants. We've also added a list of suggested Holmesian fandoms and iterations you can create for/receive work from. This is not an exhaustive list! If you have another fandom in mind, please include it in your sign up.


Please use the following new and improved template:

<b>Name:</b> your LJ/DW/Fandom Name <b>Contact email:</b> Please provide us with a working email address to contact you with your assignment and related modly communication. If you don’t feel comfortable posting your email address in public, please use this form: http://goo.gl/forms/GbrvGE0w3U to provide your address and a link to your sign-up post (so we can match emails with people!). <b><u>I will create:</b></u> <b>A fanwork of the following type(s):</b> art, fic, vids, graphics, podfic <b>In one or more of the following parts of fandom:</b> <i>feel free to add to or delete any of the following</i> Books: Doyle - Canon; Mary Russell Series; The Final Solution - Chabon; Goodnight, Mr. Holmes - Douglas; The Infernal Device - Kurland; The Seven-Percent Solution; A Study in Emerald; The Doctor's Case. TV/Film:Granada TV Show; Ritchie Films; Sherlock BBC; Elementary; Russian Holmes; Rathbone Films; Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century; Sherlock Hound. Comics/radio/other.: Watson and Holmes comic; Bert Coules radio dramatizations; others????? <b>For one or more of the following relationships:</b> <i>Please list any pairings (or threesomes or moresomes) you are comfortable working with. “Other” (Holmes/Other) and “anyone” (Mycroft/Anyone) are acceptable answers, as is “none” (Gen/Friendship only). </i> <b>I like working with one or more of the following categories:</b> <i>The following list of suggestions is based on the top 10 tags listed in the most popular Sherlock Holmes Fandoms on AO3; please delete as necessary and feel free to add your own.</i> Fluff; Angst; Post-Reichenbach; Alternate Universe; Romance; Hurt/Comfort; Established Relationship; Crossover; Friendship; Humor; Case Fic; First Time; Friendship; Drug Addiction; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence; Bondage <b>With any of the following ratings:</b> <i>delete any that do not apply</i> 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 <b>I am willing to create for the following squicks and/or kinks:</b> <i>Please be specific; if you state you are willing to write incest, you may be paired with someone who specifically requests Holmes/Mycroft. You will never be required to create a work in one of these categories, but they do help guide matching. "None" or leaving this space blank is acceptable</i>. Examples include: dubcon; non-con/rape; bdsm; bloodplay; torture; domestic abuse; alcohol/drug abuse; incest; self-harm; suicide; character death; child abuse; etc. <b><u>I want to receive:</b></u> <b>A fanwork of the following type(s):</b> art, fic, vids, graphics, podfic <b>In one or more of the following parts of fandom:</b><i>feel free to add to or delete any of the following</i> Books: Canon; Mary Russell Series; The Final Solution - Chabon; Goodnight, Mr. Holmes - Douglas; The Infernal Device - Kurland; The Seven-Percent Solution; A Study in Emerald; The Doctor's Case. TV/Film:Granada TV Show; Ritchie Films; Sherlock BBC; Elementary; Russian Holmes; Rathbone Films; Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century; Sherlock Hound. Comics/radio/other.: Watson and Holmes comic; Bert Coules radio dramatizations; others????? <b>For one or more of the following relationships:</b> <i>Please list any pairings (or threesomes or moresomes) you are comfortable working with. “Other” (Holmes/Other) and “anyone” (Mycroft/Anyone) are acceptable answers, as is “none” (Gen/Friendship only). </i> <b>I like stuff in the following categories:</b> <i>The following list of suggestions is based on the top 10 additional tags listed in the most popular Sherlock Holmes Fandoms on AO3; please delete as necessary and feel free to add your own.</i> Fluff; Angst; Post-Reichenbach; Alternate Universe; Romance; Hurt/Comfort; Established Relationship; Crossover; Friendship; Humor; Case Fic; First Time; Friendship; Drug Addiction; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence; Bondage <b>With any of the following ratings:</b> <i>delete any that do NOT apply</i> 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 <b>I wouldn’t mind any of the following squicks and/or kinks:</b> <i>Please be specific; things listed here help guide matching and while we do not require participants create anything in this list, you may be paired with someone based on what you list here. None" or leaving this space blank is acceptable</i>. Examples include: dubcon; non-con/rape; bdsm; bloodplay; torture; domestic abuse; alcohol/drug abuse; incest; self-harm; suicide; character death; child abuse; etc.) <b>Please include further details about what you’d like to receive:</b> Your more elaborate prompt goes here. You can also use this space if you would like to list anything that you find triggering or is in your DO NOT WANT category (e.g. “I like to read angst, but amnesia fic sends me running.”). We will guarantee that you will be matched with someone who matches you in the above categories, but this is the space to give the person you’re matched with a better idea about what kind of stuff you like. <b>Special requests:</b> This is the space to give <I>us</I> an idea of what you'd like us to take into consideration when we match you with your recipient, e. g. "While I don't mind dark!fic, I've done that the last two times around, so if at all possible, give me something cheerful?" We're not promising that every match will be perfect, but we do try.


If you don't have an LJ account but wish to join the exchange nonetheless, please leave a comment with your request to this post.

You can edit your post until sign-ups close on April 19th. Anything you add or delete after that will not be taken into account.

All stories have to be a minimum of 1,000 words in length, icon posts should contain at least 10 icons. Any type of fanwork is required to go through some kind of beta process. All finished fanworks must be sent to the mods at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com on or before May 24th. If you haven't submitted your work by then and have not contacted us for an extension, we will automatically look for a pinch hitter.

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 e-mail contact one of the moderators as soon as possible or e-mail us at holmesticemods(at)gmail(dot)com so we can find a pinch hitter to create a gift for your intended recipient. If you need your recipient to clarify their prompt or ask if they're all right with that one particular thing you'd like to work in, please contact us, and we'll forward the question to preserve your anonymity.

We will be crossposting this to our tumblr account, but please feel free to pimp the exchange far and wide. The more participants we have, the greater the diversity and quality of fanworks!

Questions, comments, etc. are always welcome. Most importantly, have fun! :)