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Space Swap is a multimedia exchange for fandoms of all sorts (books to RPF to music videos to etc.). The one criterion for inclusion is that the fandom be related to SPACE.
We run it along typical exchange lines: participants will sign up with requests and offers, will be matched via AO3, and will receive an assignment. By signing up, participants agree to make a fannish creation for their assigned participant. In turn, someone will make a fannish creation for them. You will need an AO3 account to participate. You also need to be 18+ and an adult in your jurisdiction.
We'll kick off the swap with a fandom recruitment phase in which everyone can wax poetic about their favourite space fandoms in the hopes of recruiting new fans. Following that we’ll hold nominations to get a set of fandoms for our swap, and then we'll have sign-ups and be off and running!
Note on treats: They are very welcome, and don't have to to fulfil the minimum creation requirements that main gifts do.
When signing up, you can request 3-8 fandoms with 1-15 tags and offer 3-10 fandoms with 1-20 tags. We will also be matching on fanwork type, chosen from a ticky box. (You will have to choose at least one of the fanwork types, but feel free to tick all.)
Prompts are useful for giving your assigned writer somewhere to start from. We recommend writing prompts for each type of fanwork you requested, either into the box provided by AO3, or into a linked "Dear Creator" letter.
Matching will be based on your requests. If you have no possible creators, you'll be an initial pinch hit. If you have no possible recipients, you'll be asked to adjust your sign-up. Matching is OR matching. You will be guaranteed to match with someone who has offered at least 1 fandom that you have requested, and within that fandom, at least 1 of the tags (character/relationship/worlbuilding) and 1 of the fanwork types you have requested.
An example
If one of your requests is Mass Effect with the tags
Character: Ashley Williams
Relationship: Urdnot Wrex/Garrus Vakarian
Worldbuilding: Citadel Sewage System
and the medium
Fanart
and Alice has offered Mass Effect with
Character: Ashley Williams
Character: Garrus Vakarian
and the mediums
Fanfic
Fanart
you could match with Alice, because you share the Character: Ashley Williams tag and the Fanart medium. If you are matched, Alice will make you a fanart of Ashley.
If Betty has offered Mass Effect with
Character: Urdnot Wrex
Character: Garrus Vakarian
Relationship: Urdnot Wrex & Garrus Vakarian
and the medium
Fanart
you could not match with Betty, since you do not share any tags.
If Carol has offerend Mass Effect with
Character: Ashley Williams
Character: Urdnot Wrex
Character: Garrus Vakarian
and the medium
Fanfic
you could not match with Carol, since despite sharing the Character: Ashley Williams tag, you do not share a medium.
If you have matching concerns – e.g. you absolutely do not want to match with another participant – please contact the mod at extrapenguin at gmx dot com during sign-ups and state whether you do not want to create for the person, do not want that person to create for you, or both.
Fic - 1,000 words
Vid - 1 minute
Art - 1 finished illustration (with color and/or shading)
Podfic - 1,000 words of an existing story podficced OR 500 words of a new story, written and podficced
Interactive Fiction - 1,000 words total OR 3 different endings
Other - Something of equivalent effort to the above
You are, of course, welcome to do more and longer. The gift must be something that matches your recip's request and that you have reasonable cause to think they will like. "AI" works produced using a large language model (such as ChatGPT) or "art generators" (such as Midjourney) are prohibited.
Lineart is equivalent to a sketch. "Finished illustration" means that it has color or shading, and some sort of background.
If you are requesting podfic, please tell the potential podficcers whether you would be okay with your own works being podficced.
Interested in making something else? Comment on the nominations/nominations clarification posts and we'll add it in.
Treats are welcome, and do not have to meet the minimum creation requirements.
If the bad behavior displayed is sufficiently egregious, mods reserve the right to ban participants based on behavior in other exchanges. Banned participants will have their sign-ups deleted after sign-up have closed but before matching.
All times below are given as 24-hour times. CEST/CET is the time zone of Paris. Sign-ups and nominations may start ahead of the given time, but will close when stated.
As always, works are revealed on Yuri's Night, the International Day of Human Space Flight.
All times below are given as 24-hour times. This year, the rocket ship is launching from Paris and the CET/CEST time zone. Sign-ups and nominations may start ahead of the given time, but will close when stated.
Nominations start: Sun 25 Jan 17:00 CET (in your timezone)
Nominations end: Tue 3 Feb 17:00 CET (in your timezone | countdown)
Sign-ups start: Fri 6 Feb 17:00 CET (in your timezone)
Sign-ups end: Sun 15 Feb 17:00 CET (in your timezone | countdown)
Works due: Sun 5 Apr 17:00 CEST (in your timezone | countdown)
Works revealed: Sun 12 Apr 17:00 CEST (in your timezone | countdown)
Authors revealed: Sun 19 Apr 17:00 CEST (in your timezone | countdown)
If you have any questions or concerns, please comment on this post or contact![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
extrapenguin via DW PM or e-mail at extrapenguin at gmx dot com, and we'll do our best to address them.
We run it along typical exchange lines: participants will sign up with requests and offers, will be matched via AO3, and will receive an assignment. By signing up, participants agree to make a fannish creation for their assigned participant. In turn, someone will make a fannish creation for them. You will need an AO3 account to participate. You also need to be 18+ and an adult in your jurisdiction.
We'll kick off the swap with a fandom recruitment phase in which everyone can wax poetic about their favourite space fandoms in the hopes of recruiting new fans. Following that we’ll hold nominations to get a set of fandoms for our swap, and then we'll have sign-ups and be off and running!
Note on treats: They are very welcome, and don't have to to fulfil the minimum creation requirements that main gifts do.
Nominations and Matching
During nominations, you can nominate up to 5 fandoms and up to 10 tags (character, relationship, or worldbuilding) in each. The nominations instructions post will be up before nominations start. Please obey its instructions.When signing up, you can request 3-8 fandoms with 1-15 tags and offer 3-10 fandoms with 1-20 tags. We will also be matching on fanwork type, chosen from a ticky box. (You will have to choose at least one of the fanwork types, but feel free to tick all.)
Prompts are useful for giving your assigned writer somewhere to start from. We recommend writing prompts for each type of fanwork you requested, either into the box provided by AO3, or into a linked "Dear Creator" letter.
Matching will be based on your requests. If you have no possible creators, you'll be an initial pinch hit. If you have no possible recipients, you'll be asked to adjust your sign-up. Matching is OR matching. You will be guaranteed to match with someone who has offered at least 1 fandom that you have requested, and within that fandom, at least 1 of the tags (character/relationship/worlbuilding) and 1 of the fanwork types you have requested.
An example
If one of your requests is Mass Effect with the tags
Character: Ashley Williams
Relationship: Urdnot Wrex/Garrus Vakarian
Worldbuilding: Citadel Sewage System
and the medium
Fanart
and Alice has offered Mass Effect with
Character: Ashley Williams
Character: Garrus Vakarian
and the mediums
Fanfic
Fanart
you could match with Alice, because you share the Character: Ashley Williams tag and the Fanart medium. If you are matched, Alice will make you a fanart of Ashley.
If Betty has offered Mass Effect with
Character: Urdnot Wrex
Character: Garrus Vakarian
Relationship: Urdnot Wrex & Garrus Vakarian
and the medium
Fanart
you could not match with Betty, since you do not share any tags.
If Carol has offerend Mass Effect with
Character: Ashley Williams
Character: Urdnot Wrex
Character: Garrus Vakarian
and the medium
Fanfic
you could not match with Carol, since despite sharing the Character: Ashley Williams tag, you do not share a medium.
If you have matching concerns – e.g. you absolutely do not want to match with another participant – please contact the mod at extrapenguin at gmx dot com during sign-ups and state whether you do not want to create for the person, do not want that person to create for you, or both.
Fannish Creation Requirements
The minimum requirements are:Fic - 1,000 words
Vid - 1 minute
Art - 1 finished illustration (with color and/or shading)
Podfic - 1,000 words of an existing story podficced OR 500 words of a new story, written and podficced
Interactive Fiction - 1,000 words total OR 3 different endings
Other - Something of equivalent effort to the above
You are, of course, welcome to do more and longer. The gift must be something that matches your recip's request and that you have reasonable cause to think they will like. "AI" works produced using a large language model (such as ChatGPT) or "art generators" (such as Midjourney) are prohibited.
Lineart is equivalent to a sketch. "Finished illustration" means that it has color or shading, and some sort of background.
If you are requesting podfic, please tell the potential podficcers whether you would be okay with your own works being podficced.
Interested in making something else? Comment on the nominations/nominations clarification posts and we'll add it in.
Treats are welcome, and do not have to meet the minimum creation requirements.
Eligibility
We are a space exchange. This includes "five-minute fandoms" (songs, music videos, posters, etc), Space Traveler RPF, Space Vehicles RPF, and space-themed Original Works. Essentially: is there space travel or the implication thereof? If there is, good. If there isn't, then this isn't the exchange for it. If it's borderline, it's up to you – would you be comfortable with having it in a space exchange?Bans
Mods reserve the right to ban participants in cases of:- Uploading placeholders instead of gifts at deadline
- Giving a gift calculated to upset or anger its recipient
- Other forms of bad faith participation
If the bad behavior displayed is sufficiently egregious, mods reserve the right to ban participants based on behavior in other exchanges. Banned participants will have their sign-ups deleted after sign-up have closed but before matching.
Schedule & Contact Info
All times below are given as 24-hour times. CEST/CET is the time zone of Paris. Sign-ups and nominations may start ahead of the given time, but will close when stated.
As always, works are revealed on Yuri's Night, the International Day of Human Space Flight.
All times below are given as 24-hour times. This year, the rocket ship is launching from Paris and the CET/CEST time zone. Sign-ups and nominations may start ahead of the given time, but will close when stated.
Nominations start: Sun 25 Jan 17:00 CET (in your timezone)
Nominations end: Tue 3 Feb 17:00 CET (in your timezone | countdown)
Sign-ups start: Fri 6 Feb 17:00 CET (in your timezone)
Sign-ups end: Sun 15 Feb 17:00 CET (in your timezone | countdown)
Works due: Sun 5 Apr 17:00 CEST (in your timezone | countdown)
Works revealed: Sun 12 Apr 17:00 CEST (in your timezone | countdown)
Authors revealed: Sun 19 Apr 17:00 CEST (in your timezone | countdown)
If you have any questions or concerns, please comment on this post or contact
extrapenguin via DW PM or e-mail at extrapenguin at gmx dot com, and we'll do our best to address them.
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Comments
Nominations Fri 17.2. - Fri 24.2.
What's franchise wrangling? I thought it was nominations, but I see they happen a week later instead.
It's currently in Uncategorised Fandoms because the tag wrangler haven't gotten to categorizing it yet. It should go into Books & Literature soon enough.
If they're on the 8th page of filters, that is a function of posting date, which has nothing to do with how long the anon period is.
(BTW, nice icon!)
But this year there doesn’t seem to be a letter post, and it’s kind of a pain to click on the sign-up link and then try to get to the requests on AO3 that way (plus, you need an AO3 account or you can’t see the sign-ups.)
Anyway, just something to think about. Maybe I’m missing something here... but if that’s the case, it needs to be a little easier to find because I’m already out of patience and I’ve seen no letters or lists of requests for this year.
Just a thought. :)
Here are the requests for this exchange: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SpaceSwap2018/requests
I can't get my sign-up to work, as there's only one character/relationship tag available in Venom fandom.
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Example of something I think borderline but: I Dream of Jeannie
It's space-adjacent in that there are some episodes featuring space but most of the show is set in Florida, and you could easily swap out the "space" parts of the show for another oddly specific real world feature and the show realistically wouldn't be affected too much.
But also, can anyone really imagine a world where Major Nelson and Captain Healy aren't air force/astronauts for the space program? Me either. (Ie could go either way but I wouldn't be mad about it being included.)
Edited (I hage autocorrect I hate typing on my phone I miss having a lightweight laptop I'm sorry for spamming your inbox) 2022-01-09 09:47 pm (UTC)
If this isn't possible, I understand. In that case, can my signup be deleted? eratoschild is also my ao3 account.
As assignments won't go out until our unmatchable has responded, I can simply edit your DNWs and other optional details into your sign-up. Please send me the details either via DW PM or as an email to extrapenguin at gmx dot com.
ETA: If you do not get it in before I send out assignments, I'll pas the DNWs and other details on to your creator. (In addition to editing them into your sign-up so they can use AO3 as a reference.)
Edited 2023-02-20 05:05 pm (UTC)
Thank you for the heads-up – I've fixed the link immediately above the link to the 2024 collection. I am ??? at how it could've broken, but ah well.
Edited 2024-02-18 11:22 am (UTC)
Question: Are animatics a valid fill for the vid medium? I know some vid-centric events allow them (Festivids FAQ mentions them as an option), but I thought I'd better ask.
Also, would "Creator's Choice of Space-related Fandom" be allowed if nominated?
I hadn't gotten this far yet this year because this year has been uhhh not the most relaxing (I got sick and still have a bit of a fever), but yes, this will be trialled this year!
Not this year.