The Rules Joining up Want to take part in this season's challenge? Then send your information here before the deadline listed here Initially, we need an e-mail from you which follows this template: (Please note: we have changed these rules slightly as of the winter challenge.) 1. Name: 2. E-mail (and LJ if you have one): 3. Story requirements -- i. AtS character I want featured in my story: ii. The genre I'd like my story to be written in: iii. One other thing I'd like to see in my story: iv. Rating Restriction: v. Acceptable spoilers (s4, s5-aired, unrestricted): vi. Optional other restrictions (max of two): 4. Writer's limitations -- i. Writer's Spoiler level: ii. One thing that I do not wish to write: To elaborate (please *do* read): 1. NAME -- this is your pen-name or internet pseudonym rather than your real name, unless they happen to be the same. *** 2. E-MAIL -- the address we can contact you at. (Important note: participants will automatically be added to the Angel BoD mailing list, which is a low volume list, to which only the mods can post, designed to keep you abreast of dates, lists of posted fics, etc. If you would rather join the list with a different e-mail address than the one you gave for direct communication, please give this second address here also, and make it very clear which is which.) *** 3. STORY REQUIREMENTS -- what you want to see in the story that is to be written for you. i. ATS CHARACTER -- choose only from the following characters -- Angel, Cordelia, Doyle, Wesley, Gunn, Fred, Connor, Lorne, Spike, Lindsey, Lilah, Kate, Darla, Faith, Drusilla, Holland. ii. GENRE -- choose only from the following genres -- schmoop, dark, angst, h/c, humour, action, drama, romance, gen, future/past/AU (note, we're counting that as one genre, the writer gets to choose which to do). iii. ONE OTHER THING -- this can be almost anything, such as... A specific character -- Any character is acceptable here, including one shot guest stars and characters from BtVS A location -- e.g. the White Room, Alaska, etc A holiday within the season -- e.g. 4th of July (summer), Halloween (fall), etc The story title A specific line to include -- e.g. 'Are those fangs in your mouth, or are you just happy to see me?' Another story element -- e.g. puppies, leather, chocolate, ancient Mesopotamian poetry, etc. What NOT to request: Anything specific that a G-rated author couldn't accommodate (e.g. You can specify someone should be wounded, but you cannot specify rape). Long lists of wants and restrictions masquerading as the requisites via the use of conjunctions are also likely to get a polite mail back from us saying, er, no. Remember -- you are requesting an AtS fanfic. Requests which remove the story too far away from AtS for the organisers' comfort will be politely refused. iv. RATING RESTRICTION -- such PG-13, etc Note: This is an upper limit, not a request. 'NC-17' may still lead to a G-rated story. If you are under the age of consent in your country, you *must* set a limit here of less than NC-17. v. ACCEPTABLE SPOILERS -- you have a choice between three spoiler catogories. S4 -- everything to the end of season four is acceptable. S5 (aired) -- all aired (in the US) episodes of s5 are acceptable, but not beyond. Unrestricted -- any level of spoilage is fine. vi. OPTIONAL RESTRICTIONS - Up to two EXTRA restrictions. E.g. No character death, no violent sex, no fluff, etc. You don't have to give any restrictions at all, but if you have a particular hatred of, say, character death, you can use this opportunity to forbid it. *** 4. WRITER'S LIMITATIONS i. WRITER'S SPOILER LEVEL -- readers may require specific points in canon as their One Other Thing. Please say here if you haven't yet seen beyond a particular point in canon, otherwise we will assume you to have seen up to the most recent episode aired in America. ii. ONE THING I DO NOT WISH TO WRITE -- for instance: romance, Connor, violence, etc   Stories Soon after the joining-up deadline, you will receive your randomly allocated assignment. Your job will be to write a story of no less than 3000 words which... 1. is primarily about the characters of AtS. BtVS guest stars are allowed, but the story shouldn't ever lose sight of the fact this is Angel (the series) fanfic. 2. has the appropriate seasonal theme or undertone. 3. fits the story requirements given by your 'reader'. 4. is received here by the deadline for stories given here. Having a good beta-reader look through your story before submission is highly recommended. After the stories deadline has been reached, we will work our arses off getting the fics up on this site. A notification will then be sent to the mailing list. Shortly after that the archives will be made public. The challenge will then be complete. Yay all of us :-).   Current challenge * FAQ * Story archives * Contact us * Home