The Exchange at Fic Corner

Well, it wouldn't be fic corner if I weren't late at something. Like announcing that there would be a Fic Corner this year. :D Everything's shifted a little late because of the late start and you'll have a little less time to write, but here we go. (cue music)

Two things to note this year:
1. Prompts will be visible from the start of sign-ups
2. We need to grow a little from last year for me to consider running this in 2020. It's very difficult to run a multi-fandom exchange with 25 people and get everyone matched.

The Exchange at Fic Corner 2019 Schedule
June 17th - Brainstorming Post will open; Any Changes to Eligibilty Rules will be posted (none this year).
June 20th - June 27th - Nominations
June 28th - June 30th - Bonus Round
June 30th - July 7th - Sign-Ups
July 8th or 9th - Assignments Sent Out
August 31st - Deadline for Stories
September 7th - Collection Goes Live

For anyone who hasn't done this before, Bonus Round is the period where I catch mistakes in the tagset and allow people to add 1 extra character to a nominated fandom.

Go forth and brainstorm in the comments.

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Got a favo(u)rite kids or YA book or series or story you want other people to write for or request? Want to know if you're "the only one" who ever read that one particular book or who loves that certain character?

Some helpful brainstorming links provided by elf and a few added by me.
Newbery Medal list
Links to other Youth Awards from ALA including the Batchelder (translation) and Belpre (Hispanic/Latino). Scroll down for links to the Coretta Scott King (African-American/Black) and Printz (YA) The Notable Books lists linked in the sidebar are also of interest.
Carnegie Medal. Poke around the site for the Greenaway and other awards lists.
Juvenile Series and Sequels
from the MCPL database (looong list.)
Goodreads Top 100 Middle School Must Reads from Goodreads
Obscure:
A List of Series and Sequels for Juvenile Readers. Compiled in 1915. (Edith Nesbit is included. And Lewis Carroll. And Dumas was apparently considered youth reading.)
Mary Crosson's "Plain Jane" Series List. Public domain (pre-20s) children's and teens series available on the web.
We Need Diverse Books - try the resource page for lists and links.

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The Exchange at Fic Corner 2017 Schedule
June 3rd - Brainstorming Post will open; Any Changes to Eligibilty Rules will be posted (none this year).
June 9th - June 17th - Nominations
June 17th - June 18th - Vetting
June 18th - June 27th - Sign-Ups
June 28th - Assignments Sent Out
August 21st - Deadline for Stories
August 28th - Collection Goes Live
While I was hoping to shift the schedule to Memorial Day (last Monday in May) to Labor Day (first Monday in September), I'm late getting started this year. I've also moved sending out assignments earlier as I can't guarantee I'll have time to deal with issues the last weekend of June.

Go forth and brainstorm in the comments.

Got a favo(u)rite kids or YA book or series or story you want other people to write for or request? Want to know if you're "the only one" who ever read that one particular book or who loves that certain character?

Some helpful brainstorming links provided by elf and a few added by me.
Newbery Medal list
Links to other Youth Awards from ALA including the Batchelder (translation) and Belpre (Hispanic/Latino). Scroll down for links to the Coretta Scott King (African-American/Black) and Printz (YA) The Notable Books lists linked in the sidebar are also of interest.
Carnegie Medal. Poke around the site for the Greenaway and other awards lists.
Juvenile Series and Sequels
from the MCPL database (looong list.)
Goodreads Top 100 Middle School Must Reads from Goodreads
Obscure:
A List of Series and Sequels for Juvenile Readers. Compiled in 1915. (Edith Nesbit is included. And Lewis Carroll. And Dumas was apparently considered youth reading.)
Mary Crosson's "Plain Jane" Series List. Public domain (pre-20s) children's and teens series available on the web.
We Need Diverse Books - try the resource page for lists and links.

Mirror post on LJ.

The Exchange at Fic Corner 2015 Schedule
June 1st - Brainstorming Post will open; Any Changes to Eligibilty Rules will be posted (none this year).
June 5rd - June 11th - Nominations
June 11th - June 15th - Vetting
June 15th - June 21st - Sign-Ups
June 22nd - Assignments Sent Out
September 1st - Deadline for Stories
September 7th - Collection Goes Live

While I was hoping to shift the schedule to Memorial Day (last Monday in May) to Labor Day (first Monday in September), I'm late getting started this year. I've also moved sending out assignments earlier as I can't guarantee I'll have time to deal with issues the last weekend of June.

Go forth and brainstorm in the comments.

Got a favo(u)rite kids or YA book or series or story you want other people to write for or request? Want to know if you're "the only one" who ever read that one particular book or who loves that certain character?

Some helpful brainstorming links provided by elf and a few added by me.
Newbery Medal list
Links to other Youth Awards from ALA including the Batchelder (translation) and Belpre (Hispanic/Latino). Scroll down for links to the Coretta Scott King (African-American/Black) and Printz (YA) The Notable Books lists linked in the sidebar are also of interest.
Carnegie Medal. Poke around the site for the Greenaway and other awards lists.
Juvenile Series and Sequels
from the MCPL database (looong list.)
Goodreads Top 100 Middle School Must Reads from Goodreads
Obscure:
A List of Series and Sequels for Juvenile Readers. Compiled in 1915. (Edith Nesbit is included. And Lewis Carroll. And Dumas was apparently considered youth reading.)
Mary Crosson's "Plain Jane" Series List. Public domain (pre-20s) children's and teens series available on the web.
We Need Diverse Books - try the resource page for lists and links.

Mirror post on LJ.

The Exchange at Fic Corner 2014 Schedule
April 1st - Comm Wakeup call
May 11th - Brainstorming Post will open; Any Changes to Eligibilty Rules will be posted (I don't expect many).
May 26th - June 7th - Nominations
June 8th - June 14th - Vetting
June 15th - 25th - Sign-Ups
June 27th - Assignments Sent Out
September 1st - Deadline for Stories
September 6th - Collection Goes Live

As you may know, last year towards the end of the exchange I was tapped to run Yuletide. The shift in dates means that they won't collide the way they did last year. Observant participants will note that the dates now run Memorial Day (last Monday in May) to Labor Day (first Monday in September) - I've tied them more closely to the school schedule in my area and here they should remain. Assignments go out the last week of school and are now due the first week of school where I live. ;)

Got a favo(u)rite kids or YA book or series or story you want other people to write for or request? Want to know if you're "the only one" who ever read that one particular book or who loves that certain character?

The proper brainstorming post will open in a month, but feel free to go forth in the comments and pimp your favo(u)rites.

ETA: Some helpful brainstorming links provided by elf and a few added by me.
Newbery Medal list
Links to other Youth Awards from ALA including the Batchelder (translation) and Belpre (Hispanic/Latino). Scroll down for links to the Coretta Scott King (African-American/Black) and Printz (YA) The Notable Books lists linked in the sidebar are also of interest.
Juvenile Series and Sequels
from the MCPL database (looong list.)
Goodreads Top 100 Middle School Must Reads from Goodreads
Obscure:
A List of Series and Sequels for Juvenile Readers. Compiled in 1915. (Edith Nesbit is included. And Lewis Carroll. And Dumas was apparently considered youth reading.)
Mary Crosson's "Plain Jane" Series List. Public domain (pre-20s) children's and teens series available on the web.