If you haven't already please read the full 2023 rules and faq before you start nominating.

In short:
You may nominate up to ten fandoms with up to ten relationships in each.

All nominated characters must be female or genderqueer characters you'd be comfortable writing about in a femslash challenge

Please nominate crossovers as under the fandom: Crossovers - Fandom, and list the characters with their fandom after the character name (Example: Pepper Potts (MCU)/Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Voyager). Crossovers submitted under a single fandom or submitted without fandom details after each name won't be approved until they've been corrected.

[Canonical Character]/Original Female Character is allowed. [Canonical Character]/Any is not allowed. The Character(s) version of OFC tags will no longer be used and any canonical nominations using this format will be approved without the plural. If nominating poly ships with original characters, please indicate the specific number of characters you would like included, eg. [Canonical Character]/Original Female Character/Original Female Character.

[Canonical Character]/[Unnamed Character] is allowed in cases where they were most likely a female or genderqueer character, but we don't know exactly who they were, for example: Galadriel/Legolas' Mother in The Hobbit fandom.

There will be one category for Original Work, in which you may nominate things such as Princess/Handmaiden, Mermaid/Ship Captain, or Starship Captain/Chief Engineer.

You may wish to drop down into the comments below to see what fandoms and pairings others are nominating, and how to nominate large/complicated fandoms. We will be continuing to wrangle most shared universe fandoms in the same manner as previous years, please check the list below before nominating.

Fandoms should be nominated according to shared universes. This means fandoms with common settings and characters or unique shared backstories and timelines, should be grouped together. Different versions of characters/timelines or unique adaptions should be nominated separately. Please note that All Media Type fandom tags may or may not be eligible, depending on whether AMT encompasses multiple versions of a character or multiple timelines.

RPF, Band, and other ‘real world’ characters should be grouped under the broadest fandom title that makes sense, trying to minimise the number of fandoms an individual character could belong to while also avoiding the fandom becoming unwieldy.

Many franchises are already in the shared universe list. Please check it thoroughly and nominate accordingly. If you are nominating a related franchise title which is not listed as an exception but has its own unique separate universe, please comment before nominating.

Do not be afraid to use or suggest non-canonical fandom tags, especially when an appropriate shared universe tag does not already exist. The mods can help you select one if you are unsure what to use for your nominations.


Arrowverse
Arrow, Batwoman, Black Lightning, The Flash, Supergirl, Constantine, and Legends of Tomorrow tv shows will be nominated together as "DC's Arrowverse"

Buffy
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel: The Series and assorted spinoffs will go together under "Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Related Fandoms"

Critical Role
All campaigns set in Exandria (including EXU campaigns) should be nominated under "Critical Role". Campaigns and one-shots with separate settings (e.g. Shadow of the Crystal Palace) should be nominated as separate fandoms.

Dangan
Combine all nominations under "Dangan Ronpa - All Media Types"

DC Comics
Main-continuity DC comics, including pre-Flashpoint and New 52, will be under "DCU (Comics)". Other DC universes such as Bombshells will be separate by universe

DC Movies
"DC Extended Universe" includes Man of Steel, Batman vs Superman, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, Suicide Squad, and Birds of Prey 2020.

Doctor Who
Everything set in the Doctor Who universe can be nominated under "Doctor Who" (including Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood)

Disney
Disney Descendents, Maleficent (2014), and Ducktales (2017) should be nominated separately. Disney+ shows should be discussed in the comments below before nominating. “Disney - All Media Types" is to be used for all other Disney pairings, including Disney Princesses and pre-2017 Ducktales.

Dragon Age
All of Dragon Age goes together under "Dragon Age - All Media Types"

Fallen London
Fallon London should be combined with Sunless Sea and Sunless Skies nominations under "Fallen London | Echo Bazaar"

Fallout
All games should be combined under "Fallout (Video Games)", including Fallout: New Vegas

Fate/stay night Fandoms
Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night should be nominated under "Fate/stay night - All Media Types". Fate/Grand should be nominated separately.

Final Fantasy
FF X and FF X-2 will be nominated as "Final Fantasy X & Final Fantasy X-2"

Game of Thrones
The television series and A Song of Ice and Fire should be treated as separate fandoms. House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones nominations should be made as "Game of Thrones (TV)"

Hannibal
Hannibal (TV) should be nominated separately. Please comment to discuss first before nominating Hannibal movies or books. Crossovers between TV and other Hannibal titles should be nominated as Crossovers.

Harry Potter
Both the Harry Potter books and movies and Fantastic Beasts should be combined under "Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling". All associated tie-in media including games should be included under this tag.

Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider variations go together under "Kamen Rider - All Media Types"

L Word
Both series should be nominated together as "The L Word (2004 and 2019)"

Law and Order
Law and Order nominations should be combined under 'Law & Order'

Legend of Heroes
Trails games should be combined as The Legend of Heroes: Trails (Video Games). Please comment first to discuss before nominating non-Trails games.

Les Miserables
The Les Mis tag will be "Les Miserables (All Media Types)"

Life on Mars
Ashes to Ashes and Life on Mars go together under "Life on Mars & Related Fandoms"

Madoka Magica
The Magia Record side game should be nominated separately to Madoka Magia.

Marvel Cinematic Universe
All of the MCU movies, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Agent Carter will be listed under "Marvel Cinematic Universe". Disney+ shows will also be included under "Marvel Cinematic Universe".

Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics will be nominated by universe, for example: Marvel 616, Marvel Adventures, etc.

Marvel Netflix TV shows
Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Luke Cage, The Punisher, and Iron Fist will be listed together under "The Defenders (Marvel TV)"

Mass Effect
Mass Effect will be "Mass Affect - All Media Types" and will include Mass Effect Andromeda

Neon Genesis Evangelion
"Rebuild of Evangelion | Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition" should be nominated separately to Neon Genesis Evangelion. If nominating other parts of the franchise with significant story or character differences to the original canon, please comment first to discuss whether to split or combine fandom tags.

Once Upon A Time
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland will be included with Once Upon A Time (TV)

Persona Series
All Persona games should be combined as Persona (Series)

Pokemon
Pokemon Games should be combined under "Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series)", while "Pocket Monsters SPECIAL | Pokemon Adventures" should be nominated separately.

Power Rangers
Power Rangers will be split into the movie tag "Power Rangers (2017)", and all shows will be combined under "Power Rangers (TV)"

Pretty Cure
All Pretty Cure series will be nominated together

Rune Factory
All Rune Factory series will be nominated together

Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon should nominated under:
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Manga/Crystal)
Sailor Moon (1992 Anime)
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Live Action TV)

She-Ra
Nominate the original series and the 2018 reboot separately.

Star Trek
"Star Trek: Classic Timeline (All Series)" should be used to nominate all original continuity Star Trek properties including books and other media, Mirror Universe characters, Star Trek: Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds. The 2009 movies and any associated media should be nominated under "Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies)‎". AOS characters can be inferred to also exist in the Classic universe or vice versa even if they don't appear in canon, nominate as Prime [Character] under AOS or AOS [Character] under Classic as needed. Mirror Universe characters should be listed as Mirror [Character]. Classic/AOS crossover ships should be nominated under Crossovers - Fandom

Star Wars
Star Wars will go under "Star Wars - All Media Types"

Stargate
Stargate fandoms will all be grouped together under "Stargate - All Series"

Super Sentai
Various Sentai properties go together under "Super Sentai Series"

Tolkien Fandoms
Tolkien nominations should be split into Silmarillion, books, movies, and television as follows:
The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
Middle Earth - Peter Jackson Movies
The Rings of Power (TV 2022)

Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider nominations should be split into the following tags. Any books, comics, and other media should be nominated under the appropriate timeline, and the Angelina Jolie movies should be combined under Original Timeline:
Tomb Raider - Original Timeline
Tomb Raider - Legend Timeline
Tomb Raider - 2013 Timeline
Tomb Raider (Movie 2018)

Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and Legacies go together as "The Vampire Diaries & Related Fandoms". The Vampire Diaries books should be nominated separately as "The Vampire Diaries - L. J. Smith (books)"

Wheel of Time
The books and the television adaption should be nominated separately.

Worst Witch
The Worst Witch (1998 TV), The Worst Witch (TV 2017), and the books should be nominated separately

X-Men Movies
X-Men (Movies) will now be divided into X-Men (Alternate Timeline Movies), X-Men (Original Timeline Movies) and Deadpool (2016). Wolverine movies go in Original Timeline


If you believe the best fandom tag to combine a shared universe under has changed or there are other new developments in your fandom we should be aware of that might affect the shared universe list, please let us know! Or if you spot any doubles, misfiled fandoms, random pairings popping up under other fandoms or pairings that don't qualify, comment here. We're going to do our best to wrangle as we go like usual.

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Nominations will remain open until 11:59 pm EDT on October 7.