Final reminder that incorrectly nominated fandoms may be rejected. We currently have the following fandoms incorrectly nominated: Star Trek Discovery, Star Trek Voyager, Star Trek Lower Decks, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl (TV), and there could be more hiding in the queue.

Make sure to double check the shared fandom list and also read the rules before nominating. If you're unsure about how to nominate a shared universe or franchise fandom, drop us a comment. Please also check our previous nomination clarification posts for outstanding issues if you haven't seen them yet.

The countdown is here, make sure you get your nominations in on time!

Click here to nominate some femslash.

General reminder to please check the shared fandom list. We will not be approving incorrect franchise fandoms, and you risk your nominations being rejected if they start to block the queue - Star Trek nominators in particular currently need to double check their fandom tags. Update: Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and Dragon Age fans, please also double check your nominations against the shared fandom list.

Also a reminder that & relationships (ie. gen) are not allowed in this exchange. All pairings should be femslash pairings, with a / to indicate romance. We usually correct gen tags into ships as we go, assuming errors, but we’ve now had a spread of nominations where the same characters are nominated twice - once as gen and once as femslash. Duplicate gen nominations are and will continue to be rejected. If anyone has questions or is confused about this, feel free to drop by our rules post to discuss.



Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Anime & Manga)
We have approved these nominations as (Manga/Crystal). If another version was intended, please check the shared fandom list and drop us a comment to discuss. We have also moved all nominations under the umbrella fandom into (Manga/Crystal) as mentioned on the last post. If you have nominated for Sailor Moon, please double check the tagset and let us know if your nominations are in the wrong spot.

Hannibal Lecter Series - All Media Types
We believe the TV and movie series are adaptions of the books, so a shared universe tag may not be appropriate. Could Hannibal fans please drop into the comments to discuss how they’d like these fandoms handled? Update: Hannibal (TV) will be kept separate, but we would still like to hear from book and movie fans.

Law & Order
We have nominations for Law & Order, and Law & Order: SVO. Can the nominator(s) confirm whether these shows share a universe? These shows have been combined, and the shared fandom list updated.

Motherland: Fort Salem
Sarah Alder & Biddies was rejected as gen. If the nominator wanted a poly nomination, please drop us a comment and also confirm which Biddies you wanted included in your ship.

Persona series
We are discussing whether to combine Persona as a shared fandom. If anyone feels strongly either way, please join the thread to discuss.

Star Trek: Lower Decks
Lower Decks looks like it should be included as part of Star Trek Classic canon. If this is incorrect, can Lower Decks fans please drop into the comments to discuss. Please check the shared universe list and alter nominations accordingly, Lower Decks ships should be nominated under Classic.

The Legend of Heroes (Video Games)
We have Trails of Cold Steel and Trails in the Sky nominated. It appears to be an 'interconnected' series of games according to wikis - is this a shared universe, or should it be handled separately like Final Fantasy? Update: The Legend of Heroes: Trails is currently proposed as a shared universe fandom tag. Please drop into the comments to discuss if you would prefer a different shared tag.



Don't forget to read the rules before you start nominating, and let us know if anything looks odd. We are approaching the last 48 hours of nominations (countdown) so make sure to get your fandoms and relationships in on time!

Click here to nominate more femslash.

We've now cleared the queue and have a few fandoms that need clarification.

All franchise fandoms
Please check the shared fandom list before nominating! In particular we have seen Legends of Tomorrow, Agent Carter, Frozen (Disney), Doctor Who and Star Trek titles being incorrectly nominated so far. We avoid approving incorrectly nominated fandoms, please make sure you've used the correct title for your franchise to get your nominations approved.

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
We have accidentally approved this without the (Manga/Crystal) or (Live Action TV) version specified. Can the nominator(s) confirm which they intended? Otherwise we will assume Manga/Crystal and move them accordingly.

Crossovers
We are approving ships with broad fandom titles without clarification this round. If you have nominated something like Wonder Woman, Lord of the Rings, etc. and haven't stated a specific movie/book/title, you will be rolling the dice on which version of the character your recipient/creator prefers. If there's any issues with tags already approved that you'd prefer to be more specific after all, just drop us a comment.

DC's Arrowverse
Maggie Sawyer/Astra, and Alex Danvers/Astra - does the nominator(s) intend General Astra or Astra Logue (Legends of Tomorrow)? If we don’t hear back, we’ll assume General Astra.

Zari Tomaz | Zari Tarazi - the canonical tags include both versions of Zari, how would Arrowverse fans like her handled? Each Zari seems quite distinct and there is potentially a good case for nominating them separately.

Persona Series
We have nominations for Persona Series, and for Persona 5. Is this a shared universe we should be combining?

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Gemma and Seza were nominated as separate characters. Individual characters are not allowed so we have approved one nomination for Gemma/Seza. If this isn’t what the nominator intended, please drop us a comment.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
She-Ra Entity/Champion Selected to be She-Ra - are these original or canon characters, and if canon are these the best names?

Don't forget to read the rules before you start nominating, and let us know if anything looks odd! Nominations will remain open until 9pm EDT, 13 September, 2020.

Click here to nominate more femslash.

We're starting nominations a little early today. If you haven't already please read the rules 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.

( Shared Universe Fandoms )

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.

Click here to nominate some femslash.

Nominations will remain open until 9pm EDT, 13 September, 2020.

Nominations will open shortly, so it's the perfect time to start pitching your favourite fandoms and ships to everyone!

Tell us why you love it, show us pretty pictures of your favs, link us to the canon (legal options only please), and make your best case for why someone should consider adding your fandom to their nominations or requests/offers. To make it easy to browse, please put the name of your fandom and/or pairing in the subject line of your comment.

And a reminder that if you want to nominate and sign-up but you don't have an AO3 account, just shoot us an email at femslashexmod@gmail.com and we can help you out with an invitation.

Welcome to our eighth annual femslash exchange!

Our 2020 rules and FAQ remain largely the same, except a few small changes in line with our previous feedback post. Please take a moment to review the rules, even if you have participated in Femslash Ex before.

Dates
5-13 September: Nomination Period
16-23 September: Signups open
26 September: Assignments will be sent out by or before this date
7 November: Fanworks due
14 November: Archive goes live on or after this date (as soon as everyone has a gift)
21 November: Creators revealed

All deadline times this year will again be 9pm EDT/EST.

Associated sites: LiveJournal Feed & Tumblr Feed & 2020 AO3 Collection & 2020 Tag Set.

Fest FAQs:
( Nominations )

( Sign Ups )

( Requests )

( Offers )

( Pinch Hitting )

( Assignments and Defaulting )

( Posting )

( Fest Rules )


Please do not hesitate to leave a comment here or contact us at femslashexmod@gmail.com, if you have any questions/comments/concerns.

Rules compiled from rarepairfest and femslash12. Vid rules influenced by festivids and equinox_exchange

We’re excited to announce the 2020 round will be starting early next month! This year we'll be keeping a similar schedule, but with slightly shorter nominations and sign-ups.

5-13 September: Nomination Period
16-23 September: Signups open
26 September: Assignments will be sent out by or before this date
7 November: Fanworks due
14 November: Archive goes live on or after this date (as soon as everyone has a gift)
21 November: Creators revealed

All deadline times this year will again be 9pm EDT/EST.

There are a few small changes we will be making this round that we'd like to flag for feedback. Most importantly, we will no longer be taking asks or answering questions via Tumblr. If anyone needs to contact us, email and Dreamwidth comments will remain the best way to reach us.

We found handling extensions and defaults much easier last round, and will be maintaining a stricter extension policy going forward. Extension requests will still not be automatically granted, will require a copy of a partial draft, and usually won't exceed a maximum of 24 hours. Past defaults, missed extensions, and any previously posted placeholder works may be considered by mods when deciding.

Currently our rules specify that all submissions must be femslash. We are considering altering this slightly to require that all works must be specifically tagged F/F during posting. This is intended as a clarification in line with our 2019 tweaks around Do Not Wants and vid accessibility or canon pronouns/gender requests, and that all assignments including mixed-medium works must meet the minimum requirements for at least one medium. We do not intend to change the character eligibility requirements, and using additional categories would be allowed. You can view our full 2019 Rules and FAQ here.

If there are any other questions, suggestions, or concerns which participants would like to raise before nominations start, please drop us a comment or email the mods at femslashexmod@gmail.com. We won’t be finalising the rules and any changes for the upcoming round until shortly before nominations begin.

All works are now revealed! (Or will be shortly, after AO3 works through them.) You can see them . Have fun with the collection, and please let us know of any problems!

Thanks to all our pinch hitters, all assignments are now filled. Which means this year we will be opening on time! If you're still polishing your gift or working on treats, check our countdown for when to expect work reveals to happen.

We've seen some great treats popping up in the archive already. If you're still looking for something to fill your day while we wait for work reveals, don't forget you can view all of this years requests at AO3 or check out the Treats for Pinch Hitters post for treating ideas.

If you fulfilled your assignment on time and don't see a gift on your gift page, please let us know as soon as possible by emailing us at femslashexmod@gmail.com

We have two new pinch hits. These can be claimed at the Google Group, by emailing us at femslashexmod@gmail.com, or by commenting below (comments are screened.) Remember to include your AO3 name!

These pinch hits are due on November 14 at 9pm EST

We have also now completed placeholder checks and all extensions are over. If you completed your assignment on time but you don't have a gift waiting for you and you also haven't gone out to pinch hit recently, please let us know!

Claimed! ( Pinch Hit 29: crossovers - Fandom, Escape Room (2019), Fear the Walking Dead (TV), Oh My Girl (Band), fromis_9 (Band), CLC (Band), Original Work, Westworld (TV), Mad Max Series (Movies) - Deadpool (Movieverse) - Fanfic )

Claimed! ( Pinch Hit 30: 賭ケグルイ | Kakegurui (Anime & Manga), 少女☆歌劇 レヴュー・スタァライト | Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight (Anime), プリキュア | PreCure | Pretty Cure Series, Emelan - Tamora Pierce, Shoujo Kakumei Utena | Revolutionary Girl Utena - Fanart, Fanfic )

There are two pinch hits left. Both are due Wednesday, November 13 at 9 pm EST.

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 20: Greta (2018), Late Night (2019), Forever (TV 2018), Frankie Drake Mysteries (TV), Suspiria (2019), Annihilation (2018 Garland) )

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 28: Simoun (Anime), The Strange Case of Starship Iris (Podcast), Sleep No More - Punchdrunk )

**Edited to include one additional pinch hit!

We have 14 15 pinch hits available, all of which will be due on Wednesday, November 13 at 9 pm EST. They can be claimed by commenting here, by emailing femslashexmod@gmail.com, or by commenting at the Google Group. In all cases, please include your AO3 username!

Any claims that come in after 11:30 pm EST will be assigned tomorrow morning, as unfortunately neither mod has overcome the need for sleep ;)

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 14: Critical Role (Web Series), Critical Role (Web Series) RPF, Steerswoman Series - Rosemary Kirstein )

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 15: Naruto, Oniisama E, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Disney - All Media Types, Ghostbusters (2016), Babylon 5, The Good Place (TV), Persona 3, Persona 4, Portal (Video Game) )

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 16: Ancient History RPF, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik )

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 17: Pitch Perfect (Movies), A Simple Favor (2018), Elementary (TV), Friends (TV), Lost Girl (TV), Carmilla (Web Series) )

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 18: Carrie - Stephen King, Mansfield Park - Jane Austen, Malory Towers - Enid Blyton )

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 19: Star Trek: Classic Timeline (All Series), Doctor Who, Crossovers, Broadchurch )

( Pinch Hit 20: Greta (2018), Late Night (2019), Forever (TV 2018), Frankie Drake Mysteries (TV), Suspiria (2019), Annihilation (2018 Garland) )

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 21: Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Related Fandoms, Babylon 5, Community (TV), The Good Place (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Trek: Classic Timeline (All Series), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) )

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 22: Twelfth Night - Shakespeare, The Good Place (TV), Game of Thrones (TV), Crossovers, Killing Eve (TV 2018), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Original Work )

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 23: Pokemon, 響け! ユーフォニアム | Hibike! Euphonium (Anime), ヲタクに恋は難しい | Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii | Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Anime), Emma - A Victorian Romance, Fate/stay night - All Media Types, orange - 高野苺 | Takano Ichigo, 全职高手 | The King's Avatar (Cartoon), Haikyuu!!, Final Fantasy XV, Shin Sekai Yori | From the New World )

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 24: Wreck-it Ralph (Movies), Crossovers, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. , Blood Drive (TV), Van Helsing (TV 2016) , Z Nation (TV), Zone Blanche | Black Spot )

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 25: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (TV), Versailles no Bara | Rose of Versailles, Crossover, Critical Role (Web Series), Black Sails, DCU (Comics) )

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 26: Think of England Series - K. J. Charles, Doctor Who, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Star Trek: Classic Timeline (All Series) )

( CLAIMED! Pinch Hit 27: Soul Caliber, Pokemon, Fairy Tail, Fire Emblem: If | Fire Emblem: Fates, Final Fantasy X & Final Fantasy X-2 )

( Pinch Hit 28: Simoun (Anime), The Strange Case of Starship Iris (Podcast), Sleep No More - Punchdrunk )

We have reached the deadline! All uncompleted assignments have been defaulted. Pinch hits will go out within the hour.

Almost two hours left before the posting deadline passes. Make sure to check the countdown if you're posting close to the wire!

Quick reminder that we no longer grant all extensions on request! However we are considering exceptions for participants who already have a partially completed draft, but please email us as soon as possible to discuss and make sure to include a copy of your draft and say how much more time you need. If you're emailing us very close to the deadline, don't panic and hit default if you haven't heard back yet. We will still consider it a no penalty pre-deadline default as long as we received your email before the deadline, even if we don't grant the extension for some reason.

Pinch Hitters have been posting their requests to our Treats for Pinch Hitters post. If you've already posted your assignment and want something new to work on, consider treating a pinch hitter.

Any questions or last minute issues? Email us at femslashexmod@gmail.com

There's only just over 24 hours left before the posting deadline, make sure to check the countdown as it approaches.

Quick reminder that we longer grant extensions! We may consider exceptions for participants who already have a partially completed draft, but please email us as soon as possible to discuss.

Pinch Hitters have been posting their requests to our Treats for Pinch Hitters - anyone assigned a pinch hit can still post a comment, and we hope you'll take a look if you're thinking of treating!

We also have one remaining pre-deadline pinch hit: Rosemary and Thyme, Crossovers, Star Trek: Classic Timeline (All Series), Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV), Fallout (Video Games), Doctor Who - Fanart Fanfic Fanvid. Comment on the original post or email us at femslashexmod@gmail.com to claim!

We're now approaching the deadline! Your gifts must be posted by 9pm on November 9th, or check our deadline countdown.

Quick reminder that we longer grant extensions! We may consider exceptions for participants who already have a partially completed draft, but please email us as soon as possible to discuss.

Pinch Hitters have been posting their requests to our Treats for Pinch Hitters - anyone assigned a pinch hit can still post a comment, and we hope you'll take a look if you're thinking of treating!

This will also be our last batch of pre-deadline pinch hits. These can be claimed at the Google Group, by emailing us at femslashexmod@gmail.com, or by commenting below (comments are screened.) Remember to include your AO3 name!

These pinch hits are due on November 10 at 9pm EST

Claimed! ( Pinch Hit 8: Coraline - Neil Gaiman, Maleficent (2014), Shoujo Kakumei Utena | Revolutionary Girl Utena, Star Wars - All Media Types, Us (Movie 2019) - Fanfic )

Claimed! ( Pinch Hit 9: Another Life (TV 2019), Crazyhead (TV), The Strange Case of Starship Iris (Podcast) - Fanart, Fanfic )

Claimed! ( Pinch Hit 10: Killing Eve (TV 2018), A Simple Favor (2018), Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Related Fandoms - Fanfic )

Claimed! ( Pinch Hit 11: Rosemary and Thyme, Crossovers, Star Trek: Classic Timeline (All Series), Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV), Fallout (Video Games), Doctor Who - Fanart Fanfic Fanvid )

Claimed! ( Pinch Hit 12: The Comfortable Courtesan - Madame C- C-, Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime), Le Comte de Monte-Cristo | Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas, The King of a Rainy Country - Brigid Brophy, Doctor Who, Lord Peter Wimsey - Dorothy L. Sayers, Original Work - Fanart Fanfic Fanvid )

Claimed! ( Pinch Hit 13: The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon, Seven Blades in Black - Sam Sykes, Critical Role (Web Series), Original Work - Fanart Fanfic )

We have two more pinch hits which can be claimed at the Google Group, by emailing us at femslashexmod@gmail.com, or by commenting below (comments are screened.) Remember to include your AO3 name!

All pinch hits are due on November 9 at 9pm EDT.

Claimed! ( Greta (2018), Late Night (2019), Forever (TV 2018), Frankie Drake Mysteries (TV), Suspiria (2019), Annihilation (2018 Garland) )

Claimed! ( Marvel Cinematic Universe, Person of Interest (TV), Mad Max Series (Movies), Ocean's 8 (2018) )

We have two more pinch hits which can be claimed at the Google Group, by emailing us at femslashexmod@gmail.com, or by commenting below (comments are screened.) Remember to include your AO3 name!

All pinch hits are due on November 9 at 9pm EDT.

Claimed! ( Original Work, Ocean's 8 (2018), The Good Place (TV) - Fanfic )

Claimed! ( 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney, Resident Evil - All Media Types, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Fire Emblem: Kakusei | Fire Emblem: Awakening, Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken | Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword, Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Steven Universe (Cartoon) - Fanart, Fanfic )

Quick reminder: if you linked one, please double check your Dear Creator letter is now finished and unlocked! We've been fielding a lot of requests to chase up letters.

We're lucky to have some wonderful pinch hitters each year, and not all of them are always signed up as participants. So this is a post for our pinch hitters. We are very grateful to everyone who volunteers to help out with pinch hits, and we'd like to give everyone the opportunity to receive treats!

If you've been assigned a pinch hit, please feel free to drop some requests in a comment below. Feel free to link to a letter if you wish but you can also simply write some prompts in your comment. Both pinch hitters who have and haven't also signed up for this round are welcome to comment on this post.

Remember to include your AO3 username, the fandoms and relationships you'd like, and whether you're interested in fic/art/vids. If you have any Do Not Wants or other binding request details, make sure to mention them. You're welcome to request from the 2019 tagset, or if you missed nominations you can also request any other eligible (ie. relationships allowed under the 2019 rules) ships and fandoms.

We have three initial pinch hits which can be claimed at the Google Group, by emailing us at femslashexmod@gmail.com, or by commenting below (comments are screened.) Remember to include your AO3 name!

All pinch hits are due on November 9 at 9pm EDT.

Claimed! ( Pinch Hit 1: Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin, Bas Lag - China Miéville, Night Watch - Sarah Waters, Tale of the Five Series - Diane Duane, Original Work, Star Trek: Classic Timeline (All Series) - Fanfic )

Claimed! ( Pinch Hit 2: Ocean's 8 (2018), Atomic Blonde (2017), DCU (Comics) - Fanfic )

Claimed! ( Pinch Hit 3: Derry Girls (TV), Jurassic Park - All Media Types, Game of Thrones (TV) - Fanfic, Fanvid )