Welcome to Star Wars Rares 2024! Your main mod this year is

sassysnowperson, with nightingalesighs providing invaluable support as the assistant mod. The schedule is largely the same - but we are changing the nomination categories. Please read the rules and the upcoming nominations post carefully, even if you have done this exchange in previous years!

I can't wait to see all the works that will come out of this year's exchange!

Main Exchange Info

AO3 Collection • Tag Set • Discord Server Invite • Sign-Up Form [coming soon] • Readable/Searchable Request Summary [coming soon]

Schedule
Nominations - September 14-21 11:59 PM EST (may open early on the 13th)
Sign-Ups - September 25 - October 6 11:59 PM EST (May open early)
Assignments Out - October 7 9:00PM EST (May send earlier)
Assignments Due - December 1 11:59PM EST
Work Reveals - December 8 11:59PM EST
Author Reveals - December 15 11:59PM EST

New to exchanges? Feeling overwhelmed? We've got a new Exchange 101 post, it might help to read through that, then come back here for instructions specific to the 2024 exchange.

( Nominations )

( Signing Up and Assignments )

( Gifts and Posting )

( Pinch Hits and Treats )

( Comments and Defaulting )

( FAQ )

Any questions, please leave them below! Anon is on.

sassysnowperson

Creators are Revealed!

Anon is now off on the collection, and everyone can see who made these amazing creations! Works are found here!

The collection is now unmoderated and will remain open indefinitely for treats. We will get a feedback post up soon, for any comments about the exchange as a whole.

A thousand, thousand thanks to all of you; your diligent effort and creativity make the exchange what it is!

sassysnowperson

And now, its time for the results of the Star Wars Rare Pairs Exchange 2023 Community BINGO!

Drumroll please!

Rare Pairs Bingo Card, with all spaces covered in stars, saying Blackout Achieved!

We Got BLACKOUT!!

163 Works - over DOUBLE the number of participants. You have all be so generous with your creativity, and look what it's accomplished! Over two-thirds of participants have at least one extra gift, and the way you all came together and strategized and created has genuinely been one of the fannish highlights of my year.

Thank you all so much and GIVE YOURSELVES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!!

sassysnowperson

Works are Revealed!

That's right it's time to read and listen and view and comment on the amazing works in this collection! At the time of reveals, we have 162 works - over twice the number of works as participants! What a bounty!! Collection can be found here.

For those of you tracking the BINGO, the results of the community bingo are coming soon!

Thank you all for making such wonderful works, I'm very excited we now get to share them!!

sassysnowperson

Our deadline has come and gone, and we have some pinch hits!

EDIT: All PH Claimed at this time! Huge thanks to our Pinch Hitters!

These pinch hit are due on Tuesday, December 5 at 11:59PM EST. To claim, please comment here, DM Sassysnowperson on Dreamwidth or Discord, or email sassysnowperson AT gmail OR DM equusgirl here on DW or nightingalesighs on Discord. Comment screening is on.

Don't worry if your name doesn't appear on this list and you don't have a gift in the collection - quite a few authors are also working from extensions.

( CLAIMED - <strike>PH 3 - Any Star Wars Crossovers, Crossovers (Non-Star Wars) )

( CLAIMED - <strike>PH 4 - Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars Original Trilogy )

( CLAIMED <strike>PH 5 - Star Wars: Legends EU, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Any Star Wars Crossovers, Canon/Legends Crossovers, Star Wars Legends: Knights of the Old Republic (Video Games), Star Wars Original Trilogy, Crossovers (Non-Star Wars), Canon Crossovers</strike> )

( CLAIMED - <strike>PH 6 - Canon Crossovers, Canon EU, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Andor (TV), Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars Sequel Trilogy</strike> )

( CLAIMED - <strike>PH 7 - Any Star Wars Crossovers, Andor (TV), Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Canon Crossovers, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars Original Trilogy</strike> )

equusgirl

These pinch hit are due at the same time as assignments, on December 2 at 11:59PM EST. To claim, please comment here, DM Sassysnowperson on Dreamwidth or Discord, or email sassysnowperson AT gmail OR DM equusgirl here on DW or nightingalesighs on Discord.

~~( PH 1 - CLAIMED )~~

~~( PH 2 -CLAIMED )~~

( PH 3 - Any Star Wars Crossovers, Crossovers (Non-Star Wars) )

sassysnowperson

Everyone has received their initial assignment!

There's always the chance that Ao3 or your mods made a mistake - please reach out if there's any concerns or you believe you were matched in error. Comments are screened on this post.

A general reminder: please don't identify who your recipient is in public!

If you'd like to coordinate for the community bingo challenge, you are welcome to join us on discord to discuss which categories you're trying to fill.

There are two initial pinch hits, which will be posted in the morning, keep an eye out.

Happy creating to us all!

sassysnowperson

Sign ups are CLOSED!

As of closing we've got 72 sign-ups. Now for matching. The mods will review entries and run matching, and then reach out to anyone that isn't currently match-able. Keep an eye here, and on the email you used to sign-up for the exchange.

And after that? Assignments!

sassysnowperson

Signups are now open and will remain open until 10/07/2023 11:59PM Eastern time.

You may request between 1 and 10 fandoms, between 1 and 20 ships in each of those fandoms, and between 1-4 additional tags specifying a medium you'd like to receive a gift in (fic, art, podfic, or vid). You must request a minimum of three unique ships to be guaranteed a gift. A signup that only requests three different ships under Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic is fine. A signup that only requests Wedge Antilles/Luke Skywalker under Original Trilogy, Canon EU, and Legends EU is not, and if you are a pinch hit, the mods will be in touch to ask you if you want to add requests. If you decide not to, we will post your pinch hit, but not guarantee that you receive a gift.

You may offer between 1 and 10 fandoms, between 1 and 20 ships in each of those fandoms, and between 1-4 additional tags specifying medium you feel comfortable creating a gift in (fic, art, podfic, or vid). You must offer a minimum of four unique ships. A signup that only offers four different ships under Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic is fine. A signup that only offers Wedge Antilles/Luke Skywalker under Original Trilogy, Canon EU, Canon/Legends Crossovers, and Legends EU is not, and mods will be in touch to ask you to add offers.

You must put something in your requests' optional details. Likes, prompts, DNWs - up to you, but you must give your creator something to work with. We encourage at a minimum you list your DNWs, or indicate that you don't have any. If you say that you have no DNWs, we won't solicit a new gift for you if your gift includes something unexpected that you don't like, as long as they wrote a pairing that you requested.

Happy signups! Feel free to comment here if you have any questions, Anon comments are on, but comments are not screened - be careful not to be too specific/revealing about your sign-up.

sassysnowperson

Hello Everyone!

Nominations are now closed, but we have some lingering questions about a few noms.

Nominations Questions

Currently nominated in Star Wars Legends

Jango Fett (Any)/Ahsoka Tano (Rebels)
Jango Fett (Any)/Quinlan Vos (TCW)

Nominator, did you intend for any version of Jango Fett, or only as he appears in Legends? If we don't hear from you by tomorrow, 9/24/23, 11:59 PM EST, these will be approved as Jango Fett (Legends)/…

Currently nominated in Star Wars: Legends EU

Zhylaw | Lord Marshal/Original Male Character(s)

This appears to be a Chronicles of Riddick character, and the other part of the pairing does not specify the Star Wars Universe. If there is also a legends character with the same name, please clarify below. If you want a Chronicals of Riddik character with an Original Character from the star wars universe, please re-nominate under Crossovers (Non-Star Wars) fandom, and specify what sort of character you want. As it is not currently clear this is a Star Wars pairing, if we don't hear from you by tomorrow, 9/24/23, 11:59 PM EST, this nomination will be deleted.

FAQ

Where did my noms go/why were my noms rejected?

Your noms may have been rejected if you nominated a group of characters, or if you nominated a pairing that was not rare. However, if your nom appears rejected an neither of those things are true, your ship was probably nominated in the wrong canon. In these cases, the mods moved your ship into the closest correct canon. Check in Canon Crossovers, Canon/Legends Crossovers, or Canon EU.

Feel free to ask here for clarification on a specific tag.

Oh no! I forgot a very important tag!

Comment here and we'll try to add it in for you, if it's not too late in the sign-up process. We do request you comment with a specific format, which is:
Fandom,Relationship [ex: Any Star Wars Crossovers,Ahsoka Tano (Rebels)/Enfys Nest (Any)]

If you have more than one relationship in the same fandom, you can add it after the first one, separated by a comma. [ex: Any Star Wars Crossovers,Ahsoka Tano (Rebels)/Enfys Nest (Any),The Armorer (Mando)/L3-37 (Any)]

What if there's something wrong with a tag in the tagset?

If you catch something, please comment here, or go to our Discord server and drop a comment in the #tagset-cleanup channel.

I'm so excited for signups, when do they open?

The schedule has them opening on Tuesday, but that's at the latest. We're going to work to get the tagset cleaned up, and open pretty soon after that! Be on the lookout for information here.

Any other questions, feel free to drop them in the comments below. Anon is on. See you soon for signups!

sassysnowperson

Hello Everyone!

Noms are coming in and I'm so excited to see what the tagset is becoming! Please review the following post to avoid having your nominations rejected!

Some updates and reminders on the tagset:

General Reminders

Do not use clone numerical designations in the tagset - names only. For example: CC-2224 | Cody/CT-21-0408 | CT-1409 | Echo/CT-27-5555 | ARC-5555 | Fives ‎should be formatted as Cody/Echo/Fives. Please. Save your mods eyes! (While we will reformat these if we have time, we reserve the right to reject nominations that were not formatted correctly. Please check your nominations and make corrections!)

Groups will be rejected (ie: 212 Attack Battalion, Rogue Squadron…). Ships must include individual names.

Corrections Needed

The following involve nominations that need to be changed by the nominator. While your mods will often try to find incorrectly nominated and/or formatted tags the right home, we sometimes don't know what you mean, and sometimes don't have the time to fix all of them. As such, nominations unchanged after 24 hours from posting this may be rejected.

Characters nominated in fandoms they do not appear

If the characters in a relationship do not appear in the same canon, one of the crossover fandoms must be used (Any Crossovers, Canon Crossovers, Canon/Legends Crossovers) to nominate these relationships. The mods can currently see the following characters in the wrong place.

Rex is nominated in the OT fandom

Evaan Verlaine is in the OT fandom

Sana Starros is in the OT fandom

Tholme (Legends) is in the PT fandom

Quinlan Vos is in Obi-Wan Kenobi fandom

Antoc Merrick is in Rebels fandom

Luke Skywalker (OT) is in Rebels fandom

Leia Organa is in Book of Boba Fett fandom

Neteyam te Suli Tsyeyk'itan from Avatar is in TCW fandom

If the named character does belong in the fandom, please reply explaining how. Otherwise, change to the crossover fandom of your wish.

There may be more the mods haven't reviewed yet! Please review your nominations to make sure each character is nominated under the correct fandom. Any left after 24 hours may be rejected by the mods.

Unapproved fandoms used

Please remember - only nominate under the fandoms listed in the nominations post.

The following fandoms currently have nominations in them, which may be rejected by the mods if they remain after 24 hours.

Star Wars - All Media Types - is not an accepted fandom in the tag set. Please change the fandom for any ship in this category. You may:

Nominate them as All Star Wars Crossovers - if they show up in multiple canons/different canons and you don't care the what the version is.

You can also move them to Canon Crossovers, or Canon/Legends crossovers, if there's a specific version of the relationship you want.

If both characters appear in one canon, you can nominate them in that canon.

The nominations in the following fandoms should likely be nominated under Legends EU:

Star Wars Legends: Republic Commando (Video Games)

The nominations in the following fandoms should likely be nominated under Canon EU.

Star Wars (Marvel Comics)

Star Wars: Bloodline - Claudia Gray

Star Wars: Leia Princess of Alderaan - Claudia Gray

Star Wars: Lost Stars - Claudia Gray

Star Wars: Thrawn Series - Timothy Zahn (2017)

Joy and Pain

Congratulations and I'm sorry to the following ships, rejected because they are no longer rare:

Jessica Pava/Rey

Bail Organa/Breha Organa

We do want everyone to have a fun time and be able to request and write the pairings of their dreams! If you are running out of nomination slots, feel free to join our discord where people are swapping free spaces in each other's sign-ups. Happy nominating!

sassysnowperson

For 2023, in addition to the gift exchange, I've put together a challenge for the community. This is a fun, extra challenge that is completely optional.

We're playing BINGO!

Below is the BINGO board filled with tropes and tags that will show up in the works we create together. I'll keep track, and working together, let's see if we can get BINGO! Or maybe even blackout?

Rare Pairs Bingo Card

All works turned into the collection will count, including treats and gifts to the collection.

One work can count for multiple squares.

Please include the tag you wrote on the fic itself. I won't be reading all the works to figure out if it includes a particular tag!

• 50 M/M Works - works where the main ship is an M/M pairing.
• 20 F/M Works - works where the main ship is an F/M pairing.
• 20 F/F Works - works where the main ship is an F/F pairing.
• 10 Polyam (3+) Pairings - works where the main ship involves 3 or more people.
• First Work for a Relationship Created - at least one of the works in the collection was the very first created for that relationship tag.
• 1 Vid - one work is a vid.
• 5 Art Works - gifts that are primarily art.
• 1 Podfic - one work is a podfic.
• 5 In-Universe AUs - works that are tagged with an AU that still occurs within the Star Wars Universe - for example: Canon Divergance, Fix-It, Time travel, gender swap, role swap.
• 5 Setting Change AUs - works that are tagged with an AU that are not in the Star Wars Universe - for example: Modern Setting, Age of Sail AU, Pacific Rim Fusion.
• 3 Crossover Works - 3 works with crossovers outside of the Star Wars Canon.
• 10 Angst Works - Works tagged with "Angst", including "Angst with a happy ending" or other variations.
• 10 Fluff Works - Works tagged with "Fluff" including "Fluff and Smut" and other variations.
• 15 Hurt/Comfort Works - Works tagged with "Hurt/Comfort"
• 3 Mutual Pining Works - Works tagged with "Mutual Pining"
• 3 Marriage Tropes Works - Works tagged with "Arranged Marriage", "Marriage of Convenience", "Fake Marriage" or another Marriage trope
• 3 Fake Dating Works - Works tagged with "Fake Dating"
• 3 Enemies to Lovers Works - Works tagged with "Enemies to Lovers"
• 3 Only One Bed Works - Works tagged with "Only One Bed"
• 3 Soulmates Works - Works tagged with "Soulmates" or "Soul Bond" or another Soulmate trope
• 3 Casefic/Missionfic Works - Works tagged with "Casefic" or "Missionfic"
• Treats for more than half of participants - more than half the people signed up have more than one gift.

sassysnowperson

Nominations are open!

• Every person may nominate up to 20 ships in up to 10 fandoms.
• Ships must have fewer than 250 works that are over 1000 words in English on AO3.

Nomination Guidelines

To nominate:
• Read the Nomination Guidelines (this post!) and make sure you understand them — don't be afraid to ask me or any of the other co-mods questions if you don't!
• Go to the tagset and make sure you're logged in to your AO3 account.
• Click the nominate button and fill in the nomination page with tags you want to request.
• Only nominate in the fandoms listed below. We are not using Star Wars - All Media Types as a fandom. You can copy and paste from the fandoms list here.
• When the mods have time, we approve them... assuming you filled it out correctly and we understand your nomination.
• If you did it wrong or I'm confused, I'll ask you about it in a nominations clarification post on this Dreamwidth community. You just have to comment on the post or email me to clear things up!
• We can't see who's nominated what so we can't just ask you directly, you have to pay attention!
• Lingering incorrect nominations may be rejected, but I will always be willing to add the correct versions in for you if you provide correctly formatted tags later on.

( Relationship Nomination Guidelines )

( Fandom Nomination Guidelines )

Now, go forth and nominate!

sassysnowperson

Star Wars Rare Pairs - Ao3 Exchanges 101

We've put this FAQ together for people who haven't done an exchange on Ao3 before, (or who have, but still have some questions they might be embarrassed to ask!). We'll talk about exchanges, nominations, sign-ups, and assignments. Huge thanks to The Dreaming of Sunshine Exchange FAQ, which did such a good job with their FAQ that I stole most of it!

( General )

( Nominations )

( Sign Ups )

( Assignments )

( Treats )

( Art )

( Podfic )

sassysnowperson

Welcome to Star Wars Rares 2023! Your main mod this year is

sassysnowperson, with

fiachairecht and

equusgirl being invaluable assistant mods. The schedule and nomination style is largely the same - but we are adding a new creation medium - podcasts! If you're interested in offering or receiving these, please read the nominations and rules section carefully, even if you have done this exchange in previous years!

I can't wait to see all the works that will come out of this year's exchange!

Main Exchange Info

AO3 Collection • Tag Set [not yet open] • Discord Server Invite • Sign-Up Form [coming soon] • Readable/Searchable Request Summary [coming soon]

Schedule
Nominations - September 15-23 11:59 PM EST (will open early on the 15th)
Sign-Ups - September 26 - October 7 11:59 PM EST (May open early)
Assignments Out - October 8 9:00PM EST (May send earlier)
Assignments Due - December 2 11:59PM EST
Work Reveals - December 9 11:59PM EST
Author Reveals - December 16 11:59PM EST

New to exchanges? Feeling overwhelmed? We've got a new Exchange 101 post, it might help to read through that, then come back here for instructions specific to the 2023 exchange.

( Nominations )

( Signing Up and Assignments )

( Gifts and Posting )

( Pinch Hits and Treats )

( Comments and Defaulting )

( FAQ )

Any questions, please leave them below! Anon is on.

fiachairecht

Creators have been revealed, and the collection will stay open for late treats indefinitely. Thank you to everyone for another wonderful round!

fiachairecht

The collection is revealed, go forth and enjoy! Please remember to thank your creator, but also please remember that this is a very-early-on-a-weekday reveal for most people and the vast majority of comments will not be immediate.

The collection will be anonymous for another week, until 19 December at 11.59pm Pacific time. Do not de-anon yourself by linking to your work or identifying yourself in comments until that time.

If there is a problem with your gift (e.g. a DNW violation or a lack of any requested pairing) please get in touch with a mod via Discord or Dreamwidth DM or email. Comments to this post are not screened.

fiachairecht

These pinch hits are due Saturday 10 December, 11.59PM Pacific time. Comment with your AO3 name to claim, or DM a mod on Discord or Dreamwidth.

There are a few creators with extensions, so if you turned in your work but do not yet have a gift and are not on this list, don't worry about it.

( PH 3 - CLAIMED )

( PH 4 - CLAIMED )

( PH 5 - CLAIMED )

( PH 6 - CLAIMED )

( PH 7 - CLAIMED )

fiachairecht

Works are due Monday December 5 at 11.59 PM Pacific time (see the countdown here). If you have neither submitted a work (drafts do not count) or reached out to the mods for an extension, you will be defaulted at that time.

fiachairecht

Works are due Monday December 5 at 11.59 PM Pacific time (see the countdown here).

If you need a short extension, please reach out to the mods via Discord or Dreamwidth DM or email as soon as possible.

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Creators are Revealed!

Drumroll please!

We Got BLACKOUT!!

Works are Revealed!

Sign ups are CLOSED!

Nominations Questions

FAQ

Where did my noms go/why were my noms rejected?

Oh no! I forgot a very important tag!

What if there's something wrong with a tag in the tagset?

I'm so excited for signups, when do they open?

General Reminders

Corrections Needed

Characters nominated in fandoms they do not appear

Unapproved fandoms used

Joy and Pain

We're playing BINGO!

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