SGA Secret Santa

Looking for ComparativelyNormal

2025-11-09T18:31:25Z

Posted by: goddess47

I'm looking for the user whose AO3 username is ComparativelyNormal... you've signed up for the SGA Secret Santa 2025 exchange and have not responded to the assignment email or the emails that were sent as follow-ups. Since I have no other contact info, I'm reaching out publicly for you to respond to me.

Please respond to one of the email messages that were sent to you. Or send an email to stargatefests@gmail.com so we can discuss how best to communicate.

Thank you.

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Assignments Sent!

2025-10-30T20:42:48Z

Posted by: goddess47

Phew!

All assignments for SGA Secret Santa 2025 have been sent! If you signed up, you should have an email from stargatefests@gmail.com with your assignment.

If your assignment does not show up in a reasonable time, first check your spam filter (LOL) and then send an email to stargatefests@gmail.com so I can re-send your assignment.

As the email says, if you have questions or problems or just need to talk through your ideas, I'm available to do that...

If there is interest, I may hold a 'writing time' Zoom... I'll open a Zoom session and the idea will be that we all sit and write together. Talking will be general, since you won't know for sure if your Santa or your giftee will be online... but sometimes we all need an excuse to put everything else aside and just write.

Happy writing to all!

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ONE MORE DAY!

2025-10-25T21:10:02Z

Posted by: goddess47

One more day to sign up for SGA Secret Santa 2025...

Info and sign up form here: https://sga-secretsanta.dreamwidth.org/46743.html

Sign up closes October 26!

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SGA Secret Santa 2025 -- Sign up NOW!

2025-10-09T18:07:12Z

Posted by: goddess47

Welcome to SGA Secret Santa for 2025

I'm goddess47, if you don't know me, and I'm going to be your mod, with some background help from melagan...

And look at the pretty icon tarlanx made for us... isn't it pretty? Feel free to tell her so!

On to the fest!

Schedule

★ Sign-ups: Now thru October 26
Assignments will be sent out by October 30. You must reply to the email to confirm receipt.

★ Required Check-In: Dec 1
Check-in will be done via email. If I don't hear from you, your assignment will be turned over to a pinch hitter.

★ Posting Period: Dec. 10 to Dec. 23
You are responsible for posting your gift to AO3 (links on the sga_secretsanta community will be encouraged but not required). Posting instructions will be provided when the time nears.

★ Author and Fic Reveals: December 25th

Rules

This is a secret-santa style exchange open to all pairings and genres (gen/het/slash/femslash/multi). Both FIC and ART are welcome as gifts!

1. FIC: All stories must be at least 1,000 words in length. Everyone who signs up to receive a story is expected to write one in return.

1A. ART: Art should be comparable to the work on a 1K fic. Drawings should be on unlined backgrounds. (Okay, I'm not an artist, do what you think is fair.)

2. Additionally, all stories must be a complete, stand-alone work and must be beta read.

3. Remember: keep your identity a secret from your recipient until you post your gift! If you need to ask a question of your recipient, contact me and I'll be your go-between.

4. Be responsive to all mod communications. This includes replying to the assignment email and responding at check-in. Please provide an email you check regularly, and make sure stargatefests@gmail.com is white-listed.

5. Stick to the deadlines. This is my only Christmas wish! However, if you find yourself needing to drop out or needing an extension, email me right away.

6. If you drop out after the Check-in OR if you simply disappear, you will not be allowed to participate next year. If you think you might be ineligible this year, you can contact me to double-check before signing up.

7. Please provide a GEN option in your request. This will make matching with people requesting rare pairs or fic about minor characters much easier to match.

Signing Up

Please consider carefully before signing up. You are making a commitment to another person (your giftee), not just me.

To sign up, click this link to fill out a google form.

You can edit your comment up until sign-ups close. If you are not a member of the sga_secretsanta community on DreamWidth yet, please join/watch now, so that you see all important announcements. And as always, feel free to send questions/comments to: stargatefests@gmail.com.

Happy Secret Santa-ing! :)

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Reveals are Up!

2024-12-27T15:39:55Z

Posted by: goddess47

The names of writers for SGA Secret Santa 2024 have been released on AO3.

With that, this closes my part of SGA Secret Santa 2024.

If you received a gift, please make sure you have thanked your writer. If you are a reader, please leave kudos and comments, so that the writers are encouraged to write more SGA fic.

Writers, you are free to re-date, re-post and do whatever you normally do with your fic.

THANK YOU to everyone that participated. It was a fun fest and there are some great works out there. I plan to be back next year and hope you can join in the fun!

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Fic are LIVE!

2024-12-25T20:03:13Z

Posted by: goddess47

Many thanks to the creative souls that participated in the SGA Secret Santa 2024!

Fic are now live on AO3... they are currently anonymous and will remain so until Friday.

Check out the fic at the AO3 collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SGA_Secret_Santa_2024

Many heartfelt thanks to the pinch hitters and the folk who worked hard to make this a great celebration!

--Goddess47

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SGA Secret Santa 2024 Collection now live!

2024-12-10T14:52:16Z

Posted by: goddess47

When creators are ready, the AO3 collection for this year's works is live and can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SGA_Secret_Santa_2024

Stories will be anonymous and unrevealed until all of the stories are posted, hopefully by December 23, the due date.

Questions or problem, leave a reply here or send an email to stargatefests@gmail.com

Happy creating!

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Check In!

2024-12-03T00:00:02Z

Posted by: goddess47

THANK YOU to the folk who have already checked in!

If you have not already checked in, you should have an email from me... please let me know if you're on track to post before Dec 23 or if you may have to drop out.

Check in by Dec 8 so I can see if any pinch hitters are needed.

Thanks! Looking forward to seeing what everyone can create!

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Assignments Sent!

2024-11-13T18:30:27Z

Posted by: goddess47

All assignments for SGA SECRET SANTA 2024 have been sent to the email you left in the sign-up form.

If you did not get the assignment (and even I had to check my Trash! meep!), so let me know ASAP so I can send it again...

If you have questions or problems with your assignment, send those to stargatefests@gmail.com -- this is a secret exchange, so don't leave questions here.

There were some really fun prompts this year... I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

There will be a mandatory check-in on Dec 1 that will be sent to your emails... that will include posting instructions and the link to the collection.

Happy writing!

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LAST DAY!!!

2024-11-10T19:59:37Z

Posted by: goddess47

It's the last day to sign up for SGA Secret Santa! You can sign up as long as it's still November 10 somewhere in the world!

Link: Here

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Signups Open until Nov 10

2024-11-08T23:12:22Z

Posted by: goddess47

Just a reminder that sign-ups for SGA Secret Santa 2024 are open until November 10 -- that is coming up soon.

Sign-ups are here: https://sga-secretsanta.dreamwidth.org/44552.html

We'd love to have you join in the fun!

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SGA Secret Santa 2024!

2024-11-01T21:08:24Z

Posted by: goddess47

We've had a bit of a shuffle and popkin16, after many years of wonderful modding, finds she won't be able to mod SGA Secret Santa 2024... Many thanks to Popkin for her work over the years!!!

I'm goddess47, if you don't know me, and I'm going to be your mod, with some background help from melagan...

And look at the pretty icon tarlanx made for us... isn't it pretty? Feel free to tell her so!

On to the fest!

Schedule

★ Sign-ups: Now thru Nov 10
Assignments will be sent out by the 12th. You must reply to the email to confirm receipt. Yes, this is a quick turn-around, but we want to make sure folk have time to create their works.

★ Required Check-In: Dec 1
Check-in will be done via email. If I don't hear from you, your assignment will be turned over to a pinch hitter.

★ Posting Period: Dec. 10 to Dec. 23
You are responsible for posting your gift to AO3 (links on the sga_secretsanta community will be encouraged but not required). Posting instructions will be provided when the time nears.

★ Author Reveals: December 25th

Rules

This is a secret-santa style exchange open to all pairings and genres (gen/het/slash/femslash/multi). Both FIC and ART are welcome as gifts!

1. FIC: All stories must be at least 1,000 words in length. Everyone who signs up to receive a story is expected to write one in return.

1A. ART: Art should be comparable to the work on a 1K fic. Drawings should be on unlined backgrounds. (Okay, I'm not an artist, do what you think is fair.)

2. Additionally, all stories must be a complete, stand-alone work and must be beta read.

3. Remember: keep your identity a secret from your recipient until you post your gift! If you need to ask a question of your recipient, contact me and I'll be your go-between.

4. Be responsive to all mod communications. This includes replying to the assignment email and responding at check-in. Please provide an email you check regularly, and make sure stargatefests@gmail.com is white-listed.

4. Stick to the deadlines. This is my only Christmas wish! However, if you find yourself needing to drop out or needing an extension, email me right away.

5. If you drop out after the Check-in OR if you simply disappear, you will not be allowed to participate next year. If you think you might be ineligible this year, you can contact me to double-check before signing up.

6. Please provide a gen option in your request. This will make matching with people requesting rare pairs or fic about minor characters much easier to match.

Signing Up

Please consider carefully before signing up. You are making a commitment to another person (your giftee), not just me.

~~To sign up, click~~ -- SIGNUPS NOW CLOSED.

You can edit your comment up until sign-ups close. If you are not a member of the sga_secretsanta community yet, please join/watch now, so that you see all important announcements. And as always, feel free to send questions/comments to: stargatefests@gmail.com.

Happy Secret Santa-ing! :)

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Gentle reminder

2023-12-20T09:37:06Z

Posted by: popkin16

The SGA Secret Santa window for posting closes soon! Please contact me (either email sgasecretsantamod@gmail.com or reply to this post) if you feel you need an extended deadline, and I'll see what I can do.

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Another pinch hit needed!

2023-12-12T05:59:18Z

Posted by: popkin16

~~Please comment on the post if you're interested, and I'll let you know the details :D All comments will be screened.~~

CLAIMED

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Posting is Open

2023-12-10T15:09:48Z

Posted by: popkin16

The posting period this year is is December 10th to December 23rd, so I've set up the collection.

Here are the instructions:

1. Go to our collection page.
2. Click Post To Collection in the upper right corner.
3 Fill out your post as normal. Under associations, where it says post to collection, type in SGA_Secret_Santa_2023. Right below that, it says, gift this work to type in your recipients name.
4. Hit post. Since this collection is moderated, it should send me an email letting me know that I need to approve the fics addition to the collection. This collection is set to anonymous, so it'll keep the authors secret until reveals.
5. I reveal the authors on Christmas!

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Two pinch hitters needed

2023-12-06T19:10:03Z

Posted by: popkin16

~~If you're interested, please contact me at sgasecretsantamod@gmail.com or respond to this post (comments are screened).~~

CLAIMED

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Check-In time!

2023-12-01T02:20:02Z

Posted by: popkin16

A day late, I know. I apologize! I work in retail and the holiday season is always very rough.

To check-in, you can comment on this post or email me at sgasecretsantamod@gmail.com! How are y'all feeling? It's okay if you haven't started yet, the important part is getting done on time. Do you feel like you will be on time? Need some help?

If you need to drop out, that's okay! The sooner you let me know, the better. That'll give the pinch hitter more time to come up with an idea and write it.

Let me know how you're feeling :D

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SGA Secret Santa 2023 Sign-ups

2023-10-19T00:48:08Z

Posted by: popkin16

Welcome to the 2023 SGA Secret Santa challenge!
Mod email: sgasecretsantamod@gmail.com

Schedule

★ Sign-ups: Now thru Nov 1st
Assignments will be sent out by the 10th. You must reply to the email to confirm receipt.

★ Required Check-In: Nov. 29
Check-in will be done via email. If I don't hear from you, your assignment will be turned over to a pinch hitter.

★ Posting Period: Dec. 10 to Dec. 23
You are responsible for posting your gift to this community. Posting instructions will be provided when the time nears.

★ Author Reveals: December 25th

Rules

This is a secret-santa style exchange open to all pairings and genres (gen/het/slash/femslash/multi).

1. All stories must be at least 1,000 words in length. Everyone who signs up to receive a story is expected to write one in return.

2. Additionally, all stories must be a complete, stand-alone work and must be beta read.

3. Remember: keep your identity a secret from your recipient until you post your gift! If you need to ask a question of your recipient, contact me and I'll be your go-between.

4. Be responsive to all mod communications. This includes replying to the assignment email and responding at check-in. Please provide an email you check regularly, and make sure sgasecretsanta@gmail.com is white-listed.

4. Stick to the deadlines. This is my only Christmas wish! However, if you find yourself needing to drop out or needing an extension, email me right away.

5. If you drop out after the Check-in OR if you simply disappear, you will not be allowed to participate next year. If you think you might be ineligible this year, you can contact me to double-check before signing up.

6. Please provide a gen option. This will make matching with people requesting rare pairs or fic about minor characters much easier to match.

Signing Up

Please consider carefully before signing up. You are making a commitment to another person (your giftee), not just me.

To sign up, click this link to fill out a google form.

You can edit your comment up until sign-ups close. If you are not a member of the community yet, please join/watch now, so that you see all important announcements. And as always, feel free to send questions/comments to: sgasecretsantamod@gmail.com.

Happy Secret Santa-ing! :)

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Reminder: SGA Secret Santa posting is closing soon!

2022-12-24T01:34:49Z

Posted by: popkin16

I’m keeping posting open for an extra two days. Please contact me (sgasecretsantamod@gmail.com) if you think you absolutely will not have it posted by the 25th.

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Posting is open! Instructions below

2022-12-11T03:49:19Z

Posted by: popkin16

According to the schedule, the posting period is December 10th to December 23rd, so I went ahead and set up the collection.

Normally I run the entire exchange through ao3 - they have a special collection type for gift exchanges. But that often caused more problems with matching, so I'm trying it a new way this year using google forms for sign ups. This means, of course, that I'm not using the gift exchange for the collection.

Bear with me as I try to figure this all out, please!

( Click for posting instructions )

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Check-In

2022-11-30T08:03:56Z

Posted by: popkin16

It's time for check-in! How's everyone doing? I hope it's all going well :)

Do you think you're going to be able to finish on time? If not, now is the time to consider dropping out, so any pinch hitter will have time to fill in.

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Signups Closed

2022-11-01T17:11:06Z

Posted by: popkin16

Sign-ups are now closed. I plan to get started on matching today and hopefully have them finished in the next couple days.

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SGA Secret Santa 2022 - Signup

2022-10-18T21:38:04Z

Posted by: popkin16

Welcome to the 2022 SGA Secret Santa challenge!
Mod email: sgasecretsantamod@gmail.com

Schedule

★ Sign-ups: Now thru Oct. 31
Assignments will be sent out by the 16th. You must reply to the email to confirm receipt.

★ Required Check-In: Nov. 29
Check-in will be done via email. If I don't hear from you, your assignment will be turned over to a pinch hitter.

★ Posting Period: Dec. 10 to Dec. 23
You are responsible for posting your gift to this community. Posting instructions will be provided when the time nears.

★ Author Reveals: December 25th

Rules

This is a secret-santa style exchange open to all pairings and genres (gen/het/slash/femslash/multi).

1. All stories must be at least 1,000 words in length. Everyone who signs up to receive a story is expected to write one in return.

2. Additionally, all stories must be a complete, stand-alone work and must be beta read.

3. Remember: Keep your identity a secret from your recipient until you post your gift! If you need to ask a question of your recipient, contact me and I'll be your go-between.

4. Be responsive to all mod communications. This includes replying to the assignment email and responding at check-in. Please provide an email you check regularly, and make sure sgasecretsanta@gmail.com is white-listed.

4. Stick to the deadlines. This is my only Christmas wish! However, if you find yourself needing to drop out or needing an extension, email me right away.

5. If you drop out after the Check-in OR if you simply disappear, you will not be allowed to participate next year. If you think you might be ineligible this year, you can contact me to double-check before signing up.

6. Please provide a gen option. This will make matching with people requesting rare pairs or fic about minor characters much easier to match.

Signing Up

Please consider carefully before signing up. You are making a commitment to another person (your giftee), not just me.

To sign up, click this link to fill out a google form.

You can edit your comment up until sign-ups close. If you are not a member of the community yet, please join/watch now, so that you see all important announcements. And as always, feel free to send questions/comments to: sgasecretsantamod@gmail.com.

Happy Secret Santa-ing! :)

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Last Call

2021-12-23T06:06:27Z

Posted by: popkin16

Alright, guys! The scheduled posting period ends the 23rd according to the schedule I posted back at the beginning. I'm willing to stretch that to the 25th if needed - I realize this is a busy time of year, so this is a gentle reminder that we're in the final stages. If you've got a fic done, but it isn't beta'd, you can post it and then fix it up once it's done being beta'd. I'd rather have everyone get a gift than not, you know?

But the 25th is when the fics go live, because it's Christmas, so try to have them in by then at the latest.

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Reveals Bug & Posting Instructions

2021-12-12T03:12:01Z

Posted by: popkin16

So, one of our participants tried to post their fic early. Despite the settings for "anonymous" and "unrevealed" being turned on, their fic was posted and completely open for viewing. After consulting someone far more versed in this kind of thing (*waves to squidgiepdx *) , I was informed this kind of thing has happened once before and linked me to a post about how to get around this "reveal bug".

SO. To avoid fics being spoiled ahead of time, please follow these steps, as laid out by the wonderful squidgie!

If you would rather look at a tutorial on the following steps for posting your work, with pictures, please visit the tutorial at the Once Upon a Fic Exchange AO3 Reveals Bug work around.

Now, how to post your work:

1. Login to AO3.

1A. Select My Assignments from the pull-down menu at the top of the page, or the left side navigation options.

1B. Choose "fulfill assignment" and create a draft of your fanwork. Make sure you select collection sga secret santa 2021!

2. Select "Preview" at the bottom of the page.

3. After checking the Preview of your work, select "Save As Draft" at the bottom of the screen.

4. 3 messages should now appear at the top of your Saved Without Posting work.

4A. If the 3rd message is,
"This work is part of an ongoing collection and will be revealed soon!
You can find details here"
Then you can select "Post Work" in the next step, Step 5.

4B. If you do NOT see the 3rd message "This work is part of an ongoing collection," then the AO3 Reveals Bug got you! Follow the next Step, 4C.

4C. If the reveals bug got you in Step 4B, do not select "Post Work." Just save your fanwork as a draft, and email sgasecretsantamod(at)gmail.com to let us know. We will take a look at it.

5. Those who got the 3rd message ("This work is part of an ongoing...") in Step 4A, can now Post Work! Next, do the following two steps:

5A. Edit your fanwork one more time.

5B. This time, choose "Post"

You're done! Please keep in mind, though, that your work will not show up right away -- it goes into a queue for mod review before it gets accepted.

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