TRSB20: Treating!

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Since our last artworks were claimed this evening, a couple of people have been in touch to ask how they can get access to the gallery and write treats if they missed signups.

We don't post the gallery link publicly as it wouldn't be fair to our artists, who submit their art unsigned to preserve anonymity during claims.  However, if you are interested in writing a treat for one or more of our hardworking artists, and you have so far not signed up to the event, you can fill out this form.  When we receive your signup we will send you an email with a gallery link, and you can browse to see which artworks you might like to treat for.

What is a treat?

A treat is a fic (or a poem, or fanmix, or other fanwork!) based on one of the artworks in the gallery.  It is not subject to our minimum wordcount requirements, though we don't set a maximum either - you can write anything from a haiku to a full-blown novel.

The main thing that separates writing a treat from writing for a claimed piece of art is the level of collaboration involved.  For claimed art, even pairs who are working in a "hands off" way are expected to check in with each other periodically through the summer.  If you are writing a treat, you will not have contact with the artist; you're working independently, inspired purely by the image(s) you have chosen to write for.

Do I still have to stick to the artist's must-haves and DNWs?

Yes.  Considering it's a treat, it would be pretty bad form to write something the artist has specifically said they don't want to see!

What if I don't see anything I want to write for?

That's completely OK!  The sign up is not an obligation.  There are no penalties for not writing a treat.

I already signed up as an author but I didn't claim as I only wanted to treat.  Do I need to sign up again?

Nope, you're all good.  This is mostly for people who missed the signup deadline and still want to join in.

What do I do with my treat once I've written it?

Post it to the AO3 collection here.  (Please either tag it as a treat or mention in the summary that it is a treat for TRSB20, to minimise mod confusion when fics start flooding in at the end of August!)

If you would like to know who the artist is so you can gift it to them, or let them know you have made it, please contact the mods.

I have a question that isn't answered here!

Message the mods, or send us an email (tolkien rsb at gmail dot com).  We don't bite ;)