Final check-in

Authors, we have just sent out the email for check-in #3, your third and final check-in before the submission deadline next week, on Saturday 18th May. Please check your inboxes and reply to us before the end of Monday 13th May (12pm PST) to let us know that you're still participating in the challenge, and whether you're on track for submission so we know if we need to look for a pinch-hitter. Please take this opportunity to talk to us about getting an extension if you feel you need one!

Posting instructions

There are two collections for this exchange:

• The gift collection, where you should submit remixes written from your prompt podfic. This is currently anonymous and unrevealed, and works will appear as a Mystery Work in the collection after you submit them. https://archiveofourown.org/collections/remixapod19
• The treat collection, where you should submit other remixes made for other prompts. This is open and not anonymised, so anyone will be able to see what you add to this collection. https://archiveofourown.org/collections/remixapodtreats19

When posting, please also:

• Link back to the work you are remixing as a 'work inspired by'.
• Maintain the same locked-to-archive status as the work you are remixing.

As a reminder of future dates, the gift collection goes live on Wednesday 22nd May, and author reveals are on Wednesday 29th May. The final day to submit treats will be Tuesday 28th May.

If you have any questions or problems at all, please get in touch with us by email, twitter DM, or the question-asking post.

Happy remixing!

Matches

All matches have now gone out to authors. If you signed up as an author, please check your email and read your match email.

We've done our best to match everyone on as many podfic and fandoms as possible. Please let us know as early as possible if your match doesn't work for you, so that we can make arrangements.

If you have any questions for your podficcer, please ask the mods via email or DM (remixapod or on twitter as remixapod), and we'll relay them to the individual podficcer. If you have general questions (about format, deadlines, etc), we'd prefer you to ask them in a public forum (on the question post, or on twitter) so that other people can see.

While you're writing, we'd like to ask you avoid the major archive warnings (Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death, Underage and Rape/Non-Con) unless your podfic already includes them. Remember that your fic should be a remix of, or be inspired by the podfic you received. The word minimum is 1,000 words. We'll be in touch with authors next on April 11th, our first check-in.

Treats

We are also doing treats for Remixapod! We've created a spreadsheet of every podfic submitted to remixapod, and we're making it available to everyone, regardless of whether you originally signed up or not. Anyone can create any remix of a podfic they desire. For treats, there are no format requirements, and no word limit. This means you could write a drabble, bake a cake, sing a song, etc. Our only rule is that, for accessibility reasons, all treats include a transcript if they're not in a written format.

The treats spreadsheet is HERE.

We'll be posting the posting instructions for treats alongside our assignment posting in a few weeks, but in the meantime, happy remixing! We can't wait to see what you make!

No new info, just the relevant parts of the Intro and Rules post in one place for you. Please take another look at the full Rules, Timeline and FAQ to refresh your memory, if you need to.

You can view the list of fandoms submitted thus far on a google spreadsheet here.

Please sign up by replying to this post, including the following:

• Email: (We need an email address to contact you on. This is how we’ll send you your matched list of podfics.)
• Fandoms: (Please include all the fandoms you could listen to a podfic and write a min. 1k remix for.
• Do Not Wants (DNW)/Vetoes: (Your DNW list may include tropes (e.g. “mpreg” or “kidfic”) and/or characters (e.g. “Tony Stark” or “David from Animorphs”), and/or ratings. Anything on this list will preclude matching to podfics containing those elements.)
• Max podfic duration: (You won’t be matched with podfics over this duration. The list of podfics you receive may contain podfics longer than this, but will include at least one that matches one of your fandoms and is under this maximum duration.)

When you receive your match you will be able to see all of the podfic that they submitted, not just the podfic that you were matched on. At least one of these podfic will match your fandom, DNW/veto and maximum duration criteria.

Please don't hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any questions! We'd like to keep the comments on this post for sign-ups only, but we'd love any questions either on the question-asking post, on twitter at remixapod or by email: remixapod at gmail.

ETA: These are closed as of the morning of Sunday 24 March. Please get in touch if you have a question about your sign-up.

Remixapod is a multi-fandom fanwork remix challenge where authors create written fanworks that are remixes or inspired by audio podfics.

This challenge is in the fannish tradition of reverse big bangs, and remix challenges, but with a bit of a twist. Podficcers will submit a number of their already existing works, and writers sign up with their fandom preferences. Podfic submissions are matched to writers. Writers then have two weeks to listen to the podfics they’ve received and be inspired. They then have a month to write a minimum of 1k 'inspired' by the podfic. We use 'inspired' in a general sense - we want writers to consider the podfic they receive as complete works, so if there’s music, freetalk, cover art, sound effects, etc that should also be considered. The complete work of a podfic also includes a podder's tone, pacing, character voices they may or may not use, etc.

We ask that writers are clearly inspired by the work, or that the fic is clearly an heir to the podfic, so things like fandom, characters, or setting may be similar. We won’t be policing how writers are inspired, or how they take the prompt, and the work an author produces may be very similar or radically different from the podfic they received. That’s part of the joy!

Authors: one of your mods has written an example of what we’re envisioning, if you’d like to see an example. We’re in no way holding you to the same style of inspiration as the example, and want to give you space to explore how you take the prompt.

Challenge Timeline

• February - Questions/Intros
• 18th March - Podficcer Sign Ups Open
• 18th March - Author Sign Ups Open
• 22nd March - Podficcer Sign Ups Close
• 23rd March - Author Sign Ups Close
• 24th-28th March - Matching
• 28th March - Matches Sent Out
• 29th March-11th April - Author Listening Time (this is a guideline, you may use more or less time for listening and more or less time for writing, as long as you meet the deadline)
• 11th April - Check-In #1
• 11th April-18th May - Author Writing Time (this is a guideline, you may use more or less time for listening and more or less time for writing, as long as you meet the deadline)
• 25th April - Check-In #2
• 11th May - Check-In #3
• 18th May - Deadline
• 22nd May - Collection Goes Live (anonymously)
• 29th May - Authors Revealed

Podficcer Sign Up Rules

• Choose a minimum of 3 of your podfics to submit (must be distinct, ie. not chapters of a longer podfic)
• These must be from a minimum of 3 different fandoms
• Submit no more than 6 podfics (this means you can have up to 6 separate fandoms)
• We have no file format rules, but please include links to all the available formats (download, mp3, m4b, streaming etc.)
• The podfics selected must either be of Blanket Permission works, or of works specifically permissioned for this challenge. (You can see example wording here)
• If you have a multivoice podfic you’d like to submit, please make sure to ask the other voices before submitting.
• The podfic doesn’t need to be on the AO3, but we do need a 'static' url where the podfic can be found (i.e. not a tumblr link. Dreamwidth/AO3/Your own hosting is fine).
• You will need to be comfortable with your podfic being linked to on the AO3 as a “work inspired by”.
• This isn’t a rule, but a guideline. When you’re choosing podfics, please follow your heart. However, you are being matched, and we are limited by the fandoms of our authors. If you can or wish to include at least one podfic from a 'large' fandom, that will increase your chance of being matched. Authors will see all the podfics you submit, not just the ones they match on.
• Please, if possible, include at least one podfic rated below Mature or without explicit content. If you can't, that's ok, but it may impact our ability to match you.
• Please, if possible, include a mix of durations. If you’ve got a 2 hour epic you love, do submit it, but consider also submitting an under-20 minute podfic as well.

Author Sign Up Rules

• Sign up with a list of fandoms. Please include all the fandoms you could listen to a podfic and write a min. 1k remix for.
• We need an email address to contact you on. This is how we’ll send you your matched list of podfics.
• You can include a list of Do Not Wants (DNWs)/Vetoes. This may include tropes (e.g. “mpreg” or “kidfic”) and/or characters (e.g. “Tony Stark” or “David from Animorphs”), and/or ratings. Anything on this list will preclude matching to podfics containing those elements.
• You may also include a podfic maximum duration. You won’t be matched with podfics over this duration. (The list of podfics you receive may contain podfics longer than this, but will include at least one that matches one of your fandoms and is under this maximum duration.)

FAQ

Can I sign up as both a podficcer and a writer?

If you have podfic that fills the criteria (min. 3 distinct podfic in min. 3 fandoms), and you're willing to write a min. 1k remix fic, then absolutely yes!

Can I write or make a treat?

Yes! We'll make a list available of podfic from podficcers who are participating in treats after we have finalised the assignments. Treats will have no word minimum, and can be a remix of any kind. This means you can write a drabble, record some oral not!fic, write poetry, song or meta, or any other form of remix that takes your fancy. For accessibility reasons, we ask that all treats include a transcript if they're not in a written format.

Podficcer FAQ

Should I make podfic specifically for this challenge?

Our intention is for podficcers to submit a minimum of 3 previously recorded podfic that are part of their existing archive/catalog. As we have not included time between sign-ups and reveals for podficcers to record/edit/submit podfic, we would not recommend creating podfic especially for this challenge.

I’m a podficcer but I don’t have many 'experimental' podfics, or any with sound effects etc to submit. Can I participate?

You can! We consider all podfics, regardless of how much audio experimentation you included, to be valid, complete works. Please submit any podfics you want to read a written response to. Your author may be inspired by your tone, pacing and reading in combination with the plot.

Can I submit podfic that I've made of my own writing?

Yes!

Author FAQ

Will there be a tag set?

Kind of - we'll be maintaining a live list of the fandoms on offer throughout signups, and updating it as podficcers sign up.

What if I don’t like any of the podfics I get?

We’re really sorry that happened. If you’ve made a good faith attempt to find inspiration but really can’t get anything going, please let us know as soon as possible. We’ll find a pinch-hitter for your podficcer, so their podfics will still get a fic. We’d really appreciate it if you’d join us in being a pinch-hitter, as maybe you’ll find some inspiration elsewhere, but we’ll ask you about that at the time.

What if I can’t make the deadline?

Please let us know. You can email us at any time, or let us know at one of the check-in points. Please let us know as soon as you can so we can arrange a pinch-hitter! We have some leeway to grant extensions, and will happily give them, but we’d appreciate if you’d let us know your plan for finishing so we can plan for opening the collection.