2025 Schedule:
Nominations: Jan 8-15
Sign ups: Jan 17-24
Assignments out by: Jan 26
Assignments due: Mar 9
Work Reveals: March 21
Creator Reveals: March 28
All deadlines are 11:59 PM EST/EDT. Please note that daylight savings in this timezone begins the day of the deadline and check the counter!
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Mar. 29th, 2025 12:00 am
Creator Reveals
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Creators are revealed, and with that,
goreswap 2025 is concluded! Thank you, everyone, for another great round!
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Mar. 22nd, 2025 01:52 pm
Emergency Pinch Hit - Post Reveals
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The following emergency pinch hit is due ASAP - please include your estimated completion date when replying. Assignments must be at least 500 words or a sketch on unlined paper, and must include significant gore content. To claim an assignment, please comment on this post or email me at [email protected] with the assignment you want and your AO3 name. Comments are screened. If you post an anonymous comment, I won't be able to reply to it.
( Pinch Hit #15: Fic - Original Work, The Last of Us (TV), Bloodborne (Video Game), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, Ginger Snaps (Movies) )
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Mar. 21st, 2025 11:59 pm
Work Reveals!
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Works are revealed! Go and browse the collection!
Creators, please remain anonymous until creator reveals in one week. Everyone, remember that commenting on your gifts before signing up for the next round is mandatory, unless you have received a DNW/incomplete work, something else that resulted in a pinch hit, or otherwise confirmed an exception with me.
Creators, please remain anonymous until creator reveals in one week. Everyone, remember that commenting on your gifts before signing up for the next round is mandatory, unless you have received a DNW/incomplete work, something else that resulted in a pinch hit, or otherwise confirmed an exception with me.
Mar. 19th, 2025 11:10 pm
All Pinch Hits Claimed
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All pinch hits are claimed, and we are on track to open on time on Friday, March 21 at 11:59 PM EDT. Thank you, everyone who turned in a work, claimed a pinch hit or defaulted in a timely way!
This is a good time to take a look at your work and make sure that you have completed any edits, removed any editing marks or placeholder text, uploaded the correct draft or image file, etc. Please do not apologize for or insult your work in your author's notes. Thank you for participating!
This is a good time to take a look at your work and make sure that you have completed any edits, removed any editing marks or placeholder text, uploaded the correct draft or image file, etc. Please do not apologize for or insult your work in your author's notes. Thank you for participating!
Mar. 17th, 2025 12:03 am
returning pinch hit #3; new pinch hit #14
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The following post-deadline pinch hits are due on March 20, at 11:59 PM EDT. Assignments must be at least 500 words or a sketch on unlined paper, and must include significant gore content. To claim an assignment, please comment on this post or email me at [email protected] with the assignment you want and your AO3 name. Comments are screened. If you post an anonymous comment, I won't be able to reply to it.
Note (3/17): Pinch Hit #3 has been updated to add art to all requests.
( Pinch Hit #3: Art, Fic - 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), 镇魂 | Guardian - priest, The Walking Dead (TV), Bunny - Mona Awad, Yellowjackets (TV) )
( Pinch Hit #14: Fic, Art - The Old Guard (Movie 2020), Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Simon Feximal Series - K. J. Charles )
Note (3/17): Pinch Hit #3 has been updated to add art to all requests.
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Mar. 10th, 2025 03:46 pm
Deadline Passed
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The deadline is passed! There are currently no post-deadline pinch hits. A number of extensions have been granted, so don't panic if you don't have a gift, and stay tuned for future pinch hits. Thank you to everyone who turned in their work or asked for an extension on time!
Mar. 9th, 2025 01:31 am
(Under) 24 Hours Warning
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Works are due tonight, at 11:59 PM EDT. Note that daylight savings begins today in this time zone, so the conversion may not be what you expect - check the timer!
If you need an extension, please contact me either via dreamwidth PM or email at [email protected]. Extensions of up to one week will be granted with no excuse as long as you contact me before I default you. Good luck finishing your works!
If you need an extension, please contact me either via dreamwidth PM or email at [email protected]. Extensions of up to one week will be granted with no excuse as long as you contact me before I default you. Good luck finishing your works!
Mar. 6th, 2025 12:10 am
new pinch hit #13
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The following pinch hit is due in one week, on March 13 at 11:59 PM EDT. Assignments must be at least 500 words or a sketch on unlined paper, and must include significant gore content. To claim an assignment, please comment on this post or email me at [email protected] with the assignment you want and your AO3 name. Comments are screened. If you post an anonymous comment, I won't be able to reply to it.
( Pinch Hit #13: Fic - Sleep Token (Band), Devil May Cry (Gameverse), The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir )
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Mar. 2nd, 2025 11:36 pm
One Week Warning
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This is a reminder that goreswap works are due in one week, on Sunday, March 9th, at 11:59 PM EDT. Good luck creating!
Feb. 27th, 2025 12:38 am
New Pinch Hit #12
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The following pinch hit is due at the same time as assignments, on March 9 at 11:59 PM EST. Assignments must be at least 500 words or a sketch on unlined paper, and must include significant gore content. To claim an assignment, please comment on this post or email me at [email protected] with the assignment you want and your AO3 name. Comments are screened. If you post an anonymous comment, I won't be able to reply to it.
( Pinch Hit #12: Art, Fic - Slay the Princess (Visual Novel), ダンジョン飯 | Dungeon Meshi | Delicious in Dungeon, Original Work )
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Feb. 16th, 2025 04:51 pm
Three Week Warning
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Just a reminder that the creation period is halfway over! Works are due in three weeks, on Sunday, March 9, at 11:59 PM EDT. Good luck with your works!
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The following pinch hits are due at the same time as assignments, on March 9 at 11:59 PM EST. Assignments must be at least 500 words or a sketch on unlined paper, and must include significant gore content. To claim an assignment, please comment on this post or email me at [email protected] with the assignment you want and your AO3 name. Comments are screened. If you post an anonymous comment, I won't be able to reply to it.
( Pinch Hit #3: Art, Fic - 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), 镇魂 | Guardian - priest, The Walking Dead (TV), Bunny - Mona Awad, Yellowjackets (TV) )
( Pinch Hit #8: Art, Fic - Detroit: Become Human (Video Game), Overwatch (Video Game), Moon Knight (TV 2022) )
( Pinch Hit #10: Fic - Ring of Honor, All Elite Wrestling, Professional Wrestling, World Wrestling Entertainment )
( Pinch Hit #11: Art, Fic - Critical Role (Web Series), The Terror (TV 2018), Tortall - Tamora Pierce, All For The Game - Nora Sakavic )
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Jan. 26th, 2025 01:58 pm
Assignments Out
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Assignments are out! Initial Pinch Hits will be posted later tonight.
Remember to stay anonymous until creators are revealed on March 28. You should post your assignment when complete by opening the Post New Work page on AO3, scrolling down to the Associations section, and checking your assignment in the "Open Assignments" section. This will automatically gift the work to your recipient and include it in the collection.
Your work should be a minimum of 500 words (for fanfiction) or a sketch on unlined paper (for art). It should be complete, standalone, and fulfill your recipient's requested fandom, pairing/character, medium, and freeform tags.
Have fun creating!
Remember to stay anonymous until creators are revealed on March 28. You should post your assignment when complete by opening the Post New Work page on AO3, scrolling down to the Associations section, and checking your assignment in the "Open Assignments" section. This will automatically gift the work to your recipient and include it in the collection.
Your work should be a minimum of 500 words (for fanfiction) or a sketch on unlined paper (for art). It should be complete, standalone, and fulfill your recipient's requested fandom, pairing/character, medium, and freeform tags.
Have fun creating!
Jan. 25th, 2025 01:01 am
Sign Ups Closed
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Sign ups are now closed! There were three unmatchables is one unmatchable. If your AO3 username starts with J, M or S, please check the email on your AO3 account.
Jan. 24th, 2025 12:00 am
Sign Up Warning
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Twenty-four hours until sign ups close, on January 24 at 11:59 PM EST. Make sure you finish your sign up in time! Then, if you signed up to a previous round, make sure you commented on all of your gifts.
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Jan. 19th, 2025 12:05 am
Comment Rule Warning
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Sign ups are ongoing. If you've previously signed up for goreswap, this is a good time to check that you've commented on all of your gifts! Remember, commenting on all of your gifts is required in goreswap, unless you received a rules-violating gift or otherwise have confirmed an exception with me. I will be checking the last round at the end of sign ups.
Jan. 17th, 2025 10:10 pm
Sign Ups Open
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Sign ups are now open! In order to sign up, go to the sign up form. For detailed instructions, keep reading.
( Requests )
( Offers )
When you have finished filling in your offers and requests, click submit. Occasionally there will be a problem, in which case the field which could not be submitted will have an error message next to it. Otherwise, at this point you may review the Requests Summary in order to see all requests. You may return to your sign up page to edit it at any point until sign ups close.
( Requests )
( Offers )
When you have finished filling in your offers and requests, click submit. Occasionally there will be a problem, in which case the field which could not be submitted will have an error message next to it. Otherwise, at this point you may review the Requests Summary in order to see all requests. You may return to your sign up page to edit it at any point until sign ups close.
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Jan. 16th, 2025 02:26 am
Nominations Closed
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Nominations are now closed! Thank you for nominated. I am currently finishing the review process, so keep an eye out for further query posts. I will aim to be done and ready to open sign ups on schedule, by January 17th at 11:59 PM EST.
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