Signups for 2023

[il_mio_capitano]

Welcome to the 2023 summer_of_giles ! We hope you're ready to once again celebrate a summer of Giles-y goodness! Remember, for July this site will be devoted to Rupert Giles, our favorite Watcher, librarian, sometime magician, smart, occasionally sarcastic, warm-eyed, sexy and protective man from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. If you're hesitant about signing up (say you had a date last year but you didn't make it, or you're feeling shy) - please sign up for a day! We welcome everybody! Especially if you want to get your toes wet for the first time in making something fandom related!

As in previous years, we are also accepting contributions posted on tumbr. Please see below for details.


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Dates:
Sign Ups start - Now!!!
Sign Ups end - Remaining open till end of July.

Master List Calendar: Please click the link here to see available dates.


Posting Begins - July 1st, 2023
Posting Ends - July 31st, 2023 (31st is free for all day)

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How To Sign Up:

So, you'd like to join and do something (fic, icons, headers, drabbles, vid, meta) for summer_of_giles ? YAY! We're happy to have you!

1) Just check out the master list calendar to see which days are open.

We are allowing two people to sign-up for every day (so don't be afraid if your chosen day already has a name).
We are also allowing each person to sign up for up to THREE days if you want to. (Just 3 though, ok?) You *do not* have to sign up for three days - one is great!

This year we are also accepting email sign-ups for users who aren't on dreamwidth. Our email address is summerofgiles @ gmail dot com.

2) Comment to this post or email summerofgiles @ gmail dot com with the following information:

Name:
Preferred posting date:
Do you want a second day: Yes / No
If yes, 2nd Preferred posting date:
Do you want a third day: Yes / No
If yes, 3rd Preferred posting date:
What kind of Giles-y thing will you do?: (graphics/manip/icons? drabble? fic? meta?)

3) You will be notified of confirmation of your day. To post on dreamwidth you will need to join the community (so you can post on your days) and friend it (so you can see other contributions)! To post on Tumblr please tag the account @summerofgiles so we can reblog it and put a link on DW too.

4) Go, create! Write, draw, icon, vid something, anything about Giles.

5) Post your creation on the day you requested.

6) Feedback other creators, have Gilesy discussions, and bask in the reflected Giles-love!

Quick links:

• Rules & Posting Directions can be found here

• Master List Calendar: Please click the link here to see available dates.

If you have any questions at all, please email summerofgiles @ gmail dot com and we will be happy to help.

Comments

[aadler]

Just to let you know, I plan to participate again this year, but I’ll be traveling out of the country for the entire month of July, so I don’t want to officially commit when I might be unable to properly follow through. My plan is to work up something (if possible) and submit it on your free-for-all day.

[il_mio_capitano]

That’s ok. Thanks for letting me know. Have happy and safe travels!

Update

[aadler]

Not being positive I could finish on time while traveling, I didn’t sign up for any of the open days, and had intended to post on the 31st (Free For All day). I’m done with my basic draft, though, and if you’re agreeable, I should be able to finish editing and post on the 24th or 25th, since those days are still open.

Re: Update

[il_mio_capitano]

That’s great news! I will put you on the calendar for the 25th just to give you the extra day. And if you have to slip, there’s still the 31st.

[aadler]

Good deal, then. It’s a short piece (currently under 3,500 words), but a few more days should be more than enough for necessary fine-tuning. The 25th, then.