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From squidgiepdx

Now that we're all back to our regularly scheduled programs, it's time to prompt once again. Thanks to a friend, I have a new favorite song blaring in my head, and that's how we got "survive" as a prompt. And whoa, but that one's a doozy. You could create a lot of angst with this one! From the sad suicide-mission that John Sheppard is apt to take, to surviving yet another Wraith attack on the city, to being chased on an alien planet by dinosaurs. Aah, survival.

And then we have "wait" - which, oh, can bring a whole ball of angst itself. Like Rodney trying to busy himself during Sheppard's suicide mission. But it can also be Carson waiting at the alter, losing his breath when he sees Laura appear in a wedding dress. Or it can be Atlantis, under siege, waiting to hear if their last message got through back to Earth.

There's lots you can do with "wait" and/or "survive" - and you've got the next few weeks to make the most of it. Go!

Post to the community sga_saturday or the AO3 collection!

It's a new month, so there are new prompts for March for GATEathon works.

Prompts: Episode Tag • Siblings • Hiking • Tok’ra • Healing Device • Green


And check out the works already posted on the community: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/GATEathon_Works_2025


This is for all Stargate franchises! Fic, art, any media welcome.

GATEathon is a Stargate based fest, lasting all of 2025. There are monthly prompts throughout the year.

All Stargate universes and all forms of works are allowed. Check the community for the few rules.

Works are to be posted to the AO3 collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/GATEathon_Works_2025/profile.

Prompts for January: Missing Scene • Only One Bed • Stargazing • Jaffa • Wormhole • Red

All of the prompts are on the collection but I'll post them here a few days before the start of each month, to give you time to create.

Hope you can join in the fun!

A NEW fest for 2025 -- monthly prompts for all Stargate fans...


Title: GATEathon Works 2025
Theme/Prompt: selection of monthly prompts; prompts listed on AO3 profile
Type(s) of Work: any
Is this an Exchange?: no
Primary social media: Tumblr/AO3
Link to challenge community: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/GATEathon_Works_2025/profile
Franchises: all
Pairings: any or none
Sign Up: none required
Work Due: monthly
Works Posted On: AO3
Contact: thru Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/gateathonworks


Hope you can join in the fun!

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 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 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! :)

Since we're celebrating the Stargate Anniverary fest for both SGA (20 years) and Stargate: The Movie (30 year), thought we'd throw another opportunity to join in the fun.

What is a 'microfic' -- as used on Tumblr, a microfic is 50 words. Half a drabble. Now, we're not going to be the microfic police. If you want to write more or less than 50 words for any of these prompts, you're more than welcome to do so. But a goal of 50-ish words is a challenge. Or, heck, do art... icons, drawbles... whatever you think fits is good enough for us.

The list below are 35 prompts originally from the McSheplets list on Live Journal. Use them in any order, or go back to the original McSheplets list (on a Google Doc here) and find some prompts you do want to write.

MCSHEP NOT REQUIRED, we're just stealing the prompts. Write any pairing, no pairing. Write SG-1, SGU... any forms of Stargate fic are welcome!

No promises, but if you stargatefests on Tumblr, we'll try to reblog your work. Or we'd love to have your work on the AO3 collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Stargate_Anniversary_Fest_2024

The overall fest deadline is October 31, 2024. So that also applies here. Do what you can, when you can! We all win when you share something with us.


( List of prompts )

sga_saturday has posted new prompts that are due March 2 - flowers / soft.

Use one, use both! Just make is Stargate Atlantis!

More information here: https://sga-saturday.dreamwidth.org/255065.html

Oct 2 is the anniversary for Stargate Universe. So a spontaneous fest has been organized. Check it out.

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Title: SGU Anniversary Fest
Theme/Prompt: Daily prompts on Tumblr (see link below)
Type(s) of Work: Any
Is this an Exchange?: no
Primary social media: Tumblr
Link to challenge community: https://www.tumblr.com/stargatelov3r/729355455941558272
Franchises: SGU
Pairings: any
Sign Up: not required
Work Due: October 2-8
Works Posted On: anywhere - tag with “SGU Week”
Contact: stargatelov3r on Tumblr

Watch the deadlines -- short turn-around on this one!

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Title: Sheppard/Weir Ficathon
Theme/Prompt: John/Elizabeth pairings
Type(s) of Work: fic
Is this an Exchange?: YES
Primary social media: Dreamwidth, AO3
Link to challenge community: https://swficathon.dreamwidth.org/42709.html
Franchises: Stargate Atlantis
Pairings: John/Elizabeth
Sign Up: Close - September 24, 2023
Work Due: October 19, 2023
Works Posted On: AO3
Contact: swficathonmods@gmail.com