here for the snacks

1. borrowing misery from future

2. carrying grief of the past

art by misterwalnut

Rules and Guidelines | FAQ | AO3 Collection 

2026 H/D Erised sign-ups are open!!!!

art by misterwalnut

Rules and Guidelines | FAQ | AO3 Collection          

H/D Erised sign-ups open July 3rd!!

Sign-ups open July 3rd (9AM EST | 2PM BST) (World Clock | Time Zones Converter).

Remember to thoroughly read our Rules and Guidelines and FAQ posts before you sign up! All participants are bound by the Rules and Guidelines; make sure you know what’s in them! Sign-up forms are available here! Please make sure you are using this year’s sign-up form and that you’ve got the HTML formatting right. This makes it much easier for us to read your sign-up and match you with a great gifter and recipient!

Sign-ups are first come, first served. We will be capping the number of writers at 35. There’s no cap for artists. Proxy and placeholder sign-ups are permitted, so long as you submit your full sign-up form within 24 hours. Sign-ups are held on Dreamwidth. You don’t need a Dreamwidth account to sign up, but be aware that if you sign up via anonymous comment you won’t be able to make edits to the code or substance of your sign-up form.

Speaking of, if you make any edits to your post after your initial sign-up, you must send the mods a quick email to let us know what you’ve changed. This lets us account for it when we match you!

If you’re thinking about signing up with a collaborator and/or if you’ve dropped from the fest in the past, you must contact the mods before sign-ups to check in about eligibility.

Remember that signing up for an exchange fest means that there’s someone creating a gift tailored to your tastes, and someone else eagerly awaiting your creation! Please think carefully about your availability and make sure that you’re aware of the fest deadlines and that you can realistically meet them. (If that’s up in the air, there’s always the option of signing up as a pinch hitter!)

If you have any questions that aren’t answered here, please shoot us an email at [email protected], and we’ll get back to you ASAP!