Theon Exchange

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This is a Secret Santa-style exchange dedicated to exchanging fanworks centered on Theon Greyjoy from both Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire. More detailed description is in the rules, but for the basics:

- You may request either or both Game of Thrones and ASOIAF, any pairings both gen and shippy are welcome.

- Everyone must offer and request fic, but you may choose to offer or request art as well.

- The minimum is 500 words for fic and a clean sketch on unlined paper for art, and there's no upper limit to how much you can write or draw

- You need to make a single fanwork about a single relationship of your choosing among those requested by your recip. This said, you can also write additional treats for your recip or for other participants if you're so inclined, as well as incorporating more than one requested relationship in the same fanwork!

- The exchange is anonymous until creator reveals on January 8, and you are supposed to keep what you're writing/drawing a secret until then

- If you complete your assignment, you're guaranteed a gift no matter what

Schedule:

Sign-ups: October 17, 2025 – October 31 2025

Assignments sent by: November 3, 2025

Assignments Due/Deadline: December 21, 2025 11:59 PM (PST/GMT-8)

Stories Revealed: January 1, 2026

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/theongreyjoyexchange2025

The identity of all our wonderful authors and artists is now public! Thank you for once again giving life to what has by now become a winter tradition for us.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h36J0A9U7exgEcPfYxzN1PCIWEKBQ5VQ0pn0Qaue5Ac/edit?usp=drivesdk

These assignments need a backup creator as the original one wasn’t able to complete the work. If you want to take up any of these assignment, please write to [email protected]. If you are the original creator for any of these works, you can still reclaim your assignment by posting a finished work and letting us know.

It's just an hour and a half until the assignment deadline. You must post a complete assignment to the collection by the deadline, ask for an extension or tell us you need to default. You do not need to give a reason for defaulting or needing an extension, we just need to make sure everyone is accounted for. The longest available extension is 3 days. Also, while your work does need to be complete when you post it, you can continue to make edits or fiddle with your title/tags/summary until works go live on January 1st.

Sure, here!

For those had not participated in previous years:

If you decided not to sign up this year but still want to do something for the exchange, or are done with your assignment but feel inspired to take on another challenge, you can write a treat!

Assignments are out! Please check the e-mail with which you signed up for your assignment. (Make sure to check your junk folder if it’s not in your inbox.) If you have NOT received your assignment, please reach out to the mods via off-anon ask, discord or the mod e-mail ASAP. Please respond to your assignment e-mail so we know you received it.

Your assignment will be due on December 21, 2025, 11:59 PM (PST/GMT-8). Once you have completed your work, please post it to the exchange AO3 collection.

Please remember the following as you create for your recipient:  

This is an anonymous exchange, so please keep who you are writing for and the details of what you are writing a secret (other than from your beta/writing cheerleader). If you have a question about your assignment/for your recipient, please contact the mods. DO NOT contact your recipient directly.

You must submit a completed work with a minimum of 500 words for fic OR a clean sketch on unlined paper for art. You may only create art if your recipient has stated that they are requesting art.

Your fic must be in one of the fandoms your recipient requests and centering on at least one of the romantic or platonic relationships they request in that fandom.

You MUST respect your recipient’s Do Not Wants and the highest rating they are willing to receive.

Recipients’ likes and prompts are optional, however you are encouraged to take them into consideration. Please remember that you are creating a gift for someone.

LAST DAY TO SIGN UP!

Sign ups close at the end of October 31, 2025, e.g. in about 24hrs from this post.

You can find the rules here and the signup form here. This exchange is open to all Theon-centric ships and platonic relationships, requires a minimum of only 500 words for fic writers, and is open to art!

SIGNUPS OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER 31 🦑👻

Please read the RULES before signing up!!!

Sign-up form is HERE!

All ships and gen relationships involving Theon, from either ASOIAF or  GoT, are welcome!

Minimum: 500 words. There is also an option to offer and request art if that’s something you’re interested in!

If you complete your assignment you are guaranteed a gift!

HERE WE GO AGAIN!

Yes, we are somehow doing this for the FIFTH year! Thank you all for the love, creativity and discipline that made this possible. For everyone who is new, this is a Secret Santa-style fanfic (and art) exchange focused on Theon Greyjoy. The schedule for this year’s round is as follows:

Sign-ups: October 17, 2025 – October 31 2025

Assignments sent: by November 3, 2025

Assignments Due/Deadline: December 21, 2025 11:59 PM (PST/GMT-8)

Stories Revealed: January 1, 2026

Creators Revealed: January 8, 2026

All ships and gen relationships involving Theon, from either ASOIAF or GoT, are welcome to this event. This is a relatively low-pressure fic exchange with a minimum of 500 words, with the option of receiving and giving art. Follow this blog for important announcements and updates. Our pinned post has all the important links!

Please read the full rules before signing up (even if you signed up last year).

Creators are now revealed! Thank you everyone so much for participating in this round of the exchange - whether you wrote, drew, read and commented, or just helped us promote, it's been a fantastic experience and we couldn't have done it without you! This round has released into the world some amazing and varied Theon content! We hope you have enjoyed the incredible variety of ships and gen relationships, tropes, AUs and topics. We love you, Theon Squad ❤

The collection will stay open in case anyone is still working on treats. Remember that there’s no deadline for these! Also, if you haven't yet commented on your gift, please do! Your creator will appreciate it.

Happy new year! Works are live (but still anonymous) at https://archiveofourown.org/collections/theongreyjoyexchange2024

By now, you should have either 1) posted your completed assignment, 2) reached out to us for an extension, or 3) reached out to us to default. There are a couple of people we have reached out to regarding their work – please respond to any mod communication you received today (or have not responded to yet) within 24 hours. Please check the e-mails that you put as your contact info into the sign up form, even if you think you have posted your assignment. We have questions for a couple of you.

If you’ve posted your assignment and do not yet have a gift, don’t worry! A few creators have received extensions, for one. Second, everyone who completed their assignment is guaranteed a fic, even if they need to go to pinch hits.

If you realize you need to default on your extension, please let us know ASAP. Please don’t just disappear. No-show extension defaults will receive the same one-round bad as regular no-show defaults.  

Hello, we have a little over two left until it's time to post! Here you can follow the countdown to the deadline of December 24th at 11.59 PM PST. If you are unable to post by then for any reason, please contact us at [email protected] (or privately on discord) as we're more than willing to grant extension and be flexible so long as we have warning.

If you decided not to sign up this year but still want to do something for the exchange, or are done with your assignment but feel inspired to take on another challenge, you can write a treat!

Assignments are out! Please check the e-mail with which you signed up for your assignment. (Make sure to check your junk folder if it’s not in your inbox.) If you have NOT received your assignment, please reach out to the mods via off-anon ask, discord or the mod e-mail ASAP. Please respond to your assignment e-mail so we know you received it.

Your assignment will be due on December 24, 2024, 11:59 PM (PST/GMT-8). Once you have completed your work, please post it to the exchange AO3 collection.

Please remember the following as you create for your recipient:  

This is an anonymous exchange, so please keep who you are writing for and the details of what you are writing a secret (other than from your beta/writing cheerleader). If you have a question about your assignment/for your recipient, please contact the mods. DO NOT contact your recipient directly.

You must submit a completed work with a minimum of 500 words for fic OR a clean sketch on unlined paper for art. You may only create art if your recipient has stated that they are requesting art.

Your fic must be in one of the fandoms your recipient requests and centering on at least one of the romantic or platonic relationships they request in that fandom.

You MUST respect your recipient’s Do Not Wants and the highest rating they are willing to receive.

Recipients’ likes and prompts are optional, however you are encouraged to take them into consideration. Please remember that you are creating a gift for someone.

TWO DAYS LEFT TO SIGN UP!

Signups close on November 8th!

You can find the rules here and the signup form here. This exchange is open to all Theon-centric ships and platonic relationships, requires a minimum of only 500 words for fic writers, and is open to art!