Short Stories in the 2019 Tagset

[donutsweeper]

A compilation post for short stories (available in either written or audio form) in the tagset with links on where to find them if possible. Please comment with ones I've missed as I'm sure there are a lot.

The Author of the Acacia Seeds - Ursula K. Le Guin

Black Box - Jennifer Egan

Effluent Engine - N. K. Jemisin

Expert Judgment on Markers to Deter Inadvertent Human Intrusion... - Sandia Labs (pdf, begins on page 228)

The Entrance - Gerald Durrell (mediafire link to pdf provided last year)

Halfway People - Karen Joy Fowler

Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers - Alyssa Wong

Inventory - Carmen Maria Machado

Jackalope Wives Series - Ursula Vernon (Jackalope Wives and The Tomato Thief)

The Last Leaf - O. Henry

The Lottery - Shirley Jackson

Magic for Beginners - Kelly Link

Octo-Heist in Progress - Rich Larson

An Old Fashioned Unicorn's Guide to Courtship - Sarah Rees Brennan

Smith of Wootton Major - J. R. R. Tolkien

Strictly Business - O. Henry

A Study in Emerald - Neil Gaiman

Suradanna and the Sea - Rebecca Fraimow

Transients In Arcadia - O. Henry

Interactive Fiction in Yuletide 2019

[raininshadows]

This is largely copy-pasted from the excellent posts of previous years (2017, 2016, 2015). Any new errors are mine.

Spreadsheet available here!

Are you interested in text adventures, CYOA, Twine games, or other sorts of interactive fiction? Do you want to let your writer know you'd be happy to receive something along those lines? Are you looking for someone to write IF for? This post is for you.

( What is IF? )

( Writing IF for Yuletide )

( Requesting IF for Yuletide )

( IF Canons Nominated for Yuletide )

( Some IF Tools )

Dear Yuletide Writer Letters 2019

[morbane]

It's letters time! If you're writing a letter along with your Yuletide sign-up, comment here with a link to your letter and also enter the details in the 2019 tagset app. For browsing convenience, the app also generates a google spreadsheet you can access directly.

What's the deal with letters?
Letters are an optional tradition of Yuletide. When you sign up to the event, there's a space in the form for linking to somewhere in your own space (journal, tumblr, etc) where you can go into detail about what you like in fic and fandom. This post collects these links. The prompts on AO3 are hidden through sign-ups, but letters are visible as soon as you want them to be.

Letters are an optional extra in Yuletide. If you only post a letter here, you haven't signed up. To get an assignment and a gift, you need to sign up at the collection - open through November 3-4.


What makes a good letter?
Mileage varies. We encourage you, at minimum, to include your AO3 name, the fandoms and characters you're requesting, and your Do-Not-Wants. Read through other letters and follow the styles that work for you. Additional tips: here & here.


How to post your letter

1. Finish your letter and make sure it's publicly visible


2. Enter it in the app! You can edit your letter after submitting it - save the key, or ask the mods for the key if you lose it.


3. Comment below! Include:
   • Your AO3 name
   
   
   • A link to your letter
   
   
   • The fandoms you are requesting (3-6)
   
   
   • The characters you are requesting in your fandoms (1-4, or Any)
   If you post to the app first, it will spit out a handy chunk of text with all these details for you to use when commenting.
   

If for whatever reason you can only comment on a post, then please include the following line in your comment:

Mods, please add my letter to the app.

We will sweep the post occasionally and add letters.

Warning: Locked or placeholder letters may be removed.


Mini-challenges
( Links to mini-challenges will be added under the cut as and when they are organised. )

This post is also on LJ

The opening (and closing) of sign-ups will be announced at the admin comm.

Enjoy! And thank you to karanguni for the app!