Admin Post: February 2018 "Breaking Boundaries" Deadline Extended!

[dawn_felagund]

Since February is a short month (both the start of B2MeM and the SWG newsletter snuck up on me), and since B2MeM is also ongoing, then I've decided to extend the deadline for our current "Breaking Boundaries" challenge till March 15. Fanworks will need to be posted to the appropriate site on or before that date to receive a stamp. The new challenge will also be announced on that date.

If you need a reminder, here is this month's challenge:

The ages of Arda are punctuated by encounters between peoples of different cultures.They fight and fall in love and battle and betray and colonize and corrupt one another, forging understandings on one hand and rejecting them on the other. This month's challenge asks you to create a fanwork that shows a meeting between characters of two or more cultures. There are no prompts this month, but if you're looking for inspiration, check below the cut for a list of important cultural encounters and feel free to suggest more in the comments! And since February is Black History Month, we encourage participants to include characters of color or or characters from cultural groups we don't hear from a lot in the texts.

Comments

Thanks!!!!

[heartofoshun]

Yay!! I wanted to whine about it. But I didn't dare since there is no requirement that these things cost me as much labor as they do. I could always dash off a double-drabble and get my stamp! (I just never want to!)

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[dawn_felagund]

I always forget/underestimate how brutal those two missing days in February are! I really need to try to remember, next year, to extend the deadline from the outset.

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[heartofoshun]

I'm always sweating blood finishing the character bio and then there is B2MeM (no wonder I groan when I hear about it!).

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[dawn_felagund]

Believe me, I understand ... "there's always B2MeM" could be a motto for several years of my fannish existence ...

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[heartofoshun]

I wish Tolkien had picked a different month for his month of historic events.

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[dawn_felagund]

At least it's not the beginning of the school year! I was ready to weep during Silmarillion40 this year.

[grundyscribbling]

Thank you!!
I might actually get to finish now - I'm unexpectedly living la vida valija today and possibly tomorrow. *sighs*

[dawn_felagund]

You're welcome--I'm glad the extension was useful for you! I hope you have safe travels and get to go home soon.