Assignments have been sent with a big thank you to deadcowboy for the assistance in getting the program to unstick!

You can check the email associated with your AO3 account, or look at your assignments page here:
https://archiveofourown.org/users/YOURUSERNAME/assignments

If you have questions or think you have been assigned something you didn't offer, please contact the mods in the comments of this post (comments are screened) or email us at maythe4thmod@gmail.com. Please do NOT discuss identifying details of your assignment in public: this is a secret exchange. Any questions for your recipient can be asked via the mods. We are happy to pass along questions.

Assignments are due on or before 23:59 UTC on 27 April 2025. The minimum requirement is 500 words or a 500 x 500 pixel artwork on unlined paper matching one of your recipient's tags and not containing any of their listed Do Not Wants.

If you missed signups, pick up a pinch hit, or have an extra request you'd like to make, the Grab Bag post is open for all requests.

We have one initial pinch hit. Please reply to this post if you want to claim it. (Comments are screened.) The pinch hit is due 27 April 2025.

( Pinch Hit #1 )

We are running matching now and will be contacting anyone without potential recipients. Please check the email associated with your AO3 account. Assignments will be sent out after we hear back from everyone.

Assignments have been sent. You can check the email associated with your AO3 account, or look at your assignments page here:
https://archiveofourown.org/users/YOURUSERNAME/assignments

If you have questions or think you have been assigned something you didn't offer, please contact the mods in the comments of this post or email us at maythe4thmod@gmail.com. Please do NOT discuss identifying details of your assignment in public: this is a secret exchange. Any questions for your recipient can be asked via the mods. We are happy to pass along questions.

Assignments are due on or before 23:59 UTC on 27 April 2022. The minimum requirement is 500 words or a 500 x 500 pixel artwork on unlined paper matching one of your recipient's tags and not containing any of their listed Do Not Wants.

Please check the email you used to sign up for the exchange. You should also be able to view your assignment here: https://archiveofourown.org/users/YOURUSERNAME/assignments

Your assignment is to write one story of 500 words or more, or to create a piece of art no smaller than 500 x 500 pixels on unlined paper, based on one of your recipient's requested platonic (&) or romantic (/) relationships, or about the character they requested, abiding by the Do Not Wants listed in their sign up. You should be matched to at least one relationship which you offered, or to "Character: Name" that you offered. Assignments are due before Sunday, April 26th, 23:59 UTC (7:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time). Remember that AO3 is a fickle archive that eats drafts for breakfast and refuses to save when you need it to, so do consider posting early to avoid losing your work or accidentally defaulting.

The collection is now open to new works: Post to Collection. You may also click on the "Fulfill" button on your assignment page. Assignments and treats may both be posted to the collection. Treats are welcome at any time. Treats do not have to meet the minimum size requirements but must adhere to the DNWs listed in the recipient's sign up. (Treats inspired by a sign up may also be gifted to the collection if you are concerned about crossing a DNW.)

If you have questions for your recipient, including treat recipients, please contact the mods and we can relay your questions for you. Please do not contact your recipient directly on matters pertaining to your assignment. If you have any other questions, or if you think you have been matched in error, you can comment on this post (comments are screened) or you can email us at maythe4thmod@gmail.com.

All unmatchable participants have been matched, which means your assignment should be arriving in your inbox right now. If you don't see it, go to your AO3 dashboard and click the "My Assignments" link on the sidebar.

You are responsible for creating either one 500 minimum word fic or one 500 x 500 pixel piece of art on unlined paper based on one of your assigned recipient's requests, and avoiding their listed Do Not Wants. Assignments are due Friday, April 27th, at 11:59 PM UTC. I'll put up a counter closer to the time. Early default deadline is April 20th. The archive is open for submissions, but due to the AO3 anonymity bug, submissions will be moderated. Sorry for the hassle.

Tag your fanworks as you normally would. If you matched on "Character & None," you should only tag for the character's name. Extra treats may go into the main archive. Pinch hits will still be sent out for defaults, regardless of already-posted treats. Please tag all extra treats for other participants as "MayThe4th Treat."

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All Requests
Post To Collection

We will be updating the Letters Spreadsheet as Dear Yoda letters come in. We will also make a Grab Bag post for those requests you didn't have enough slots for, or for people who didn't make it to sign up in time. Finally, keep an eye on this year's Initiate Trials in which we will try to make Bingo as a group.

EDIT TO CLARIFY: If your assignment says "Luke/Leia" and "Luke & Leia" for one of your recipient's requests, you only need to create a work for one of those relationships, or for another relationship they requested such as "Leia & None" even if you did not offer "Leia & None." You do not need to combine "Luke/Leia" and "Luke & Leia" in one work, or create separate fills for both. There are a maximum of two relationships per request to accommodate participants who wanted to request more than ten relationships, which is the maximum AO3 allows in a signup form.

Assignments have been sent out. Please read over your assignment carefully. If you have any issues, such as being assigned to create something you did not offer, please email the mods as soon as possible at maythe4thmod@gmail.com. Fanworks are due no later than midnight London time on April 22nd 6pm April 23 UTC. Early default date is April 1st. Both the main archive and the treat archive are now open for submissions. Pinch hits will be posted to this community.

EDIT: Assignments have a glitch. They will be regenerated and resent.

EDIT 2: New regeneration did not take a million hours and require the help of AO3 Support. The new assignments have been sent out. If you have a problem with the new one, email us. If you liked the old one, write them a treat.