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The 2016 Edition of the Sterek Secret Santa, which is hosted on Tumblr :)

http://stereksecretsanta.tumblr.com/

All your gifts have to be Sterek-related, the rest is up to you! 

TIP: If you’re still unsure what to make, check out the person’s Tumblr page to see if they - for example - particularly like AU!Sterek, Dark!Sterek, Fluffy!Sterek and etc. You can also send them an Anon message, asking what they’d specifically like! Just don’t reveal yourself to them :)

Your Ask Box has to be enabled at all times, how else is your Secret Santa to be in contact with you?

If you change your tumblr url at any time during the Secret Santa, then please let me know. Otherwise you’re gonna end up confusing me and the person who’s making you a gift and that’s not very nice?

For Fic/Drabbles:

• Minimum of 500 words 
• Maximum of 5000 words, though it’s okay if you go over it to wrap up your story :)
• You can write several smaller drabbles or one bigger ficlet, as long as the overall total is around 5000 words maximum.
• If you’d like, you can make a little graphic to accompany your fic, but it’s not obligatory!
• Please submit your fic as a Word file via email, or submit it via Tumblr here, alternatively they can be added to the Sterek Secret Santa Collection on AO3, where they will remain anonymous until after the Reveal.

Examples from the previous years can be found here, here and here

For Art:

• Can be drawings or still graphics
• Minimum width size has to be at least 540 pixels, height is optional
• You have to make at least 2 graphics/drawings (or 1 large graphic/drawing if it’s at least 1000 pixel width)
• Maximum of 5 graphics
• Animated graphics are allowed, as long as they don’t exceed the Tumblr limit.
• Please do not put your name/tumblr url anywhere on the graphic/drawing, it’s to be a secret until after the big reveal, you can watermark them with SterekSanta16 to avoid stealing. 
• If you’re drawing on paper, please submit your drawing as a scan and not as a photo

Examples from the previous years can be found here, here and here

For Gifsets

• Has to be at least 6 gifs in one set
• Maximum of 3 gifsets
• Gifsets have to be Tumblr-friendly (aka the gifs can’t be more than 2MB)
• Please do not put your name/tumblr url anywhere on the gifset(s), it’s to be a secret until after the big reveal, you can watermark them with SterekSanta16 to avoid stealing. 
• Please number your gif file names in sequence order and if you’d like you can send me a private Tumblr post link to show me how you’d like the gifset to be posted :)

Examples from the previous years can be found here, here and here

For Fanmixes:

• Has to include a front and back cover (like CDs)
• Minimum of 10 songs
• Maximum of 20 songs
• Can do 2 small fanmixes or 1 large one!
• Have to upload the songs anonymously somewhere (e.g. 8tracks)
• Inclusion of lyrics can be optional
• Please do not put your name/tumblr url anywhere on the fanmix, it’s to be a secret until after the big reveal, you can watermark them with SterekSanta16 to avoid stealing. 

Examples from the previous years can be found here, here and here

Please submit your gifts to the submission page. If this is disagreable to you, you can mail your gifts to [email protected] instead :) 
When you submit your gifts, please include your Tumblr URL and that of your giftee :)

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SATURDAY DECEMBER 19TH (no specific time, just submit on the Saturday or any day prior to that!)

FRIENDLY REMINDER: Do not post your gifts before I’ll post them on December 24th/25th, nor reveal yourself to the person whom you made gifts for. Otherwise it won’t be a secret santa anymore! We’ll be doing the Big Reveal on who made gifts for whom on December 26th, after that you’re free to post your gifts to wherever :)

If you have any questions, let me know here!