Nordipalooza 2014: A few changes
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nordipaloozaThere have been a few changes to the fest this year, which will be explained in this entry.
Returning participants from 2013 and 2012
A new addition to the fest is that those who have participated previously can post submissions from their 2013 and 2012 prompt lists for the 2014 fest. If you started something in a previous year and didn't have time to finish it before posting closed, or you still find the prompts from a previous year inspiring, then you can submit work responding to those prompts to the current fest!
Signing up for the 2014 fest is still required for past participants who will be submitting from past prompt lists. This means that you will receive a list for 2014, and you can respond to that one or to one that you received in a previous year. (Or both, if you want to!)
Language for fanworks
Previously, all submissions have been in English. This year, submissions in other languages are accepted as well! (They would have been accepted in previous years too, but there were no inquiries about it). There is only one additional requirement for entries in languages other than English, and it is that the summary/content notes should be written in English in addition to whichever language the submitter is using.
Signup Form
This year, Signups will be done through a Googledocs Form rather than by having users comment to the Livejournal signup entry. This is to streamline the signup/assignment process, and to prevent some of the issues with Livejournal bugs that were encountered previously. (Sometimes comments do not go through properly, especially when someone is posting without a Livejournal account). I expect that signups will go through smoothly this year.
Submissions
Previously, users who opted to sign up without a Livejournal account were required to send their submission to the fest email (nordipalooza [at] gmail.com) as an attachment so that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nordipaloozamod could post it for them. This year, there is the additional option of sending it along with a filled-out header to the Nordipalooza tumblr using the Submissions form. Nordipalooza submissions sent in this way will not be posted to the tumblr; they will be posted to the Nordipalooza livejournal community as usual. Tumblr submissions are only enabled in order to provide an additional way for participants to send in their entries without being required to use a Livejournal account.
Schedule:
Nordipalooza is getting a late start; signups are usually in February and posting is in April. This year, the schedule has signups in late March and posting in May. Specifically, signups begin on March 24th and close on April 12th. Posting will open on May 09th, and the last day to post will be May 18th. The reason for the delay is because there was originally not going to be a fest in 2014. But then I got a little bit of help, and that decision was changed! Speaking of which-
New Maintainer
gelaecter is the kind soul who offered to give me a hand with the fest! They have been added to the maintainer team. However, almost all of their work is behind the scenes. Just like in the previous fests, all questions should be posted in the FAQ entry or directed to the main mod (myself, yuuago).
Returning participants from 2013 and 2012
A new addition to the fest is that those who have participated previously can post submissions from their 2013 and 2012 prompt lists for the 2014 fest. If you started something in a previous year and didn't have time to finish it before posting closed, or you still find the prompts from a previous year inspiring, then you can submit work responding to those prompts to the current fest!
Signing up for the 2014 fest is still required for past participants who will be submitting from past prompt lists. This means that you will receive a list for 2014, and you can respond to that one or to one that you received in a previous year. (Or both, if you want to!)
Language for fanworks
Previously, all submissions have been in English. This year, submissions in other languages are accepted as well! (They would have been accepted in previous years too, but there were no inquiries about it). There is only one additional requirement for entries in languages other than English, and it is that the summary/content notes should be written in English in addition to whichever language the submitter is using.
Signup Form
This year, Signups will be done through a Googledocs Form rather than by having users comment to the Livejournal signup entry. This is to streamline the signup/assignment process, and to prevent some of the issues with Livejournal bugs that were encountered previously. (Sometimes comments do not go through properly, especially when someone is posting without a Livejournal account). I expect that signups will go through smoothly this year.
Submissions
Previously, users who opted to sign up without a Livejournal account were required to send their submission to the fest email (nordipalooza [at] gmail.com) as an attachment so that
nordipaloozamod could post it for them. This year, there is the additional option of sending it along with a filled-out header to the Nordipalooza tumblr using the Submissions form. Nordipalooza submissions sent in this way will not be posted to the tumblr; they will be posted to the Nordipalooza livejournal community as usual. Tumblr submissions are only enabled in order to provide an additional way for participants to send in their entries without being required to use a Livejournal account.Schedule:
Nordipalooza is getting a late start; signups are usually in February and posting is in April. This year, the schedule has signups in late March and posting in May. Specifically, signups begin on March 24th and close on April 12th. Posting will open on May 09th, and the last day to post will be May 18th. The reason for the delay is because there was originally not going to be a fest in 2014. But then I got a little bit of help, and that decision was changed! Speaking of which-
New Maintainer
gelaecter is the kind soul who offered to give me a hand with the fest! They have been added to the maintainer team. However, almost all of their work is behind the scenes. Just like in the previous fests, all questions should be posted in the FAQ entry or directed to the main mod (myself, yuuago).
