QZGS Masquerade

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Do you think you have what it takes to pull off a Ye Qiu-level identity fraud?
Or are you a master detective ready to sleuth out who wrote what?
Regardless, welcome to the 3rd Annual QZGS Masquerade!

Masquerade is a low-commitment event split into two parts:
Part One (Oct 1st - Oct 31st): Authors write a fic and publish it anonymously throughout the month
Part Two (Nov 1st - TBD): Readers try to guess who wrote what

You do not have to participate in part one (the writing) to participate in part two (the guessing). Come on in and join us in this shenanigan-filled event!

How To Participate

[Part One – Fic Submission]

I. Write the fic
Write a QZGS fic that is:
1000-2000 words, English, Complete, Based on QZGS/an adaptation of the same, SFW (non explicit, rated T or lower on AO3), and never published anywhere else.
This is to ensure you write enough to give people a fair shot at guessing your writing style, but also not too much that you give yourself away.

YOU MAY SUBMIT YOUR FIC TO AO3 ANYTIME YOU WANT, AS LONG AS IT IS BEFORE OCTOBER 31ST AT 11:59 PM EDT

II. Post the fic
After you finish writing, you must make sure to include your fic in the “QZGSMasquerade2021″ collection before publishing. This will ensure that your fic is published anonymously. Additionally, it'd be much appreciated if you could include the tag “QZGS Masquerade 2021″ and link back to the event to encourage other people to join.

To post to the collection, go to the collection here and click on the "Post to Collection" button and then proceed normally from there.

After publishing, immediately fill out this google form to be included in the event roster. This form is also where you will be able to state preferences for people you'd like to be grouped with (i.e., in the case of imitation). An unsubmitted form will result in the removal of your fic from the collection.

You may only submit ONE entry.

There is no required theme/prompt for you to write, but you are obviously encouraged to write characters/pairings/themes/styles you usually don’t write to throw people off guessing your identity. Any pairing/crossovers/etc will be accepted as long as TKA characters are involved.

Your fic must be a self-contained oneshot and able to stand alone, it should be marked as completed. It cannot be the first chapter to a longer work you plan to publish at a later date.

[Part Two – Author Guessing]

On Nov 1st, Gumi will post a document of all the listed suspects [authors] and their fic to both discord and this carrd. This will include the author’s AO3 and any other social media profile they may have provided. Assuming similar participation rates to prior years, these "suspects" will be split into 2 or more groups.

A google form will then be released for people to guess who wrote what within Group 1.
A final tally of guesses for Group 1 will be shown on Nov 8th with the form for Group 2 being released at that time as well. The guessing of Group 2's authors will conclude on November 14th with the results being released shortly thereafter.

Everyone will be given the opportunity to sleuth out both groups, as in you can submit guesses for neither group, only one group, or both groups.

[Part Three – Prizes]

Gumi knows she's still late on delivering some art from last year's prizes, so this year she is offering more Variety in prize options. Prizes will be awarded in Gumi Points which can be used to claim rewards in the ✨Gumi Box ✨ . Please feel free to peruse the options, but know the real prize for Masq is all the friends you've made and betrayed along the way.

Here are the ways you can win the points:

Please note points can be saved between years but there is no guarantee that items in the prize box will remain in stock.

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