If you are writing a "Dear Author" letter for the 2018 exchange, you can link to it here.

The sign-up form for this year's exchange is now up!

GO HERE TO SIGN UP FOR STAGE OF FOOLS 2018.

Sign-ups will close on SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, at 23.59 UK time.

What time is that for me?

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Here are the rules of the exchange.

If you have any questions, please comment on this post or PM me.

If you would like to press-gang your friends into joining promote the exchange, you can use this handy graphic. Just copy and paste the html code from the text box underneath it to embed it on your own journal.




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Hello Shakespearians,

Stage of Fools makes its return to the boards of LJ and Dreamwidth for a third year!

Please find below our schedule for this year's shenanigans. The sign-up form, rules, and technologically enhanced portrait of Bill will be up in separate posts shortly.

Schedule:

Sign-ups: July 22 through August 18, 2018
Assignments go out: around August 20, 2018
Assignments due: October 21, 2018
Madness/prompt claiming time: October 22 through 31, 2018 - as soon as all assignments are in, all unwritten prompts will be revealed for everyone to write fic of any length. You don't have to sign up as a Stage of Fools participant to participate in Madness.
Go-live: November 1, 2018
Author reveal: November 5, 2018