This is just a reminder that submissions are due on Monday, July 13th, so we can start posting on Bastille Day. This gives you this weekend to wrap things up, so I hope to hear from a lot of you soon. Thanks so much for the submissions we've already had; everything looks wonderful so far ( Read more... )

This is copied from last round, but I think we should sign up again in case people are no longer around/willing.

While we're not requiring that your fic be beta'd (though it should be proofread and free from errors and you should use your best judgment about this), it's always good to have someone look your submission over.

If you're interested ( Read more... )

Here it is, the prompt claiming post.

How to claimThe prompts have been numbered. Pick three and list them in order of your preference. Comments are screened, and you will be told which of the three you get. One claim per person; if you fulfil your first one, you're welcome to come back and claim another. For art/fiction prompts, I will allow them ( Read more... )

Thanks for the prompts! We have 59 in all, so I hope there's something in here that inspires.

No claims can be made until tomorrow (Sunday, May 24th) at 10 EDT (New York) time

But this post is to let you read all them before you decide, in one place, and without names attached.

Times7 am in San Francisco ( Read more... )

Announcing the opening of masked_ball, 2009 Bastille Day edition! Welcome to old friends and new members. There was some great art/fic last winter, and I hope we can do the same again. The rules will be familiar, but I'll be adding some stuff about previously unclaimed prompts and the like, so it'd probably be a good idea to skim them again ( Read more... )

Back during the inaugural session of masked_ball, there was some talk about how often to revive the exchange. Some mentioned once a year, and some approved of a twice-yearly event. This post is to collect peoples' feelings about starting another round for the summer, and I have a few questions ( Read more... )

[Mod note: My apologies; this was submitted within the time frame, and I missed it.]

Title: Odi et Amor
Author: Ava Caita
Canon: Leroux
Pairing(s): Erik/Christine
Rating: PG/T
Summary: Christine has unmasked Erik. This is after they both calm down. A lot.
Total word count: 1,490
Original prompt request number: 15
Author's notes (if any): I may ( Read more... )

Thank you so much to everyone who particpated in any way. I definitely want to do this again sometime, and soonish, and I hope we can maintain the quality of the work we find here. Please, if you haven't submitted yet, there's still time! We still want your piece; and if you like, I'll even post it anonymously. But I need to do this, for the sake ( Read more... )

First of all, thank you so much to everyone who's participated, either by submitting, reading, or commenting. There's some awesome stuff here and I've enjoyed every single one. I hope you'll continue to write/art in POTO fandom, and give us goodies throughout the year in our various communities ( Read more... )

Title: A Day in the Life of An Opera Ghost
Author: sparklybee
Canon: ALW stage
Pairing(s): none really
Rating: PG
Summary: Erik can only spend so much time composing and obsessing about Christine…
Warnings (if any): This is my first attempt at humor, so it might not be funny.
Total word count: 1740
Original prompt request number: 78
Author's/artist's ( Read more... )