Pinch Hitter Prompts 2025
Nov. 16th, 2025 05:11 pmThough these supporting pinch hitters are not guaranteed a gift, we'd like to make it a possibility. On this post, we're collecting prompts from the pinch hitters who are not signed up to Yuletide, so that others may give them treats.
To writers
Please consider writing a treat for a pinch hitter! See instructions for how, where, and when to post a treat. Full-length gifts for pinch hitters are welcome in the Main collection.
To pinch hitters
If you are signed up to Yuletide this year, this post does not apply to you, but we still hope you enjoy your gift(s).
If you are not signed up to Yuletide this year but you have claimed or posted a pinch hit, please comment to this post with your requests! Please limit yourself to Yuletide-eligible fandoms, but you can ask for more than 8 different fandoms.
Yuletide 2025 tag set on AO3
Tag set as a browser app
You can treat your comment as a Dear Writer letter, with likes and prompts, or include a link to a letter. Either way, please include the following information when you comment:
-your AO3 name
-your requested fandoms [please format the fandoms exactly as they are in the tag set if possible]
-your requested characters
and, optionally, ideas for what you would like to receive, DNWs, and/or (a) link(s) to other places where you have written about what you would like. You're welcome to comment on mini-challenge posts!
Thank you, pinch hitters! And thank you to anyone on the lookout to pick up a pinch hit - we will post them at
Please either comment logged-in or sign a name. Unsigned anonymous comments will be left screened. And specifically, if you would like to get a treat, we need your AO3 name so we know whom to give it to!
Post-Deadline Pinch Hits: New fandoms: 162 - Returning: 43,163 - And Reposts
Nov. 12th, 2025 06:32 pmNavigation: Rules/General Info | AO3 Collection | Posting Guidelines | Medium Rulesets | Google Forms (Defaulting, Extensions, Assignment Summary Requests) | Mod Contact: ficinaboxmod@gmail.com OR Screened Mod Contact Post
Pinch hits are participants who are without creators; pinch hitting is the practice of volunteering to make a gift for a pinch hit. These pinch hits are all due on November 26th at 10:00 PM EST.
Fic In A Box has a very unusual set of assignment requirements: everyone is owed (and is asking for) 10k of fanfiction, which by default can be given as one 10k+ fic or several 1k+ fics. Participants have also had the option to opt-in to other minimum lengths or to other formats of fanwork. The other fanwork mediums are given word count equivalents, which you can view on the medium ruleset post.
Additionally:
- Fic In A Box creators may default after partially filling their assignment—say, if they discover that they can only write 9k of fic—and PHs can be picked up in 1k increments!
- You may always swap all or part of your assignment for a PH, just let us know that's what you're doing when you post to claim the PH.
- In the future we'll include details in the post, but for this post we're linking to the app for that to keep the post size down!
In order to pick up a pinch hit you need to either email us or comment on this post (comments are screened) with:
- The amount of wordcount you would like to claim (even if you're going to do fanart or some other non-fic opt-in medium! If you aren't sure what the equivalent would be, we'd be happy to help you convert it!)
- The exact username of the AO3 account you will be posting your fill(s) from (if you post from a different account from the one you give us, we won't be able to count the PH as filled unless you update us!)
- An email where we can reach you (you might not be getting the AO3 assignment when you pick up a PH, so we need to know where to send the assignment!)
( PH 13 - 5k - 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) )
( PH 36 - 1k - Dwarf Fortress, Assassin's Creed - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games) )
( PH 73 - CLAIMED - Stranger Things (TV 2016), Stranger Things (TV 2016) )
2 Week Delay To November 29th
Nov. 12th, 2025 05:48 pmNavigation: Rules/General Info | AO3 Collection | Posting Guidelines | Medium Rulesets | Google Forms (Defaulting, Extensions, Assignment Summary Requests) | Mod Contact: ficinaboxmod@gmail.com OR Screened Mod Contact Post
Two Week Delay!
The reveals date is being delayed two weeks to November 29th at 10 PM EST (countdown) to allow time for pinch hits to be finished! Updates on the posted schedules and a new PH post will be put up shortly!
All currently assigned pinch hits which have a due date of the 12th, 13th, or 14th have been updated to a due date of November 19th at 10 PM EST. You are of course welcome to post earlier!
Pinch Hits picked up from this point will have a due date of November 26th at 10 PM EST.
If at any point you don't believe you can complete a PH, please default immediately. If you do end up being able to complete the PH you can always pick it up later!
If you're looking for people to treat, don't forget to check the comments of the pinch hitter post (link)! These are pinch hitters who aren't signed up to the exchange, and it would be lovely if some (or all!) of them got treats!
Post-Deadline Pinch Hits: 170-172 (New fandoms: 12,31,134,154 - Returning: 3,11,17,73 - Reposts)
Nov. 10th, 2025 01:32 amNavigation: Rules/General Info | AO3 Collection | Posting Guidelines | Medium Rulesets | Google Forms (Defaulting, Extensions, Assignment Summary Requests) | Mod Contact: ficinaboxmod@gmail.com OR Screened Mod Contact Post
Pinch hits are participants who are without creators; pinch hitting is the practice of volunteering to make a gift for a pinch hit. These pinch hits are all due on November 14th at 10:00 PM EST.
Fic In A Box has a very unusual set of assignment requirements: everyone is owed (and is asking for) 10k of fanfiction, which by default can be given as one 10k+ fic or several 1k+ fics. Participants have also had the option to opt-in to other minimum lengths or to other formats of fanwork. The other fanwork mediums are given word count equivalents, which you can view on the medium ruleset post.
Additionally:
- Fic In A Box creators may default after partially filling their assignment—say, if they discover that they can only write 9k of fic—and PHs can be picked up in 1k increments!
- You may always swap all or part of your assignment for a PH, just let us know that's what you're doing when you post to claim the PH.
- In the future we'll include details in the post, but for this post we're linking to the app for that to keep the post size down!
In order to pick up a pinch hit you need to either email us or comment on this post (comments are screened) with:
- The amount of wordcount you would like to claim (even if you're going to do fanart or some other non-fic opt-in medium! If you aren't sure what the equivalent would be, we'd be happy to help you convert it!)
- The exact username of the AO3 account you will be posting your fill(s) from (if you post from a different account from the one you give us, we won't be able to count the PH as filled unless you update us!)
- An email where we can reach you (you might not be getting the AO3 assignment when you pick up a PH, so we need to know where to send the assignment!)
( PH 6 - CLAIMED - Crossover Fandom, QSMP | Quackity SMP, Crossover Fandom, SMPEarth, Dream SMP )
( PH 13 - 5k - 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) )
( PH 36 - 5k - Dwarf Fortress, Assassin's Creed - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games) )
( PH 73 - 1k - Stranger Things (TV 2016), Stranger Things (TV 2016) )
( PH 136 - CLAIMED - QSMP | Quackity SMP, Crossover Fandom, Critical Role (Web Series) )
( PH 162 - 6k - DCU (Comics), Doctor Who (2005), Miraculous Ladybug, Free!, Haikyuu!! )
Doctor Who and Related Fandoms Festivities Exchange Pinch Hits Due 22nd November
Nov. 9th, 2025 12:53 pmEvent links: Dreamwidth, AO3 Collection
Pinch hit details: https://tardis-festivities.dreamwidth.org/17726.html
PH1: Fic. The Stranger (BBV Series), Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio), Doctor Who & Related Fandoms, Doctor Who: Unbound: Doctor of War (Big Finish Audio), Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure - Dicks (Play 1989)
PH2: Fic. Torchwood, Doctor Who (Comics)
Due date: 22nd November 12pm UTC
Wicked: One Wonderful Night (TV Celebration)
Nov. 6th, 2025 07:16 pmIf you don't get NBC where you are and haven't invested in Peacock, you can get a 7-day free trial of Peacock and shut it off as soon as you've seen the special.