Antonia Forest fans

I've nominated the Marlows books for rarelywritten. If you'd like to find out more about this fic exchange there's an info post here. My character nominations are Nicola Marlow, Rowan Marlow, Tim Keith, Lawrie Marlow and Marie Dobson. But loads more characters would be eligible--all Forest's female characters are--so if you fancy nominating, go here. You'll need an AO3 account to nominate. The tag set is here: check it before you nominate to avoid duplication.

Rarely Written 2015 (formerly Rarewomen), a fic exchange focussing on underrepresented genders & sexes, is opening nominations soon. Lots of Forest characters will be eligible (basically characters of all gender alignments except cis men are eligible) so do go and check it out at rarelywritten. I'll be nominating some Forest characters (haven't quite decided which ones yet!) but do discuss nominations you might be interested below or at the rarelywritten nominations discussion post.

Five stories in the main collection and one in Madness, viz:

Homecoming (4575 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Marlows - Antonia Forest
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Nicola Marlow/Patrick Merrick
Characters: Nicola Marlow, Patrick Merrick, Miranda West
Summary:

"Specialise in those, and Daddy might find you a job."

Globetrotting post-canon adventures for Nicola. But she's not in the Navy.

Nicola and Lawrie Divided (2947 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Marlows - Antonia Forest
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Nicola Marlow, Tim Keith, Lawrie Marlow, Rowan Marlow
Summary:

Nicola's first summer term at Kingscote School, and she has to come to terms with Lawrie not being there.

Hilarious account of how Lawrie caught up during her recovery from the events of Traitor

Never had it so good (8036 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Return to Night - Mary Renault, The Marlows - Antonia Forest
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hilary Mansell/Julian Fleming
Characters: Hilary Mansell, Julian Fleming, Original Character, Lawrie Marlow, Ellen Holroyd
Additional Tags: 1960s, Acting, Aging, Mother-Son Relationship, Parenthood
Summary:

Hilary has a consultant post, Julian has a play in rehearsal at the RSC, and their fourteen-year-old son is finding his own path.

Crossover with Mary Renault's Return to Night, cameo appearance from Ellen Holroyd and a post-canon Lawrie smothered in eyeliner.

Links to the Past (2131 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Marlows - Antonia Forest
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Miranda West, Janice Scott
Additional Tags: Pre-Slash, Post-Series, Misses Clause Challenge
Summary:

Janice is happy enough with independent life. Miranda opens a door.

Miranda and Jan go for lunch. Jan's world quakes.

Last Term (1132 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Marlows - Antonia Forest
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Miranda West, Pomona Todd
Summary:

Miranda reflects.

Miranda and Pomona discover unexpected common ground.

P. Todd, Destroyer of Worlds (1009 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Marlows - Antonia Forest
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Robert Anquetil, Pomona Todd
Additional Tags: Espionage, Foley Effects, Cold War, Post-Canon, Stealth Crossover
Summary:

Two spies meet in a Soho café.

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Advisory: allusions to homophobic persecution, mentions of imprisonment and capital punishment.

Agent Blenheim Orange meets her new handler.

It's been a good exchange for post-canon and for Pomona! Thanks to all the writers for their efforts.

Edit: the Marlows didn't make the nominations cut, but signups are open for this exchange until 31st Dec, in case anyone's interested in the fandoms that did make it.

Just in case Yuletide's not enough for you, here's another exchange which might be of interest to writers of Marlows fic. Fandoms need to be seconded to make it to the tag set, so if anyone is interested in seconding mine, head on over.





Galentine's Day - Inspired by the celebration of the same name on the show Parks & Recreation, Galentine's Day is a celebration of the ladies in our fannish lives, with an exchange of fanfic about the lives and relationships of our favorite lady characters.

Calendar
Nominations: Open now through Friday, November 21, 2014
Eligible Fandoms Posted: Saturday, November 22, 2014
Signups: Monday, November 24, 2014 - Friday, December 19, 2014
Assignments sent out: by Monday, December 22, 2014
Stories due: Saturday, February 7, 2015
Stories posted: Friday, February 13, 2015

This is a multifandom exchange for stories, focusing on favorite female characters and their relationships with one another. See all the details and guidelines here.

Just for reference, I've nominated Tim & Lawrie, Miranda & Nicola and Mme Orly & Pam Marlow.

The following people have requested the Marlows for Yuletide this year:

This post will be updated as more requests and letters appear.

emily_shore, naraht at Dreamwidth and on AO3: http://naraht.dreamwidth.org/580403.html

lilliburlero, same username on AO3 and Dreamwidth: http://lilliburlero.dreamwidth.org/55148.html

schwarmerei1, same userneame on AO3: http://schwarmerei1.livejournal.com/14407.html

nnozomi, same username on AO3: http://nnozomi.livejournal.com/15532.html

_astralis: http://users.livejournal.com/_astralis/140968.html

cyphomandra, same username on AO3: http://cyphomandra.dreamwidth.org/95297.html http://cyphomandra.dreamwidth.org/95297.html

bookwormsarah: http://bookwormsarah.livejournal.com/430481.html

the_antichris: http://the-antichris.livejournal.com/279379.html

For those of you who are interested, the Yuletide tag set is now public.

The Marlows got a interesting character spread, I think: thanks to everyone who co-operated on it. Viz.:

The Marlows - Antonia Forest
Pomona Todd, Giles Marlow, Janice Scott, Lawrie Marlow, Miranda West, Miss Cromwell, Nicola Marlow, Patrick Merrick, Peter Marlow, Robert Anquetil, Rowan Marlow

Poor Ginty, Karen and Ann got no love, but you can't have everything...

The Players' series (a separate fandom in AO3 terms) was also nominated, with Nicholas as the only nominated character.

Do share your Marlows-related Yuletide thoughts if you feel inspired!

People are starting to co-ordinate nominations for the 2014 Yuletide fic exchange.

What's that? Yuletide FAQ..

Eligibility has changed this year, however, so people can only nominate 3 fandoms.

There's a LJ post devoted to general nomination discussions here. If you want to co-ordinate Marlows-specific nominations, feel free to comment below.

The Marlows books usually show up in Yuletide, as many of you know much better than I, having written fic for much longer! But sometimes the character list is not as extensive as it might be, so if you would like to offer/receive Marlows fic for Yuletide this year, do consider making a nomination. You'll need an AO3 account to do so.

Edit: it's worth noting that for AO3 purposes, the historical novels are a separate fandom from the 20th-century set books.

Just to say that sign-ups are currently underway for Exchange at Fic Corner, a fic exchange for children's/YA fandoms, and the Marlows series is one of those nominated. So if you'd like to write/receive Marlows fic (you do need to be prepared to write in at least two other fandoms as well, but there are lots to choose from, including some mentioned in discussions so far) then head on over and sign up!
For more information, see the LJ comm for the exchange: fic_corner.