With the increased difficulty of finding stories about women, this community was born. Featuring rare women from big and small fandoms in het, femslash, poly, and gen stories, rarewomen is an annual Spring exchange.
RAREWOMEN 2014 TIMELINE Now: Discussion of possible nominations at this post January 31st--February 8th: Nominations take place through AO3; promotion of the fest takes place EVERYWHERE February 9th--15th: Nominations clean up February 16th--March 2nd: Sign ups through AO3 Early March: Assignments go out April 25: Last date to drop without penalty; drops after this date subject to potential banning in 2015 May 4: Stories due to AO3 May 10 (or early May, depending on any pinch hit issues): Stories and authors revealed; authors may share their (and others') work via link May 17 (or a week after the archive opens): Stories may be cross-posted on other mediums