Bujold Ficathon

The Bujold Ficathon or Bujold Fest is an English-language fanfiction challenge in the Lois McMaster Bujold fandom, including the Vorkosigan, Chalion & Sharing Knife series. Founded in 2006 by Altariel, it was the first fanworks challenge in the fandom. Some rounds included fan art. Works are posted in summer.
The 2006 & 2007 rounds used a gift-exchange format, while later rounds switched to a prompt-claiming fest format. The early rounds ran entirely on Lois McMaster Bujold Fanfic Community (bujold_fic) livejournal. From 2010, works were posted to both livejournal & Archive of Our Own collections, and from 2011 prompting moved to used AO3. Administration remained via bujold_fic until 2015, when the ficathon moved entirely to AO3.
==2006==
The inaugural exchange was moderated by Altariel, and included only fanfiction. It ran on a gift exchange basis in the bujold_fic livejournal. Sign ups occurred in April and works were posted in May. There were 18 works by 17 participants, with Vorkosigan & Chalion fandoms represented.
*2006 masterlist
Popular stories included:
*Fluidity by Sahiya
*Fairy Dust by Jedishampoo
*Venture Capital by Altariel
*Shopping by Florastuart 
*A Man About Town by Hossgal
*Recollection and Recovery by Philomytha
*Braces, Buckets and Boys by Avon7
==2007==
The second exchange was moderated by Quietann, and again ran on a gift-exchange, fanfiction-only basis. Sharing Knife was included for the first time, but no works appear to have been written. Sign ups occurred in May–June, and works were posted in July–September. There were 17 works by 16 participants, with Vorkosigan & Chalion fandoms represented.
*2007 masterlist 
Popular stories included:
*Five Ways Ekaterin Never Met Miles at Twenty by Sahiya
*A Bit of a Loose Screw by Philomytha
*Shorten the Distance by Lightgetsin
==2008==
The 2008 challenge was moderated by Sahiya, who changed the format to a fest in which prompts are suggested and claimed, without an exchange element. She explained This has a couple of advantages over an exchange format, the first being that it's a lot less stress for both participants and the mod, and the second being that you have a lot more control over what you end up writing. So it's the community and fun of a ficathon without the hassle. The new format was popular with participants. Fan art was also included for the first time. Prompting occurred in June, claiming in June–July, and works were posted in August. A total of 38 works were created by 20 participants. There were two Sharing Knife stories;Vorkosigan & Chalion were also represented, and there were also crossovers with Doctor Who, Temeraire & Harry Potter. 
*2008 masterlist
Popular works included:
*Various Vorkosigan character portraits by Gemmiona 
*In a Name & When You Fly by Sahiya (Vorkosigan/Temeraire crossover series)
*The Lady and the Temp by Altariel (Vorkosigan/Doctor Who crossover)
==2009==
The 2009 fest was moderated by Firefly124, and retained the prompt-based fest format. As well as fanfiction & art, craft, mixes & vids were included, but only fiction & art were posted. Prompting occurred in July, and works were posted in August. No masterlist appears to have been compiled; the following prompt-inspired works, all in the Vorkosigan universe, were published during the suggested timeframe:
*Son of the House by Tel
*Pater Patriae by Philomytha
*Reflected From Within by Solochan
*Testing the Waters by Shimotsuki
*Gain by lola_mccrary (Vorkosigan/Doctor Who)
*The Short Victorious Vor by Tel (Vorkosigan/Honor Harrington)
*Love and Marriage by Philomytha
*Famine by Lightgetsin
*Improvisation by fawatson
*Death Offering by vkw10
*What Laisa Needs to Know by vkw10
*Upgrade by Philomytha
*Adventures in Thesis Writing by govcampbell
*Fanart by Gemmiona
==2010==
The 2010 fest was moderated by Sahiya, with assistance from Philomytha. Prompting occurred in July, claiming in July–August, and works were posted in August. A collection was created on Archive of Our Own for the fest, but many stories continued to be posted to the bujold_fic livejournal or personal livejournals, as in previous years. A total of 37 works, all fanfiction, were written by 17 participants, with Vorkosigan, Chalion & Sharing Knife all represented.
*2010 masterlist
*2010 collection on AO3
Popular stories included: 
*Refugees of War by salable_mystic
*Vorkosigan's Day by Philomytha
*First and Most Loyal Protector by Avanti_90
*The Morning Coffee by Glishara
*Saint Miles dy Vorkosigan by Tuval
*Electric Blue by Philomytha (Vorkosigan/Doctor Who)
*Remo's Return by KarenHunt
*The Honey Trap by Philomytha
==2011==
The 2011 fest was moderated by Sahiya, and moved to AO3 for prompting & claiming for the first time. AO3 membership was not required for participation as Glishara & Philomytha volunteered to act as proxies. Posting was either to an AO3 collection or to livejournal, and many participants who posted to AO3 continued to announce their works at bujold_fic. Prompting occurred in July, and works were posted in July–September. A total of 21 stories were written by 14 participants, with Vorkosigan, Chalion & Sharing Knife all represented.
*2011 collection on AO3
Popular stories included:
*White Knights by Elvaron
*Playing Yenaro in Vorbarr Sultana by Minutia_R
*The Maiden of the Lake, Feminist Icon? A Critique, By Olivia Koudelka by Lanna Michaels
==2012==
The 2012 fest was moderated by Philomytha. The recently published Captain Vorpatril's Alliance was included, but used a separate AO3 sub-collection for prompts to avoid spoilers. Prompting occurred in August, with stories being posted in August–September. A total of 13 stories were written by eight participants during the fest, with Vorkosigan & Sharing Knife being represented. Further stories addressing the prompts have been added to the collection subsequently.
*2012 masterlist
*2012 collection on AO3
Popular stories included:
*Uncle Simon by Philomytha
*L'oiseau qui vole by hedda62 
*Evasive Maneuvers by Avanti_90
==2013==
The 2013 fest was moderated by Philomytha. Prompting occurred in July, with stories being posted in July–September. A total of 14 stories were written by 10 participants during the fest, all in the Vorkosigan fandom. Further stories addressing the prompts have been added to the collection subsequently.
*2013 masterlist
*2013 AO3 collection
Popular stories included:
*The Rule of Law by Philomytha 
*"He was NEVER a Bloody Courier Officer!" by RogerStenning
==2015==
No ficathon occurred in 2014. The 2015 fest was moderated by ExtraPenguin and, for the first time, was organised exclusively on AO3. No timeframe was suggested. Prompting started in early August, and posting commenced in late August. Eight stories by four participants had been posted by the end of the year, all in the Vorkosigan fandom. Further stories addressing the prompts have been added to the collection subsequently. 
*2015 AO3 collection
Popular stories included:
*Diamonds and Hearts by A_T_Rain
==References==
Category:Vorkosigan Saga
Category:Chalion
Category:Sharing Knife
Category:Visual Art
Category:2006 Challenges
Category:2000s Challenges
Category:2010s Challenges
Category:Gift Exchanges