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Personalized Thank You Cards

One of the two major parts of Shadowhunters Author Appreciation Day this year was an opportunity for fic readers to write thank you messages to fic authors who signed up to receive one. Those messages were printed in the inside of personalized thank you cards, which featured the design pictured above on the front of them. 

Personalized thank you cards were sent to twenty-seven fic writers all around the world. To view their reactions, please visit the links below.

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Thank you so much to Cita, Cristina, Emilia, Gracie / @mattdaddorkio, Jan / @janoda, Kezia / @itsmagnusbanebitch, Lys, Mari / @scynddrella, Megan / @magnusbicon, Nikki, RedOrchid / @actuallyredorchid, and TK / @tkc5262 for being so dedicated and working so diligently to ensure this was a success! I couldn’t have done this without you!

*Note: This will be updated if and when more fic writers post reactions.

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Author Appreciation Day Is Today!

November 1st is National Author’s Day. In celebration, this blog will once again dedicate the day to celebrating our fic writers, helping foster solidarity between them and their readers, and spreading positivity within the fandom. Twenty-seven thank you cards with messages written by readers were sent to authors in late October for the event. Throughout the day today, thirty-eight positive messages submitted by authors and readers will also be posted both here and on our affiliated Twitter account. Fic recs will return tomorrow!

If you missed the sign-ups for the event but would still like to participate, please feel free to blog or tweet about your own experiences with Shadowhunters fanfiction. Tag me in your post and I’ll reblog them throughout the day. Feel free to add #SaveShadowhunters and #SHAuthorAppreciationDay too!

To view last year’s installment of the event, please click here.

For more information concerning this year’s event, please click here

Alec Lightwood and the Great Pumpkin Disaster by sarcasticnotsardonic

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre:

Canon AU
Length:

1K to 5K
Rating:

Not Rated
Secondary Characters: Izzy Lightwood, Jace Wayland
Secondary Pairings:

Clary Fray / Jace Wayland 
Additional Relationships:

Alec Lightwood & Izzy Lightwood 
Themes:

Alec POV,

Angst,

Established Relationship,

FamilyFluff, Halloween,

Head of the Institute Alec,

Holidays,

Hurt & Comfort,

Magic Loss, Post-3×10 

Summary:

This is ridiculous, he thinks. He’s a Shadowhunter. He’s fought and killed countless demons. Not only is he a Shadowhunter, he’s the Head of the New York Institute. He came out at his own wedding for crying out loud. He’s not going to be defeated by a damn squash.

Or Alec tries to cheer up Magnus by carving him an amazing pumpkin. Unfortunately, it doesn’t go according to plan.

Malec-o-Lantern by Fluxx

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Canon AU
Length: 1K to 5K
Rating: General Audience
Secondary Characters:

Clary Fray,

Jace Wayland
Secondary Pairings:

Clary Fray / Jace Wayland
Additional Relationships:

Alec Lightwood & Jace Wayland,

Magnus Bane & Jace Wayland


Themes: Domesticity, Established Relationship, Family,

FluffFood & Cooking,

Halloween,

Head of the Institute Alec,

Holidays,

Magnus POV

 

Summary:

Alec brings home a pumpkin that he insists on carving without magic, the Mundane way. The problem? He’s never done this before. Luckily, Magnus presents the perfect idea…

A Tenderness You Can’t Let Go by ninwrites*

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Canon AU
Length:

1K to 5K
Rating: General Audience
Secondary Characters: None
Secondary Pairings: None
Additional Relationships: None
Themes: Alec POV, Established Relationship, Fluff, Halloween,

Head of the Institute Alec,

Holidays, Kids,

Relationship Milestones,

Shadow World Politics

Summary:

Magnus teaches Alec about trick-or-treating, and Alec teaches Magnus a little something about love.

Trick-Or-Treat by magnusbicon

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Canon AU
Length:

Under 1K
Rating:

General Audience
Secondary Characters:

None


Secondary Pairings: None
Additional Relationships:

None


Themes: Alec POV, Established Relationship, Fluff, Halloween, Holidays, Kids

Summary:

“The trick-or-treaters will be here any minute. We have to get into our costumes. And you still haven’t told me what you want to be.”

“How about the High Warlock of Brooklyn?”

Change of Plans by Donovanspen

Posted during the Shadowhunters Halloween Fic Competition 2018

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Canon AU
Length: 1K to 5K
Rating: General Audience
Secondary Characters: Jace WaylandMadzie
Secondary Pairings: None
Additional Relationships: Alec Lightwood & MadzieMagnus Bane & Madzie
Themes:

Alec POV,

DomesticityEstablished Relationship, Family
HalloweenHolidays, Hurt & Comfort,

Injured Alec,

Injury,

Kids,

Magic Loss, Post-3×10 

Summary:

Alec is not a fan of Halloween, but he was looking forward to a fun evening with Magnus and Madzie. His night doesn’t go quite as planned.

Holy Halloween, Alec Lightwood! by la_muerta

Posted during the Shadowhunters Halloween Fic Competition 2018

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Canon AU
Length: 1K to 5K
Rating:

Teen & Up
Secondary Characters:

Clary Fray,

Izzy Lightwood,

Jace Wayland,

Simon Lewis
Secondary Pairings:

Clary Fray / Jace Wayland,

Izzy Lightwood / Simon Lewis

Additional Relationships:

Alec Lightwood & Clary FrayAlec Lightwood & Izzy LightwoodAlec Lightwood & Jace Wayland,

Alec Lightwood & Simon Lewis


Themes: Alec POV, Established Relationship, Family, Halloween, Holidays,

Pandemonium,

Superhero

 

Summary:

There’s a Halloween party at the Pandemonium – Izzy, Jace, Clary, and Simon all get in the spirit of things and dress up as superheroes and supervillains, but Alec just wants to go home.

But the costumes are cursed, and now Alec and Magnus have to go stop them from destroying New York and killing each other.

It’s Close to Midnight, and Something Evil’s Lurking in the Dark by ohprongs

Part #5 of the Malec AU Meet Cutes series

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Human AU
Length:

1K to 5K
Rating: General Audience
Secondary Characters: Catarina Loss,

Clary Fray,

Izzy Lightwood,

Jace Wayland,

Lydia Branwell,

Ragnor Fell, Raphael Santiago
Secondary Pairings:

Clary Fray / Izzy Lightwood,

Jace Wayland / Simon Lewis

Themes:

Alcohol,

Family,

Flirting,

Fluff,

Halloween,

Hazel-Eyed Alec,

Magnus POV

Summary:

Or, the ’i sneaked into this huge house party for some free alcohol but you asked me how i knew the host and the first excuse i could think of was that i’m dating their sibling, so i basically just lied to you about going out with you’ au.