#SWAW 2024

[sloanewashingtonappreciationweek]

(this beautiful poster is the handiwork of our wonderful host @sazanes!)

Welcome to our third edition of Sloane Washington Appreciation Week!! This gorgeous, adorable, kick-ass, incredibly relatable woman with her love for science, her admiration for ambitious, knowledgeable women and her endless capacity for bravery - she's been such an integral part of the Perfect Match story 💜

Every year, we try to celebrate her around Feb 11th, which is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This year's themes are a mix of some of the previous years, along with some exciting new ones! We hope you're inspired by them.

This event will be held from February 11th to 15th. Any content is welcome, as long as it is Sloane-focused and shows a positive depiction! Fanfic, fanart, meta, edits, moodboards, playlists, headcanons, interactive media - even simple appreciation posts and screenshots of fave scenes will be great!

Here's a list of the themes we have for SWAW 2024:

Day 1 (Feb 11th) - Women in STEM/Girl Power

Day 2 (Feb 12th) - Written in the Stars

Day 3 (Feb 13th) - Throwback/Character Appreciation/Friendships

Day 4 (Feb 14th) - Happy Valentines Day!

Day 5 (Feb 15th) - Hobbies/Pets

It isn't absolutely necessary to post content only on the day of the theme! We often accept pieces even when sent on a later date, and also keep a bonus week in case you couldn't finish your pieces during the week. We also don't mind WIPs, so if you have one that is Sloane-centric... we'd LOVE to see it!! We also love throwback pieces, so if you have any that you made previously, do reblog them and tag us!

We also will be accepting pieces after the event is over, and all year round until the next SWAW! So even if you have your post ready much later, please don't hesitate to tag us! 🤗

Blogs to Tag: @sloanewashingtonappreciationweek, and hosts @lizzybeth1986 and @sazanes

Tags to Use: #SWAW, #sloanewashigtonappreciation, #SWAW 2024.

There are some incredible fan-community blogs that work tirelessly both to promote creative fandom works and make the experience fun for their writers! Do check them out!!

@choicesficwriterscreations, @choicesmonthlychallenge, @choicesflashfics, @choicesprompts, @choicesholidays, @choicespride, @wordwarriors, @wip-wipeout-weekend, @moodmusicmonday

If you know any others who would like to be tagged, please let me know! Here are the amazing works sent in for 2023 and '22 if you'd like to get more inspired!

SWAW 2022 | SWAW 2023

See you all next month, and we hope to see some amazing Sloane content from all of you!! 🤗🤗

✅✅ Signal Boosts will be highly appreciated! ✅✅

[cassiopeiacorvus]

SWAW 2024 Day 2 - Written in the Stars

Tagging: @sloanewashingtonappreciationweek, @lizzybeth1986, and @sazanes

I've always really liked those pictures of Sailor Moon characters where the shadows are galaxies so I wanted to try my hand at it for Sloane.

[sazanes]

Day 2 - Written in the Stars - Queen Star

The idea of Queen of the Stars stayed in my mind 😅

Thank you! @sloanewashingtonappreciationweek @lizzybeth1986🥰

[masked-alien-lesbian]

SWAW Day 3: Character Appreciation

Sloane Washington style swap with Shannon Fox in Wake the Dead

Sloane would totally have gotten along with Shannon and probably help find a cure for zombieism. I hc she created Hayden, not as a matchmaking android but as a way to help gather materials and survive the outbreak. (Also she was lonely and wanted a friend). It was just fate when they stumbled across MC, Damien, Nadia and Steve. I feel like the PM friend group would have survived the outbreak and still found some humor in it all.

I just appreciate how smart and resourceful Sloane is. No matter how bad it gets, she thrives to overcome it all. And as a woc in the STEM field, she more than likely ran into some hurdles and still she persevered.

@sloanewashingtonappreciationweek

@lizzybeth1986

@sazanes

[sapphicspaceart]

callback to the powder blue scene - hamza gets a brother

@sloanewashingtonappreciationweek 2024!

[lizzybeth1986]

Beach Love: "Glasses and Missy" at Komodo Island

(FCs:

Sloane Washington: Nelly Muse

Alana Kusuma: Marion Jola)

So I've always had it in my mind that in both my poly!MCs-verses esp, Sloane and Alana begin to date at some point. I really liked the vibes I got from them in canon, so it's always been on my mind to pair them up. I feel like Sloane would get together with Khaan and Alana at least in every universe of mine, but at different times and with a different set of circumstances (in two of those universes Alana is involved with my polyam!MCs - Basil and Hawthorne - as well)

I envision that for their fifth year as a couple, Alana takes Sloane to Indonesia for a holiday. It's actually part of a group trip, but Alana wanted to treat her to something special and brought her there early.

Alana's not very keen on stuff that seems to indicate commitment tbh, so her doing this for Sloane is a pretty big deal. A few small hcs I have about this holiday:

• They binge out on bakso (meatballs!) and grilled corn

• Both love collecting seashells. Alana likes the worm snail and conch type, Sloane loves the scallop style and horse conch. Also colourful helmet shells.

• Sloane has gone snorkeling with the MC before (Basil gets her a pearl, Hawthorne gets her a seashell), but this time Alana and Sloane go river rafting. It's terrifying and exhilarating at the same time - but Sloane can always trust Alana to get her to push herself without feeling unsafe.

• They love watching the sunset together.

• Sloane has phases where she loves the beach, and where she isn't at all into it (sensory issues), but this holiday fortunately happens at a point when she's absolutely down for it.

• Sloane develops a taste for Arak Bali during her stay. She takes a bottle home.

• Did they do any skinny dipping? Yes they did, though Sloane did think a thousand times before taking that plunge. Nadia was so proud 😄

Tagging @sloanewashingtonappreciationweek and @sazanes for SWAW Day 4: Happy Valentine's Day!

Tagging @choicespride for the Valentine's Day event:

Book: Perfect Match

Pairing: Sloane Washington (bi) x Alana Kusuma (pan)

[cassiopeiacorvus]

SWAW 2024 Day 1 - Women in STEM/Girl Power

Tagging: @sloanewashingtonappreciationweek, @lizzybeth1986, @sazanes

Year three, let's go!!! Look... look... look at me. Look at me. Look me in the eye and tell me that MOTY MC's daughter would not adore Sloane. That's right you can't because you know damn well it's true. After her reformation of Eros, Sloane's popularity among girls interested in STEM careers goes through the roof. I can see her judging various science competitions around the US in order to encourage and inspire other girls, so I've drawn the outcome of one of those experiences here.

[sazanes]

Day 4 - Happy Valentines Day!

I really wanted to draw Sloane in the clothes she wore as a disguise😍 much love to everyone on this Valentine's Day!

Thank you! @sloanewashingtonappreciationweek @lizzybeth1986🥰

[sloanewashingtonappreciationweek]

We're on our very final day of Sloane Washington Appreciation Week!! It's been amazing, especially since we've seen quite a few new faces this year contributing and giving Sloane lots of love. We can't wait to see what more you all have in store for us!! 💞💞💞

Tomorrow is Day 5 - our last day - and we have two themes!!

Our first theme is about Hobbies. Think about things Sloane would like outside of her job and her special interest in science. What would she do for fun? Are there things that the MC or Hayden or the group introduce her to, that she begins to enjoy? Are there things she introduces them to??

Our second is, of course, PETS! We know she loves cats, and in time she warms up to Dipper too. So this is where you can explore what kind of pets you'd like Sloane to have, if any, and how she takes care of them 😍

As always, any form of appreciation is welcome! Fanfic, fanart, meta, edits, moodboards, playlists, headcanons, interactive media, even screenshots of favourite scenes or simple posts about your love for her!! Our only requirement is that you center Sloane in your work, and that the depiction is positive!

We also accept WIPs - we know irl can be hard and you may not always get the time to finish off stuff, so do show us a WIP of what you're working on if you're comfortable! We keep our event open even after the deadline (the deadline is mostly for our thank you video!) so you can send in your work anytime as well.

A friendly reminder that these are merely themes for you to use. It isn't completely necessary for your content for a particular day to be posted on that day only. You can post something you intended for Day 2 when Day 5 is on, as long as you tag the post for the day you meant it for.

Be sure to follow these rules when you make your posts:

1. Use the tags #sloanewashingtonappreciationweek and #SWAW so we can find your posts on the tags, along with the day you intend the post for (#SWAW Day 1, #SWAW Day 2).

2. Tag @sloanewashingtonappreciationweek and hosts @sazanes and @lizzybeth1986 in your work so we don't miss any pieces!

Fan content blogs have been a great resource in terms of showcasing fan content, so we'd definitely like to explore some of them and see if you'd like to send your content to any of them. A number of them are also running some amazing Valentine's Day events, which I urge you to take a look at:

@choicesficwriterscreations - Both fic and art welcome! Check out their rules and weekly roster here!

@choicesmonthlychallenge and @choicesfebruary2024 - All types of creative stuff welcome. This month, they're doing an awesome event with the Seven Types of Love in Greek mythology as prompts!

@choicespride - All content related to LGBTQ+ characters and/or themes welcome! Check out their awesome Valentine's Day event here!

@choicesflashfics - Fics under 2500 words welcome! Find this week's prompt list here!!

@choicesholidays - Both fic and art welcome!! Check out their Valentine's Day event!!

@choicesprompts - Mostly fic-centric!! Currently they're running a round robin, for which the deadline to enter is Feb 15th!

As many of you know by now, we always keep a bonus week after the AW is done, for anyone who couldn't complete their pieces at the time. We'll be keeping SWAW open for all till 24th Feb, after which we will need to start working on our SWAW 2024 video! And don't worry if you weren't able to finish even after that deadline - we will be accepting pieces all year round! Just send it to us and we'll put it up on the final masterlist.

Can't wait to celebrate Sloane for one last day with all of you!!!

Happy Sloane Washington Appreciation Week, everyone!!

[sazanes]

Day 3 - Throwback/Character Appreciation/Friendships

Today I chose Reminiscence/Friendships, this was one of my favorite arts in Hayden Appreciation week 2020, where Sloane and Hayden sing You Are The Sunshine Of My Life by Frank Sinatra, I love the love that exists between Sloane and Hayden, the trust, the unbreakable bond that was born and I think we can say that Hayden is responsible for opening Sloane's heart to the world 🤔🥰 I recovered this art and made some adjustments to their faces.

Thank you! @sloanewashingtonappreciationweek @lizzybeth1986🥰

[sloanewashingtonappreciationweek]

(this amazing video is the handiwork of our delightful host @sazanes!)

Sorry for the delay in getting this ready, everyone, I hadn't been keeping well for the past 2 weeks.

But we are immensely proud of the amazing work done by all our contributors and signal boosters for SWAW 2024!! We saw some exciting new work on her, and even some new faces!! It's been such an incredible experience 😍😍

First of all, so much love to EVERY CONTRIBUTOR who sent in a piece for her week. We got so much art and such magnificent edits and headcanons this time...even a playlist! I can't wait to show off your work to the fandom - all of it was so good:

@cassiopeiacorvus @inlocusmads @lilyoffandoms @lizzybeth1986 @lorirwritesfanfic @masked-alien-lesbian @sapphicspaceart @sazanes @storyofmychoices

FAN-COMMUNITY BLOGS have been essential in encouraging and promoting creativity within the fandom! Our immense gratitude to all those blogs that run events and helped us promote ours!! You all have been incredible!!

@choicesficwriterscreations @choicesmonthlychallenge @choicesfebruary2024 @choicesflashfics @choicesholidays @choicesprompts @choicespride

And of course, our wonderful SIGNAL BOOSTERS!! You all have been such an integral part of making this week a success. Spreading the word ensured that we reached people who hadn't heard of the week before and gave us a chance to see newer talent ❤️❤️❤️ Your contributions mean more to us than you know.

@angelasscribbles, @arunkumar89, @ao719, @beyonceswigs, @choicesmc, @delmissesryanandcassi, @dragonknightofsummerset, @footfetishenthusyast, @grapecaseschoices, @princess-geek, @thecapturedafrique, @trystanxthorne, @twinkleallnight

Before we end this goodbye note to you all, we just wanted to say that if you still have a piece of work you weren't able to send and were intending to, you can still send it to @sloanewashingtonappreciationweek and tag hosts @sazanes and @lizzybeth1986 so we can put it up on the masterlist!! We're open all year round (until the next February, that is...and only because we will be hosting a new Sloane week by then 😄)

We will be putting up the masterlist soon! In the meantime, have a happy March, and @sazanes and @lizzybeth1986 hope to see you with a new week soon! (Head's up for Hana fans - her week is on April 21st-24th this year 😃)

Happy Sloane Washington Appreciation Week, everyone!!

[sloanewashingtonappreciationweek]

SWAW may be officially over with today, but our bonus week is currently on! If you have pieces you want to contribute, pls do not hesitate to post them and tag us!!

We got a lot of wonderful work this time and can't wait to show it off soon! But we also know that irl can be hard and make it tougher for you to finish things you wanted to get done.

So worry not - we have kept a deadline of 24th Feb, just so we can prepare the video for the week...AND we will be keeping it largely open for any entries all through the year until the next SWAW 💜💜

If you'd like to check the themes for the week, you'll find them on the pinned post here!!

[sazanes]

Day 5 - Hobbies/Pets

You know these super comfortable pajamas that turn you into a kind of teddy bear, well my headcanon, Sloane got a penguin one as a gift 🥰

Thank you! @sloanewashingtonappreciationweek @lizzybeth1986🥰

[sloanewashingtonappreciationweek]

We received some beautiful "star-studded" entries today. Tomorrow is a new day with new themes, and we're also almost midway through our appreciation week!

We have three themes you can choose from today, and you can choose either just one or a combination. Our first theme is Throwback! Send us any pieces you may have made of Sloane in the past, and if you feel like it, definitely do take us through your process of creating that piece!!

Our second theme is Character Appreciation. You're free to interpret this any way you like... just think of what you love most about Sloane's character, and anything that perfectly depicts/illustrates that!

Our final theme for today is Friendship! We all know that Sloane starts out in this series a little under confident about her ability to make friends. And yet, her charm, kindness and unique ways of showing affection win over even the people who started out mistrusting her. This day will also be dedicated to exploring Sloane's friendships!!

As always, any form of appreciation is welcome! Fanfic, fanart, meta, edits, moodboards, playlists, headcanons, interactive media, even screenshots of favourite scenes or simple posts about your love for her!! Our only requirement is that you center Sloane in your work, and that the depiction is positive!

We also accept WIPs - we know irl can be hard and you may not always get the time to finish off stuff, so do show us a WIP of what you're working on if you're comfortable! We keep our event open even after the deadline (the deadline is mostly for our thank you video!) so you can send in your work anytime as well.

A friendly reminder that these are merely themes for you to use. It isn't completely necessary for your content for a particular day to be posted on that day only. You can post something you intended for Day 2 when Day 5 is on, as long as you tag the post for the day you meant it for.

Be sure to follow these rules when you make your posts:

1. Use the tags #sloanewashingtonappreciationweek and #SWAW so we can find your posts on the tags, along with the day you intend the post for (#SWAW Day 1, #SWAW Day 2).

2. Tag @sloanewashingtonappreciationweek, as well as hosts @sazanes and @lizzybeth1986 in your work!

Fan content blogs have been a great resource in terms of showcasing fan content, so we'd definitely like to explore some of them and see if you'd like to send your content to any of them. A number of them are also running some amazing Valentine's Day events, which I urge you to take a look at:

@choicesficwriterscreations - Both fic and art welcome! Check out their rules and weekly roster here!

@choicesmonthlychallenge and @choicesfebruary2024 - All types of creative stuff welcome. This month, they're doing an awesome event with the Seven Types of Love in Greek mythology as prompts!

@choicespride - All content related to LGBTQ+ characters and/or themes welcome! Check out their awesome Valentine's Day event here!

@choicesflashfics - Fics under 2500 words welcome! Find this week's prompt list here!!

@choicesholidays - Both fic and art welcome!! Check out their Valentine's Day event!!

@choicesprompts - Mostly fic-centric!! Currently they're running a round robin, for which the deadline to enter is Feb 15th!

Can't wait to see what you all have in store for us! 😁

Happy Sloane Washington Appreciation Week, everyone!!

[sloanewashingtonappreciationweek]

SWAW 2024 - Masterlist

(this gorgeous poster is the handiwork of our wonderful host @sazanes! Also, check out our thank you video for the week!!)

DAY 1 - WOMEN IN STEM/GIRL POWER

Women in STEM

Art

Sloane Washington by @lilyoffandoms

Workplace Safety by @sazanes

Character Appreciation

"Or, as my mom later explained... Sciiiiiiience!" by @lizzybeth1986

Edit

SpreadJoy Quote: Sloane Washington by @storyofmychoices

Moodboard

Confectionery Chemistry (Fic WIP) by @lizzybeth1986

Women in STEM Moodboard and Sloane Edit by @masked-alien-lesbian

Girl Power

Art

Sloane, the MoTY MC and her Daughter by @cassiopeiacorvus

DAY 2 - WRITTEN IN THE STARS

Art

Sailor Moon Sloane by @cassiopeiacorvus

Queen Star by @sazanes

Character Appreciation

Constellation Stories by @lizzybeth1986

Headcanon

Sloane's Children: Hamza, Artemis, Orion and Zohreh! by @lizzybeth1986

Moodboard

A Starry Moodboard for Sloane! by @lorirwritesfanfic

The Constellation in Your Eyes by @masked-alien-lesbian

Playlist

A Space Exploration Playlist for Sloane by @inlocusmads

DAY 3 - THROWBACK/CHARACTER APPRECIATION/FRIENDSHIP

Throwback

Art

Sloane and Hayden singing "You Are My Sunshine" by @sazanes

Fanfic

Family by @lorirwritesfanfic

Character Appreciation

Edit

Style Swap with Shannon Fox (WTD) by @masked-alien-lesbian

Meta

Rebel Goddess: An Appreciation of Sloane Washington by @lizzybeth1986

DAY 4 - HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

Art

On a Date by @lilyoffandoms

Heart by @sazanes

Hamza Gets A Brother by @sapphicspaceart

Moodboard

Beach Love: "Glasses and Missy" at Komodo Island by @lizzybeth1986

DAY 5 - HOBBIES/PETS

Hobbies

Headcanon

Sloane as a Writer of Children's Books by @lizzybeth1986

Edit

Sloane's Hobbies and Pets by @masked-alien-lesbian

Pets

Art

Sloane's Adorable Penguin Pajamas by @sazanes

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Thank you all so much for all the love, dedication and creative genius you have shown for Sloane on this lovely week!! It's been an incredible experience, and we can't wait for everyone to see the wonderful work you all have done ❤️❤️❤️

For those who wanted to participate but couldn't during the week, worry not! We will be accepting pieces throughout the year till the next SWAW. So whenever you do finish off something that you think would work for the week, don't hesitate to tag this blog, or the hosts @lizzybeth1986 and @sazanes!

SWAW 2022 | SWAW 2023

[sloanewashingtonappreciationweek]

Happy Valentine's Day everyone, and a happy Day 4 of Sloane Washington Appreciation Week!! It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what our theme for today is, does it 💕💕💕

So today is where we explore Sloane as a partner!! Her love language, her affectionate little phrases, her adorkable way of writing love letters!! There is so much to love about her, and so much love she gives! On this Valentine's Day, it would be amazing to explore what Sloane would be like as a girlfriend, spouse or partner!

As always, any form of appreciation is welcome! Fanfic, fanart, meta, edits, moodboards, playlists, headcanons, interactive media, even screenshots of favourite scenes or simple posts about your love for her!! Our only requirement is that you center Sloane in your work, and that the depiction is positive!

We also accept WIPs - we know irl can be hard and you may not always get the time to finish off stuff, so do show us a WIP of what you're working on if you're comfortable! We keep our event open even after the deadline (the deadline is mostly for our thank you video!) so you can send in your work anytime as well.

A friendly reminder that these are merely themes for you to use. It isn't completely necessary for your content for a particular day to be posted on that day only. You can post something you intended for Day 2 when Day 5 is on, as long as you tag the post for the day you meant it for.

Be sure to follow these rules when you make your posts:

1. Use the tags #sloanewashingtonappreciationweek and #SWAW so we can find your posts on the tags, along with the day you intend the post for (#SWAW Day 1, #SWAW Day 2).

2. Tag @sloanewashingtonappreciationweek and hosts @sazanes and @lizzybeth1986 in your work so we don't miss any pieces!

Fan content blogs have been a great resource in terms of showcasing fan content, so we'd definitely like to explore some of them and see if you'd like to send your content to any of them. A number of them are also running some amazing Valentine's Day events, which I urge you to take a look at:

@choicesficwriterscreations - Both fic and art welcome! Check out their rules and weekly roster here!

@choicesmonthlychallenge and @choicesfebruary2024 - All types of creative stuff welcome. This month, they're doing an awesome event with the Seven Types of Love in Greek mythology as prompts!

@choicespride - All content related to LGBTQ+ characters and/or themes welcome! Check out their awesome Valentine's Day event here!

@choicesflashfics - Fics under 2500 words welcome! Find this week's prompt list here!!

@choicesholidays - Both fic and art welcome!! Check out their Valentine's Day event!!

@choicesprompts - Mostly fic-centric!! Currently they're running a round robin, for which the deadline to enter is Feb 15th!

We have gotten some amazing pieces so far this week! Can't wait to see what more you all have in store!!

Happy Sloane Washington Appreciation Week, everyone!!