#submitted dec 21

[incognitopolls]

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[macleod]

Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved an amendment to its civil code to allow same-sex marriage, with an expectation for the draft to be submitted to Parliament next month.

Karom Polpornklang, a deputy government spokesperson, said the amendment to the Civil and Commercial Code will change the words “men and women” and “husband and wife” to “individuals” and “marriage partners” for same-sex couples to be able to receive the same rights that heterosexual couples receive.

He said the law would guarantee the right to form a family in a relationship between same-sex couples, adding that the next step will be an amendment to the pension fund law to recognize same-sex couples as well.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told reporters that the draft law is expected to be proposed to Parliament on Dec. 12. If it becomes law after Parliament’s approval and King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s endorsement, Thailand will be the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, to allow same-sex marriage.

Source: AP News, November 21, 2023

[jeffyfitoftheyear]

🌟Jeff Satur outfit of the year 2023🌟

Okay sats, it's here. We've suffered all year, now it's time to see which cunty little Jeff fit reigns supreme for 2023!

Instructions for how it will work is below. Nominations are now open! And will close on the 20th of Dec, 1pm AEDT. Here's a link to a time zone converter.

Submission rules:

Images must be from 2023, and must be submitted with a nominated category. Images submitted with no category will be admired dutifully, but then discarded. 

Submit an image to this blog with a nominated category. You are allowed to submit as many as you like!

The categories are:

Promo Event: this can be a music award, brand event, sponsorship appearance or affiliated sponsorship photo post.

For a music award event if Jeff performed: the outfit on the red carpet would go under promo event, the outfit on stage would go under concert

Music Video Any outfit from Jeff’s music videos and collaborated music videos. This also includes promo like the Space Shuttle number 8 video, as it has the similar levels of planning/art direction.

Concert: Any outfit Jeff wears on stage.

Magazine: Any outfit from a magazine shoot.

*If you have a photo with a fit that doesn’t seem to fit any of the above nominated categories but you really want it in, nominate it with Misc, and we will try to shoehorn it into one we think it fits, if we can. This isn’t gonna be an exact science 💖

Bonus Round: Thirst trap (please submit these with ‘thirst’ as the category.)

These are not outfits, these are Jeff thirst traps. Like this :)

*thirst trap is important for our morale pls submit your worst

The spirit of this is silliness. Please campaign for your favorite Jeff fits. Wax lyrical upon how and where gender was stolen. Tell your friend about the cunty little boots and hot little corsets. 

Advisory: Don’t be negative on other outfits, don’t comment in ways that insult or put down other outfits, people or Jeff. This is just for fun! So please, have fun and be considerate. 

How it will work:

Images will be submitted for different categories, then moved on into voting rounds.

NOMINATIONS:

Open to Submissions! Send all images to this blog's inbox, with your nominated category.  Send as many as you like!

ROUND ONE:

Winnowing down submissions

(This will be the trickiest bit and will need the most participation. So please, look upon the Jeffy images and cast your valued votes upon your most favoured fits….)

Submissions will be gathered under four categories, and posted under a cut (this will be four separate posts, one for each category). Each image will be numbered. Each person gets three votes per category, and can choose their top three images by commenting. 

For example, you can comment under a post: I choose 21, 9, and 8!

Each image you choose gets one vote. If you are biased you can do this:

I choose 11, 11, and 11

PLEASE be cutthroat. It will both be funny, and help us winnow down the images.

The top images will be chosen by the highest number of votes cast.

The top five in each category will then progress to the next round.

ROUND TWO - 24 hour poll

Category finals

Four separate posted polls for each category. (Promo Event, Music video, Magazine and Concert)

Vote for your favorite in each category. The four winners of each category will move on to the finals.

ROUND THREE, SEMI FINALS - 24 hour poll

The four winners from the Category finals will go into a face off. Who gets bracketed up against each other will be chosen by past polls results. The two highest scorers/percentage winners will go up against each other (for example if Magazine got 61, and Promo got 72, they will be up against each other, whilst the lower scorers get put up against each other)

The two winners proceed to the FINALS

ROUND FOUR, FINALS!!! - 24 hour poll

FINAL ROUND

This is it. The moment. The two cuntiest Jeff fits of 2023 will be pitted against each other….

The final poll will run for 24 hours, and after that the winner will be declared!!

_

Okay I tried to make this simple and as straightforward as I could. Happy to answer any questions etc, below!

Also beautiful boobtube Jeff gif by the immeasurable @guzhu-furen 🙏💖

[dilf-cember]

It's official! Your DILFcember 2024 prompts have been chosen! A huge thanks to everyone who submitted prompts and voted!

Week 1 (Dec 1-7): Old Scars/War Wounds & Breeding

Week 2 (Dec 8-14): Co-Parenting & Firsts

Week 3 (Dec 15-21): Old Friends to Lovers & Crossdressing

Week 4 (Dec 22-28): Handyman/Mechanic & Age Gap

Week 5 (Dec 29-31): Take inspiration from another fanwork!

Please check out the rules prior to participating, and message us if you have any other questions that are not covered by the rules.

As a reminder, this is a cross-fandom event! Please feel free to share and help get the word out to all the other DILF lovers out there, and share your contributions on tumblr with the tag #dilfcember 2024 and @ us at @dilf-cember

[waxerboilmonth]

Schedule/FAQ/Rules

SFW prompts NSFW prompts🌶️ Waxer*Boil Month AO3 collection Discord server

SCHEDULE (weeks begin on Sundays) : • Prompt submissions: Dec 1, 2023 - Dec 14, 2023 • Prompt voting: Dec 15, 2023 - Dec 21, 2023 • Prompts announced [SFW prompts] [NSFW prompts🌶️]: Dec 22, 2023 • WEEK 1: March 3, 2024 - March 9, 2024 • WEEK 2: March 10, 2024 - March 16, 2024 • WEEK 3: March 17, 2024 - March 23, 2024 • WEEK 4: March 24, 2024 - March 30, 2024 • Late contributions accepted/re-reblogs posted to Tumblr: March 31, 2024 - April 21, 2024 • Collection closes: April 22, 2024

FAQ and rules below the cut:

FAQ:

1. Can works created for Waxer*Boil Month include other characters or ships?

Of course! That said, the focus must be on Waxer and Boil's relationship, however you envision it. Any other characters featured should be in supporting roles only (see Rule #1 below for more information). The purpose of this event is not to encourage more works that simply include Waxer and Boil, but to encourage more works that focus on their story, specifically, above all others.

For example, if you were to post the work on AO3, the tags ‘Clone Trooper Boil/Clone Trooper Waxer’ and/or ‘Clone Trooper Boil & Clone Trooper Waxer’ would be the first and primary relationship tag(s) in the work.

2. What kinds of fan works are welcome for this event?

All kinds of fan works are welcome, including, but not limited to, fan fiction, digital and traditional art, gifs, podfics—anything you'd like to create!

3. What platforms/websites can I use?

Waxer*Boil Month will include an AO3 collection to which you can submit works, the waxerboilmonth Tumblr account, and a Discord server. If you are sharing a work on Tumblr, please tag @waxerboilmonth​​ so that I can reblog it. If you don't have a Tumblr account or don't want to share a work directly to Tumblr, you can send an ask or DM waxerboilmonth with a link to the work on AO3 or other sites (such as Instagram, Twitter, etc.), and I will share it on the event Tumblr.

4. Do I have to make something for each week in order to participate?

No. Participants are welcome to create as many fan works as they like for the month. If you just want to create one work, that's great!

5. How many sets of prompts will the month have?

Four—one for each full week of March, 2024. The list of prompts for 2024 will be posted on Tumblr after Dec 22, 2023.

6. How many prompts will there be per week?

Each week will have 4 text prompts and 2 image prompts that participants can choose from to create any kind of fan work. In addition, there will be 3 NSFW prompts per week, though again, contributors may create any kind of work from any prompt. The list of prompts for 2024 will be posted on Tumblr after Dec 22, 2023.

7. What's the difference between the text prompts and image prompts?

Aside from how they are submitted, there's no difference between the two types of prompts. Text prompts could be anything from tropes to AUs to short song lyrics. Image prompts can be anything from an aesthetic image (cyberpunk, cottagecore, etc.) to something that is more suggestive of a plot or other theme (a person going running with their dog, a birthday party, etc.). Feel free to use any of these prompts as inspiration for any kind of fan work.

8. Are there rules regarding whitewashing?

This event does not condone whitewashing of any characters, but there are no specific rules that participants must follow. Descriptions or visual representations of the clones, for example, do not need to check any arbitrary boxes of 'correctness.' Nor must they exactly resemble the models in The Clone Wars or any people who have played the clones in live action roles—art is hard and demanding anything like photo-realism is exclusionary. However, please keep in mind the frequent whitewashing of characters in popular media and create your contributions to Waxer*Boil Month in good faith.

9. Are NSFW/E-rated works allowed?

Yes, fan works of all ratings are welcome (please see the rules below for exceptions). However, they must be properly tagged on AO3 and labeled with the appropriate Major Archive Warnings. On Tumblr, contributions must also be properly tagged and have appropriate community labels applied. You are free to post your works on other platforms as well, but please follow those platforms' community guidelines and tagging policies.

10. Do you accept late contributions?

Yes, the event will accept late contributions through April 21, 2024.

RULES:

1. This rule is being added in April, 2023, due to some confusion with contributions for the first Waxer*Boil Month in March, 2023. To elaborate on and reiterate item #1 in the FAQ, the focus of the work MUST be on Waxer and Boil’s relationship. This means that:

Waxer and Boil must both be included in the work in some way (for example: though flashbacks, talking via holocalls, etc.)

The main story or theme cannot revolve around other characters, relationships, or plot elements unrelated to Waxer and Boil’s relationship.

If the work consists of multiple chapters in which each one is a drabble or ficlet, all of the chapters must be focused on Waxer and Boil’s relationship.

Works that do not meet these criteria will not be accepted in future Waxer*Boil Month events.

If you are unsure about an idea, feel free to DM or send an ask to the waxerboilmonth Tumblr account. As an example, here is a work that may not, at first glance, seem to meet the criteria above, but the caption underneath the image ties the work together and makes it clear that Waxer and Boil's relationship is the focal point.

2. I’m the only mod and need to at least skim all works to make sure they fit the event criteria, so while I place no moral judgements on works of fiction, I ask that participants not contribute works that feature:

explicit sexual content, non-con, or graphic violence involving characters under the (species equivalent) age of 16—that's 8 for clones.

animal cruelty

3. Please do not add any DNIs (Do Not Interact) to any of your contributions to this event.

4. The AO3 collection is open but moderated, so you may join it and contribute works at any time. However, the works will not be approved until the appropriate week. For that reason, ✨please include the week number and whatever prompt(s) the work is filling in the tags, summary, or author’s notes.✨ 5. Have fun! Support each other!

[starwarspathfinders]

Dreams and Madness: an Ahsoka show event

About: Dreams and Madness is a winter event dedicated to the Ahsoka show and its characters. You're welcome to submit art, writing, gifsets, video edits, and anything else you can think of. For more info, check out the rules.

Each week has a theme and related prompts for inspiration. If none of the prompts speak to you, and you'd simply like to go along with the theme, you're welcome to do so!

Week 1: Dreams | Dec 21 - Dec 28 dying of the light, la petite mort, worship Week 2: Madness | Dec 29 - Jan 4 witching hour, beauty and beast, the horror of our love Week 3: Waking | Jan 5 - Jan 11 until dawn, metamorphosis, claimed

Please note: While each week has a theme (Dreams, Madness or Waking) and corresponding prompts, you're welcome to submit your piece for Week 1 in Week 2 or 3 (etc.) if you can't make it in time! Once the event is over on Jan 11, we'll accept late submissions, too.

@swfandomevents

[saintmeghanmarkle]

If Harkles bring out their kids out of the dungeon something is happening regarding them in the BRF. by u/goldenbeee

If Harkles bring out their kids out of the dungeon, something is happening regarding them in the BRF. Harkles always are one step ahead of the BRF because BRF tells them what they intend to do next. They knew since Dec that the changes are going to be made to BRF website. Palace took 4 months to edit their website, Harkles took one month to move everything from Archwell site to Sussex site. Even though Meghan puts out some of the most mediocre things out like ARO she does it in retaliation to something happening in the BRF. Catherine getting world's attention, Megain scrambles to launch ARO within 15 days on Diana's memorial date.The article about getting professional family photos with the kids means the same. BRF has probably asked something with regards to the kids. Harry for all his faults, I think will probably keep his "kids" privacy how much ever Meghan wants to peddle them. post link: https://ift.tt/2I9WFf5 author: goldenbeee submitted: March 21, 2024 at 04:27PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

[pabs-art]

Is Thursday too late to start putting up holiday decorations? On Dec 21, at 6:30 ET, I'm hosting a Christmas stream to make a few baubles and decorate a digital tree!

Got a picture or a design you'd want to see converted into a bauble? Submit it in an ask! I'd love to have something to represent you on the tree. Happy holidays!

[jilyawards]

Welcome back for another year of Jily awards! 

I’m very excited to see the fics and art you have been enjoying this year. Like last year, I’ll be running Jily Awards on Airtable.

Timeline: 

Nominations: Nov 1 through Nov 21

Nominations will be released beginning on Nov 14, and on a rolling basis after that.

Week 1 voting: Dec 1-7

Week 2 voting: Dec 10-17

Finalists and the final round of voting will be announced after Round 2 is completed. 

Rules: 

All works must have been posted in some amount between November 1, 2022 and November 1, 2023. This can be a chapter or an entire fic. Each category has specific requirements, so keep an eye out for those posts to come!

All votes must be confirmed by Tumblr message in order to be counted. This means you must have a Tumblr in order to vote. Votes were lost last year because people failed to confirm votes. Please check the Week 1 Voting post for more info when it is released. 

Any opt outs from last year do not carry over. If you would like to exclude your works from consideration for Jily Awards 2023, you must send me a message. You will receive a response to confirm you were removed. You must opt out before the Nominations are released, or you will not be permitted to exclude yourself. 

At this time, there are no limitations on the type or trope of fic that can be submitted. If you have concerns about this, please send me a message so that we can discuss your concerns further. Asks will not be responded to on this subject. 

Categories:

There are a few changes to the categories this year. More information on each category will be released soon, but the categories are as follows: 

Favorite Canon Complaint, Favorite Magical AU, Favorite Muggle AU, Favorite Fluff, Favorite Humor/Crack, Favorite Angst, Favorite Smut, Favorite Microfic, Favorite James Characterization, Favorite Lily Characterization, Favorite Fic of the Year, Favorite Reviewer, Favorite New Author, Favorite Artist, Favorite Author

Nominations:

Looking to make some nominations? Find out more information here.

💞Ava

[daredevilexchange]

Do you like Daredevil (this event is team Red compatible!), The Defenders, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and/or the Punisher, in their comics or TV (or, in some cases, cinema!) versions?

Then, get ready for our new event...

Our 2023 Prompt Fest with a Remix Option!

Wait, what? Wait, YES!

Nov 21 to Dec 11: prompting is open; you can submit regular prompts here such as a piece of music, quotes, scenarios, words, pictures... (these prompts will be anonymous) or submit some of your own works for the Remix Option here!

Dec 12 to Jan 29: Claiming and Creation time! A file will be made available containing all the prompts, and claimed prompts will be marked as such on the file (anonymously at this point; only DDE will know who picked what ;-). You will be able to claim a limited number of prompts per person - you can claim more once you are done with the ones initially claimed, for instance by posting them in the fest's AO3 collection (they won't be visible yet). A prompt can be claimed more than once, but we encourage creators to pick some that have not been chosen yet :-)

What types of fanwork? Here’s what you can do: Gifsets, Fanfic, Fanmix, Fanvid, Graphics / Fanart, needle art, podfic, translation... No AI art, no monetized work accepted.

Reveals on AO3 & posting on Tumblr should start on February 1, but the exact timing and duration will depend on the number of submissions and will be adjusted accordingly.

Posting Guidelines are here or on DW.

You don't need to prompt to participate in creating, and you don't need to create anything if you do prompt! (But of course, the more the merrier ;-)

@thebigbangblogproject​ @marvel-events-central​ @faneventshub​ @fandomweeks @eventfeed @daredevil-podfic-community

A+++ banner by @amazing-spiderling!! (ID in Alt Text)

Folks, Spread the Word!

[bisexualmoses]

Okay so basically here’s the summary of the medication escapades:

- my doctor submits scripts for 20 mg and 40 mg so I can start taking 60 mg. This occurs dec 21.

- my plan is to wait until both scripts are filled so I only need to make one trip to the pharmacy, which is an hour away each way.

- I wait a few days for the scripts to be filled, I get a notification that 20 mg has been filled.

- wait a few more days. Realize that it has been a week and 40 mg still hasn’t been filled. Check online and status says “on hold”

- it’s new years so I have to wait again to contact the pharmacy. When I call, they say they will start processing tomorrow.

- few more days pass. I check online for the status of the 40 mg. It says delayed.

- I call pharmacy and ask why it says delayed. They say oh it should be ready later today.

- finally get a notification that 40 mg is ready to be picked up so I make a plan to drive down the next day.

- the next morning before I leave I double check online to make sure both scripts are ready.

- online says that 40 mg is ready to be picked up but 20 mg is no longer ready and that I need to call pharmacy to fill the script.

- I call pharmacy and ask if 20 mg is ready. They said that they put it back on the shelf since it’s been two weeks since the original script was filled. (BTW- I also never got a notification that says pick up your script by x days or we will put it back on the shelf!)

- I ask them politely if they would have it ready in a few hours, they say yes, I hang up.

So they took so long to fill the script. Literally two weeks. That they put the other script back on the shelf. I could shake them. I could slap them. I could scream. How is it that difficult

[incognitopolls]

Pick based on your normal habits– not including rare special occasions where you might do something different.

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We ask your questions so you don’t have to! Submit your questions to have them posted anonymously as polls.

[countrydionysia]

2022 Rural Dionysia Announcement

'Tis the season. We're back with a new 2022 edition of the Rural Dionysia, under the same form as last time, but with a new fragment to complete, obviously.

How to participate

The Rural Dionysia is meant to be a smaller competition than its urban counterpart, as such, we have selected only 3 categories:

Freestyle poetry

Modern hymns

“Complete the fragment”

Freestyle poetry

Your poem can be about any chosen topic (myth, personal experience etc.) in any written format. It doesn't have to be religious in nature.

Modern hymn

An hymn must sing the praises of a deity of your choice. Unlike the "freestyle poetry", your work must be of religious nature to fit in this category.

Complete the Fragment

Each year, we choose a fragment from an Ancient Greek poet to work with. The challenge is that the initial fragment must be included somewhere in your piece in its original order. This means you can fill the gaps however you want, but you can’t switch the order of the words in your piece or remove words from the original fragment. For the 2022 selection, we have chosen a fragment from the poet Archilochos of Paros (7th century BC; trans. Guy Davenport)

With head thrown back and long throat, Crying Euai! in the Baccanalia. .............................. ] strong heart [……………................................ ….................…] of curious craft Having remained [……............ ……………………..................... ……….. ] houses […….............

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If in doubt for any of these categories, remember that you can check submissions from the previous years to get an idea of how others have done before.

Submitting your piece

Please submit your piece through submissions on this blog. All entries must be tagged for the category they are being submitted to. but you can only choose 1 category per piece and each person may only submit 1 entry per category each year.

Entries must also be tagged for potentially triggering content and squicks. If your entry needs a trigger warning, kindly add them at the end of your submission and we will take care of adding them in. Check the rules below for further information about submissions.

Calendar of the event

Nov. 12: Official announcement and opening of submissions.

Dec. 12: Final submission day.

Dec. 13: Vote opening.

Dec. 20: Vote closing.

Dec. 20-21: Announcement of the winners!

No worries though! We will be posting reminders about each step when the time comes.

General rules

Roleplay and fanfic are not acceptable submissions. This is a religious festival, please respect our faith and do not submit an entry if you are roleplaying or writing fanfiction.

Unlike with the City Dionysia, entries do not necessarily have to be about specific deities or Hellenic polytheism except for the “Modern Hymn” category, which has to be dedicated to one or many gods of your choice.

There are no meter restrictions. This is up to the writer.

All stories, myths, and poems must be entered using the submissions button.

All entries must be tagged for the category they are being submitted to. Entries must also be tagged for potentially triggering content and squicks.

An entry may only be submitted to a single category.

Each person may only submit one entry per category each year.

Winners for each category will be decided by popular vote.

Admins of this blog cannot participate, for obvious reasons. As for now, this includes @thegrapeandthefig @verdantlyviolet

Questions about the rules? Check the blog for past answers, your answer might be in there. And if it's not, simply submit an ask. We'll answer in the best delays possible.

[openheartfanfics]

Newly Added Fics

Nov 25 - Dec 1, 2023  

🎭 Angst  |  🦚 Angsty Fluff  |  🛸 AU  |  ☁ Fluff  |  ♥ NSFW  |  📚 Series  |  📷 Edit  |  📱 TextFic  |  Ⓜ Mature

Bryce x F!MC

Hau’oli la Heleui - @peonierose 📷👻

Luna, Bryce and their friends and family celebrate Halloween.

Ethan x F!MC

All i want for Christmas is you (and a inflatable snowman) - @zealouscanonindeer ☁

The neighbors inflatable snowman is bigger than ours.

And Now The Storm is coming, But… - @genevievemd 📱

Ethan invites Gen to a weekend in New York.

Carriage Ride - @tveitertotwrites 🛸

After a little incident, Claire and Prince Ethan take a ride in a carriage.

Improvision - @jerzwriter ☁🦃

Newlyweds Ethan & Kaycee volunteer to work on Thanksgiving Day, but when their plan for a simple dinner together goes awry, Kaycee gets creative to make the day special.

Tis the night to bake - @zealouscanonindeer ☁🎄

Holiday baking night turns steamy.

Untitled - @zealouscanonindeer ☁

Aspen and Ethan go ice skating.

Open Heart MC

I've Got You - @jerzwriter ☁

Casey & Jess are taking a little break until there is a turn of events - then it's Jess to the rescue.

Platonic Ensemble

Easy As Pie - @jerzwriter ☁

Friendsgiving has been arranged, and food assignments have been handed out. Aurora and Jackie didn't let their lack of baking experience deter them from agreeing to bake pies this year.

Rafael x F!MC

We Belong Together - @rafasgirl23415 📚

[extended: wip] It’s the end of intern year. Casey and Rafael are ready to start the next phase of their relationship.

CH 21: A Long Difficult Night

CH 22: Home Coming

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SUBMIT OPEN HEART FICS & WRITERS HERE

[walker-extended-universe]

Walkerverse Midseason Hiatus Creations

Okay!

Thanks to your responses to my poll/post about fan events, I know y'all are looking for more Walker themed fandom events. It's been some time since we had one so I wanted to get one started. I was thinking we could kick things off with a small Midseason Hiatus creations event! I've never run one of these before (and we're low on time) so I wanted to keep it small.

Each week will have a different prompt. Prompts can be filled with either Walker or Walker: Independence (or both!) Prompts can be filled with gifs, videos, edits, icons, fanart, fan fiction, meta, anything that the prompt inspires you to do! Anyone can participate and participants can submit as many works as they want for each week.

Here's a tentative schedule I have (open to suggestions ofc!)

Week 1 (Dec 8- 14) - Favorite Character dynamic

Week 2 (Dec 15-21) - Favorite Ship

Week 3 (Dec 22-28) - Favorite Episode

Week 4 (Dec 29- Jan 4)- Favorite location

Week 5 (Jan 5- 11)- Season b promo

Given the limited time, I'm not going to be creating a separate blog to host all the creations but I will reblog them here and they will be tagged for the event. I'm considering making a discord server for this event so that finding creations will be easier but we'll see what happens

The rules are pretty simple:

Creations must be yours

Tag your creations with #walkerversehiatuscreations

You can participate every week or any week you want

You can post as many creations as you want for the week

AND MOST IMPORTANT RULE : HAVE FUN !!!

tagging a few people to get the word out:

@aborddelimpala, @laf-outloud, @walker-290, @walkerdaily, @jaredwalkertexasranger, @sammysnaughtygirl, @sam-winchester-admiration-league

[theterrorreversebang]

The Terror Reverse Bang 2023 🔄💥

TL;DR -> Mini Reverse Bang. 2 artworks. 7500 words. Sign up in December. Post in May.

Tumblr | Twitter | Discord

Hello hello! The Terror Reverse Bang (TTRB) is a creative event for fans of season 1 of AMC's The Terror. 

In a regular big bang event, writers create fic and artists create artwork to go along with it. Here, we flip it and reverse it: artists create the concept and pair up with writers to create the story.

This year's TTRB will be a mini-bang: minimum of 2 pieces of art and 7500 words of fic (though if you find yourselves making or writing more then GO FOR IT) We'll be tracking #the terror reverse bang 2023 on tumblr and #theterrorreversebang2023 on twitter.

See more details about how this all works below, and rules at the bottom.

Event schedule

Sign-ups                                                 Dec 15 - Jan 2

Artist Concept elaboration phase            Jan 2 - Jan 15

Claims phase                                                Jan 16 - 28

Artist Concepts due                                Jan 16

Claims form opens                                   Jan 18

Writers Claims due                                  Jan 20

1st round claims                                        Jan 21

Round 2 - as needed

Working Phase                                              Jan 21 - Apr 30

Check-in 1 - Artist                          Feb 28th

Check-in 2 - Writer                    Mar 31st

Check-in 3 - Artist                   Apr 15th

Check-in 4 - Writer                    Apr 25th

Deadline, all works                                   Apr 30

Posting begins                                                May 1

Sign-up phase | Dec 17 - Jan 2

Once the sign-up period opens you can sign up for TTRB using an online form (link to follow). 

You can sign up as an artist, writer, beta reader, pinch hitter, or combination of the above.

This event is a mini-bang. It’s meant to be light and easy compared to a normal-sized big bang event. But even a mini bang is a significant commitment of time and energy! 

We TTRB mods ask, before you sign up, that you consider the time investment of participating in this event against your plans and obligations in the coming months and make sure you can confidently make a commitment. Dropping out is a fact of life in fandom events and we'll do everything we can to make it work if it happens, but the easiest way to avoid the chaos of drop-outs is to make sure you can participate in this event in light of whatever else you've got going on.

Once you've signed up we'll add you to the participants roster and artists can start working on their concepts (though you're welcome to start earlier if inspiration strikes!).

Feel free to follow us on tumblr and twitter for updates, and join the event discord server if that's your jam.

Concept phase | Jan 2 - Jan 15

Artists will have two weeks from the time sign-ups close to produce a concept that we'll use in the claims form.

Your concept shouldn't be a finished piece. It can be a sketch, a moodboard, reference photographs or images, anything that the writers can use to get a feel for the story you're trying to tell. That said -  it should be visual.

Your concept should be something that you haven't posted or communicated to others in the fandom before.

It can be an idea you've had as a WIP for a while! But in order to be as fair and impartial as possible during the claims process it's important that your concept be a new idea that others in the fandom haven't seen already.

Can I submit more than one concept?

If you feel confident you can invest the time and effort to create artwork for two concepts then yeah, absolutely. There will be an option in the concept submission form to submit a 2nd concept. 

We're expecting the number of writers to be slightly higher than the number of artists so two concepts is not at all a problem - so long as you have the time and energy to invest in supporting two writing partners!

During the claims period we will pair off everyone’s 1st concept first and then dip into 2nd concepts if we have additional writers. 

I'm not sure what you mean by concept?

Two weeks isn't a lot of time to produce artwork (you speed demons aside!) but it should be enough time for you to come up with some early sketches that will help your writer understand the story you want to tell. Any references you're using or a moodboard is also helpful. All we need at the end of the concept phase is enough content for the writers to be able to know which ideas they're interested in writing for. If this still doesn't make sense, feel free to ping the mods and we'll figure it out together.

Claims phase | Jan 16-28

Artists: you'll fill out a form (link to come) with your concepts, a short blurb, the key ships and characters, content and trigger warnings, and the fic rating you have in mind. The mods will take these submissions and collect them into a claims form for the writers.

Your concepts are due Jan 16th.

Writers: when claims open you'll get a link to the claims form where you'll see the concepts. You'll be able to select your first, second, and third preference from the list. You’ll have from Jan 18th - Jan 20th to submit your preferences. 

Concepts must not be discussed, publicly or elsewhere, during the claims phase. This is to ensure the fairness of the claims process.

Starting on Jan 21st, the mods will go through and match artists to writers per your preferences. We’ll send an email to each pairing with the result. These emails should go out no later than Jan 21.

Depending on how many participants we get, we might need to do a second round of claims. If this happens, that'll take place the second week of the claims period. We'll keep going until every concept has a writer assigned to it.

There is a slim chance, given the historical trend of writers-to-artists in Terror fandom events, that not every writer who signs up will get assigned to an artist. If that happens please please don't take it personally or as any kind of comment on your writing ability. The claims process is both anonymized and randomized - we don't actually know who you are when we're pairing up participants. But if it does happen, we hope you'll still participate as a beta reader and/or pinch hitter!

What should go in the blurb for my concept?

Imagine you're describing your idea to a friend in their DMs. That's what the blurb should be. It can be short and very vague, or hyper-detailed and specific. But there will be a 300 word cap, so the writers can read through all the available concepts in a reasonable amount of time.

What if I don't know all the ships or characters who will show up in the story?

That's ok! Stories evolve as they go. But you should know who the main characters are, that way the writers can make sure they're choosing concepts they know they can write for.

What if I don't know what content or trigger warnings my story will have?

That's ok too! But if you're anticipating including content that falls under the standard AO3 content warnings (non-con, graphic violence, character death) or content that you suspect might be worth a content warning, call it out here. Again, this is just to make sure that writers choose the concepts that they're best able to write for!

What if I don't know what rating my story will be?

Mark down if you know your concept will involve NSFW content or not. Not all writers are comfortable writing explicit content - though some are and that's absolutely what they're looking for. Here's a link to the rating descriptions on AO3.

Working phase | Jan 21 - Apr 30

Time to get down to it!

For the next 14 weeks writers will write and artists will art. 

Again, this is a mini-bang, so the requirements are 2 pieces of visual art and 7500 words of fic at a minimum.

We'll have regular WIP Wednesdays in the discord server for both artists and writers to help keep you motivated!

On Thursdays, we'll solicit submissions for Sneak Peeks - sketches and snips that you and your partner are comfortable with us sharing on the event blog! (Promotion doesn't come easy for everyone, so let us do it for you!) These are absolutely not required but if you want to share and help build hype for the event then please do!

We'll also have four check-ins with each team throughout the working phase: two check-ins for the artist and two for the writer. Each check-in form will cover the works from both partners - just to make sure you're on track to finish by the deadline and you don't need any help from the mod team.

As for how you work with your partner - that is 100% up to you so long as you're ready to post on the deadline. If you want to collaborate heavily with each other, that's great! Artists, if you want to be surprised by the fic then tell your writer so, though they'll probably still have questions for you. If you want to check in with each other once a week or so and share WIPs back and forth, also great. Whatever works for you and your process, so that both partners reach the end with something they're proud of.

During the working period works should be kept between the partners and the event discord, to avoid spoilers. This is another reason why we'll do Sneak Peek Thursdays!

Deadline -- Apr 30

All fics need to be posted to the AO3 collection and all artwork ready to go by Apr 30. Writers, we'll provide you with a guide on posting to a moderated collection. This can be a bit unnerving!

Artists should post their artwork to the platform of their choice on their scheduled posting date, the same date the mods release the fic.

How many works per day and how long the posting period runs will depend on how many works we end up with. Might be a few. Might be a lot! The mod team will be in communication with you about it as the date approaches.

We'll also make a post on the event blog for each piece, with links back to the fic and art. And at the end of the event we'll post a master list of everything you've created, and pin it to the event blogs for reference.

We'll be using #the terror reverse bang 2023 on tumblr and #theterrorreversebang2023 on twitter for updates and posting works

And that's it! That's our show. We'll be using #the terror reverse bang 2023 on tumblr and #theterrorreversebang2023 on twitter for updates and posting works

Rules

This is a Terror event and as such the fanart and fanfic should be for The Terror. Any and all AUs are fair game, as are supporting OCs - so long as it's still a fanwork for The Terror

Explicit content is allowed and encouraged! Explicit content must be appropriately tagged with the appropriate ratings and content warnings / trigger warnings.

Concepts should be original to this event, as in a concept that hasn't been posted to social media or discussed with other members of the fandom. This allows claims to be as impartial as possible, so all the participants have the opportunity to work on a concept that matches their preferences as best possible.

During the working phase, if your partner doesn't respond to you for two weeks, please inform the mods immediately so we can begin the process of hunting for a pinch hitter.

If at any point you find yourself unable to complete your art / fic, please inform the mods ASAP. Dropping out of the event, while not the outcome anyone hopes for, is something that happens from time to time. No harm, no foul - but the sooner you let us know the better chance we have of finding a pinch hitter or making other arrangements. Waiting until the last second will leave your partner and the people cheering for you disappointed - so let us know if you run into trouble!

Art and fic should be posted as complete works on the assigned posting date. Fics are to be posted all at once. Installments are not allowed. Art should be posted as a final polished piece, not a WIP or a sketch. 

If you have any other questions please let us know!

❤️, TTRB