#oh look.. just in time for mermay.. i definitely planned it like that and didn't just sit on this au for like 3 months...

[papanowo]

was looking thru the mermaid au tag on ao3 a couple months ago and realised bones is rarely the mermaid so i sought to change that

[merlinbingo]

My dear lovely bingoers!

As I'm sure you all know, today is the end of the month and therefore the end of the bingo, and oh my god are you guys working hard! You've submitted an incredible 95 fills so far this month, which is just 🤯🤯🤯

Anyway, the end of the round equals announcement time:

Announcement the first - Creating a mod team!

I am delighted to welcome two co-mods to the event, @ravengirl42 and @invisibility-superiority! They've both been lovely, enthusiastic participants in round one, and have volunteered to help out with things to come. Everyone give them a big cheer and a warm welcome, okay?

Announcement the second - Masterposts

The deadline for masterposts is 7th November, which means it's about time I told you what I want to see on the masterpost.

Your bingo masterpost should be a list of all the fills you've created for the bingo. If you want to put your bingo card on there, you can – I love actually seeing just how many squares people have crossed off!

In terms of format, I was thinking something like:

Square (number and prompt) - Title - Ship - Rating - Major tags/warnings - Format - Word count (if applicable)

(If you want an example just to help you out, here is my masterpost!)

Announcement the third - What happens next?

In a slight change to my original plans, November will be amnesty month. If you joined midway through the round and missed out on the early bonus badges, or if the thought of your very own bingo card was too daunting and you didn't sign up at all, now is your moment!

In November, you can create fanwork(s) fitting any of the bonus badge themes and claim the relevant badge(s)! 

The bonus badge themes are as follows (click on the month for more details):

February (femslash)

March (journeys)

April (recs & gifts)

May (MerMay)

June (Pride)

July (free time)

August (AUs)

September (food/Autumn)

October (one off characters/items/places)

These don't have to fill squares on your bingo card, anyone can take part, and I'll throw out a simplified form on the 1st November that you can fill out when you post things to make sure we know about your fanwork and you get your badge!

Announcement the fourth - Round two!

I've mentioned before that we'll be running another round next year, but here is definite confirmation for you all: we're coming back! Sign ups for round two will open in the new year, and we've got some more stuff planned to fill the time until they do!

If you've got any questions, just ask and we shall do our best to answer you 🙂

As ever, we look forward to seeing what you create next!

Love,

The Mods