#steddiebang24

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Welcome to the 2024 Steddie Big Bang! We're under new management and super excited to kick off this event with you!

Sign ups for authors are now closed; however, sign ups for artists and beta readers are still open. If you've signed up for a role but have not received an email, please check your spam folders or reach out to the mods.

Artist Sign Up Form || Beta Sign Up Form

Your friendly neighborhood mods can't wait to see what you all create!

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Steddie Big Bang '24 Announcement

Hello there, writers and artists! We're thrilled with the interest so far in this round of the new Steddie Big Bang!

The interest check is currently live and we'd like to encourage those who plan on signing up to complete it, particularly artists!

Currently, we plan to cap teams at 100 authors on a first-come, first-serve basis; however, this may increase during sign ups if our artist count increases. We will have a waitlist beyond the initial 100 authors should this cap increase. No need to do anything special to join the waitlist, we will simply reach out to additional participants through information gathered at sign ups.

We understand that having a cap may be disappointing for those who find the Bang later during sign ups. We've decided to implement this cap for several reasons:

We want to make sure the bang remains manageable for the mods to organize and run effectively.

We want to do our best to have a fair author-to-artist ratio. While accompanying art cannot be guaranteed for every fic, it is the ideal and having a reasonable ratio going into the Bang will help with that.

We want a clear, distinct posting window that doesn’t last for several months and risk diminishing momentum and motivation.

We want all of your works to have their time to shine without a deluge all at once leading to fics falling through the cracks.

Sign ups will begin Friday, March 15, at 12:30PM PDT.

If you have any questions, please take a look at the guidelines and FAQ below. We’ve also linked to the Q&A with additional questions addressed here on Tumblr. For any questions not answered there, feel free to shoot us a message!

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Steddie Big Bang '24 - Sign Ups Opening SOON!

Hello there, writers and artists! It's almost time for sign ups!

Author Sign Up Form Artist Sign Up Form Beta Sign Up Form

A couple of reminders!

Sign ups open for all roles this Friday, March 15, at 12:30PM PDT (What time is that for me?)

We are capping teams at 100 authors on a first-come, first-serve basis. This may increase based on artist sign ups, and yes, there will be a waitlist should someone need to drop out during the sign up period! There is no cap on artists. (More information on the author cap can be found here!)

We're excited to see what you all create!

-SB2024 Mods

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Steddie Big Bang 2024 Schedule

Hello, wonderful artists and authors! As we approach sign-ups, we wanted to update you all regarding our event schedule: particularly, our posting window.

We've taken all of your feedback from the interest check into consideration and have altered our posting window slightly. Rather than August 15 - September 15, posting will occur from September 15 - October 15. Extensions will be offered from October 16 - October 31.

Sign-ups open on March 15, at 12:30 PM PDT! We're excited to see what you all create!

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Steddie Big Bang- Sign Ups Open TODAY

Today's the day!

Sign ups open for authors, artists, and beta-readers today, March 15, at 12:30PM PDT! (What time is that for me?)

Author Sign Up Form Artist Sign Up Form Beta Sign Up Form

For authors, please have the following ready: name, email address, AO3 handle, social media handles, and if you have a beta-reader, please have their social media handles prepared as well.

For artists, please have the following ready: name, email address, social media handles, and what kind of art you're able to provide.

For beta readers, please have the following ready: name, email address, social media handles, and be prepared to answer some questions about what you're able to provide as a beta-reader (i.e.: strengths, word count limits, etc.)

A reminder! We are capping teams at 100 authors on a first-come, first-serve basis. This may increase based on artist sign ups, and yes, there will be a waitlist should someone need to drop out during the sign up period. If you are in a wonky timezone, you're welcome to have a friend sign up for you so long as they have the information needed above. There is no cap on artists or beta-readers! (More information on the author cap can be found here.)

We're so excited to get this ball rolling with you all!

-SB2024 Mods

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⚓️ Steddie Bang Questions Round-Up: March 15 - March 30 🦇

Hey everyone!

First of all, we want to thank you so much for your interest in the 2024 Steddie Big Bang. We're blown away with how many talented authors and artists decided to join us on this round and can't wait to see everything you create over the next few months. 

We know not all of you chose to join our Discord server, so we’ve decided to make a round-up post of the questions that we're asked on the server to ensure everyone sees it. If you have a question about the event, just hit us up anywhere you'd like and we'll be more than happy to help you.

If you decide to join our discord server at a later date, that's fine. Just message or email us and we'll get you a new link! 

We also sent out a form this week asking for your feedback on Artist Claims to help us make an informed decision about the best way to structure them. We’ve answered some of the questions gathered from that form below as well.

Artist Claims Questions & Feedback Survey

We recognize that artist claims were very stressful last year and while claims can always be a little bit stressful, we want to make the process as smooth as possible for everyone involved.

Currently, we are entertaining the idea of doing a mixed Artist Claims process in which artists can decide whether they would like to claim a fic in the traditional way, or if they would like to be assigned a fic. If we were to include this option, traditional claims would occur as per usual. Artists who choose to claim will claim fics from slides on a first-come, first-serve basis and we would then assign remaining fics at the end of each round.

For those interested in being assigned fics, we would ask for either a list of top choices or for artists’ preferences (TBD) and pair accordingly. Nothing would be assigned randomly, as we want to ensure that pairings make sense and that everyone is excited about the projects they’re working on!

At this point, this is just an idea. We sent out the survey to determine how many participants would be interested in the additional assignment option.

We're also aware that having the claims process be a live event might be fun for some and stressful for others. Based on feedback, it’s clear that there’s a lot of unnecessary stress, negative feelings related to being the last project chosen, etc. with live claims so we will not be having live claims updates for authors.

Artists will be able to see what projects were claimed/assigned by the end of each round so that they can make their next choices if they so desire, but we want to help minimize as much stress and pressure on authors as possible.

While we still cannot guarantee that all projects will be matched with an artist, we feel confident that the odds are very good of everyone being paired based on our sign-up numbers.

Questions about the bang in general:

Q: If our fic gets picked, are we still allowed to make art for it ourselves?

A: You are more than welcome to make art for your bang fic in addition to whatever art your partner makes!

Q: How many fics are authors allowed to submit to the bang? 

A: We ask that authors stick to one fic for this bang, which is typical of most big bangs. 

We have the cap in place partly to ensure that there are only a certain number of projects during the posting season to minimize the chances of fics falling through the cracks because of too many posting at once. We also don’t want anyone to accidentally overcommit and burn themselves out!

Q: What happens if two or more authors have the same moderately specific idea? a hypothetical example, if someone else is writing a seinfeld au and I had the same idea, should i scrap what I've got and try to work toward something else?

A: There's nothing wrong with writing ideas that are similar and God knows that with a fandom this big, there's a lot of that! But we know that every one of you will have a personal spin to add to the idea, so just go for it! 

Q: Will the event have a tag on Ao3 like the big bang last year had? I find it easier to look for the works once the posting period starts.

A: There will be an Ao3 tag along with a collection for the bang. Additional posting information, including tags, collections, etc. will come closer to posting season! 

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Steddie Big Bang '24 Sign Ups- Update!

Hi, all!

We've been able to increase our cap a bit to allow more authors into the Bang. Hurray! Just a friendly reminder to please check your spam folders in the event that welcome emails were filtered out.

Thanks!

-SBB24 Mods

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Steddie Big Bang '24 Sign Ups- Update!

First of all, you all rock. Seriously. You're awesome! Sign ups are going well and we're very appreciative of everyone's cooperation!

All welcome and waitlist emails have been sent to everyone who's signed up as an author, artist, or beta-reader. We've also allowed in a few new authors from the waitlist today (yay)!

If you haven't received an email from us, please check your spam folders! And if there's nothing in your spam but you know you signed up for a role, please reach out to us here or at our gmail: steddiebb@gmail.com!

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Steddie Big Bang '24 Sign Ups- Update

Hi there! Friendly neighborhood mods checking in with an update on sign ups.

For authors, we have hit the 100 authors cap. Welcome emails were sent, so if you haven't received one yet, you are likely on our waitlist. We're still accepting sign ups for authors in the event we have drop-outs or if we're able to increase our cap during the sign up period!

Artist and beta-reader sign ups are still ongoing.

You're all incredible and we're so excited to see what you all create!

Author Sign Up Form || Artist Sign Up Form || Beta Sign Up Form

-SBB24 Mods

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Author Sign Ups are now closed!

Thank you all so much for your interest in the bang! If you were waitlisted and did not receive a Welcome Email, please note that you're still welcome to participate as a beta-reader or artist should those be in your skill set. Sign ups for those roles are still open!

We will also be opening up pinch hitting for authors in June. More details on that to come!

For those who did receive a Welcome Email, please keep an eye out for important information coming this evening regarding summary submissions and the first check-in. And, as always, check your spam folders periodically.

-SBB '24 Mods

Artist Sign Up Form || Beta Sign Up Form

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Do signups open up at 11:30 AM PST or 11:30 AM PDT? It says PST but I wanted to verify that it wasn't a typo since Daylight Savings happened in much of North America last Sunday.

(PST is UTC -8 while PDT is UTC - 7)

Anon, you're an angel. Thank you for bringing this to our attention! We're going to update the sign up information as well but:

Sign ups will be at 12:30 PM PDT!

What time is that for me?

(Raise your hand if you hate Daylight Savings Time. 🙋‍♀️)