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st-rarepairbang · 6 months

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Stranger Things Rare Pair Big Bang 2023 Round Up

Our thanks to all this year's participants for their hard work! Please take some time to read the fics, enjoy the art, and make sure to leave comments and kudos for both.

If you’d like to be notified about next year’s big bang, please sign up for our mailing list. We’ll let you know when the 2024 schedule is set and when sign ups begin!

2023 Works

All the Right Reasons (All the Wrong Places) by @hilarychuff Podfic by @reena-jenkins 20k, Teen, Robin/Chrissy, Robin & Steve, No warnings

Monsters, Time Travel Conspiracy, and More! by Snowbutterfly Digital art by @peachypurr 49k, Mature, Argyle/Jonathan, Warnings here

Ashes Will See the Sea story and art by @faithfulcat111 10k, Mature, Max/Lucas, Warnings here

the princess and the pub by @mcplestreet Digital art by @im-not-batman 16k, Teen, Nancy/Eddie, No warnings

City Full Of Suffering, Take Me To The Promised Land by Gala_apples 27k, Explicit, Steve/Eddie/Robin/Nancy, Warnings here

Hot for Teacher by @lorifragolina Art by @alicetallula 13k, Explicit, Billy/Tommy, No warnings

the sea calls to me (with salt on her lips) by brakers91 Digital art by @im-not-batman 11k, Explicit, Robin/Chrissy, No warnings

Ceramic Hearts by @thatgirlwithasquid Art by @alicetallula 64k, Mature, Chrissy/Heather, No warnings

Back in the Saddle by @violetkaos Art by @whataboutthefish 48k, Explicit, Steve/Eddie/Dmitri, Warnings here

Take Me Away (A Secret Place) by @jordyn-undead Art by @whataboutthefish 49k, Explicit, Steve/Dmitri, No warnings

the stars look down and know by kittyphoenix12-xx Traditional art by @thatgirlwithasquid 25k, Teen, Argyle/Billy, No warnings

A Siren's Refrain by @karadanverss Playlist by @pterawaters 98k, Explicit, Jonathan/Steve, Steve/Tommy/Carol, Warnings here

A Tale of Ranching and Fossils by @it-gets-worse-at-night Art by Slythay 17k, Mature, Wayne Munson/Scott Clarke, No warnings

you've got a smile that could light up this whole town by @hullomoon Moodboard by @freedom-in-darkness 10k, Explicit, Robin/Chrissy, Warnings here

It's Snowing by star_madison and Xirayn Podfic by @cactusboyband 10k, Teen, Jonathan/Steve, Robin/Kali, Warnings here

A Kiss That Feels Like... Finally by @mrs-steve-harrington Digital art by @stevethehousewife 10k, Teen, Chrissy/Steve/Nancy, No warnings

Before I Bury You by @astorytotellyourfriends Digital art by @starboygrove 44k, Explicit, Chrissy/Eddie, Warnings here

Dry Bones and Bleeding Hearts by BriarLily Art by RoxyMoronDraws 16k, Explicit, Chrissy/Eddie, Warnings here

Beguiled by @ectocoolerkeg Moodboard by nomadicwolf 76k, Teen, Eddie/Jason, No warnings

Perfection by @pterawaters Digital art by @stevethehousewife 19k, Mature, Jonathan/Chrissy/Steve/Nancy, Warnings here

Reuniting, Reconnecting, and Renewing Relationships by SalamanderGoo Podfic by @reena-jenkins 20k, Mature, Dustin/Max/Lucas, Warnings here

We also want to thank our team of beta readers. Thank you for making our works so readable! We appreciate you!

#stranger things #stranger things rare pair big bang #strpbb: completed works #stranger things fanfic

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steddie-fanfic-recs · 4 months

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land among the stars

by theamazingbard

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationship: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Lucas Sinclair, Erica Sinclair, Lucas Sinclair's Parents, Hellfire Club (Stranger Things), Steve Harrington's Parents, Wayne Munson Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Season/Series 03, Rivals to Lovers, Slow Burn, Gay Steve Harrington, Demisexual Eddie Munson, Steddie Big Bang 2023 (Stranger Things), Magical Realism, Dream Sharing, Internalized Homophobia, Mentions of AIDs crisis, Coming Out Words: 38,489 Chapters: 1/1

Summary

Often equated with finding one's soulmate, Natural Compatibility is the rare but organic phenomenon that ties two people together emotionally and physically. Steve has secretly hoped to beat the odds and meet his match; that is, until the universe pairs him with an absolute nightmare. When it becomes impossible to avoid the inevitable, Steve is forced to reconcile with who he is and what he wants for his future.

#steddie #steddie fic rec #oneshot #25-50k #au soulmates #slow burn #dream sharing

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rocknrollsalad · 6 months

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✨ Fic Writing Review 2023 ✨

I didn't get tagged by anyone but I'm not letting that stop me.

Words and Fics

99,065 words on ao3

another 13,128 words on tumblr in the form of quick drabbles

a total of 112,193 published words so far

16 published works on ao3 (plus more on here)

some things in the works

Top 10 Fics by Kudos

The Boyfriend Test - ADA Version

From the Top, Make it Drop

Legally Speaking

It Was a Long Time Coming (Broken Arms and Healed Hearts)

Mountains, Molehills, and Other Such Problems; A Guide on How to Stop Your Nerd Boyfriend From Rambling by Steve Harrington

Five Times Steve Refused to Acknowledge His Crush + One Time It Was Unavoidable

And Then You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth

Life is Very Short and There's No Time For Fussing and Fighting, My Friend

I Search for the Beat in This Dirty Town

Lost Cat. If Found, Please Don't Call

it's weirdly amusing to me the way the top fic has ten times the kudos of the last fic

My fandom fic events in 2023

Steddimas

steddie holiday drabbles

Eddie Month

Lex's Spicy Six Summer Fanworks Challenge

Steve Harrington Bingo

Eddie Munson Bingo

Technically but not really: kinkuary

Stranger Things Writers Guild's daily drabble prompts

started but eventually dropped out of: steddie big bang

Upcoming Events and Projects for 2024

I don't have anything in the works but I'm very open to things!!

write more of the rare pairs I'm vibing on right now

Rules & Tags below the cut!

Rules: Feel free to show whatever stats you have. Only want to show Ao3 stats? Rock on. Want to include some quantitative info instead of stats? Please do this. Want to change how yours is presented? Absolutely do that. Would rather eat glass than do this? Please don’t eat glass but don’t feel like you have to do this either.

Tag list: absolutely no pressure but @shares-a-vest @it-gets-worse-at-night @thesolarangel and anyone else who wants to do it. follow your heart

#tag games stuff

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lorifragolina · 5 months

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Fiction Masterlist

Stranger Things: Hargrove; Harringroveson; Mungrove; Steddie; Byers; Munver; Bommy; various Rare Pair WIPs

AO3 Profile

Event Related Works:

Mungrove Week

A Way back to the wild side (part 1, part 2) Pictures of us

Mungrove summer bingo

Sweet Pies (Harringroveson, 8 parts)

Eddie Munson Bingo

Jailbird (Mungrove)

Steve Harrington Bingo

Groundhog Diaries (Harringrove)

Steddie Microfic

Upside-down is a pecan cake (August) A spell and a charm (September)

Steddie Holiday Drabbles Warm up

The last campaing

Harringrove kinktober 2023

The glimpse (Prompt: Lingerie)

Metalsandwich Movie Mania

Eternally together (Ladyhawke AU)

Harringrove Movember 2023

Trust

Harringrove Holiday Exchange

The fair (for @passivenovember)

Steddie Holiday Exchange

Here's to you, Mr Harrington (for @rindecisions)

Steddie One-Shot Holiday Exchange

Pretty Big Boy (for @medusapelagia)

Rare pair Big Bang

Hot for Teacher (Stommy; art by @alicetallulatallula)

Not Event Related Works

The Miseducation of Jason Carter (Munver) Harringrove droplets (WIP series; 3 parts) A little sweat (soft Harringrove) All I want for Christmas (Harringrove Christmas Special)

#masterlist #myfanfic #my fanfic #stranger things fanfic #themadcaplaughs fics

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alicetallula · 6 months

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Stranger Things Rare Pair Big Bang 2023 - Ceramic Heart by ThatGirlWithASquid - 09.12.2023

It was such a pleasure to collab with @thatgirlwithasquid on xir fic 'Ceramic Hearts' for the @st-rarepairbang and to draw some cute and fluffy CheerGuard !😊🥺💕

Banner - Ceramic Hearts by ThatGirlWithASquid - 09.12.2023

Done using ink pens, gel pens, alcohol markers, acrylic paint pens, colored pencils and Photoshop for the title and credits

AO3 post / DeviantArt post / Instagram post / Patreon post / Pillowfort post / Twitter post

Banner as is - ceramic hearts, one with pink camelias with a crack and another with red poppies - Ceramic Hearts by ThatGirlWithASquid - 09.12.2023

Done using ink pens, gel pens, alcohol markers, acrylic paint pens and colored pencils

AO3 post / DeviantArt post / Instagram post / Patreon post / Pillowfort post / Twitter post

Cunningway making pottery - Ceramic Hearts by ThatGirlWithASquid - 09.12.2023

Done using watercolors, ink pens, gel pens, alcohol markers, acrylic paint pens, graphite pencils and a metallic watercolor

AO3 post / DeviantArt post / Instagram post / Patreon post / Pillowfort post / Twitter post

Cunningway on a coffee date - Ceramic Hearts by ThatGirlWithASquid - 09.12.2023

Done using watercolors, ink pens, gel pens, alcohol markers, acrylic paint pens, colored pencils and graphite pencils

AO3 post / DeviantArt post / Instagram post / Patreon post / Pillowfort post / Twitter post

#stranger things rarepair big bang 2023 #stranger things rare pair big bang #strpbb23 #strpbb #stranger things #cunningway #cheerguard #chrissy cunningham #heather holloway #fanart #fic illustration #tallula03's art

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st-rarepairbang · 1 year

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Join us for the 2023 Stranger Things Rare Pair Big Bang!

Focus on ships other than the top five (Steve/Eddie, Steve/Billy, Will/Mike, Eleven/Mike, Robin/Nancy)

Any ST characters welcome

Polyam ships welcome

Gen welcome

10k minimum word count

Many art types accepted

More information in our pinned post!

Schedule under the cut

July 1st, 2023 — July 31st, 2023 — Author Sign Ups July 1st, 2023 — September 15th, 2023 (or when all stories are claimed) — Artist Sign Ups July 15th, 2023 — Writing Officially Starts August 15th — 20th, 2023 — First Author Check-In (Simple summaries Due) September 15th — 20th, 2023 — Second Author Check-In (5000+ words required) September 23rd, 2023 — Artist Claims Begin (for stories at 5000+ words only) October 15th — 20th, 2023 — Third Author Check-In, First Artist Check-In November 1st — 5th, 2023 — Fourth Author Check-In, Second Artist Check-In November 15th — 20th, 2023 — Final Check-In; Stories complete, beta read, and edited; Art complete November 30th, 2023 — Posting Starts

#stranger things #jim hopper #enzo stranger things #stranger things rare pair big bang

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st-rarepairbang · 1 year

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Join us for the 2023 Stranger Things Rare Pair Big Bang!

Focus on ships other than the top five (Steve/Eddie, Steve/Billy, Will/Mike, Eleven/Mike, Robin/Nancy)

Any ST characters welcome

Polyam ships welcome

Gen welcome

10k minimum word count

Many art types accepted

More information in our pinned post!

Schedule under the cut

#stranger things #max mayfield #lucas sinclair #lumax #stranger things rare pair big bang

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st-rarepairbang · 1 year

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Join us for the 2023 Stranger Things Rare Pair Big Bang!

Focus on ships other than the top five (Steve/Eddie, Steve/Billy, Will/Mike, Eleven/Mike, Robin/Nancy)

Any ST characters welcome

Polyam ships welcome

Gen welcome

10k minimum word count

Many art types accepted

More information in our pinned post!

Schedule under the cut

#stranger things #joyce byers #murray bauman #joyce/murray #stranger things rare pair big bang

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st-rarepairbang · 1 year

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Rules/Guidelines

About The Stranger Things Rare Pair Big Bang

The Stranger Things Rare Pair Big Bang is an annual writing challenge focusing on shining a light on the less-popular ships of the fandom. Authors will complete stories of 10,000 words or more over the course of five months, and these stories are paired with artwork in a variety of media created by artists who claim the stories based on summaries. Final stories will be posted over the course of one to two weeks (depending on the number of works). At the end of the bang, all story links will be compiled into a masterpost. At that point, authors and artists will be free to share their works elsewhere.

Rules/Guidelines

Stories must be finished, beta read, edited, and incorporate their art by November 20th, 2023 in order to be included in the ST Rare Pair Big Bang posting schedule. If you believe you cannot meet the deadline, please contact the mods as early as possible to secure an extension. Failure to post your entire, completed story by your assigned posting date could lead to your exclusion from the next year’s big bang.

All ST Rare Pair Big Bang authors must have a an AO3 account for ease of posting and a frequently-checked email account. If you do not currently have an AO3 account, the Mods can provide you with a code. Artists are not required to have an AO3 account.

Participants must be 13 or older. Those participants under age 18 are asked not to submit stories or art rated above Teen/PG-13.

The submitted version of your story should be complete (all chapters posted at once), beta read, polished, and include the artwork from your artist. Graphics and traditional/digital artwork should be embedded in the story; fanmixes, podfics, and fanvids can be linked in the tumblr header and/or in the notes (on AO3).

We ask that the main pairing of your fic not be one of the big five (Steve/Eddie, Billy/Steve, Will/Mike, Eleven/Mike, or Robin/Nancy). To create this list, we chose any ship that appeared in 5,000 or more works on AO3 as of June 2023. These popular ships may appear in your story as long as they are not the main romantic focus. Any other pairings or poly relationships, as well as general fics that focus on any platonic relationships are allowed.

This bang is open to canon, alternate universe, alternate timeline, and crossover stories, as long as these stories also contain a major element recognizable from Stranger Things. Sequels to previous stories are welcome as long as the sequel can be read as a standalone story and otherwise adheres to the ST Rare Pair Big Bang guidelines.

RPF (fic involving the actors portraying the characters) is not allowed in this bang.

Reader-insert ships (/reader, x reader, /you, etc.) are not allowed in this bang.

All stories must be beta read. If you do not have a beta, you can request help from one at the Beta Request Page or on the discord.

Authors and artists are responsible for all contact between them during the course of the ST Rare Pair Big Bang. Artists are responsible for getting embedding links for their completed art to their author. Authors are responsible for providing story drafts to their artist and integrating any final artworks into their story before posting. If you have difficulty reaching your artist or author, please contact a mod.

Submitting your summary to artist claims is a commitment to finish your story. We understand that circumstances arise that can interfere with your ability to finish your story; if this happens, please contact us right away. Dropping from the ST Rare Pair Big Bang after artist claims may result in ineligibility to participate in future ST Rare Pair Big Bangs.

While changes can sometimes happen to a story during the editing process, remember that your artist is creating artwork based on the version of the draft they received. Out of courtesy to your artist, please try to communicate any major changes to the title or storyline in a timely manner.

Stories and art should not be posted elsewhere until the bang is over. You can link to the st-rarepairbang tumblr post regarding your story before that time, but please do not crosspost your story to other communities or sites before the end of the bang. This is to drive traffic to the big bang as a whole and make sure that everyone’s work gets noticed.

Whitewashing of characters will not be tolerated. Artists may be asked to adjust their color palettes if the mods deem it to be necessary.

Please do not tag or otherwise call the attention of the Stranger Things cast and crew to works other than your own, even after the big bang has ended.

For more information about the format, requirements, and schedule of this bang, please refer to the FAQ or contact a mod with any additional questions.

Participant Conduct

All participants are required to treat other participants with kindness and respect. This means no harassment, name calling, bullying, or piling on; and no ship or character bashing. Stories about all Stranger Things characters are welcome in this big bang. Violation of any of these rules will result in a warning or exclusion from the big bang, at the discretion of the moderator team.

#strpbb: admin

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st-rarepairbang · 11 months

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Join us for the 2023 Stranger Things Rare Pair Big Bang!

Focus on ships other than the top five (Steve/Eddie, Steve/Billy, Will/Mike, Eleven/Mike, Robin/Nancy)

Any ST characters welcome

Polyam ships welcome

Gen welcome

10k minimum word count

Many art types accepted

More information in our pinned post!

Schedule under the cut

#stranger things #jopper #jim hopper #joyce byers #strangerthings #stranger things rare pair big bang

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st-rarepairbang · 1 year

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Join us for the 2023 Stranger Things Rare Pair Big Bang!

Focus on ships other than the top five (Steve/Eddie, Steve/Billy, Will/Mike, Eleven/Mike, Robin/Nancy)

Any ST characters welcome

Polyam ships welcome

Gen welcome

10k minimum word count

Many art types accepted

More information in our pinned post!

Schedule under the cut

#stranger things #steve harrington #dustin henderson #dusteve #stranger things rare pair big bang

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st-rarepairbang · 1 year

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Join us for the 2023 Stranger Things Rare Pair Big Bang!

Focus on ships other than the top five (Steve/Eddie, Steve/Billy, Will/Mike, Eleven/Mike, Robin/Nancy)

Any ST characters welcome

Polyam ships welcome

Gen welcome

10k minimum word count

Many art types accepted

More information in our pinned post!

Schedule under the cut

#stranger things #max mayfield #elmax #eleven hopper #el hopper #stranger things rare pair big bang

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st-rarepairbang · 1 year

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FAQ

General

What is the Stranger Things Rare Pair Big Bang?

A big bang is a writing and art challenge pairing authors and artists to complete a long work of fiction. The ST Rare Pair Big Bang is centered around stories which take place in the Strange Things universe, focusing on less-popular pairings, with a minimum word count requirement of 10,000.

How do I sign up?

To participate as a writer, sign up at the Author Sign Up Page (TBA). Sign ups begin Saturday, July 1st, 2023 and run through Monday, July 31st, 2023.

To participate as an artist, sign up at the Artist Sign Up Page (TBA). Artist sign ups begin Saturday, July 1st, 2023 and run through Wednesday, September 20th, 2023.

Can I sign up as both an author and an artist?

You may sign up in both categories, but please be aware of your ability to balance your workload. Signing up as an artist is a commitment to the writer you claim that you will produce artwork for their story. Signing up as a writer is a commitment to the artist that claims you that you will produce a finished story to accompany that artwork.

Where is the schedule?

The schedule for this festival can be found here. If there are any questions or issues surrounding the schedule, please direct them to the mod contact post.

When and how do artists claim stories?

The Artist Claim Post will go up on Saturday, September 23rd, 2023. In order to submit your story for an artist claim, you must be at least halfway finished with your draft (5000 words). Authors will submit their story summaries during Author Check-in Number 2, summaries will be anonymized and posted, and artists will fill out a form to claim the story. All artist claims are first come, first served.

Where will the stories and artwork be posted?

All stories and their accompanying art should be posted in their entirety to Archive of Our Own, with a header linking to your story submitted to this tumblr. During the final check-in, when you have finished your works, you will claim a date and time to post your works to AO3 and the linked header to tumblr. You will be responsible for posting your own story/header at least 2, but no more than 24, hours before your assigned time. Please do not cross-promote your works until the bang is completed.

Authors

What is the minimum word count? Is there a maximum word count?

The minimum word count required for this festival is 10,000 words. There is no maximum word count.

Can I use a story I’m already writing?

No. The goal of a big bang is to create a new work of long fiction within a specific time frame. As such, stories you have begun prior to the start of the bang cannot be used. Planning, preparing, and outlining prior to the bang is allowed; beginning your story before the bang starts defeats the purpose of the challenge.

Can I write more than one story?

Signing up for more than one story is allowed, but discouraged due to the high word count requirement. You are the best judge of your writing pace, so please only sign up for what you feel is realistically achievable. Remember that submitting a summary to the Artist Claim Post is a commitment to your artist to complete your story or stories.

Where can I sign up as an author?

Please sign up using the Author Sign Up Page (TBA), beginning on Saturday, July 1st, 2023. Sign ups end on Monday, July 31st, 2023.

Is cowriting permissible?

You may sign up with one coauthor for any given story. You may also sign up for an additional story with a different cowriter, or as a solo writer, if you desire.

Which pairings are permissible?

For this big bang, the main pairing of the story should not be Steve/Eddie (Steddie), Billy/Steve (Harringrove), Will/Mike (Byler), Eleven/Mike (Mileven), or Robin/Nancy (Ronance). Collectively, these five pairings are tagged on more than two thirds of the Stranger Things completed works on AO3. You may include these big five ships as background ships, but you must tag for their presence. Any other pairings are permissible, including poly ships (OT3+) which contain the big five ships, as well as general (Gen) fics focusing on any platonic relationships. Crossovers with other fandoms are allowed for this bang. Real person fic (RPF) is not allowed. Reader-insert (/reader, /you) ships are not allowed.

Will my story definitely have art?

Due to the higher ratio of authors to artists in most big bangs, we cannot guarantee that all stories will have accompanying art. This is why we require that stories be halfway completed for submission to the Artist Claim Post. Completing half the minimum word count by Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 and writing an interesting summary will increase your chances of being claimed by an artist.

When are the check-ins, and how many words are required for each one?

The full ST Rare Pair Big Bang schedule, including check-in dates, can be found here. Check-ins are an opportunity to touch base with your artist, the other authors, and the mods, but no specific word count is required. In order to submit your story for an artist claim, however, you must have a word count of at least 5,000 words by the end of second check in on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023.

What if I don’t finish my story?

You may drop from the ST Rare Pair Big Bang at any time prior to receiving an artist claim without penalty. Dropping after art claims is unfair to your artist. If you drop after receiving your artist claim without prior contact with the mods, you may not be allowed to participate in next year’s ST Rare Pair Big Bang.

Is a beta required for my story?

Your story must be beta-read at least once before submission. If you do not already have a beta reader, you can visit our beta page (TBA) or our discord to request one.

Can I submit my story early?

You may not submit your completed story until at least 2, but no more than 24, hours before your assigned posting date and time. However, if you finish before November 15th, 2023, you will be poised to claim your posting time slot as soon as the final check-in opens. Please do not post your story to AO3 more than 24 hours before your assigned posting date/time.

Do I have a Tumblr/AO3 account to participate as an author?

All authors must have a frequently-checked email account and an AO3 account (or access to one) in order to post your finished works. AO3 accounts are free to set up and easy to use. Let the mods know if you need an invite; we have several available for use. We apologize if this is inconvenient, but previous bangs have had difficulty with posting format and consistency and this seems like the best solution to allow authors to maintain control over their own work and keep the bang running smoothly. Please provide us with an email account you check at least daily. Only the mods and your artist/author collaborator will have access to the email address you provide.

May I post my story as a series of installments over time?

No. Your entire story must be posted on AO3 before you fill out the form we will use to author its post on our tumblr. You may start posting to AO3 up to 24 hours before your time slot, in order to get all chapters posted and any formatting issues resolved. Please choose your posting slot accordingly. If you need more than 24 hours to format your story, please use AO3’s draft and preview system.

Artists

What are the art requirements for the ST Rare Pair Big Bang?

The ST Rare Pair Big Bang allows a wide array of art, with requirements based on the media. Minimums are described below.

Traditional/digital art:

One piece of cover art

A banner/header (which can be modified from the cover art if you choose)

Fanmix:

A linkable playlist with at least 5 songs (hosted on spotify, youtube, or the like)

Front and back cover art

Fanvid:

A video at least one minute long

Photoset or gifset:

At least six frames/gifs

Podfic:

A recording that covers the entire text of the story.

The summaries posted to the Artist Claim Post will include a note on any types of artwork an author prefers to receive/not to receive. Some authors may be uncomfortable with certain content (eg. nudity) or formats. Please do your best to make an artist claim that will best suit both you and your writer.

Artists are required to host their artwork on a site of their choosing (imgur, tumblr, discord, or the like), and then provide embedding links to their authors. Simply emailing your finished art files to the author is not acceptable. See below for more information.

How do I claim a story?

The Artist Claims will occur on Saturday, September 23rd, 2023. Only stories with drafts of at least 5,000 words will be posted in the claim post. The Artist Claim listings will be anonymous (no author(s) names) and will include any pairings or warnings which appear in the story. All authors will have 24 hours to submit their preferences for which story they want to claim via google form, and then stories will be assigned according to a lottery system.

How does the lottery system work?

Story summaries will be randomized into a list. We will start at the top of the list and count how many artists chose that story as their top choice. If only one artist chose that story as their top choice, they will be assigned to that story. If more than one artist has listed that story as their top choice, we will randomly pick who gets assigned to that story. For artists who are not picked for their top choice, their second choice becomes their top choice for the next round of random picks.

This is different from our previous first come, first served method of art claims in order to make the big bang more equally accessible to everyone.

Can I claim more than one story?

Please claim only one story in the first Artist Claim Round. If we still have unclaimed stories, we will make a second round claim post later that same week.

What do I do when I’m finished?

When you have completed your art, please contact your author to determine the best method for sharing your artwork. Any graphics or traditional/digital art should be embedded within the story, which requires the artwork be uploaded somewhere. There is no requirement for exactly where the artwork be uploaded (imgur.com was a popular service before recent changes, discord and tumblr can work as well), though it must be uploaded by the artist. Graphic/traditional/digital artists may also make an art masterpost on AO3; please do not post your art to AO3 until 24 hours prior to your author’s posting date/time. Artists creating a fanmix for their stories should post the link to the youtube/spotify/etc. fanmix, along with the accompanying cover art, to tumblr or AO3; your writer will include a link to the fanmix in the header of their work. Artists creating a fanvid should post their video to YouTube, preferably with a link to the author’s story in the notes.

Do I have to have an AO3 account to participate as an artist?

No, an AO3 account is not required to participate as an artist. Your works can be hosted in any location mutually desirable to you and your author, and embedded/linked within the work in the most appropriate fashion. We do need a way of contacting you, so you must provide a frequently-checked email address. We cannot allow sign-ups with only tumblr urls. Email addresses will be kept private to the mods and your author partner(s), only.

Betas

How can I offer my services to authors for this festival?

Please join our discord to connect to authors looking for beta readers!

Any other questions?

Please direct all questions to the mod contact page, and we will respond as quickly as possible.

#strpbb: admin

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