Kris Claycore

May 1 to May 31 - Sign-ups June 16 + 17 - Blurb Auction June 24 - Teams Assigned June 24 to October 30 - Official Creation Period November 3 - Posting Period Begins

★ A more in-depth schedule can be found on our Carrd

Signing up-

Sign-ups will run from the beginning of May to the end of May. That is 30 days to contemplate participation.

Creatives will choose a tier at their time of sign-up. Everyone must reach their tier minimum but are welcome to surpass their goals to create as much content as they would like. Tiers will look like this:

Tier 1 - a minimum of 10,000 words or a minimum of 1 fully rendered piece of art Tier 2 - a minimum of 25,000 words or a minimum of 2 fully rendered pieces of art Tier 3 - a minimum of 50,000 words or a minimum of 3 fully rendered pieces of art

As soon as you complete the form, writers are welcome to begin drafting, although they will not be able to join the Discord server until the first week of June when invitations are sent out.

Upon arrival to the Discord server, participants will have a week to settle, select their roles, and complete polls for server-wide activities. Writers should have a blurb completed and submitted by June 13.

Blurb Auction-

The auction will be held a week or so after everyone has joined the Discord and when writers have submitted 1 to 2 fic concepts in the form of a blurb. Blurbs will be displayed anonymously in a spreadsheet that all creatives will have access to.

Blurbs are expected to come with an Ao3-like rating for general audiences, teen and up audiences, and mature audiences; as well as two to three relevant genre tags and any relevant content warnings. Works containing sexual encounters and heavy graphic violence will not be allowed in the main event.

Artists will then consider the blurbs and their respected tags and rank the up to 5 pitches they would like to work with in a google form. Depending on the ratio of artists to writers, artists who volunteer may be placed in more than one team.

Team Assignments-

Teams are created based heavily on the auction results and loosely on a writer’s tier.

There will be 1 writer to a team and the potential of up to 2 artists. This, of course, will fully depend on sign-ups and is not written in stone. Results from the interest check forecast a larger number of artists than writers, and the size of teams will only be determined after sign-ups close. If two writers would like to work together, please reach out to a moderator.

Beta Readers and Pinch Hitters will be welcomed later on in the creation period. When needed, the addition of a pinch hitter can be requested for a team. Beta readers will not be designated to a team and will work on a volunteer basis.

Writers - this event is not a free commission for artwork. You are expected to work side-by-side with your artist teammates and create a story you are all proud of. This is not just an event to create scarian content, but to meet other creators with similar interests.

The Creation Period-

When teams are formed and everyone has settled into their private channels or threads, the creation period will begin. The first team check-in will be July 22 and will only require proof of a written draft, a layout of scenes, or sketches. Check-ins two, three, and four will ask for different information from different tiers.

Finalized pieces will be posted in an Ao3 Collection. Everyone is encouraged to post their creations on their social medias, including tags for the big bang and who they collaborated with. Authors who stay anonymous on Ao3 are welcome to post to the collection anonymously as well.

All writers will claim a posting date near the end of October. This date will coincide with your last chapter update. If you have a one-shot then the claim will be the date of your posting. All fics must be fully posted by your claimed posting date and artworks are expected to follow these times as well. When the time comes, please discuss your preferred claims with your team. Different tiers will have different claim restrictions.

All works must be posted by the end of 2026!

Everything the Light Touches welcomes you! Thank you for your consideration. 💫

Previously answered questions can be found in the sandbox >

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