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Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Corroded Coffin Fest: June Microfic Challenge

[ knot || 586 words ]

For this event, you must use the word knot in your fic, in any context of your choosing, and it must be exactly 586 words.

You are welcome to submit as many fics as you'd like during the month, but each entry must be separate, standalone, and fit the exact word count.

I will check each entry through wordcounter.net.

Please use this tool before hitting submit on your entries! Your word processor/ao3 will very likely have a different number. Whatever wordcounter.net says is gospel, to make the playing field even for everyone.

Anything that is not exactly the word count will not be reblogged or counted for this event. Please double check you work before posting so I don't have to message you, causing delays. Thanks!

This event takes place from June 1-30, 2026.

You can interpret the prompt any way you'd like, as long as you've focused on one or more members of Corroded Coffin.

GUIDELINES:

Please tag us here at @corrodedcoffinfest when you post your entries so we can reblog them!

There is a strict 586 word count for this challenge.

You'll get a comment from this blog with a "🪢" when it's been checked and added to the queue.

Submissions can be connected to other works, but they should still be able to stand totally alone.

Feel free to use the ao3 collection after you've been reblogged here!

All submissions should include any pairings featured, a rating and any content warnings (CW) or tags that you think are appropriate. All explicit material needs be under a cut.

Headers make my life easier when doing our masterlists, and a sample of one could look something like this:

Prompt: Knot | Word Count: 586 | Rating: T | POV: Eddie | Relationships: None | CW: None | Tags: Eddie is all tied up.

FOR THE ARTISTS:

Art is definitely welcome, but it also needs to have a limiting factor, like the strict word count on the fic entries.

So, for this challenge, your piece must be monochromatic. Pick one color and go for it to make a piece that somehow fits the word knot!

Corroded Coffin Fest Pop-Up: A Million Words and Counting...

A million words. Six zeros behind that one.

The theme for this surprise pop-up event is Million, which is the number of words we have now surpassed as a group for our Corroded Coffin Fest Events! Look at that! Amazing work, everyone.

(I've had this event in my drafts for months just waiting for us to hit this milestone, and now we have! 🎉)

This event takes place for 11.5 days (roughly 1 million seconds!) from right now until June 12th.

You can interpret the prompt in any way you'd like, as long as you've focused on one or more members of Corroded Coffin.

GUIDELINES:

Please tag us here at @corrodedcoffinfest when you post your entries so we can reblog them!

There is no word limit for this challenge.

You'll get a comment from this blog with a "🎉" when it's been checked and added to the queue.

Submissions can be connected to other prompts or works, but they should still be able to stand alone.

Feel free to use the ao3 collection after you've been reblogged here!

All submissions should include any pairings featured, a rating and any content warnings (CW) or tags that you think are appropriate. Also include the the song you chose! (Whoops, no required song for this one, lol.) All explicit material needs be under a cut. Headers make my life easier, and a sample of one could look something like this:

Prompt: Million | Word Count: 3421 | Rating: T | POV: Gareth | Relationships: Gareth & Eddie | CW: None | Tags: Famous Corroded Coffin, Record Deal

For the artists! Art is definitely welcome! Any entries for the prompt must be focused on at least one Corroded Coffin member, and fit the prompt and guidelines.

Please submit your entries between now and 11:59 PM EST on June 12, 2026.

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