Podfic Big Bang

What is the Podfic Big Bang?

A challenge to record a fanfic (or series of fics) of a minimum of 10,000 words, between now and the last second of March 31st, 2026, UTC-12.

How do I sign up?

Just read the rules of the Dreamwidth post below and leave a comment saying you're participating. Guest posts are totally acceptable!

Please note, for newbie podficcers

Per AO3's Terms and Conditions (and basic podficcing etiquette!), you must have permission from the fanfic's original author to record their fic. If asking someone seems daunting, there's over 10,000 authors on AO3 with a Blanket Permission to Podfic statement on their profile! You can find a list of authors here, but I highly recommend using the Blanket Permission Highlighter extensions for Chrome and Firefox, to help you see at-a-glance what author's are on the BP list.

After a way-too-long hiatus, the Podfic Big Bang is back!

What is the Podfic Big Bang? The Podfic Big Bang encourages participants to make podfics of epic length; 10,000 words or more. The 2025 Podfic Big Bang will run from today, January 1st, until March 31st.

It’s been too long! And that’s on mod Kit. But I’m back and ready to GO! Now, the next Podfic Big Bang will not begin immediately. The plan is to establish a yearly schedule, and I also don’t like spanning years. So, we’re waiting for the new year! That gives you plenty of time to plan. But, since it’s been a long time, perhaps you have some questions.

Good morning, all! It's reveal day! The Podfic Big Bang is over, and it's time to revel in more podfic than you can handle!

Here is the AO3 Collection, for you to enjoy!

Thank you, everyone, for joining us. This was my first Fest as a mod, and I got such a thrill as the AO3 posts came in! Big thanks also to my co-mod, AnnabelleLocked, who kept up with your check-ins and gave me the occasional nudge to post those check-ins. 

If you haven't quite finished your podfic yet, don't worry; I'll leave the collection open until end of Tuesday, for those who needed just a little extra time. Goodness knows, I was late enough times on check-in posts, I should give you all some leeway on joining the collection!

The final check-in post is up here: https://podficbigbang.dreamwidth.org/96408.html

As for posting deadlines, here's what's coming up: February 1st: The unrevealed AO3 collection opens for submission. February 27th: Final day to submit podfics to the collection. February 28th: The AO3 collection is revealed!

Happy Check-In Day! Sorry it's so late. If you want to see/comment on the Dreamwidth post, it's here. But you can also reply to this post, or comment in the PodFiChat Discord.

New mods, who dis?

Welcome to Podfic Big Bang 2020-2021! Well...it’s been a year, hasn’t it? Sorry for starting things up so late, but with the...everything, and us new mods starting, it took a while to get going! But, Kitsune Heart and AnnabellaLocked are ready to go, and we’re looking forward to helping you all make some truly epic podfics!

What is the Podfic Big Bang?

The Podfic Big Bang encourages participants to make podfics of epic length; 10,000 words or more (more! MORE! MOAR!). Tiny podfics are nice, but sometimes you want something that is just going to suck you in for a day, a week, a month! The 2020-2021 Podfic Big Bang will run from today, September the 6th, until February 27th, 2021, with all fics being revealed on February 28th, 2021.

Sign-ups

Sign up here, starting now!

Community

We recommend you join the

PodfiChat Discord group

. There are multiple discussion channels, including one just for project and fest discussions, which is where you can keep in touch with one-another outside of check-ins!

Rules

Minimum length: 10,000 words

You may submit as many qualifying works as you wish (for those podfic robots out there).

Collaboration is okay, but please specify that you are on a team in the sign-up post, and who you will be working with (in the “Anything you think we should know?” section).

A multi-part series that adds up to 10,000 or more words is acceptable, but each part posted for PBB must not have been posted before.

So, if you’ve posted part 1 of a series, you can do parts 2+ for PBB, but part 1 does NOT count towards the word total.

Schedule

Announcement and sign-ups begin: September 6th, 2020

Check-in #1: October 10th, 2020

Check-in #2: November 11th, 2020

Check-in #3: December 19th, 2020

Art sign-ups: December 19th, 2020

Check-in #4: January 23rd, 2021

Art due: January 15th, 2020:

Collection opens: February 1st, 2020

Collection closes: February 27th, 2020

Collection revealed: February 28th, 2020

Check-ins

Along the way, we’ll have 4 check-ins. Each check-in and the final posting date are spaced 5 weeks apart, across the 25 week PBB season, so when you get to the next check-in, you’ll know you should be about 1/5th done.

Cover art

Along with check-in #3 (December 19th, 2020), we’ll be asking who wants cover art, as well as making posts around the podficcer spaces asking for art volunteers. You can also make your own cover art, collaborate with another participant to exchange cover art, or opt for no art at all.

Posting guidelines

An AO3 collection for Podfic Big Bang 2020-2021 will be opened on February 1st, 2020. This will be an open, unrevealed collection, until closing on February 27th, 2021. (If it’s still the 27th somewhere, you’re good!) On February 28th, the collection will be revealed with a BANG!

Want to talk to us directly?

The best way to contact Kitsune Heart is through Discord, particularly the PodfiChat Discord!

She is user KitsuneHeart#8371.

Hey everyone! Check in #2 is here! Comment below to let us know how you're doing. What are you planning on making (podfic, art, both, cheerleading, etc)? Have you started? How is it going? Any problems? Can we help? If you want a beta/cheerleader, please put that in the comment!

Remember that:

- This is place for you to brag about how much you’ve done, commiserate about how hard going it is, ask for help with stumbling blocks, or anything in between.

- BETAS AND CHEERLEADERS! Please check out the check-in posts for podficcers to pair up with.

- The AO3 Collection is open and you can post any time until October 31st. Podfics will be revealed on November 1.

This check-in is a place for you to brag about how much you’ve done, commiserate about how hard going it is, ask for help with stumbling blocks, or anything in between. 

- BETAS AND CHEERLEADERS! Please check out the check-in posts for podficcers to pair up with. 

 - The AO3 Collection is open and you can post any time until October 31st. Podfics will be revealed on November 1. 

2019 Podfic Big Bang Chill Edition

Hey all! It is getting time to think about Podfic Big Bang again. And think your mods have done. I have some bad news and some good news. Bad news first, despite how flush with excitement and ideas we were during/after last year’s Podfic Big Bang round (not that we implemented most of them, and had some stumbles with those we did), Real Life has come down on both of your mods hard. We want to be transparent with you, to let you know why things are different this year. This Big Bang means a lot to both of us and we want everyone to have a good experience. We wouldn’t be able to fulfill that if we tried to follow the regular template. Neither of us felt good about letting Podfic Big Bang lie fallow for a year either. So Instead we are going to try something new. Welcome to Podfic Big Bang 2019: Chill Edition! Details are below.