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FAQ

What is a Flash Fest? This is a low-pressure fan creation event that’s open to any and all participants— no need for signups, just pick a prompt and get creating!

How do I participate? Simply post your creation on one of the scheduled posting days and tag it with #SailOutSummer26 so we can share it to our socials, or add your fic to our SailOutSummer25 AO3 collection!

What is allowed? Fics, fanart, edits, poetry, gifsets, etc — we welcome any and all forms of creative media! Is there a required word count? We accept works with a minimum of 350 words. There is no max word count limit — we want to encourage creative freedom, so write to your heart’s content!

Is NSFW ok? Yes! Just make sure that all works are tagged appropriately!

RULES

Ditch the canon timeline! This event is designed to celebrate the parts of the expedition we don’t get to see on screen, so anything before the ships enter the Passage is fair game, as is anything after they disappear (or return home— Ross Ex Machina and other fix-it AUs are encouraged!)

Prompts are inspiration, not restraints! Every week of the event, we will be posting a quote from one of the Franklin Expedition letters along with two additional single-phrase prompts to help get your creativity flowing. While we do encourage tying one or more of these prompts into your work, it’s by no means a requirement. Prompts are not time-limited, either— feel free to mix and match to your heart’s content!

Get historical with it! While this is technically a Terror fan event, we encourage historical RPF as well— just make sure that all works are tagged appropriately!

Tag us! Use the #SailOutSummer26 tag on any of our social media platforms when you post your work so that we can find and share it! Posting days for the event are June 20 and July 22, but feel free to share WIPs during the creation period to your heart’s content!