#mdsevents

The schedule as it currently stands is below. This schedule is subject to change depending on the situation. You will be notified of any changes.

March 3: Writer, beta and artist sign-ups begin March 24: Writer and beta sign-ups closed March 28: Brief summaries from writers for beta claims March 29-30: Beta claims March 31: Assignments May 7: Writer and beta check-in 1 May 7: Summaries due from writers for artist claims May 7: Artist sign-ups close May 9-11: Art claims May 12: Assignments June 18: Artist check-in 1 July 30: All check-in 2 August 30: Final drafts and art due September 6-7: Posting

Rules:

You must be part of the Malec Discord Server to participate in this event. 

You must be over 16 to participate and over 18 to create explicit works.

All content must be brand new and never before posted to any forum. All content must be polished and finished. No unfinished works or WIPs that you plan on continuing later will be accepted. Works that are added chapters/continuations of previously published works are not permitted unless they can be viewed/read as a standalone. 

Plagiarism and AI content will not be tolerated. All content must be the creator’s own original work. 

Writers are asked not to talk about their projects until after claims with anyone participating in this event to keep beta/artist claims fair. 

All content must focus on Shadowhunters universe characters (show and/or book verse.)

All Shadowhunters characters/ships are accepted. OCs/borrowed characters will be accepted as minor characters. 

AUs and crossovers are accepted as long as the Shadowhunters characters are the main focus.

Content of any rating and subject matter is accepted, but participants must make sure to include any relevant warnings throughout the entire event (I.e. warnings for betas/artists during matching) and properly tag their work. 

No blatantly hateful content of any kind. 

All participants are required to check-in with moderators at least twice throughout the event. All check-ins are integral to continuing to participate in the event. 

All participants must communicate readily with their assigned partners and vice versa. This is a collaborative effort. All participants must be open to the ideas of their partners. 

When you sign up for this event you are making a commitment to yourself, the mods, and your future partners to meet all posted deadlines and to communicate with the mods and your partners regularly. Please don’t sign up for the event unless you are confident that you can fully participate and be honest with yourself about what you can commit to. 

Please respect the mods and anyone working with you throughout this event. Certain complaints may disqualify you from this event. 

The password to make sure you’ve read/understand all rules is SHMB25. Remember this when you sign up. 

Writer Specific Rules:

Writers must write a minimum of 5,000 words to participate in this event. There is no maximum limit but please keep in mind the time constraints.

Submitted summaries (provided at check-ins) should provide a solid framework of what your fic is about and the final fic should not deviate too much from those summaries. In the event that it does, please contact a moderator and your partners. This is to ensure all partners are comfortable with their role throughout the event. 

Writers are expected to be respectful of their partners’ ideas. Writers will make all final decisions on their fics, but this event is a collaborative effort.

Artist Specific Rules:

Accepted forms of submitted art include: 

- Digital/physical art: 1 piece, 500px minimum

- Photomanipulation: 1 piece with significant editing

- Gifsets: 4 gifs (without watermarks)

- Moodboards: 6 graphics

- Video: 1 minute

- Playlists: 10 songs and a graphic

If you are inspired by your writer to create a piece of art not on this list, please feel free to reach out to a mod.  

Artists are expected to be respectful of writer’s ideas. Writers will make all final decisions on their fics, but this event is a collaborative effort.

Artists will need somewhere to host their work so that it can be embedded on AO3. Examples will be provided closer to posting date, if needed. 

The Shadowhunters Mini Bang 2025 is a collaborative fandom event that combines fandom talents! Writers create never-before-seen fic that artists will find inspiration in and together, they create magic.

You must be a part of the Malec Discord Server to participate. You must be over 16 to participate and over 18 to create explicit works.

The schedule as it currently stands is below. This schedule is subject to change depending on the situation. You will be notified of any changes.

May 7: Artist sign-ups close May 9-11: Art claims May 12: Assignments June 18: Artist check-in 1 July 30: All check-in 2 August 30: Final drafts and art due September 6-7: Posting

Rules:

You must be part of the Malec Discord Server to participate in this event. 

You must be over 16 to participate and over 18 to create explicit works.

All content must be brand new and never before posted to any forum. All content must be polished and finished. No unfinished works or WIPs that you plan on continuing later will be accepted. Works that are added chapters/continuations of previously published works are not permitted unless they can be viewed/read as a standalone. 

Plagiarism and AI content will not be tolerated. All content must be the creator’s own original work. 

Writers are asked not to talk about their projects until after claims with anyone participating in this event to keep beta/artist claims fair. 

All content must focus on Shadowhunters universe characters (show and/or book verse.)

All Shadowhunters characters/ships are accepted. OCs/borrowed characters will be accepted as minor characters. 

AUs and crossovers are accepted as long as the Shadowhunters characters are the main focus.

Content of any rating and subject matter is accepted, but participants must make sure to include any relevant warnings throughout the entire event (I.e. warnings for betas/artists during matching) and properly tag their work. 

No blatantly hateful content of any kind. 

All participants are required to check-in with moderators at least twice throughout the event. All check-ins are integral to continuing to participate in the event. 

All participants must communicate readily with their assigned partners and vice versa. This is a collaborative effort. All participants must be open to the ideas of their partners. 

When you sign up for this event you are making a commitment to yourself, the mods, and your future partners to meet all posted deadlines and to communicate with the mods and your partners regularly. Please don’t sign up for the event unless you are confident that you can fully participate and be honest with yourself about what you can commit to. 

Please respect the mods and anyone working with you throughout this event. Certain complaints may disqualify you from this event. 

The password to make sure you’ve read/understand all rules is SHMB25. Remember this when you sign up. 

Artist Specific Rules:

Accepted forms of submitted art include: 

- Digital/physical art: 1 piece, 500px minimum

- Photomanipulation: 1 piece with significant editing

- Gifsets: 4 gifs (without watermarks)

- Moodboards: 6 graphics

- Video: 1 minute

- Playlists: 10 songs and a graphic

If you are inspired by your writer to create a piece of art not on this list, please feel free to reach out to a mod.  

Artists are expected to be respectful of writer’s ideas. Writers will make all final decisions on their fics, but this event is a collaborative effort.

Artists will need somewhere to host their work so that it can be embedded on AO3. Examples will be provided closer to posting date, if needed. 

The schedule as it currently stands is below. This schedule is subject to change depending on the situation. You will be notified of any changes.

May 7: Artist sign-ups close May 9-11: Art claims May 12: Assignments June 18: Artist check-in 1 July 30: All check-in 2 August 30: Final drafts and art due September 6-7: Posting

Rules:

You must be part of the Malec Discord Server to participate in this event. 

You must be over 16 to participate and over 18 to create explicit works.

All content must be brand new and never before posted to any forum. All content must be polished and finished. No unfinished works or WIPs that you plan on continuing later will be accepted. Works that are added chapters/continuations of previously published works are not permitted unless they can be viewed/read as a standalone. 

Plagiarism and AI content will not be tolerated. All content must be the creator’s own original work. 

Writers are asked not to talk about their projects until after claims with anyone participating in this event to keep beta/artist claims fair. 

All content must focus on Shadowhunters universe characters (show and/or book verse.)

All Shadowhunters characters/ships are accepted. OCs/borrowed characters will be accepted as minor characters. 

AUs and crossovers are accepted as long as the Shadowhunters characters are the main focus.

Content of any rating and subject matter is accepted, but participants must make sure to include any relevant warnings throughout the entire event (I.e. warnings for betas/artists during matching) and properly tag their work. 

No blatantly hateful content of any kind. 

All participants are required to check-in with moderators at least twice throughout the event. All check-ins are integral to continuing to participate in the event. 

All participants must communicate readily with their assigned partners and vice versa. This is a collaborative effort. All participants must be open to the ideas of their partners. 

When you sign up for this event you are making a commitment to yourself, the mods, and your future partners to meet all posted deadlines and to communicate with the mods and your partners regularly. Please don’t sign up for the event unless you are confident that you can fully participate and be honest with yourself about what you can commit to. 

Please respect the mods and anyone working with you throughout this event. Certain complaints may disqualify you from this event. 

The password to make sure you’ve read/understand all rules is SHMB25. Remember this when you sign up. 

Artist Specific Rules:

Accepted forms of submitted art include: 

- Digital/physical art: 1 piece, 500px minimum

- Photomanipulation: 1 piece with significant editing

- Gifsets: 4 gifs (without watermarks)

- Moodboards: 6 graphics

- Video: 1 minute

- Playlists: 10 songs and a graphic

If you are inspired by your writer to create a piece of art not on this list, please feel free to reach out to a mod.  

Artists are expected to be respectful of writer’s ideas. Writers will make all final decisions on their fics, but this event is a collaborative effort.

Artists will need somewhere to host their work so that it can be embedded on AO3. Examples will be provided closer to posting date, if needed. 

The schedule as it currently stands is below. This schedule is subject to change depending on the situation. You will be notified of any changes.

March 3: Writer, beta and artist sign-ups begin March 24: Writer and beta sign-ups closed March 28: Brief summaries from writers for beta claims March 29-30: Beta claims March 31: Assignments May 7: Writer and beta check-in 1 May 7: Summaries due from writers for artist claims May 7: Artist sign-ups close May 9-11: Art claims May 12: Assignments June 18: Artist check-in 1 July 30: All check-in 2 August 30: Final drafts and art due September 6-7: Posting

Rules:

You must be part of the Malec Discord Server to participate in this event. 

You must be over 16 to participate and over 18 to create explicit works.

All content must be brand new and never before posted to any forum. All content must be polished and finished. No unfinished works or WIPs that you plan on continuing later will be accepted. Works that are added chapters/continuations of previously published works are not permitted unless they can be viewed/read as a standalone. 

Plagiarism and AI content will not be tolerated. All content must be the creator’s own original work. 

Writers are asked not to talk about their projects until after claims with anyone participating in this event to keep beta/artist claims fair. 

All content must focus on Shadowhunters universe characters (show and/or book verse.)

All Shadowhunters characters/ships are accepted. OCs/borrowed characters will be accepted as minor characters. 

AUs and crossovers are accepted as long as the Shadowhunters characters are the main focus.

Content of any rating and subject matter is accepted, but participants must make sure to include any relevant warnings throughout the entire event (I.e. warnings for betas/artists during matching) and properly tag their work. 

No blatantly hateful content of any kind. 

All participants are required to check-in with moderators at least twice throughout the event. All check-ins are integral to continuing to participate in the event. 

All participants must communicate readily with their assigned partners and vice versa. This is a collaborative effort. All participants must be open to the ideas of their partners. 

When you sign up for this event you are making a commitment to yourself, the mods, and your future partners to meet all posted deadlines and to communicate with the mods and your partners regularly. Please don’t sign up for the event unless you are confident that you can fully participate and be honest with yourself about what you can commit to. 

Please respect the mods and anyone working with you throughout this event. Certain complaints may disqualify you from this event. 

The password to make sure you’ve read/understand all rules is SHMB25. Remember this when you sign up. 

Writer Specific Rules:

Writers must write a minimum of 5,000 words to participate in this event. There is no maximum limit but please keep in mind the time constraints.

Submitted summaries (provided at check-ins) should provide a solid framework of what your fic is about and the final fic should not deviate too much from those summaries. In the event that it does, please contact a moderator and your partners. This is to ensure all partners are comfortable with their role throughout the event. 

Writers are expected to be respectful of their partners’ ideas. Writers will make all final decisions on their fics, but this event is a collaborative effort.

Artist Specific Rules:

Accepted forms of submitted art include: 

- Digital/physical art: 1 piece, 500px minimum

- Photomanipulation: 1 piece with significant editing

- Gifsets: 4 gifs (without watermarks)

- Moodboards: 6 graphics

- Video: 1 minute

- Playlists: 10 songs and a graphic

If you are inspired by your writer to create a piece of art not on this list, please feel free to reach out to a mod.  

Artists are expected to be respectful of writer’s ideas. Writers will make all final decisions on their fics, but this event is a collaborative effort.

Artists will need somewhere to host their work so that it can be embedded on AO3. Examples will be provided closer to posting date, if needed. 

The schedule as it currently stands is below. This schedule is subject to change depending on the situation. You will be notified of any changes.

March 3: Writer, beta and artist sign-ups begin March 24: Writer and beta sign-ups closed March 28: Brief summaries from writers for beta claims March 29-30: Beta claims March 31: Assignments May 7: Writer and beta check-in 1 May 7: Summaries due from writers for artist claims May 7: Artist sign-ups close May 9-11: Art claims May 12: Assignments June 18: Artist check-in 1 July 30: All check-in 2 August 30: Final drafts and art due September 6-7: Posting

Rules:

You must be part of the Malec Discord Server to participate in this event. 

You must be over 16 to participate and over 18 to create explicit works.

All content must be brand new and never before posted to any forum. All content must be polished and finished. No unfinished works or WIPs that you plan on continuing later will be accepted. Works that are added chapters/continuations of previously published works are not permitted unless they can be viewed/read as a standalone. 

Plagiarism and AI content will not be tolerated. All content must be the creator’s own original work. 

Writers are asked not to talk about their projects until after claims with anyone participating in this event to keep beta/artist claims fair. 

All content must focus on Shadowhunters universe characters (show and/or book verse.)

All Shadowhunters characters/ships are accepted. OCs/borrowed characters will be accepted as minor characters. 

AUs and crossovers are accepted as long as the Shadowhunters characters are the main focus.

Content of any rating and subject matter is accepted, but participants must make sure to include any relevant warnings throughout the entire event (I.e. warnings for betas/artists during matching) and properly tag their work. 

No blatantly hateful content of any kind. 

All participants are required to check-in with moderators at least twice throughout the event. All check-ins are integral to continuing to participate in the event. 

All participants must communicate readily with their assigned partners and vice versa. This is a collaborative effort. All participants must be open to the ideas of their partners. 

When you sign up for this event you are making a commitment to yourself, the mods, and your future partners to meet all posted deadlines and to communicate with the mods and your partners regularly. Please don’t sign up for the event unless you are confident that you can fully participate and be honest with yourself about what you can commit to. 

Please respect the mods and anyone working with you throughout this event. Certain complaints may disqualify you from this event. 

The password to make sure you’ve read/understand all rules is SHMB25. Remember this when you sign up. 

Writer Specific Rules:

Writers must write a minimum of 5,000 words to participate in this event. There is no maximum limit but please keep in mind the time constraints.

Submitted summaries (provided at check-ins) should provide a solid framework of what your fic is about and the final fic should not deviate too much from those summaries. In the event that it does, please contact a moderator and your partners. This is to ensure all partners are comfortable with their role throughout the event. 

Writers are expected to be respectful of their partners’ ideas. Writers will make all final decisions on their fics, but this event is a collaborative effort.

Artist Specific Rules:

Accepted forms of submitted art include: 

- Digital/physical art: 1 piece, 500px minimum

- Photomanipulation: 1 piece with significant editing

- Gifsets: 4 gifs (without watermarks)

- Moodboards: 6 graphics

- Video: 1 minute

- Playlists: 10 songs and a graphic

If you are inspired by your writer to create a piece of art not on this list, please feel free to reach out to a mod.  

Artists are expected to be respectful of writer’s ideas. Writers will make all final decisions on their fics, but this event is a collaborative effort.

Artists will need somewhere to host their work so that it can be embedded on AO3. Examples will be provided closer to posting date, if needed. 

How will it work? On Thursday, February 1st, sign-ups will open for a bingo card. In your sign-up, you will be asked a few questions including what size bingo card you’d like (3x3 or 5x5). You will then receive a bingo card from one of the Mods to your preferred method of contact within 3-5 days. Sign-ups will remain open until Thursday, February 29th. From there, you’ll have until Monday, September 30, to complete what you can on your bingo card! 

What if I don’t like my prompts? You may request 3 (for 3x3 cards) or 5 (for 5x5 cards) replacement prompts at one time. If you need more than 3-5 prompts replaced, you will be sent an entirely new card. This can only happen once. If you receive a new card, you can request 3-5 replacement prompts again for the last time. You can request changes to your board until March 31st, a month after sign-ups close. 

Can I sign up if I’m under 18? Yes! Anyone is able to receive a bingo card, but you must be over the age of 18 to request NSFW prompts or submit NSFW fills. You also must be over the age of 16 to join the Malec Server. 

Are there any content restrictions? This bingo is open to all creations; fic, art, gifs, videos, moodboards, playlists, cosplay, physical art, etc. All bingo fills must be Shadowhunters-related. Any ships/characters/ratings are permitted as long as they are properly tagged. RPF is not allowed for this event. 

Am I required to get a bingo or blackout my card? Not at all! You can fill as little or as many prompts as you have the time/energy to complete. This is low to no stress. Low risk, high reward. HAVE FUN. 

Can I combine prompts? Each prompt needs to be its own fill, but you can post a multi-chapter fic or art series with one prompt per chapter/piece. 

What if I black out my entire card before the final posting date? Congrats! You did it! You can either be done OR ask for a second bingo card. 

Minimum requirements: 

Fic: 500 words

Digital/physical art: 1 piece

Photomanipulation: 1 piece

Gifsets: 2 gifs

Moodboards: 4 images

Video: 30 seconds

Playlists: 10 songs 

Podfic: 500 words (with author’s permission)

Rules: 

You must be over 18 to request NSFW prompts and submit NSFW fills. You have to be over 16 to join the Malec Server. 

Any Shadowhunters-related ships/characters/ratings are permitted as long as they are tagged appropriately. 

You may create works based off of the show, books, or movies, but no RPF is allowed. 

You may request a 3x3 card (8 prompts) or a 5x5 card (24 prompts). 

You may request 3 (for 3x3) or 5 (for 5x5) replacement prompts at one time. 

If you need more than 3-5 prompts replaced, you will be sent an entirely new card.

This can only happen once. If you receive a new card, you can request 3-5 replacement prompts again for the last time. 

You can request changes to your board until March 31st, a month after sign-ups close. 

Each card has one “FREE SPACE” to be used as a wildcard where you can submit any creation that follows the rules of the event.

Each prompt needs to be its own completed fill, but you can post a multi-chapter fic or art series with one prompt per chapter/piece.

Each fill must be NEW during the bingo posting period. No past creations may be used as a fill.

Fills can be combined with other events (i.e. Femslash February, Any Fandom Bingo, Trope-specific bingos, etc.) only if the other event allows it and you meet the minimum requirements for both events.

Prompts can be interpreted as literally or figuratively as you like (I.e. A/B/O meaning a frat house, or falling to your knees in the sense of lust, despair, clumsiness, etc.) If you think it fits, it probably fits. 

All bingo fills must be added to the AO3 collection. If posted on Tumblr/Twitter, the Malec Discord Server must be tagged (@malecdiscordserver/@MalecServer).

General Rules:

You must be part of the Malec Discord Server to participate in this event.

You must be over 16 to participate and over 18 to create explicit works.

All content must be brand new and never before posted to any forum. All content must be polished and finished. No unfinished works or WIPs that you plan on continuing later will be accepted. Works that are added chapters/continuations of previously published works are not permitted unless they can be viewed/read as a standalone.

All AI content is prohibited.

Artists are asked not to talk about their projects until after claims with anyone participating in this event to keep writer claims fair.

All content must focus on Shadowhunters universe characters.

All Shadowhunters characters/ships are accepted. OCs/borrowed characters will be accepted as minor characters.

AUs and crossovers are accepted as long as the Shadowhunters characters are the main focus.

Content of any rating and subject matter is accepted, but participants must make sure to include any relevant warnings and properly tag their work.

No blatantly hateful content of any kind.

Artists must communicate readily with their assigned writer and vice versa. This is a collaborative effort and writers must be open to the ideas the artists have. The same courtesy is asked of artists.

When you sign up for this event you are making a commitment to yourself, the Mods, and your future partner(s) to meet all posted deadlines and to communicate with the Mods and your partner(s) regularly. Please don’t sign up for the event unless you are confident that you can fully participate and be honest with yourself about what you can commit to.

Please respect the Mods and anyone working with you throughout this event. Certain complaints may disqualify you from this event.

The password to make sure you understand all rules is SHRB24. Remember this when you sign up.

Writer Specific Rules:

Writers must write a minimum of 4,000 words to participate in this event. There is no maximum limit but please keep in mind the time constraints of this event.

Writers are expected to be respectful of the artists’ ideas, likes, dislikes, and rating preferences. Writers are expected to be in contact with their artist about specific changes/ideas they might have along the way.

Writers must base their fics off of the art prompt they claim. For example, if the art features Clary as an art student, the fic should not be Malec-focused with Clary attending an art school in the background. The fic should be primarily about Clary being an art student.

Writers signing up for the event may not get their first pick when assigned art. Please be mindful of this! Ending your commitment because of this is not permitted and if you feel this will be an issue you should not sign up for the event.

Plagiarism and AI content will not be tolerated. All content must be the writer’s own original work.

Artist Specific Rules:

Artists must create at least one finished project and no more than two finished projects for this event.

Accepted forms of submitted art include:

Digital/physical art: 1 piece, 500px minimum

Photomanipulation: 1 piece with significant editing

Gifsets: 4 gifs (without watermarks)

Moodboards: 6 graphics

Video: 1 minute

Playlists: 10 songs and a graphic

Abstract art/line art, original songs, and poems will also be accepted as long as the prompt given to accompany it gives a clear picture for the writer.

Artists are expected to be respectful of the writer’s ideas. Artists are expected to be in contact with their writers about specific changes/ideas they might have along the way.

Artists will need somewhere to host their work so that it can be embedded on AO3.

Plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you are in need of stock images for your project please make sure that they are open source and that you provide the proper credits and sources. For gif creators using online gif makers, please remove watermarks before posting.

AI art is strictly prohibited.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do I have to be a part of the Malec Discord Server to participate? All continuous communication for this event will be provided in a special category in the MDS. This includes all announcements, reminders, and ongoing requirements. If you want to join but don’t want access to the entire server, you can be given a Discord role based on your role in this event so the rest of the server is not accessible to you.

Sign-ups haven’t closed yet but I’m so excited about this challenge and really want to begin. Can I start working now? Artists are free to begin their piece(s) as soon as they read through the rules and requirements! Writers, unfortunately, will have to until they are matched with an artist, but we appreciate your enthusiasm for this event!

Can I sign up for more than one role? Absolutely. Many bang participants sign up for multiple roles as long as you believe you can complete all pieces before the assigned deadline(s).

What if someone doesn’t have a match? In the event that the art prompts outnumber writers, we will do several rounds of claiming so that every art prompt has a writer. If writers outnumber art prompts, we will open up the art prompts so that more than one writer is assigned to the same artist or ask artists if they are interested in completing more art. Every artist will be matched with at least one writer and vice versa.

What if I’m matched with an art prompt/partner I don’t want? The Mods (and most artists) would never want someone to create something that makes them uncomfortable, so if there is an art prompt that you don’t want to be matched with, don’t choose it during claims.

If you have any legitimate concerns about a partner (i.e. harassment or rude behavior), we ask that you please notify the Mods. Intervention by the Mods will not occur simply because of disliking story/design choices or the content they’re producing. Mods will not allow any rude or dismissive behavior by any participant. Please just be nice and work hard to help each other.

Can I repost old art or reuse/add to a WIP? No, All content must be brand new and never before posted to any forum. More on this in the rules.

What if I’m not around when claims occur? Claims will span three days and will not be on a first come first serve basis so as long as you are able to submit your interest in those three days, chances are you’ll be matched with one of your top three choices.

What if I’m not positive I can finish within the deadline? When you sign up for this event you are making a commitment to yourself, the Mods, and your future partner(s) to meet all posted deadlines and to communicate with the Mods and your partner(s) regularly. Please don’t sign up for the event unless you are confident that you can fully participate and be honest with yourself about what you can commit to.

What if something comes up after claims and I need to drop out? We understand that dropping out due to unforeseen circumstances can and will happen. We are/have always been very understanding when this happens and are willing to work with you. The quicker you let us know, the more options the Mods have.