Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2026

Hi Anonymous,

Please email us.

Hi Anonymous,

You could simply message your author and politely ask if they have any snippets to share. It’s possible they’re not finished writing yet or just haven’t thought to share anything. We are almost positive they’d gladly share something with you.

Yes, some collabs do go through the entire summer with without really sharing much about the fic. It can be a grey exciting surprise on reveal day. Each team is different. It’s best to just ask.

Hi dreamw0rms,

Art can be posted outside of the discord server on August 26th. Typically artists build some suspense and hype by posting it to tumblr or another platform along with “look for accompanying fic”, which they link back once that’s revealed.

The fic (and art: either embedded with in the fic or posted separately and linked to the fic) needs to be posted to the TRSB26 AO3 collection by August 30. The fic will remain unrevealed until September 5.

Other deadlines to keep in mind are:

Final artwork is due to authors on August 9. Just share it with your author.

Final check in is on August 16. Both the artist and author must check in separately at this one.

Hi anonymous,

Hi!

Hi Anonymous,

No, TRSB does not allow the use of Generative AI for artwork or written pieces.

Hi Nonny!

Finished art pieces do not need to be posted to the mods, you may safely hold onto it until closer to reveals! Some dates to keep in mind (for you and for other artists who wonder):

August 9th: Artists must have shared the final art with their authors by this date – but don’t post it yet!

26: Art Can Be Posted Artworks can be posted to your preferred platform on or after this date (but before they are due in the collection). Artists should ensure that their author has received a link to the art for embedding or linking in the finished fic as agreed upon before August 30th (deadline for posting the fic to the collection).

Hi Anon,

We miss you too. You can still sign up as a treat maker, beta reader, or art/writing pitch hitter to get a Discord invite and join in on the fun this summer.

We need all three roles.

Hi Goschatewabn,

Sign up as a pitch hitter to get the Discord and gallery invites and jump in on 3rd claims at 17:00 UTC.

Hi Nonnie,

You are not obligated to claim art and participate just because you signed up. If you do not think there is anything you can write at least 5k about, we would not fault you for stepping away.

Hi Softie!

What a sweet thing to post! It’s nice to be appreciated.

Author Sign Ups close on May 20th!

If you want to join us this summer as an author, please click the link below to join the chaos fun!

Sign Up Here

Hi Nonnie,

Usually we go to second and third claims for artwork, so writers typically end up with their 1st or 2nd picks plus more. The only way an author might not up with a fic is if they only try and claim 1 or 2 art pieces and do not want to try for another art claim later. Note: We have more artwork than authors. We expect most authors to claim two or so arts.

Two authors cannot claim the same art, but authors may write treats for any artwork. No word limit or limit on how many treats can be written.

Hi Kieran,

It may have expired if you waited a bit to join. Email us again (so we remember) and we will get you an updated link.

Thanks!

TRSB26 Art Gallery is Live

Prospective authors, come browse this year’s art gallery, fall in love with something beautiful, devastating, or devastatingly beautiful and start plotting your claims strategies for next Saturday.

Huge thanks to all of our artists for such a gorgeous gallery this year. Claims are going to be brutal in the best possible way.

this is so exciting

good luck mods ! thank you so much for organising this evenet

H Nonnie,

TRSB is usually a pretty large event between artists, authors, and everyone in between. We’re glad you’re here.