Sign-ups are still open for the SPN Bang Bang, a Supernatural mini-bang featuring explicit stories (with or without plot!) featuring any pairing or grouping from SPN (with some content restrictions: no incest, no underage pairings, no nonconsensual graphic torture).
Artists will create at least 1 piece of art per fic they claim.
All materials and art styles are welcomed.
While the stories will be explicit, the art doesn’t have to be, as long as it reflects the story.
Sign-ups are still open for the SPN Bang Bang, a Supernatural mini-bang featuring explicit stories (with or without plot!) featuring any pairing or grouping from SPN (with some content restrictions: no incest, no underage pairings, no nonconsensual graphic torture).
Artists will create at least 1 piece of art per fic they claim.
All materials and art styles are welcomed.
While the stories will be explicit, the art doesn’t have to be, as long as it reflects the story.
Sign-ups are still open for the SPN Bang Bang, a Supernatural mini-bang featuring explicit stories (with or without plot!) featuring any pairing or grouping from SPN (with some content restrictions: no incest, no underage pairings, no nonconsensual graphic torture).
Artists will create at least 1 piece of art per fic they claim.
All materials and art styles are welcomed.
While the stories will be explicit, the art doesn’t have to be, as long as it reflects the story.
Follow@spnbangbang for more information … . if you dare.
Introducing a mini-bang featuring explicit stories (with or without plot!) featuring any pairing or grouping from SPN (with some content restrictions: no incest, no underage pairings, no nonconsensual graphic torture). Au/crossover fics welcome!
Introducing a bang featuring explicit stories (with or without plot!) featuring any pariing or grouping from SPN (with some content restrictions: no incest, no underage pairings, no nonconsensual graphic torture). Au/crossover fics welcome!
To set the mood, reblog with your favorite tag (the one that has you rushing for the bookmark button). What tag floats your boat? Tickles your pickle? Revs your Impala?
The SPN Bang Bang is open to participants of all levels of experience. There are no prerequisites in order to sign up.
Judging by the nature of the challenge, you must be at least 18 years old to enter the SPNBB. No exceptions will be granted.
Authors must register between April 1 and May 1 to be able to submit a fic to the challenge.
Artists must register between April 1 and June 12 to be eligible to claim a fic during the first round of Art Claims.
General Requirements
All participants must be familiar with the challenge’s rules and requirements, as well as with the schedule. Failure to adhere to these may result in disqualifications from current and future rounds of the challenge. If you have any questions, or need any clarification, please reach out to the mods whenever you need.
All author, artist and team check ins are obligatory. These check-ins are substantial in making sure that everything runs smoothly through the challenge so that it’s enjoyable for every party.
Failure to meet deadlines or check-ins will result in disqualification from the challenge. If you need an extension, please reach out to the mods.
Failure to submit promotional materials or to comply with all standards outlined for promotional materials may result in exclusion from the Bang promotional posts.
All banners submitted with art and all art included in master posts must comply with the posting restrictions set forth by tumblr. We will be posting promotions and the fic links through tumblr and we reserve the right to exclude any artwork that does not meet these requirements. Links to NSFW art on other platforms is permitted.
Extensions will be considered depending on the circumstances, and will be granted at the discretion of the mods.
Check-in forms will be sent to the email address you provide during registration, so make sure that it’s the correct one.
Author and artist teams will be formed through an anonymous claim process which will take place June 18-19. You cannot form teams outside of this process, or switch teammates after you’ve been paired up.
No participants may offer services in exchange for payment or solicit donations/tips from other participants. If you do, you will be disqualified and unable to enter the challenge again.
Partners that are paired during Art Claims are required to contact each other within 48 hours after being assigned. Failure to do so, or to keep in contact with each other during the challenge as well as failing to check-in may result in being disqualified from the challenge and its future rounds.
We ask that you communicate regularly and respectfully with your teammates in the spirit of collaboration. Should any issue arise between you and a teammate and you find that you can’t resolve it yourself, please contact the mods as soon as possible so that we can try to mediate and find a solution together.
The stories submitted for this bang will be explicit. The content of the story will be at the author’s full discretion provided it otherwise meets the requirements of the challenge. The content of the art will be at the artist’s full discretion provided it reflects the story.
It is your responsibility to manage your schedule to meet the deadlines. If you anticipate being unable to access internet in time to submit a draft or to check-in, it’s your responsibility to reach out to the mods for assistance before the deadline.
All due dates operate on Eastern Standard Time.
Any participant who engages in racist, homophobic, biphobic, transphobic, sexist, ableist, or any other discriminatory speech or behavior, including any kind of harassment, will not be tolerated.
Author Requirements
Fics must meet a minimum word count of 5,000 in order to qualify for the challenge. There is no maximum word count.
When submitting your rough draft for Art Claims, your fic must be at least 80% complete with the remainder outlined to qualify.
You can write only one fic for the challenge. If you’re co-writing, you cannot sign up as a solo writer or as part of another co-writing team on the side.
If you’re co-writing, both you and your writing partner need to sign up individually. This will allow us to make sure you both receive our emails. When you submit your rough draft for Art Claims, you’ll be able to select both of your names in the Author(s) field, which will let us know that you’re co-writing.
The work you submit for the challenge has to be brand new or previously unpublished, and no part of it may have been published prior to Art Claims (this includes sneak peeks on social media!).
Fics must be complete & stand alone; no cliffhanger endings will be accepted. They may be part of a series or act as a timestamp if they stand alone so that a reader who has not read the remainder of that series would be able to read your fic without background or explanation.
Fics must be written in English.
Drafts you submit must be typed, and must be submitted in the following format: .doc, .pdf, or a Google doc share link.
You’re welcome to participate as both an artist and an author, but you won’t be able to claim your own fic. Authors who are also participating in the challenge as artist won’t have access to the fic discussion channel before claims to ensure that the process stays anonymous.
To make sure that we preserve the anonymity of the claims, please don’t reveal any details about what you’re working on publicly prior to Art Claims. This includes discussions about your fic in private groups that may include people who are not participating. We have an author channel in the SPNBB Server where you can discuss your fic. You can discuss your fic with an alpha or beta reader.
While the challenge is taking place, participants may only promote their fic and art with the official promotional posts.
Finished fics need to be posted to Archive of Our Own and remain publicly available for at least one year. We will be creating an official AO3 collection for this round and all fics are expected to be added. If you don’t have an AO3 account, reach out to the mods and we will help you set one up. Should you decide to remove your affiliation with the fic at a later point, please consider orphaning instead of deleting the work. Your fic must be posted entirely on your posting date. Serial posting is prohibited
Fic Content and Restrictions
GENRES AND RATINGS
All fiction genres are welcome.
AU (alternate universe) fics are welcome.
Fusion fics (SPN universe fused with another fictional universe), and crossovers (SPN universe intersecting or crossing over into another fictional universe) are allowed.
Dark fic summaries might have to go under a read more when promoted on Tumblr if they meet AO3’s warning criteria
There are no pairing or grouping restrictions for this challenge provided that your fic otherwise meets the content requirements and restrictions. Any character from Supernatural is acceptable provided your fic complies with the other requirements.
There are no kink restrictions for this challenge, unless otherwise expressly prohibited. Get as wild as you want. We’re here for it.
Considering the nature of the challenge- PWP/Smut - all fics must be rated Explicit and feature explicit sexual content during the story you’re writing. No Mature, Teen and Up Audiences or General fics will be accepted.
We are not here to police the definition of smut/PWP. Your fic may contain plot (gotta get them into that only one bed or afflicted with that sex pollen spell after all) and there is no requirement for penetrative sex, but the overall feel of the fic should be “smutty” and the rating should meet the level of Explicit.
CONTENT RESTRICTIONS AND WARNINGS
The moderators are fully supportive of kink and do not condone purity culture or censorship. However, we have enacted certain content restrictions for this bang. The following content will not be accepted for this bang: Explicit Underage Content, Incest, NSFL (necrophilia, snuff, extremely graphic nonconsensual torture). If you have any questions regarding the content restrictions, please contact a moderator.
You must tag/warn for any of AO3’s major archive warnings, including major character death (MCD), non-con, underage, and graphic violence.
For this challenge, MCD means a major character is permanently dead OR that a reader could reasonably believe that they are dead when the fic ends. Tagging for “temporary MCD” or “perceived MCD” is okay where a character is dead but resurrected, or another character believes that character has died. Given the nature of the challenge, we don’t expect a lot of questions on this, but reach out to a mod if you are at all concerned about this rule.
You may not choose to withhold a major archive warning from a fic posted as part of this Bang. We STRONGLY recommend using the built-in warning system when posting. If you do not wish to do so, you must select the option “Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings” and use a regular tag OR disclose the information in your author’s note. If you feel the info would spoil the fic, a solution is to say, “This fic contains content that will upset or disturb readers. I feel it is a spoiler, but for those of you who need to know the contents, you can check the author’s note at the end of the work” with a link to the end notes. You may not use the “No Archive Warnings Apply” option if you are choosing to warn in this manner.
You may not withhold a major archive warning from your Art Claims information.
BETA READERS
All fics must be beta read and represent your best effort at storytelling and grammar. You can use any beta reader of your choosing; they do not need to be registered for the bang. We’ll also have a list of beta readers available to you later in the challenge.
You will not be assigned a beta reader as a part of this challenge. It’s ultimately up to you to find someone to work with. We will have a Beta reader list that you can request.
If you work with a beta reader prior to Art Claims who is registered as an artist for this round of the SPNBB, please let the moderators know before we begin the claims process. We’ll make arrangements so that artist won’t be able to claim your fic.
UNDERAGE FICTION
All characters engaged in sexual activity or sexualized situations must be at least 18 years old.
If your story includes a past history of sexual abuse involving an underage character, you should tag appropriately and NO graphic mentions of the actual act are allowed.
INCEST
Fics featuring incest will not be permitted. This includes romantic and/or sexual content between between family members regardless of consanguinity (blood relation), including adoption. If you have any questions regarding this rule, please reach out to a moderator.
NSFL
Fics featuring necropholia, snuff, or extremely graphic nonconsensual torture will not be permitted. If you have any questions regarding this rule, please reach out to a moderator.
Artist Requirements
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Artists will create at least 1 piece of art per fic they claim.
You are welcome to do more pieces. You may also make a banner and/or separators/icons for your author to use when they post, but they won’t be counted as the obligatory art piece.
Any explicit art posted will need to comply with the restrictions of the host site. For the master post, any explicit art posted to tumblr will need to be appropriately cropped or censored to comply with posting guidelines (provided however that a link to the explicit art is acceptable)
All materials and art style are welcomed.
Art should be a minimum of 540px wide for Tumblr posting, but the final size and orientation are up to you.
Artists are encouraged to work with an art beta
Art may not be shared publicly prior to your assigned posting date (this includes progress shots and sketches).
Art can be embedded in the fic (if the author allows it), posted to the artists’ website of choice, or both.
Posted art should remain publicly available at least for one year. If you decide to remove your affiliation with the work at a later point, please consider providing your author with the files so they can continue to be displayed.
You’re welcome to participate as both an artist and an author, but you won’t be able to claim your own fic. Artists who are also participating in the challenge as author won’t have access to the fic discussion channel before claims to ensure that the process stays anonymous.
ART DRAFT
There are two checks-in required where artists will be expected to supply drafts.
On July 15, artists will be asked to submit a work-in-progress screen capture of their required piece. This can be a sketch or rough outline, but must invariably show that you’ve been working on your pieces by that time.
On August 1, artists will be asked to submit a screen capture showing the rough draft of their required piece. You may continue to work on your pieces past that deadline, but you should be well beyond the outline stage by this date.
Failure to submit your draft past the due date will be taken as an unannounced drop out, and a pinch-hitter artist will be assigned to your author
If you decide to do more than one piece, it will not need to be submitted during check-ins.
Claims Process
To be eligible for the claims process, an author must meet the submission deadline.
Claims will be done anonymously. Artists will submit their top three fic selections and we will match them on a first come, first served basis depending on time of submission.
If an artist’s selection is unavailable, the artist will be notified and permitted to select from remaining open claims
Once every artist has been matched with at least one author, we will open up the remaining claims to registered artists.
If any claims remain outstanding, we will open them to unregistered artists.
Dropping Out and Disqualifications
DROPPING OUT
If a participant drops out before art claims, you’ll be allowed to sign-up for future rounds.
If a participant drops out after art claims, you’ll need to reach out to the mods via e-mail and contact your teammate and let them know.
Except for special circumstances or emergencies, dropping out after art claims will result in disqualification from future rounds.
All drop-outs are final. Once you’ve dropped out, you may not re-join the current round.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Certain behaviors or failure to hit the different check-ins can results in disqualifications:
Failing to adhere to the rules of the challenge
Failing to adhere to the schedule and ignoring the mods’ reminders
Ghosting your teammate
Demonstrably mistreating your teammate and/or other participants of the challenge Depending on the circumstances, you may first receive a warning. If that warning doesn’t change the way you act, the next strike will be disqualification.
In the event that an artist is disqualified/stops responding, a pinch hitter artist will be picked to step in and create art for the author who had been paired with the disqualified artist. If an author is disqualified/stops responding and the artist already completed their pieces for them, you’ll be allowed to post the art as standalone pieces on the assigned posting date, or arrange reverse-pinch-hitter to write a short ficlet based on the art. All disqualifications are final and at the discretion of the mods
SPN Bang Bang Discord Server
An SPN Bang Bang Discord server for the 2022 round will open to new participants on Discord on April 1.
This chat server is invite-only, and has separate channels for artists and authors, along with a general off-topic channel.
Rules for using the Discord server will be sent out with the invitation to join, and these must be read and adhered to.
If you sign up to create art as well as write fic, you will only be able to access the off topic and artist channels until after art claims have been finalized. You are of course able to chat with your fellow authors in direct messages to get advice, but as an artist you should not be privy to the details of other author’s fic. This is to ensure that the anonymous claims process is not compromised at any stage.
Participants who fail to adhere to the rules of the server may be removed from the chat, and depending on the circumstances, disqualified from the challenge.
June 18 - First round of Art Claims open at 10am EST. If any fics remain, a second round for registered artists will open at 9PM EST.
June 19 - Public Art Claim open at 10AM EST
June 26 - Authors must share their most up-to-date draft with their artist by 11:59PM today.
July 1 - Mandatory team check-in: paired artist and author must have communicated and discussed posting availability, and alerted the mods to any issue.
July 8 - Posting schedule released and shared with participants via email
July 15 - Artists check-in: progress update, art plans or sketches due. / Authors check-in: final titles, banner, summaries & promo teaser excerpt due.
July 25 - Promo Posts begin on Tumblr and Twitter
August 1 - Artists check-in: progress update, finale drafts due. / Authors check-in: finale fic drafts due
August 15 - Posting begins (exact ending date to be confirmed with posting schedule)
Summer is about to heat up with a new fic bang (emphasis on the bang).
Introducing a bang featuring explicit stories (with or without plot!) featuring any pariing or grouping from SPN (with some content restrictions: no incest, no underage pairings, no nonconsensual graphic torture). Au/crossover fics welcome!
Minimum word count: 5k.
Maximum word count: none
Author sign-ups: April 1 - May 1.
Artists sign-ups: April 1 - June 12.
Posting beginning August 15.
The full rules and schedule will be released before sign-ups open. Follow @spnbangbang for more details
We are so grateful for the interest so far! All writers, artists, and readers are welcome. We’re going to be a little different w some fun games and giveaways and such too simply tickled to have you all in this space.
