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2025-2026 Scehdule
UPDATE: Order reversal back to writer→artist
Since last year was a reverse bang, we're back to the typical ordering for this year's mini bang, which means writers will create first! All writers welcome!
The minimum word count to participate is 4000. When writers sign up, they may only sign up with ONE ship, so please make sure you've narrowed this down if you're indecisive :). Additionally, I will be putting a cap on the number of people that can sign up to make sure the capacity can be managed well. The first 30 writers that sign up can participate. Anyone that signs up after this may still write, but I will not be able to pair you with an artist. If someone drops out before claims, anyone on the "writer waitlist" can be filled into empty spots. The cutoff for acceptance will be on a first come, first served basis. Unless we suddenly get an influx of even more people, you should not worry about whether you'll make the cutoff! The event right now is "just right" for the mods to be able to manage well, and I don't want to take on more than we can manage or have too large of a community for it to feel comfortable.
I will NOT be advertising this event on Tumblr going forward, so if you have friends you'd like to invite, feel free to spread the word.
Changes will be made to the Discord to make it more manageable for the mods (ie: less bloat, no forums since these are problematic on Discord's end and not accessible for a lot of users). A Revolt server was also made, and it's a work in progress getting these two servers neatly bridged. If you have any interest in helping with this effort, feel free to reach out! I'll even deputize you as a tech mod!
I'm looking forward to year 5! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
<3 Whim
2025/26 Calendar:
I will make an update once sign ups actually open, but by no means is this stopping anyone from getting a head start and planning some ideas for this year.
Feel free to reach out with any questions! Happy minibanging!
Since last year was a reverse bang, we're back to the typical ordering for this year's mini bang, which means writers will create first! All writers welcome!
The minimum word count to participate is 4000. When writers sign up, they may only sign up with ONE ship, so please make sure you've narrowed this down if you're indecisive :). Additionally, I will be putting a cap on the number of people that can sign up to make sure the capacity can be managed well. The first 30 writers that sign up can participate. Anyone that signs up after this may still write, but I will not be able to pair you with an artist. If someone drops out before claims, anyone on the "writer waitlist" can be filled into empty spots. The cutoff for acceptance will be on a first come, first served basis. Unless we suddenly get an influx of even more people, you should not worry about whether you'll make the cutoff! The event right now is "just right" for the mods to be able to manage well, and I don't want to take on more than we can manage or have too large of a community for it to feel comfortable.
I will NOT be advertising this event on Tumblr going forward, so if you have friends you'd like to invite, feel free to spread the word.
Changes will be made to the Discord to make it more manageable for the mods (ie: less bloat, no forums since these are problematic on Discord's end and not accessible for a lot of users). A Revolt server was also made, and it's a work in progress getting these two servers neatly bridged. If you have any interest in helping with this effort, feel free to reach out! I'll even deputize you as a tech mod!
I'm looking forward to year 5! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
<3 Whim
2025/26 Calendar:
- Sign-ups: Nov 1-30 (writers may start immediately)
- Check-in #1 (writers only): Dec 21-23
- Writers should have at least 1/3 of their draft completed.
- Check-in #2 (writers w/ claim pitch): Jan 30-Feb 1
- Writers should have 2/3 of their draft completed in addition to a detailed summary to share for artist claims.
- This is also considered the drop out deadline for writers. You are expected to finish out the mini bang beyond this point, and you may not be allowed to participate next year if you drop out once you're assigned a partner.
- Claims: Feb 2-6
- Claims assigned: Feb 7/8
- Artist WIP share: Feb 20-21
- Artists will share their work in progress via a check in form. You may also share your WIP on Discord or Revolt, but please keep your WIP off of social media at this point. This is also a good time to give or receive feedback from your fellow artists and generally bask in each other's greatness!
- This is the deadline for artists to drop out of the mini bang. You are expected to finish out the mini bang beyond this point, and you may not be allowed to participate next year if you drop out past this point.
- Check-in #3 (artists and writers): Mar 6-7
- Both writers and artists should be nearing completion for their pieces. This is the final check in before posting.
- Posting prep: Mar 12-14
- All fics must be completed and scheduled to post to the AO3 collection.
- Artists must decide on where their final piece will be posted and communicate this with their partner.
- Partners should also chat about how they'd like to credit each other along with their work. In the past, some artists are alright with having their art reposted on AO3 on the writer's fic while others may prefer a link to their own page with their work.
- Writers may also post their works to other platforms, but AO3 is still the easiest way to host collections at the moment.
- Posting: Mar 15-Apr 4
- Writers and artists will make their pieces go live! Remember to take a look at your fellow minibangers' pieces too and appreciate everyone's hard work!
I will make an update once sign ups actually open, but by no means is this stopping anyone from getting a head start and planning some ideas for this year.
Feel free to reach out with any questions! Happy minibanging!
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