SFBB15: Author Sign-Up Post
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smallfandombangMy apologies for being a day late again. Once again I lost track of time, even though I've been counting down the days.
GENERAL RULES & INFORMATION
1. Please make sure you join the Small Fandoms Bang community atsmallfandombang. It will be the Author’s responsibility to watch or track the community to make sure you don’t miss anything.
2. Your fandom must be verified before you sign up. If your fandom wasn’t verified during a previous round (and hasn’t since grown too large to qualify), then you should comment here or at the What Qualifies as a Small Fandom post at our sister communitysmallfandomfest to have it verified. The general rule for this community is that any fandom with less than 2,000 fic qualifies.
(For a list of fandoms that have already been qualified, please check the Qualifying Fandoms Database; for a list of fandoms that have already been disqualified, please check the What Qualifies as a Small Fandom post atsmallfandomfest.)
Don’t forget to check the list for fandoms that have been disqualified since the last round.
3. When you sign up please include up to three fandoms that you are most likely to write in on the sign-up form. If you decide at a later date to write in a fandom that you did not list you must contact us first so that we may verify that it qualifies and update our spreadsheet accordingly.
3a. Please note that by including three fandoms you are not signing up to write more than one fic; these are just the fandoms in which you’re most likely to choose to write that one fic.
4. Stories must be at least 10,000 words long. There is no maximum length.
5. All ratings, pairings (gen, het, slash, threesomes), and genres (from horror to romance) are welcome here.
6. AUs are allowed. Crossovers between small fandoms are allowed. Fusions between small fandoms are allowed.
New 6a. AI submissions will NOT be allowed. There will be no warnings; if you are caught using AI to create your submission you’ll be banned from participating in the current and any future round.
7. Stories must be fictional person fiction only; this challenge does not include real person fiction unless the real person has been fictionalized. (For example, if you’re writing Alexander the Great based on the movie Alexander, or Napoleon based on the Temeraire series.)
8. Stories must be complete and new – no WIPs or previously posted work will be accepted.
9. Authors may sign-up to write more than one fic, and/or to co-write a fic. Please read the FAQ before doing so as there are limits to the number of fic you may sign up to write.
10. If you choose to co-write fic, please only sign up once and list both user names in the form.
11. If you choose to sign-up to write more than one fic, please submit a separate sign-up form for each fic.
12. Please note that check-ins are mandatory.
13. Stories must not be posted anywhere on the web prior to your posting date, in part or in whole. You will be able to share snippets of your story at our support comm,smallfandomcafe.
13a. The only exception is if you’re posting a chaptered fic during the posting period, in which case your fic should be posted in its entirety by your official posting date.
14. Authors may also sign-up to do art, but may not claim their own fic.
15. Authors, please note that you may be called upon to assist your artist with screencaps, character descriptions, etc. Since this is a multi-fandom, small fandom challenge there is a high probability that Artists will be asked to create artwork for fandoms they are unfamiliar with, so your assistance will be necessary.
For more information, please read the Rules and FAQ before you sign up.
SCHEDULE FOR ROUND FIFTEEN
To sign up, please fill out the Author Sign-Up Form linked below. Please include all the required information. After you have signed up you will receive a notification from Google containing the information with which you signed up. You should save this in a safe place in case you can’t remember which fandoms you signed up with.
You will also receive an e-mail to confirm that we have received your sign-up and an invitation to join our support community,smallfandomcafe.
Author Sign-Up Form
Thank you for signing up!
If you have any questions about the challenge generally that aren’t answered in the Rules or on FAQ, please ask them at the FAQ post. If you have a question specifically about this round you may ask it here.
GENERAL RULES & INFORMATION
1. Please make sure you join the Small Fandoms Bang community at
smallfandombang. It will be the Author’s responsibility to watch or track the community to make sure you don’t miss anything.2. Your fandom must be verified before you sign up. If your fandom wasn’t verified during a previous round (and hasn’t since grown too large to qualify), then you should comment here or at the What Qualifies as a Small Fandom post at our sister community
smallfandomfest to have it verified. The general rule for this community is that any fandom with less than 2,000 fic qualifies.(For a list of fandoms that have already been qualified, please check the Qualifying Fandoms Database; for a list of fandoms that have already been disqualified, please check the What Qualifies as a Small Fandom post at
smallfandomfest.)Don’t forget to check the list for fandoms that have been disqualified since the last round.
3. When you sign up please include up to three fandoms that you are most likely to write in on the sign-up form. If you decide at a later date to write in a fandom that you did not list you must contact us first so that we may verify that it qualifies and update our spreadsheet accordingly.
3a. Please note that by including three fandoms you are not signing up to write more than one fic; these are just the fandoms in which you’re most likely to choose to write that one fic.
4. Stories must be at least 10,000 words long. There is no maximum length.
5. All ratings, pairings (gen, het, slash, threesomes), and genres (from horror to romance) are welcome here.
6. AUs are allowed. Crossovers between small fandoms are allowed. Fusions between small fandoms are allowed.
New 6a. AI submissions will NOT be allowed. There will be no warnings; if you are caught using AI to create your submission you’ll be banned from participating in the current and any future round.
7. Stories must be fictional person fiction only; this challenge does not include real person fiction unless the real person has been fictionalized. (For example, if you’re writing Alexander the Great based on the movie Alexander, or Napoleon based on the Temeraire series.)
8. Stories must be complete and new – no WIPs or previously posted work will be accepted.
9. Authors may sign-up to write more than one fic, and/or to co-write a fic. Please read the FAQ before doing so as there are limits to the number of fic you may sign up to write.
10. If you choose to co-write fic, please only sign up once and list both user names in the form.
11. If you choose to sign-up to write more than one fic, please submit a separate sign-up form for each fic.
12. Please note that check-ins are mandatory.
13. Stories must not be posted anywhere on the web prior to your posting date, in part or in whole. You will be able to share snippets of your story at our support comm,
smallfandomcafe.13a. The only exception is if you’re posting a chaptered fic during the posting period, in which case your fic should be posted in its entirety by your official posting date.
14. Authors may also sign-up to do art, but may not claim their own fic.
15. Authors, please note that you may be called upon to assist your artist with screencaps, character descriptions, etc. Since this is a multi-fandom, small fandom challenge there is a high probability that Artists will be asked to create artwork for fandoms they are unfamiliar with, so your assistance will be necessary.
For more information, please read the Rules and FAQ before you sign up.
SCHEDULE FOR ROUND FIFTEEN
| Event | Date(s) |
| Author Sign-ups: | September 1 - October 31, 2025 |
| Artist Sign-ups: | November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026 |
| Author Check-In No. 1: | November 1-7, 2025 |
| Author Check-In No. 2: | December 1-7, 2025 |
| Author Check-In No. 3: | January 1-7, 2026 |
| Artist Check-In No. 1: | January 1-7, 2026 |
| Rough Draft Due: | January 31, 2026 |
| Artist Claiming: | February 7 - February 13, 2026 |
| Matching Reveal: | February 14, 2026 |
| Author Check-In No. 4: | March 8-14, 2026 |
| Artist Check-In No. 2: | March 8-14, 2026 |
| Final Drafts (Fic & Art) Due: | March 31, 2026 |
| Posting Date Sign-Ups: | April 1 - April 4, 2026 |
| Posting Period: | April 5 - April 30, 2026 |
To sign up, please fill out the Author Sign-Up Form linked below. Please include all the required information. After you have signed up you will receive a notification from Google containing the information with which you signed up. You should save this in a safe place in case you can’t remember which fandoms you signed up with.
You will also receive an e-mail to confirm that we have received your sign-up and an invitation to join our support community,
smallfandomcafe.Author Sign-Up Form
Thank you for signing up!
If you have any questions about the challenge generally that aren’t answered in the Rules or on FAQ, please ask them at the FAQ post. If you have a question specifically about this round you may ask it here.
(no subject)
Date: 9/4/25 12:42 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/4/25 11:08 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/17/25 12:38 pm (UTC)- Sousou no Frieren | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Manga)
- Iron Widow Series - Xiran Jay Zhao
- V for Vendetta (2005)
- Dredge (Video Game)
- Atomic Blonde (2017)
- Strange Horticulture (Video Game)
(no subject)
Date: 9/18/25 11:34 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/19/25 10:56 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/19/25 12:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/23/25 05:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/25/25 11:58 am (UTC)Welcome! I'm glad you're excited about participating. *g* (Feel free to ask any questions you have.)
(no subject)
Date: 9/27/25 03:45 pm (UTC)Doctor Odyssey (TV)
Drawtectives (Web Series)
NeoScum
Not Another D&D Podcast
The Roottrees Are Dead
I'm also interested in WitchCraft SMP, which is a roleplay-based Minecraft SMP (character names, worldbuilding) but I know MCYT is a grey area sometimes. Would that be eligible for this bang?
(no subject)
Date: 9/28/25 12:05 pm (UTC)As for WitchCraft SMP, since it's not listed as a separate fandom/game, I'm not sure how to determine how many fic there are for that particular game. I do know that it's possible to sort by tag, but I'm also not sure if everyone who writes for that game tags their fic with it? What can you tell me about that?
(no subject)
Date: 9/29/25 02:11 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/1/25 07:55 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/9/25 12:41 pm (UTC)A couple more verification requests just to cover my bases:
Mutual Interest - Olivia Wolfgang-Smith (book)
Blue Prince (video game)
(no subject)
Date: 10/10/25 11:56 am (UTC)Yes, both of those do qualify!
(no subject)
Date: 10/8/25 06:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/10/25 11:58 am (UTC)Yes, you can switch one out for Chrono Trigger. Which one would you like me to switch out?
(no subject)
Date: 10/10/25 01:34 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/11/25 10:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/8/25 06:37 pm (UTC)I'd like to request verification for the manga (and anime adaptation) "Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan." On AO3, the manga has 184 works & the anime has 209 (I'd guess most are cross-posted to both, since the anime covers the manga's early volumes pretty faithfully).
(no subject)
Date: 10/10/25 12:01 pm (UTC)Yes, both of those do qualify.
(no subject)
Date: 10/10/25 02:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/10/25 02:59 pm (UTC)Requesting verification for Blue Period (Manga), Tales of Berseria, and Advance Wars (Video Games 2001-2005; 2023) please!
(no subject)
Date: 10/11/25 10:33 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/15/25 03:56 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/10/25 06:47 pm (UTC)Can I check verification for 07-Ghost, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun and The Summer Hikaru Died, please?
The Summer Hikaru Died is split into anime and manga canon for some reason and I think it doesn't qualify if you combine them but I wanted to check.
(no subject)
Date: 10/11/25 10:39 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/11/25 11:40 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/13/25 03:44 am (UTC)I'd like to request verification on a few fandoms
- LE SSERAFIM (Band)
- NMIXX (Band)
- Kung Fu (TV 2021)
(no subject)
Date: 10/13/25 12:49 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/13/25 02:09 pm (UTC)How about:
Twenty Five Twenty One (TV)
XO, Kitty (TV)
(no subject)
Date: 10/14/25 11:46 am (UTC)Those two do qualify!
(no subject)
Date: 10/14/25 12:01 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/17/25 08:07 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/18/25 01:56 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/19/25 04:58 pm (UTC)Also, if I list it as a Crossover but later change my mind and make it stand alone I just let you know right?
(no subject)
Date: 10/20/25 01:27 pm (UTC)Yeah, just let me know if you decide against a crossover so I'm not looking for it.
(no subject)
Date: 10/20/25 11:01 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/27/25 04:14 pm (UTC)Could you confirm "Kemutai Hanashi" please?
(Official page for manga here)
(no subject)
Date: 10/29/25 11:49 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/29/25 12:34 pm (UTC)Given that I'm currently signed up for two solo fics, there's four fandoms that the other fic is probably going to be between. If you need me to pick three, I will (and hopefully not need to apologize and swap over to the fourth) but for now:
One is definitely Kemutai Hanashi
The other might be Wotakoi, Dramacon, Mr. Villain's Day Off, or Is Love the Answer? (all already approved). If you need three, drop Is Love the Answer? for now.
Or, if you want to do a 1:1 swap that will keep all four, just swap where "And Another Lovely Day" is in my solo sign-ups. (Estel and I are doing our joint fic as that fandom, so it is covered.)
(no subject)
Date: 10/30/25 07:31 pm (UTC)I switched out And Another Lovely Day.
(no subject)
Date: 10/30/25 01:05 pm (UTC)Fangs of Fortune (TV) - currently has 1136 stories on AO3 (898 in English)
Also choosing Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity and The Heart - both are on the qualifying list.
As I know it will qualify I'll do my sign-up immediately in case you cannot get back to me before the deadline!
(no subject)
Date: 10/30/25 07:27 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 10/31/25 09:01 pm (UTC)1. We Were Liars Series - E. Lockhart
2. Sunrise On The Reaping - Suzanne Collins
(This one qualified for Yuletide this year so hoping it will qualify here too!)
I'm going to do my signup now so I don't miss the cut off but I'll update my fandoms if these aren't approved.
(no subject)
Date: 11/1/25 09:39 am (UTC)