Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang

Today is the day - final check in.  (Insert appropriately dramatic music here.) 

This reminder is going to be long - to save your eyes if you're in a rush, the key message for writers is, please check in within the next 24 hours to tell us you're on course to post your fic in the AO3 collection by 25th August.  As mentioned in the last check in email and the original posted schedule, if you don't check in this time you will be automatically defaulted and you will not be permitted to take part next year.  (A couple of you have checked in ahead of time, which is fine, you don't need to check in again.) 

Artists, if you haven't already, please supply your final art to your writers unless you've agreed another arrangements.  Writers, if you have an art-related problem, please speak up now!

 Other stuff...

Hi, fellow Tolkien fans!

We are thrilled to announce that signups for the Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2019 are now officially open.

Sign up as an artist here

Sign up as an author here

Sign up as a pinch hitter here

A summary of key changes from last year's event can be found here; the full FAQs can be found here.

(Don’t forget that the signup itself is not an obligation; if you’re an author and you think you might like to create a treat, but know you can’t commit to a full collaboration, sign up anyway so we can give you access to the gallery, and write a treat for one of our amazingly talented artists!)

Please spread the word among your fellow artists and writers, whichever corner of the Tolkien fandom you come from!  We can’t wait to have you along for the ride - whether you prefer bookverse, movieverse, gameverse, apocryphal HoME canon, or Tolkien's works set outside the Middle-earth cycle.

Good luck in your creative endeavours!

Mods Raiyana and Narya

Originally posted by heartsnmagic

Sign ups for the TRSB18 are now Open!

What is it?

The Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang is a type of Big Bang event in which artists submit art prompts (up to 3 total, though each prompt can be more than one image/visual artwork). The art prompts are then claimed by writers who will write a piece of fiction (min 5000 words) based on the prompt chosen!

What’s the time frame?

May 1, 2018: Sign-ups open (that’s today, HURRAH!)

May 15, 2018: Artist sign-up closes

Monday, May 21, 2018: Art draft due

Friday, May 25, 00:01 CET, 2018: Art up for preview

Saturday, May 26, 2018: Author sign-ups close

Monday, May 28, 20:00 CET, 2018: Claims open [What time is that for me?]

Sunday, June 3, 2018: Post-Claim Check In

July 5, 2018: Check In.

July 30, 2018: Check In.

August 17, 2018: Deadline for abandoning your fic to a pinch-hitter.

August 25, 2018: Fics due.

Monday, August 27, 2018: Posting begins in the last week of August, running in staggered schedule until all Fics have been posted/reblogged.

The scheduled times and dates are not negotiable.  

Sounds great! Where do I sign up?

You sign up here (Artists) or here (Writers).

Come and join us - and spread the word!