2023 Cap-IM Big Bang Claims Open

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This post is closed -- go here to claim a fic!

Creators, please take this time to read over the summaries and compile your wish list for the day of claiming. You will need to return this September 16 after 12:00 pm EDT ("What time is that for me?") to submit your claims list and make it all official. Please check the time converter or this countdown to be sure when claims begin for your timezone.



This is the CLAIMS phase of the Big Bang, and where the artists come in! 5 fantastic drafts have been submitted and are awaiting artists to claim them.

By claiming a story, you assert that you will collaborate with your writer(s) to produce a new SteveTony fanwork to accompany their story when posting begins in November. There is no penalty-free dropping out after this point.

You do not need to be a member of the cap_ironman community or have a Dreamwidth account to participate in claims. Anonymous comments are enabled. Commenting will open when the claiming phase begins.

Your schedule:

• October: Creators work on their piece(s), writers finish their fics
• Saturday, October 21st: Teams select their November posting dates
• November: BB entries are posted throughout the month

A recap on some of the main rules:

• Please remember to read through our General Event Policies and the Big Bang Event Guidelines for all participants, as well as the Guidelines for Accompanying Fanworkers for this year’s challenge before claiming.


• Any story is eligible to be claimed if the creator is planning to do an accompanying fanvid or traditional or digital artwork


• Creators wanting to create an accompanying fanmix with cover art, manips or gifs can only claim stories where the writer has OPTED INTO receiving these art forms.


• In addition to a new accompanying fanwork, claiming creators will be required to create a banner for their team.


• This is a collaborative challenge; you are expected to keep in touch with your team for the duration of the challenge. You must coordinate with your partner during the posting period.


• All participants must be 18 or older.

Claiming:
To claim a story on Saturday, September 16, you will need to leave a comment with the following information (copy and paste in your own details):


<strong>Username(s) including site name:</strong> [This is how we, and your partner, will address you; please use one of your primary pseuds] <br/> <strong>Email:</strong> [This is the address we will use to contact you and give to your partner, so please make sure it is one which you check frequently.]<br/> <strong>Discord Handle:</strong> [This is optional]<br/> <strong>Choice 1:</strong> [FIC CODE NAME, for example BRAVO.]<br/> <strong>Choice 2:</strong><br/> <strong>Choice 3:</strong><br/> [Repeat for all choices. Please make sure you only put down fics that you are happy to produce art for as your options, choose as few or many as you like.]

You can list as many code names as you are genuinely happy to work with. Two or three options are recommended as we cannot guarantee that you will get your first choice.

• Claims will be made on a first-come, first-served basis and you will be assigned the first option that is still available on your list.


• Initially, you may only claim once, and you will be assigned a single story. We will announce if/when double claims begin.


• If the claim time is inconvenient for you, we encourage you to find someone to proxy claim for you. Your proxy comments on the claims post instead of you, providing your username, email and claims following the template above. You can email the mod team for assistance in finding a proxy.


• If you have a specific concern and would like the mods to vet a story draft before you make your choices, please let us know at cap.im.events@gmail.com before claims begin.

Writers, remember that claiming creators have different schedules and timezones, and that though we try to accommodate everyone, your fic may not be claimed in the first few hours. Please be patient, and don’t look at claims as a competition This challenge is about pairing like-minded creators who will work together to produce exciting new Steve/Tony content; sometimes it takes a while for the right person to come along!

When matching is complete, we will send out emails to connect teams, along with further instructions.

Please don't contact your partner until you receive the mod connection email. Please reply directly to the email letting mods know that you received it. After this point, team members are responsible for keeping in touch with each other for the duration of the challenge.

Send any questions to cap.im.events@gmail.com, especially if we've made a mistake with your entry.

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