There's just one week left until the 2021 Cap-IM Big Bang drafts are due!
This is a friendly reminder that story drafts are due by the very end of
15 September (
"What time is that for me?"). Send us yours to
cap.im.events@gmail.com following the protocol listed in our
Writers’ Guidelines and you’re all signed up for the Bang!
On
16 September, a preview post showing all the fic summaries and claiming instructions will go up, and then on
18 September at 08:00 EDT (
"What time is that for me?"), claims will open. Remember that you do not need to claim a fic yourself if the time doesn't suit;
you can ask someone to proxy-claim for you. Anonymous comments will be enabled on the claims post.
Please keep in mind that summaries are posted
anonymously during claims, so we urge you to be tactful about revealing any fic details during the pre-claim period. If you need to drop out, you must do so before your work has been claimed; because this is a collaborative challenge, there is
no penalty-free drop out after this point.
For the full Big Bang rules and information for submitting and claiming creators, click here.
You can also look through our
Big Bang FAQ post for more information.
As a reminder, here's the rest of this year's schedule:
- October: Creators work on their piece(s), writers finish their fics
- Saturday, October 23rd: Teams select their November posting dates
- November: BB entries are posted throughout the month
Our last BB writer encouragement chat is open to all writers who are planning to join
Cap-IM Big Bang 2021. Come and cheer each other on, ask questions about the submission process, and do some writing sprints to get your stories to that 20K word count!
Chat times are
12 September, 13:00-16:00 ET (
What time is that for me?). Here is a
Discord invite for the server. Pop in any time you like during chat hours, but if you can't make it, don't worry — the #bb channel is open 24/7 for you.
We hope to see you there!As ever, if you have any questions or need some encouragement, please email us at
cap.im.events@gmail.com or
check our other contact methods here.
Good luck, and we hope to see your drafts in our inbox soon!