General:
--Writers Must Check in with all three Check Ins and Artist must the final two
Check In Number One: Writer Check In Last Week of November (Not including Thanksgiving)- must have between 1000 and 2,000* words. The check-in will be just summary (warnings & spoilers included) and a section of the writing.
*This number is subject to. Change though if it does it'll be to reduce it.
Check In Number Two: Will be third week of Dec.-ish for post Artist and Writers.
Also will need reassurance from both Author and Artist that communication has occurred.
Third and Final Check-In Will be Week before the end.
Summary/Story keywords for tags.
--Failure to Check in will get you disqualified you out of the mini bang
--Extensions Request are due by the end of the year. Any beyond will be taken on case by case scenario.
--No character bashing will be allowed.
Writers:
--Word Count: 5,000 word minimum
--Entries must must be focused on either one, two, or all three of the following characters: Dave Karofsky, Sebastian Smythe or Chandler Kiehl
--Main pairing should be made up of any combo of these three *Edit: Kurt and Blaine maybe part of the main couple, as long as it centers on S/D/C of it.*
--Other characters and pairings are allowed as long as they are secondary
--All genres welcome as long as all warnings/spoilers are accounted for
--All Works Must have a beta as well. If you don’t have one you regularly work with a post will go up to help you find one
--Only One story allowed per author
--Writing must start on/after the official writing date, no stories started before hand
--Story must not be posted anywhere else before the posting date
--Stories must be original to the festival and not part of a pre-existing series
Artist:
--Art must be me at or below Rating of Fic (ie no x rated art for pg13 fic)
--Each artist signed up gets one story for art. If there are stories left to be claimed then artists who wish will get to pick up a second story
--Formats allowed: (you can do all of them, but we ask you to use the minimum for each format, specially if only doing one of them.)
icon: min. 10
cover: 1
banners/picspams/dividers: 2
tradicional art (digital or scanned): one piece
vid: 2 min
fanmix: coverwith art/manip - simple or as complex as you like - and 5-10 musics.
Warning/Spoilers: Guidelines and Policies
Anything based off something that does or is speculated to happen in-canon Season 4 must be warned for and labeled as ‘Spoilers’.
--Warnings Must be Present for Any Kink, Trigger, or any Regular Warnings.
-Working on a list of these for everyone to reference. Will have link soon
If you have any doubts or need a hand with listing warnings, please go to the Page-A-Mod post or send a e-mail.