Claiming Is Over
Claiming for 2012 queer_fest is over. Roughly 223 prompts were claimed. Thank you so much to everyone who participated!
As a general reminder of the story requirements:
All stories must be at least 1,000 words.
Stories are not gifts, but they should be in the spirit of the prompt you claim. This means no changing the gender identity or sexual orientation from the original prompt. For example, if the prompt you claim specifies a bisexual character, do not change that to a gay character. It's our goal to respect all members of the queer umbrella, and changing the original request doesn't do that.
Stories posted to the community should be respectful of all aspects of the queer community. If your story is about sexual gay men, it should not bash aromantic asexuals. If your story is about lesbians, do not bash bisexual women. This is not to say that homophobic/biphobic/intolerant characters cannot be included. Those themes are within the scope of the fest. But the story itself should not be used as an excuse to bash other types of queer individuals.
Please see the rules post for more information on the rules.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask. Otherwise, posting begins in May and good luck to all the authors!
As a general reminder of the story requirements:
All stories must be at least 1,000 words.
Stories are not gifts, but they should be in the spirit of the prompt you claim. This means no changing the gender identity or sexual orientation from the original prompt. For example, if the prompt you claim specifies a bisexual character, do not change that to a gay character. It's our goal to respect all members of the queer umbrella, and changing the original request doesn't do that.
Stories posted to the community should be respectful of all aspects of the queer community. If your story is about sexual gay men, it should not bash aromantic asexuals. If your story is about lesbians, do not bash bisexual women. This is not to say that homophobic/biphobic/intolerant characters cannot be included. Those themes are within the scope of the fest. But the story itself should not be used as an excuse to bash other types of queer individuals.
Please see the rules post for more information on the rules.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask. Otherwise, posting begins in May and good luck to all the authors!