Schedule, Rules and FAQ for 2022

[spnreversemod]

Hello artists! Let's go! It's time to start brainstorming again and prepare to lure an author to this creative sandbox:) This is the 13th edition of the SPN_ReverseBang!
Keep an eye on this sticky post for updates during the challenge!

Schedule 2022:
SAT July 23: Sign-Ups Open [ Artist | Writer | BetaSAT September 10: Artist Sign-Ups Close

Comments

[deerange]

Hey. Is NSFW allowed for the art? Asking for uhh... A friend. 😜

[spnreversemod]

Hello friend:) Yes, NSFW artwork is allowed. Keep in mind that the preview for claims will have to be censored, since those images will be part of a public post. This means I'll either put a banner on top of naughty bits where needed or frame a SFW part of the art; the click through image will show the full original artwork.
Alternatively, you can hand in a censored version yourself.

(Examples of previews with NSFW artworks: S2029 part of the art and R1008 NSFW banner)

[deerange]

Thanks for answering! 😁 I somehow either missed or forgot that you answered on here, so I sent you an email with the same question yesterday. Doh. And sorry. You can just disregard the mail. 😉

[spnreversemod]

My pleasure;) Glad you found the answer eventually :-p

Collaboration or commission?

[fledge]

Some of the prompts have fully fledged plot requests in their descriptions. I thought the point was to collaborate - to inspire and motivate an author to come up with their own story that fits the art, not just to tell them what to write? If an author were to choose one of these prompts, would they be allowed to write something different, as long as it fits the pairing, do-not-wants and their own subjective view of the art in question? No time to find out for this bang, but it would be good to know for next time!

RE: Collaboration or commission?

[spnreversemod]

Hi! Thanks for your feedback. You are absolutely right; this event is for artists and authors to join in a collaboration, it is not a commission on either side. This is explained in the artist's rules, but some people choose to express the ideas they had in detail. For what it's worth: they do get a warning about this from the mod, as I know authors can feel restricted if the prompt is too specific and they have other ideas based on the visual:)

In the end it's up to the artist what they want to include in the description, they are aware this potentially limits the amount of authors that are able and/or willing to work with such instructions.

If there is a certain artwork you're interested in, but you have doubts about the artist's intentions, do contact me by mail and I can ask behind the scenes if they are open for other ideas. Until claimday the preview text can be adjusted if clarification about this is needed, but again: it's up to the artist.

Edited to remind you that you need to be signed up as an author to claim tomorrow. As

RE: Collaboration or commission?

[fledge]

Thanks for the clarification! It sounds like if an artist wants a specific story, then that prompt should go to an author who is willing to write it, as if they intended an open prompt then they would have given one, so I'll leave it be this time around. Good luck everybody! Looking forward to the end results!

[gwendolynd]

No 2023 bang by the looks of it... any plans for 2024?

[beelikej]

Hi gwendolynd, SPN_Reversebang mod here :-) Apologies for the late reply, but that illustrates part of the (long) answer: unfortunately I lack time to keep track of fandom at the moment. (Running a fandom challenges requires a commitment of months) But the main reason for not organizing a ReverseBang anymore is that the participation of the SPN_RB has been in decline dramatically in the past few years and fandom has spread out over lots of different platforms. It has become impossible to lure in enough authors to claim all the art, so there won't be an SPN_RB for 2024.
Do check out our masterlists en archive at AO3 to enjoy years of awesome fanworks!