For those who have never taken part in a big-bang style challenge, we present this guide to the various parts.

The T’hy’la Bang is a scaled-down version of a big bang (traditionally a 50,000 word challenge that originated in the Harry Potter fandom), in which authors have a set amount of time to write a fic of specified minimum length, which is then claimed by an artist who will illustrate one or more scenes from the story.

We are a 15,000-word minimum big bang.

—Big bang basics

A typical big bang works like this:

• Mods get everything ready: rules, sign-up forms, graphics, discord servers
• Participants sign up
• Authors write a story of a certain length and topic
• Artists read anonymous summaries provided by the authors and decide which ones they'd like to illustrate. They tell the moderators, and the moderators pair everyone up
• Artists collaborate with authors to illustrate their works
• Authors turn their fics over to a beta reader to help polish them
• The mods release a posting schedule
• Team authors/artists post together on their scheduled date 🥳
• We all take a nap

—Author & Artist Check-ins

These mandatory checkpoints let us know how you’re doing.

We’ll email a link to each check-in form several days before each is due and also post them on Discord. If you fail to check in, we’ll make an attempt to reach you. If we still don’t hear from you, we’ll assume you have withdrawn.

If you have trouble remembering things like check-in dates, join our Discord! You’ll get faster, more frequent reminders for your specific roles in the challenge.

What’s required at check-in?

Some check-in points require you to submit a draft. We’ll specify what we need in each email and on the submission form.

Team check-in