Join us for a magical week of fairytale-themed fic and art! This server-exclusive event runs from June 21st through 27th

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prompts

a curse

poisoned item

true love’s kiss

villain’s POV (“but I like my evil plan!”)

a magical item or tool (e.g. wand, mirror)

shape shifting / physical transformation (into animals, mermaids, beasts, objects, etc)

an unhelpful suggestion / spells lost in translation

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✨ how to play

This event is for server members. No sign-ups are needed, but we have a notification role available if you like pings. If you’d like to invite a friend who is at least 18 years old, they are welcome to join us.

• Create brand new fic or art using at least one of the event prompts! Feel free to mix & match.

  • Fic can be microfiction all the way to novel-length works
  • Art can be a simple doodle, fully rendered illustration, and everything in between. Digital and traditional art are welcome, as are collages that require artistry on your part. Simple photo arrangements/mood boards and gifsets will not be considered art for our purposes.
  • Other fanworks types, such as playlists or cosplay, are welcome as supporting works for your fic or art, but they will not count toward your legacy icon.
  • Derivative works, such as podfics and translations, are based on existing works and don’t count toward the “brand new” requirement for the event. That said, you can make these to complement any new work you create for fairytale week.

• The fairytale genre is preferred for all event works. We can’t enforce this since we won’t have draft submission, but it would mean a lot to us if you’d honor the request.

• Prompts are open to interpretation, but please don’t twist them to the point where they’re no longer recognizable. For example, if the prompt were “poison apple” and you removed the poison part, that wouldn’t be in the spirit of the event. Prompts don’t have to be central to your work but they should not be shoehorned in to make a work eligible, either. Please give them a little thought.

• It’s okay to use an existing WIP if it’s in the spirit of the event and not already posted. (If yours is already posted, plead your case in #help-desk. Depending on the age and status, we might permit it.)

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  Rare & Exciting Rule Exception! If you completed last year’s Once Upon a Bang, you are allowed to post a fairytale week work as a bonus chapter of the original on AO3 or Squidge, if you choose, to keep things together. (Another option is to create a series.) This exception is only available to participants with a work in the Once Upon a Bang collection. All other event works must be newly posted.

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• Beyond the genre request, there are no general content restrictions. All fandoms and ships are welcome. Original fiction too! Crossovers and fusions are welcome, as are all ratings. Prequels and sequels are okay too if they can stand alone. Fanworks related to your fairytale bang entries from last year are very welcome! It’s also fine to connect things in series. And since people like to ask this, yes, you can break your work into chapters.

• Your work does not have to be fluff or end with “happily ever after.”

• There are no minimum or maximum size requirements. Microfic and longfic are welcome, as are doodles and multi-panel comics.

• This is a genAI-free zone. Make stuff using your wonderful human brain. People on the server would be more than happy to brainstorm with you!

• You’re on the honor system to determine if your work is appropriate for the event and we won’t be vetting individual ideas, but if we see people openly planning something that is not in the spirit of the event, we will guide you back to the breadcrumb trail.

✨ how to complete the event

Post a complete work during the event to earn your legacy icon!

• Posting in pieces/chapters is fine, but the work must be finished and fully posted while the event is ongoing.