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Dungeon Meshi Big Bang 2024 Sign Ups!

Sign up here!

Join our discord here! Rules!

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General Rules

No AI usage. No plagiarism. This will result in a permanent ban.

Don't be rude. It’s okay to have discussions on why you do or don’t like ships but not at the expense of other real life humans. All ships are welcome, as well as non-ship/gen fics. We’re here to have fun, not have ship wars. This will result in a permanent ban.

You signed up for this, finish your work. Two extensions of 7 days are allowed as long as it's properly communicated to staff via email. If you need more, please reach out to staff and we can try to work something out. 

Be communicative. 

Have a good time! (I demand it as your dungeon lord.)

Pairings are assigned first come/first serve from a blind choice of summaries. This is to avoid people preplanning pairings. We want you to meet new friends!

If you plan on signing up multiple times, please fill out the sign up form for each time. You can write two fics and do two arts. Groups should sign up under one form. Please be aware of your limits! No need to stress yourself out.

Groups still count for one of your art/fic slots.

Author Requirements

At least 10,000 words by the end of the event, polished. (There will be three check in dates to help make sure you’re still on track. These are required. Early check-ins are fine!)

Authors may work in pairings but the word minimum is 15,000 instead of 10,000.

Talk to your artists!

While beta readers are not required, they are encouraged! 

Must be about Dungeon Meshi and have Dungeon Meshi characters. (OCs and crossovers are welcome but the majority of characters should be Dungeon Meshi characters.)

Works are allowed in any language, just make sure your group can clearly communicate about the story!

Don’t talk about your fic outside of your specific group. Is a secret!

Fics should be new and should not have any work done on them prior to the event starting. By new work, we mean it should not be finished or be polished. You can have it outlined, thought up, started, that kind of thing. 

When you post on your posting day, make sure you give a link to the mods so we can share it!

Authors can art but not for their own story.

If you cannot finish on time, please let mods know as soon as possible so we can assign your artists to other fics.

Artist Requirements

At least one fully completed work. Can be any form of art. (Dolls, paintings, animations, written music/played music, a delicious meal! All allowed. If you aren’t sure, reach out to mods!)

You can work on two fics but both must have fully completed works.

Two artists can work on the same fic but there must be two completed works for the fic.

Art must be posted on the same day as fic.

Check ins are required

If you cannot finish on time, please let mods know as soon as possible so we can assign a new artist to the writer.

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Dungeon Meshi Big Bang 2024 Sign Up Form

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Sign Ups- July 14-28 First Author Check-ins- August 9th Artist Claims List Release- August 9th Artist Claims Start- August 12th First Group Check-ins- August 25th Second Group Check-ins- September 22nd Third Group Check-ins- October 20th Last Check-in- November 17th Posting Begins- December 8th

**All dates begin 00:00 AM UTC−06:00

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Sign up here! https://forms.gle/NwHqeLvRiEnxNhW18

Join our discord here! https://discord.gg/uxfHjGFhNy

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What’s a Big Bang? It’s a fandom event where authors and artists are paired up to create a work together. This specific event is technically a ‘Mini’ Bang as written works are only required to be 10,000 words long, at minimum. They can be longer. Does the art need to be drawn? Nope! Art of all varieties and mediums is allowed, so long as it’s finished. Do you want to write some sheet music? Do that! Want to craft a tea blend based on the vibes of the story? Do that! Want to write a few recipes and channel your inner monster chef? Do that! Art is art! How does it work? On July 14th, a google form will be posted for you to fill out. Please fill it out once for EACH entry you plan on doing. (So if you plan on doing two stories, fill it out as an author twice. If you plan on doing a story and an art, fill it out once as an artist and once as an author.) Then, our authors will begin to craft their stories as well as their summaries. Before August 9th, authors will update staff with a progress report and their summaries. On August 9th, summaries will be posted for artists to look through. On August 12th, artists will be able to send in an email with their TOP 5 choices. Groups will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis until everyone is assigned to a group. From there, artists and authors will update the staff as per the dates listed via email. Prior to December 8th, staff will reach out to discuss post dates. From December 8th until all stories are posted, one story will be posted per day. What goes in the summary? The summary should include what rating your story will be, what ships will be included (if any. Gen fics are totally welcome!), and a typical story summary like you’d post on AO3. Please also include the language! You don’t need to include a title, just a basic summary. Where is all this happening? All official communication will happen via our email. We may post to tumblr/twitter/reddit for general updates and information sharing. Where will it be posted? That’s up to you! We will have a collection started on AO3 that you are welcome to add your story to. Please just make sure it is posted somewhere public so the staff team can properly advertise it when you do post! Does the art need to just be inspired by the story or should it be more related? The more related the better! You are making art FOR the story. Can I make more than one? You are allowed to officially sign up for four groups, two as an author and two as an artist. You are welcome to do more than one piece of art for a single fic though and you are welcome to write as long of a fic as you can finish in the time frame. Please do not spread yourself too thin! Can I co-write/co-art with someone? Yep! Just sign up together using a single form. Can I be anonymous? Sure, I suppose? You’ll need to be able to communicate with your group and you’ll need to send emails to the staff team but you don’t need to directly link your own private social media. Just give us some way to credit you on your hard work! Does my work need to be finished? Yes. Can it be part of a larger story? Yes but no? It should be a full fledged work of art on its own. And it must be fully finished by the post date. This means all chapters. What if I can’t finish on time? Please let us know ASAP so we can work something out with you. We will either give you an extension or reassign your group to another group. Life happens! We get it!

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Two days until sign ups start~~~

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Can i sign up to be just a beta-reader?

Yep!

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if i've filled out the sign-up form, can i join the discord, or should i wait until my application is confirmed?

You can join the discord! No need to wait! (Confirmation emails will go out at the end of sign ups!)

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Authors! 24(ish) hours left to submit your first check in as well as your story summary! Then the list will be posted for the artists to start picking stories! Much excitement!

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Hi DM fans!

Sorry to post an unfinished meal but I just wanted to let yall know we are cooking! Just need a little more time to make sure it's ready to eat!

Lovingly,

Admin Zomb