#pinefest 2025

[deancaspinefest]

Registration for the 2025 round is now open!

In the eight years since our first round, Pinefest authors have written 253 incredible fics comprising a collective 9.8 million words worth of pining, and artists have been inspired to create 811 gorgeous works of art to be viewed alongside them.

Now, we're excited to announce the opening of our ninth round – and we'd love for you to join us!

Registration will remain open until September 30th for authors, while artists may continue to sign up until December 1st.

Artists and authors will be paired through an anonymous claims process on December 14th, and artists will have 3 months to work on their art before posting commences on pi(e) day – March 14, 2025!

Full details about the challenge rules, requirements, and schedule can be found via the links below, and you can register here.

Until then... happy pining, everyone!

2025 Schedule | Rules & Requirements | FAQs | Previous Rounds

[deancaspinefest]

We're preparing for the 9th annual Dean/Cas Pinefest!

This is just a quick post to let you all know that we'll be making some adjustments to the blog in the lead up to the 2025 round, so things will probably get a little messy around here in the meantime.

Please bear with us (and any broken links or outdated information) until then!

We'll share an official announcement post with full dates and details on the upcoming round in the next week or two -- entirely depending on how long it takes mod!Cass to get it all sorted.

Until then, happy pining!

(Also, if you're an author planning to participate, now is a great time to start thinking about what you might want to write! The content requirements won't be changing, so you're free to get a head start on your fic if you'd like 🌲)

[deancaspinefest]

Author registration is officially closed!

We're all caught up on confirmation emails, so double check your inboxes/spam filters if you haven't seen yours yet. If you signed up but can't find a confirmation, contact us via email (deancaspinefest@gmail.com) as soon as possible! We'd hate for anyone to miss out if google forms decided to eat their registration, so the sooner we know about any missed sign ups the better :)

Now it's time to dig in and get to work on your fics! You have until December 1st to submit your 80% complete rough draft -- and you can find a guide to how many words that will be in the author requirements section of the rules page.

The Discord server is there if you need any help along the way (you'll find an invite in the confirmation email) so don't hesitate to ask the mods or your fellow authors for advice if you get stuck!

Registration for artists will remain open until December 1st -- check our event promo post for details and links :)

[deancaspinefest]

Our Schedule Has Changed!

We hope you're all doing okay during what is shaping up to be a pretty rough week for folks all over.

In light of the ongoing horrors affecting so many of our participants, we've decided to make some adjustments to the challenge schedule just to give everyone a little extra time. Creating in fandom is such an important source of joy and community, and we want to make sure that everyone can still take part.

We figure that for every writer or artist who has the ability to harness their grief and anger and fear as fuel to create, there are just as many who need to step away for a little while to recalibrate, or who need more time to engage with their local communities, so hopefully a couple of extra weeks will help give you all some breathing room.

Rough drafts are now due on December 15th instead of December 1st, and other dates have been adjusted accordingly.

You can view the full schedule here on Tumblr, and we also sent it out to all registered participants via email.

If you're struggling with any aspect of this challenge, be it a deadline or something else, please reach out to us via email or on Discord so we can try to find a solution. We never want anyone burning themselves out when we could have made an adjustment that would help them.

Take care of yourselves, & we'll be in touch again in early December!

[deancaspinefest]

Congrats to everyone who submitted a draft for the 2025 Pinefest!

Every author who submitted a draft has now been emailed a confirmation message. If you submitted a draft but don't see the email, please reach out to us on Discord or via email ASAP so that we can ensure that you're included in claims.

We're currently in the process of putting together previews for registered artists, and we'll be sending out details tomorrow! We can't wait to see what everyone creates for this ninth round 🌲

[deancaspinefest]

Summaries are now available for viewing!

Artists, please check your email for a link to view information about all of this round's available fics -- and for details on how to submit your claims shortlist on December 19th.

It's another great crop of pine this year, and we can't wait to see what you all come up with!

If you registered as an artist but don't see the email, please reach out here, via email, or on Discord ASAP, and we'll make sure you have access in time for claims.

[deancaspinefest]

Calling all Destiel fan artists!

Artist registration for the 2025 round of the Dean/Cas Pinefest closes this Sunday December 15th at 11:59pm. If you've been meaning to sign up, consider this your reminder to follow the links below before time runs out!

In the eight years since our first round, Pinefest authors have written 253 incredible fics comprising a collective 9.8 million words worth of pining, and artists have been inspired to create 811 gorgeous works of art to be viewed alongside them.

Now, we're excited to be in the midst of our ninth round – and we'd love for you to join us!

Artists and authors will be paired through an anonymous claims process on December 19th, giving artists three months to work on their art before posting commences on pi(e) day – March 14, 2025!

Full details about the challenge rules, requirements, and schedule can be found via the links below, and you can register here.

2025 Schedule | Rules & Requirements | FAQs | Previous Rounds

[deancaspinefest]

Congratulations to all of the incredible artists and authors who participated in the eighth round of the Dean/Cas Pinefest!

Over the past month, 34 authors and 23 artists teamed up to share a collective 1,420,869 words of pine-filled fic and 117 works of art. The talent and artistry of this fandom absolutely floors us every year, and we're so happy that you're all still here sharing your wonderful creations with us �� 

With that in mind, we'll definitely be back for more! An official announcement for the 2025 Pinefest -- our ninth year -- will come sometime in July. Follow us here on Tumblr to make sure you don’t miss out on any details!

Under the cut, you’ll find links to every fic & art masterpost from the 2024 round, and you can also check out the collection on Ao3. Make sure to let the authors and artists know how much you enjoyed their creations with a like, kudos, or best of all, a reblog, rec, or comment!

following the light

One Drop, when What You Need is the Ocean

Of Dust, Gunpowder and Holy Water

Books, Pies, and Roommates

A Fairy Tale Cliche!

All in Honesty

Another Kind of Memory

Not our kind of thing

Different Currencies

In The Dog Days

Whatever Makes You Happy

Significant severe

all that we intend

Something Happening Somewhen

Two Princes

Broken (The Worst Is Over Now)

Well, I Never Been To Heaven

The Reel Deal

A Fabulous Evening's Apocalypse

Foxfire

Super Double Bus

Suddenly I See

Lavender Fireflies

Heartland Flyer

Something Blue

Wouldn't It Be Nice

If Only You Return to Me

all out to sea

Dear Father

Opposites Distract

Faking It?

Given to Fly

Take The Long Way Home

A Glacial Pace

All caught up on this year’s crop of pine? There are 694 more works of art and 219 more fics to be found in the previous seven Pinefest rounds -- and if you're into numbers, you can find a full breakdown of this and past year’s stats here!

Until next time… happy pining!

[deancaspinefest]

Calling all Destiel fic writers!

Author registration for the 2025 round of the Dean/Cas Pinefest closes in just under a week! If you haven't yet signed up, consider this your reminder to follow the links above...

Registration for the 2025 round is now open!

In the eight years since our first round, Pinefest authors have written 253 incredible fics comprising a collective 9.8 million words worth of pining, and artists have been inspired to create 811 gorgeous works of art to be viewed alongside them.

Now, we're excited to announce the opening of our ninth round – and we'd love for you to join us!

Registration will remain open until September 30th for authors, while artists may continue to sign up until December 1st.

Artists and authors will be paired through an anonymous claims process on December 14th, and artists will have 3 months to work on their art before posting commences on pi(e) day – March 14, 2025!

Full details about the challenge rules, requirements, and schedule can be found via the links below, and you can register here.

Until then... happy pining, everyone!

2025 Schedule | Rules & Requirements | FAQs | Previous Rounds

[deancaspinefest]

Only 40 minutes left to register as an author for the 2025 Pinefest! Go go go!

Remember, if you sign up you'll have until December 1st to submit an 80% complete rough draft, and there's no penalty for withdrawing before claims if you don't end up completing it in time :)

Registration for the 2025 round is now open!

In the eight years since our first round, Pinefest authors have written 253 incredible fics comprising a collective 9.8 million words worth of pining, and artists have been inspired to create 811 gorgeous works of art to be viewed alongside them.

Now, we're excited to announce the opening of our ninth round – and we'd love for you to join us!

Registration will remain open until September 30th for authors, while artists may continue to sign up until December 1st.

Artists and authors will be paired through an anonymous claims process on December 14th, and artists will have 3 months to work on their art before posting commences on pi(e) day – March 14, 2025!

Full details about the challenge rules, requirements, and schedule can be found via the links below, and you can register here.

Until then... happy pining, everyone!

2025 Schedule | Rules & Requirements | FAQs | Previous Rounds