Haikyuu!! Big Bang
About
The Haikyuu!! Big Bang is an event to celebrate the Haikyuu!! fandom.
Big bangs are challenges where writers, betas, and artists collaborate to write a fic with accompanying art. Writers write fics and betas and artists choose their desired fic to draw for and help with. There is no theme or prompt, so long as it’s about our favourite volleyball players!
This year's Big Bang will occur in form of a tiered bang! This means there are two options (tiers) for everyone to choose from.
TIER 1
Writers : Writers are expected to provide a fic with at least 5,000 words by the end of the big bang. The fic may be about anything and with any character and pairing (or no pairing at all).
Artists : Artists are expected to provide at least one full artwork for the big bang. They must be fully-colored with a background. If you aren’t comfortable with drawing scenery or anything of that nature, patterned or gradient backgrounds are fine as long as the rest of the picture has enough details to make up for it.
TIER 2
Writers : Writers are expected to provide a fic with at least 15,000 words by the end of the big bang. The fic may be about anything and with any character and pairing (or no pairing at all).
Artists : Artists are expected to provide at least two full artworks for the big bang. They must be fully-colored with a background. If you aren’t comfortable with drawing scenery or anything of that nature, patterned or gradient backgrounds are fine as long as the rest of the picture has enough details to make up for it.
Schedule
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July 26 - Sign Ups Open!
August 20 - Sign Ups Close
September 13-20 -Summaries Due
Writers, make sure to submit your summary during this time! More details will be given closer to the dates
September 23-27 -Artist/Beta Claims
We will release a spreadsheet of the outlines submitted by the writers and you will be able to rank your top 5 stories you would like to draw or beta for
October 4 - Match Ups Announced
More details closer to the time, but please be sure to communicate with them!!!
October 18 - Check In 1
Writers : We will be expecting an update on your work. A description of the scenes you have worked on so far etc.
Artists : Submit a rough sketch that should be able to convey the poses, atmosphere and composition of the work.
Betas : It would be great if you know what result your writer is heading for and what they require of you so you can help archive it.
November 15 - Check In 2
Writers : We will be looking for a word count bigger than Check in 1 and a few other scenes that you have written.
Artists : We expect to see that you've made some progress on this submission.
Betas : Be sure to have your own schedule for what and when things need to be looked at.
December 13 - Check In 3
Writers : Hopefully by this point you will all have a good chuck of your fic completed, over or around half way through! If you’re struggling or think you’re falling behind, please let us know.
Artists : We’d like to know that you’re on track to finish your piece and progress since the last check in.
Betas : Keep communicating with your writer and make sure you know what needs to be done - same as last check in!
January 17 - Check In 4
Everyone : This is just one last secure check in to make sure that everyone kept contact with each other and if someone needs a pinch hitter, let us know!!
At this point everyone should have around 80-90% of their goal!
February 12-14th - All works due and posting schedule finalised!
Please make sure to send your finished work as a direct link after uploading on an fiction or image-hosting website (dreamwidth, AO3, livejournal, etc and tumblr, imgur, sta.sh, etc). Each writer and artist will submit their own work and we will compile all the details of each team into a masterpost.
Writers : Again, make sure to rate your fic appropriately, state the pairing/gen, and to include any major TWs. Acknowledge your beta for the help they provided as you wrote your fic.
Artists : Final art should be fully-colored with a background. If you aren’t comfortable with drawing scenery or anything of that nature, patterned or gradient backgrounds are fine as long as the rest of the picture has enough details to make up for it.
February 21 - Posting Starts!!
RULES
1. Be civil, respect others, and do not engage in obnoxious behavior.
2. No talk of suicide, self-harm, and other extremely controversial/heavy emotional/political topics.
3. No hate speech (racism, sexism, etc.).
4. Don't harass/impersonate/or behave in anyway that causes malicious confusion.
⚠ If a moderator ever asks you to cease rule breaking behavior you are expected to comply. Failure to do so or being generally disrespectful may result in further punishment. Our mod team wants to keep chat healthy. Work with us to achieve this goal. Listen and respect the volunteers of our community. ⚠
BANNED NSFW CONTENT:
Underage/Loli, Necrophilia, Scat, Death, Bloodplay, anything too gruesome & pay piggies/sugar mommies or daddies, incest
FAQ
What is a Big Bang exactly?
“A Big Bang is a specific type of challenge usually involving long fics and accompanying artwork.” — Fanlore
In order to celebrate the growth of the Haikyuu!! fandom, we will be pairing up writers and artists to create long fics and accompanying artwork!
Are there any restrictions?
The minimum word count for the Haikyuu!! Big Bang will be either 5,000 words (Tier 1) or 15,000 words (Tier 2) on 2020.
And for artists a minimum of one (1) piece of work for Tier 1 or two (2) pieces of work for Tier 2
This challenge is for Haikyuu!! characters only—no crossovers!
How do I participate?
First, go to our sign-up link which we will be posted when it starts! You can sign up from July 26th to August 30th.
If you’re a writer, however, it doesn’t end there! You must have an summary submitted by September 20th. More information on submitting summaries will be available at a later point in time.
Are you an artist? Artists are required to come back and submit a short list of potential fics they’re interested in writing for by September 27th! More information on this will also be available closer to this date.
Do authors get input on which artist or beta they get?
Unless there are extenuating circumstances between the writer and artist, we will be matching up pairs based on artists’ preferences and comfortability on what they would like to draw.
The same can be said about their beta, but writers may simply choose not to have a beta work with them, if they’re uncomfortable working with one.
How does the final submission process go?
Participants are expected to submit their works through a Google Form which will be posted under the tag of the current HQBB event.
Writers are expected to give a link to their posted work as well as fill out details as one would when posting to AO3 and provide both their artist and their beta. Artists are expected to provide a link to their posted work and a preview image (500x200px landscape) (but the mods can be the ones to make it) and provide their writer.
The mods will be the ones to make the final masterposts in HQBB. It will include all the details given by the writers and the image used will be the preview image of the artist. The preview image will link you to the full view of the artwork.
You will find the final works under the HQBB Work tag as well as the AO3 Parent Collection.
In-Depth Schedule
Sign Ups Officially Open on July 26!!
August 30 Sign Ups Will Officially Be Closed
Writers : Make sure to have your fic outlines submitted between September 13th and September 20th. Make sure to rate your fic appropriately, state the pairing/gen, and to include any major TWs.
Artists and Betas : On September 23rd, we will release a spreadsheet of the outlines submitted by the writers, and you will be able to rank the top 5 stories you would like to draw for or beta. You’ll have 4 days in total (until September 27th) to select a few you’d be interested in drawing for.
October 4 Final Match Ups Announced
Writers: You will be paired with an artist and beta depending on their preferences. Please make sure to communicate with them! If we have more artists/betas than writers, you might be assigned 2 artists/betas.
Artists and Betas : You will be paired with an writer depending on your preferences. Please make sure to communicate with them! If we have more writers than artists/betas, you might be asked to draw for more than 1 fic.
If there are issues, please let us know. We will try to match everyone to partners that are best suited for each other.
October 18 First Check In
Writers : We will be expecting an update on your work. An description of the scenes you have worked on or some important scene detailed.
Artists : Submit a rough sketch. Sketches should be able to convey to the writer the poses, atmosphere, and composition of the work. In general, just have enough detail that the writer can see what is going on. Rough sketch thumbnails with rough flat colors or rough shading is preferred, but rough sketches by themselves are perfectly acceptable.
Betas : It would be great you know at this point some what result your writer wants to head and what do they require of you, so you can help them archive it
November 15 Second Check In
Writers : We will be looking forward to a word count bigger than the first time and some other scene you didn’t showed us the first time.
Artists : We expect to see that you’ve made some progress on this submission.
Betas: Be sure you have your own schedule for what and when needs to be looked out.
December 13 Third Check In
Writers : Hopefully by this point you will all have a good chuck of your fic completed, over or around half way through! If you’re struggling or think you’re falling behind, please let us know.
Artists : We’d like to know that you’re on track to finish your piece and progress since the last check in.
Betas : Keep communicating with your writer and make sure you know what needs to be done - same as last check in!
January 17 Fourth Check In
Everyone : This is just one last secure check to make sure that everyone keep contact with eachother and if someone needs a pinch hitter. Let’s just have a heads-up!
But also let’s have in mind that at this point everyone should have 80-90% of their goal!
February 12-14 All Works Due and Posting Schedule Finalized
Please make sure to send your finished work as a direct link after uploading on an fiction or image-hosting website (dreamwidth, AO3, livejournal, etc and tumblr, imgur, sta.sh, etc). Each writer and artist will submit their own work and we will compile all the details of each team into a masterpost.
Writers : Again, make sure to rate your fic appropriately, state the pairing/gen, and to include any major TWs. Acknowledge your beta for the help they provided as you wrote your fic.
Artists : Final art should be fully-colored with a background. If you aren’t comfortable with drawing scenery or anything of that nature, patterned or gradient backgrounds are fine as long as the rest of the picture has enough details to make up for it.
February 21 Posting Starts!
This year, we will follow this schedule in UTC time (you can find out what time it is in UTC time here). More information on each step will be provided closer to the dates above.
Be sure to track #hqbb2020 on Tumblr or follow our Twitter for updates
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