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Welcome to Shrinkyclinks Fest 2020!

Shrinkyclinks Fest is a prompt based fest for works focusing on Steve/Bucky relationship. Participants will then choose a prompt and create art or fic based on that prompt. Submissions will be posted on AO3.

Schedule

Prompting: Saturday, January 18 - Fri January 31

Claiming: Sunday, February 2 - Saturday, March 28

Posting: Monday, April 6- Monday, April 13

How It Works

Prompting

From Saturday, January 18th, until Friday, January 31st, we will be accepting prompts. Prompts can be a scenario, an AU theme, a quote or song lyric, a link to a photograph, or anything else that could inspire a creation within the shrinkyclinks realm.

Submitting a prompt doesn’t obligate you to create anything for the fest (although that is very much encouraged!) and you may submit as many prompts as you like.

Details on how to submit prompts will come closer to the prompting date. 

Claiming

Claiming opens on Sunday, February 2 at 12 EST. Claims will be first come, first serve through Google Forms.

Each prompt may be claimed once for fic and once for art. You may only claim one prompt at a time, but once you’ve completed a prompt you are welcome to come back and claim another until claims are closed on Saturday, March 28. More info on claiming will come closer to the claims date.

Posting

Posting will be direct to the AO3 collection which can be found here. The collection is currently closed, but will open on a moderated basis at the beginning of posting. Posting will take place from April 6-April 13.

Once you have finished your work are free to claim an additional prompt and have confirmed this with the mods.

If you need assistance hosting artwork or posting to AO3, the mods will be happy to assist. A master list for the fest will be created and posted at the conclusion of the fest.

Rules & Requirements

Ratings

Submissions can be of any rating.

Creators must be at least 14 years old and creators under 18 may not claim prompts or read/view submissions that feature explicit content. Also, any creator under 18 must keep their own submission to a rating of T or lower. Creators under 18 are only allowed to select from the non-explicit prompts.

Minimums

There is a minimum of 1,000 words for fics, and equal effort for art. There is no limit for podfics.

Beta reading

All submissions must be beta-read. If you need help finding a beta, please send an ask or an email to shrinkyclinksfest at gmail dot com.  Art does not require a beta.

Rules for Podfics

There are multiple ways to participate as a podficcer: you can podfic an existing shrinkyclinks work with permission (check out last years collection!), or you can team up with an author to podfic their prompt claim, or you can podfic your own prompt claim. There is no minimum for podfics.

FAQ

What is Shrinkyclinks?

Shrinkyclinks is the ship name for Pre-Serum Steve and Winter Soldier Bucky.

What exactly counts as shrinkyclinks?

For this fest, Steve must be small for the main part of the fic, which means he canbe de-serumed. Bucky does not necessarily need to have been the Winter Soldier or have his metal arm, but he should be beefy/bigger.

What pairings/characters are allowed?

For characters, anyone from the Captain America MCU or Comics universe is allowed. As for pairings, the main pairing should be stucky. For background pairings feel free to go wild.

Who can prompt?

Anyone is free to prompt! You do not need to create something in order to prompt, and you can submit multiple prompts.

Can I claim my own prompt?

Yes, just be sure to note that you intend to do that when submitting the prompt.

What type of works are allowed?

Fic, art, and podfic.

Do I need to sign up?

Nope! Simply claim a prompt when the time comes.

Where can I find fest info?

Shrinkyclinks Fest will have a collection on AO3 and be hosted on the following platforms: Tumblr, Twitter, and Dreamwidth.

I’ve got more questions, help!

No problem, we’re happy to hear from you! Ping us on one of the social media sites above, or email shrinkyclinksfest at gmail dot com.