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Happy New Year! I’m already looking forward to creating about the complicated relationship dynamics that come up when you have four or more people in a polycule. What are you looking forward to this year?
Well, hopefully, you’re looking forward this event.
Let me introduce to you: the 2025 Four or More Valentine’s Flash Fiction Madness collection!
What’s this? It’s a writing-focused challenge, however all mediums are welcome in the collection. The idea is to purposefully create in smaller chunks for your favorite relationships with #fourormore people with the intent of promoting your favorite ships and populating those tags of polyamorous goodness.
This event will run from February 7th to February 21st.
This is a low-stakes, personal challenge. There’s no penalty for going over the limit. In fact, if you manage multiple works that go over the limit, you have my admiration.
GUIDELINES
- Any medium! Any rating! As long as your work focuses on a relationship with 4 or more people, it’s allowed!
- All works must be your own and not previously posted. AI generated works will be deleted from the collections.
- You may combine these with other events, as long as the other event allows it (such as @polyamships PolyamShippingDay or @febuwhump)
- Small fandoms and complicated relationships more than welcome!
- Don’t forget to comply with the community guidelines.
MEDIUM SPECIFIC GUIDELINES
- Minimum wordcount for fics is 100 words. Maximum is 2000 words.
- Minimum for art is a sketch (digitally or traditionally drawn. Figure sticks allowed!). There is no limit to the quality or effort you want to put in your fills.
- Minimum for moodboards is a 2x3 grid (6 images individually or edited in one image). Maximum is a 3x 3 grid (9 images individually or edited in one image).
- Minimum for podfic is a 100-word fic. Maximum is 2000 words. There is no restriction on length or special effects.
- Minimum for fanvids is 30 seconds. Maximum is 1minute and 30seconds.
- Other mediums don’t have a minimum nor maximum. Do you want to make an in-universe magazine for your ship? A cross stich pattern? A sculpture? Go ahead and do it! I look forward to all the things you can create.
FAQ
Q: How much do I need to create?
A: As much or as little as you want! Even one more work in your ship tag is better than none!
Q: Why isn’t X allowed?
A: Just because.
Q: I don’t have a Dreamwidth account. Can I join?
A: Of course! You don’t even need an AO3 account if you wish to post only on tumblr.
Q: My work contains [INSERT WARNING HERE]. Can I still participate?
A: Yes. This is a CNTW (Choose Not To Warn) space.
Q: I don’t want to see [X] content, can you please remove it?
A: No. The only content that will be removed will be that that does not comply with the rules.
PROMO POSTS
Please promote your works! Create reading lists! Send us on a treasure hunt to unlock a secret fic! If you are posting on tumblr please @ us @fourormore and/or use the tag #fourormore, and your work will be archived to the blog.
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If you have any questions, send us a message!
Have fun and bon appetit!
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