Rules
General Expectations
This is a James Potter/Regulus Black Big Bang. All fic submissions must have them as the primary focus. Background ships and OCs are allowed so long as they are tagged as such.
All fics must be standalone, previously unpublished, and 100% written by you. It must also be original; please do not steal anyone else’s work, whether in this fandom or in another fandom. Anyone found to be using AI will be banned from this year’s fest and any future ones we may hold.
All authors must have an AO3 account in order to post to the collection. You must also be willing to add the mod AO3 account (jegbigbang) as a co-author until reveals are complete, at which point we will remove the mod account from your fic.
Artists and betas are encouraged to also have an AO3 to link back to for credit, but we are happy to link to other social media as well!
You must have an email account that you check frequently in order to sign-up. If you do not want personal information to be shared, we recommend making a fandom-specific email. You must also be okay with this email being shared with both your beta reader and artist.
Age Requirements
Everyone participating in this fest must be over 18. This is in order to create a safe space for authors and artists to create and communicate. We will require you to confirm that you are over 18 in the sign-ups, and anyone found to be misrepresenting their age will be banned from the fest and any future ones.
Fic Content
There is no banned content or rating restrictions for this fest. We ask that you tag your fic appropriately and use the correct Archive Warnings.
Discord Server
Joining the Discord Server (link will be sent in welcome email) is mandatory; this will make announcements and any updates on the fest streamlined to one place. Emails will still be sent regarding forms, but updates and mods reaching out will happen via Discord.
Hosting
All fics will be hosted in the Jegulus Big Bang 2025 collection on AO3. Tumblr will be primarily used for announcements, links, and answering questions sent to the inbox. Updates will be sent via email and in the discord server.
Anonymity
Artists will be claiming anonymous fic concepts from the authors who have signed up. Please do not post about your work anywhere publicly in order to protect the integrity of this process.
Author Expectations
You will submit one complete fic of no less than 20k words. As of now, we do not have a maximum word count, but we will be checking in with authors to get a general idea of expected length at the 70% checkpoint. We do not allow WIPs, and fics must be posted in their entirety (no staggered updates). Each author may only submit one work. You are allowed to co-author, but you may not also sign up to do a solo fic.
All authors must have at least one beta reader. If you have a beta reader you use already, please indicate that in the sign-ups and ask them to also sign up as a beta. If you do not already have a beta that you work with, we will pair you with one!
In order to be eligible to participate, you must have previously created and posted at least one finished work for any fandom with a minimum of 20,000 words. We will ask you to put a link to this work in the sign-ups so that we can confirm.
Artist Expectations
You must submit at least one piece of original art and one banner per fics that you claim. The banner can be a resized/reformatted version of the art piece. You are more than welcome to submit more than one piece of art if you want! All works must be single panel (no comics).
On the sign-up form, you will be asked how many fics you are willing to create for (1-3) and whether you are okay with being a pinch hitter. We understand that commitments may change in the future, and we are happy to work with you if this changes.
Beta Expectations
Please communicate with your author about what they are looking for in a beta. They may want anything from grammar corrections to help with filling plot holes.
Claiming
Fic concepts will be made available to the artists on July 31 which will give them one week to look over the summaries. In order to qualify for claiming, authors must send their completed first draft to betas by July 30. Any concepts which do not have a completed first draft by this point will be removed from consideration. Artist claiming opens August 7. Claiming will remain open until all fics are claimed. We will start connecting pairings on August 14. Authors and artists can communicate as much or as little about the art, but we ask authors to please respect the artistic process and avoid making unwanted requests for changes (especially after the art is completed).
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact one of the mods or email us (all information can be found on our contact page). We look forward to seeing what you all create!
Rule inspiration taken from R/S Big Bang.