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hi there! i’m so sorry if this is a silly question but i joined this fest months ago and the details are evading me - how do we know if we’re round 1 or two?🥹
Hi there! We asked which round writers preferred in our check-in but others have joined since so the confusion is understandable! You are welcome to submit to whichever round you'd prefer. You're free to DM us to let us know but if you don't submit for round one, we're going to assume you'll submit for round two!
Hey, short question: you said top/bottom requests are not allowed but would it be okay to include "preferably vers Jikook" in the DNWs or would that also be against the guidelines?
Hi friend! To make things fair for everyone, we are going to say that any request for dynamics isn't allowed, whether that be top, bottom or vers. We will make sure to make this rule more clear in the future.
If there are dynamics you wish to avoid between characters, you could instead do something like "DNW: overly dominant or masculine character".
hi i was wondering if fake marriage is allowed or is it exclusively for fake dating? thank you
Hi! We do allow fake marriage! ☺️
just wanted to say, your carrd is very nice! well done :D
Ah, thank you so much! Mod 🧛🏼♀️ worked very hard on it!
i have a suggestion for round two! rare pairs!
Hi, anon! We think this is a great suggestion!
Hello when is author reveal?
Hi there! As we are still waiting for extension fics to be submitted (on June 2nd), we don't have an exact date for author reveals. The tentative date for author reveals is June 10th. It might be earlier than that but we aren't sure just yet. We hope everyone can be understanding as we wait for extension fics to be submitted! - 🌙
Hi!! Just wanted to make sure that since I did fill out an extension form, I don’t have to submit anything today, do I?
If you filled out the extension form, you do not have to submit your fic today. Today is just the regular deadline. We will post reminders for the extension deadline which is June 2nd at 11:59PM EST. Any fics not submitted by then will not be promoted on the fest twitter.
will we be informed of whether or not we'll be granted an extension?
hi there! if you applied for an extension, you are absolutely getting an extension! the max we offer is two weeks and you'll need to fill out the extension form here if you haven't already. i will most likely send out confirmations and more information about this next week!
Hey, I claimed a self prompt in this but I think I'm gonna need to drop out. Life has been uncharacteristically mean recently and I just don't think I can finish in time. How do I drop out?
hi, that's totally understandable! we are currently offering two week extensions (making fics due on june 2nd instead of may 19th) if this is something you'd be interested in! you can fill that form out here. if not, you can fill out the drop out form here. i hope that life gets less mean for you soon.
hiii, for submissions on ao3 isn't accepting new works! will that change soon?
omg hi! i'm so sorry to you and the other person who asked a couple days ago. we weren't aware the collection was closed to works but we have opened it and you should be able to submit your works now! sorry again! - 🌙
hello sorry if you answered this already but can we create our own moodboards for the fest? And how do we submit the moodboards to be used?
Hi, we will not be taking submissions for moodboards for fic reveals.
We will, however, be making graphics for fic reveals that will include title, tags, author, photos of the characters, etc. There will be a place to upload a few photos of your characters to be used in our graphics on the submission form. If you don't do this, we will be choosing our own photos for the graphics.
Also, you are welcome to make a moodboard for your fic to be used for your own posts after author reveals!
Is it okay if the prompts remind of each other but not completely same?
I think there's a very fine line here that could easily be crossed, taking away from the prompt that someone already claimed, so we're going to have to go with no.
We hope you can find another prompt that you're interested in writing! Also, you can still play our prompting games to help you come up with something to write for the fest!
hello good mods! will there be checkin with this fest?
Yes, we will be doing a check-in on April 18th! On that day, we will send out emails to everyone who filled out a claim form with a link to the check-in form!
The prompt is not available anymore. Is it okay to do ur own self prompt then or? (I dont want to take it away from the person who claimed it either cause im not sure if i even will finish the fic and be able to submit it, but i will try)
You are welcome to do self prompts but they cannot be the same as other prompts that were submitted.
Is it possible to claim a prompt you wrote urself?
If it's still available, go for it!
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