2018 Dean/Cas/Jimmy Big Bang Announcement!
It’s that time of year again DCJ lovers!
We are back for the second year in a row! We had a great Big Bang last year and the Hiatus Indulgence Challenge was fantastic!
We hope that everyone is ready to celebrate our favorite ot3 like we are, with a Big Bang!
We will be opening sign ups for the challenge on December 11, 2017 and we look forward to welcoming new and returning participants!
We are excited to see what the new year and this next bang brings us, we would like to thank each and every one of the participants from the 2017 DCJ BB and the Hiatus Indulgence Challenge. Without your love of our ot3 we wouldn’t have so many great works of art and fics to enjoy!
Thank you!
If you are on mobile and unable to click the links then below the cut you will find the new rules as well as the schedule for the bang along with some other info regarding the new rules.
If after looking over what we have below and you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us!
Remember: Communication is key!
Before we go further we would like to let everyone know that, with every new idea comes ways to improve upon it. With that being said we would like to make sure that everyone is aware that there have been changes made to the challenge this year.
Before making the decision to sign up we ask that you please make sure that you read and understand the rules as they are laid out now. Also please be sure that you have also taken a look at the schedule and feel like it is something that you will be able to work with comfortably.
The last thing a participant wants is to be left hanging without an artist or a story for art they already started.
The biggest change to this challenge is that we are now 18+ only.
Rules:
- To participate in this writing challenge you must be 18 years of age or older. There are frequently explicit storylines and scenes in the material produced from this challenge.
Main ship has to be Dean/Cas/Jimmy
There can be other ships but end goal has to be DCJ
As much as we love to see all kinds of pairings this is the Dean/Cas/Jimmy Big Bang, so the end game should be those three together.
Any other side pairings are fine
No RPF or RPS.
Underage must be tagged
No extreme underage in sexual situations (under 13)
No extreme age gaps if one of the characters is underage (no 14 years olds with 28 year olds for example)
Mentions of past underage abuse/involvement is acceptable as long as there is none shown “on screen”
All major warnings must be tagged in your summary, and cannot be subsequently changed unless you consult with your artist and they say it’s alright.
Major warnings are: Rape/Non Con, Dub Con, Underage, Major Character Death, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Suicide/Self-harm, Torture, Bestiality, Addiction, Eating Disorders, Physical/Mental/Sexual Abuse
Crossovers allowed, DCJ must be the main focus though
Must be an original work not posted anywhere else before your posting date. It’s fine if you started writing the work before the challenge began, as long as it’s never been shared publicly.
Participants may sign up as both an author and an artist as long as you can meet all deadlines for both.
You may not create art for your own story
Co-authors are allowed but the art rules still apply
Authors and artists are responsible for communicating during creation of work to meet deadlines
If an artist or author fail to communicative before the first check in after pairing, it will result in a drop of the non communicative party.
After you submit your work to @dcjbigbang on tumblr we encourage you to post your fic in whichever platform you wish, we only ask that you link back to DCJBB
No art may depict minors being sexualized or in sexual situations.
Stories must be beta’d before being submitted. Betas may sign up starting on December 11th, and beta sign up will continue until all authors indicate they have betas. Authors are not required to choose a beta who has signed up for the challenge. If you need help finding a beta, contact the DCJ BB mods.
Permitted Posting Platforms include Ao3, Tumblr, Livejournal, and FanFiction.net. If there is another platform that you are interested in posting on for the initial fic posting please contact the DCJ BB mods
Remember this is your work, your rights, you can post it anywhere you wish after initial submissions and postings are made. If you wish to post it somewhere else and want to include the art please contact your artist for approval of posting on that platform. Kindly remember: not all artist are comfortable with their work being posted everywhere.
On your posting date you must post your entire fic on every platform on which you release it.
No serial posting.
On posting day you will make a submissions of art and fic link with teaser to the DCJBB Blog to be posted.
You may not put out teasers or talk publicly about the content of your fic until after artist claims.
2018 Schedule
December 11, 2017: Author, Artist, and Beta sign ups open
January 15, 2018: Author and Beta sign ups close.
February 16-25, 2018: Author’s First check in
March 4, 2018: Author’s rough draft/summary due.
Summaries must include:
Bang size (mini, big, mega)
Projected word count total
Rating
Archive Warnings
major tags
Any explicit/major side pairings should also be listed.
Summary and description of the work.
This summary and description will be what is posted for the artist claims. It would benefit you to give as many visuals for the artist to get a better idea of things they may be able to create for art. It could go a long way to making your fic stand out.
This will be your first opportunity to upgrade or downgrade your fic (switch from MiniB to BB to MegaB). Drafts are submitted to dcjbigbang@gmail.com.
March 7, 2018: Artist sign ups close
March 8, 2018: Summaries posted
March 10, 2018: Artist claims open
March 17, 2018: Claims list posted
March 27, 2018: Author check in
- Authors and artists must have communicated by this point. Please let the DCJBB mods know ASAP if you’ve had trouble communicating with your partner. If authors fail to check in at this point it will lead to being dropped from the writing challenge.
April 6, 2018: Artist first check in.
Artist will be required to send screenshot of work in progress to dcjbigbang@gmail.com
If artists fail to check in at this point it will lead to being dropped from the challenge.
April 15, 2018: Posting dates announced. If you need to change your assigned posting date, please let the mods know by April 20th, 2018.
April 19, 2018: Author final draft and promo material due When you submit, include:
Subject Line: (your Tumblr username) rough draft
In the body of the e-mail:
Rating
Word Count
Archive Warnings
Major Tags
Summary (doesn’t have to be the final version of your summary.
A 300 word excerpt from the story as a teaser.
Promo photo (this is not a requirement but is encouraged. This is the responsibility of the author and should not include art that will be posted for the finished fic)
Include your draft either as a word document or as a link to a Google document.
April 23, 2018: Promos will begin.
April 30, 2017: Artist second check in.
Drafts due. Please submit a screenshot of your work and e-mail it to dcjbigbang@gmail.com. Indicate in your subject line what your Tumblr username is, and in the body of your message indicate which author you are paired with.
May 14, 2018: Posting begins! All drafts must be final by the 1st of May.
We look forward to seeing all the works that come from this challenge this year!

