How does the fest work ?
The fest is organized into themed rounds, each running for about 5 months. Each round consists of several stages:Sign Ups: Participants sign up to become authors or artists for the fest through a Google Form.Prompting: Participants and readers submit prompts that align with the theme. The prompts are visible to anyone in the AO3 collection.Claiming: On a specific date, authors choose the prompt they wish to write for the fest through the AO3 collection.Creating: During the creating period, mods send two check-in forms to confirm authors' and artists' participation and progress.Submitting: Participants submit their works in the AO3 collection or through the mods by the deadline.Reveals: After the deadline, works will be revealed anonymously throughout the days ("work reveals") for fics, and posted on the artists' personal accounts for art, until the final day of reveals ("author reveals") where all authors will be revealed at once.
I am a minor, can I participate?
Both SFW and NSFW works are allowed in this fest. For this reason, participants must be 18 or older. If someone is found to be a minor at any time during the process, they'll be removed and blacklisted from the round and future ones.
Are other ships allowed ?
The main pairing and focus of all works must be Woosan. Side ships and poly ships are allowed as long as they don’t romantically involve San or Wooyoung.
Who are the mods?
Mod Ki: she/her CEST (UTC+2) @steolfteroficsMod Caro: she/her CST (UTC-6) @wooyossan
Can I use an unclaimed prompt outside of a round?
Yes! All unclaimed prompts from previous rounds can be claimed. Just make sure to let us know beforehand in case we need to contact you, and to post it in the fest collection.
Do I have to be a participant to submit a prompt?
Anyone can send prompts! No need to sign up to do it either, you can simply fill in the prompting form :)
Can I talk about my work?
Since we're using several days to reveal works anonymously and keeping the last day to reveal authors, your work must stay secret during the writing period and until reveals! This applies to artists as well!
Can I drop out of a round?
You can of course drop out of a round at any time if you don’t want or can’t participate anymore, but please inform the mods.
How does that work for artists?
Artists are all self-prompting. For this reason, prompting and claiming don’t apply to them. They can start creating whenever they like after signing up.For reveals, the mods will give artists a date and time to post their final work on their own account. Names must be censored in their post and marked as sensitive if the work is NSFW.
What are check-ins?
The mods will contact participants through a form to know if they are still participating, if they have any issues or questions, if they would like to share a snippet, a moodboard, a WIP, etc.
What is a self-prompt?
If an author wishes to write using their own prompt, they are not required to submit it during the prompting phase. A "self-prompt" prompt will be created in the AO3 collection that they can choose during Claiming. However, they must share the self-prompt with the mods to ensure it aligns with the theme. Artists are automatically self-prompting and don't need to claim the self-prompt prompt.