Overview:

This is a reverse of the usual Bang challenge. Each artist wishing to participate creates at least one piece of art featuring characters from the Supernatural pairing: Destiel, or Cockles (excluding the real-life children of the actors) that will be posted anonymously to be claimed by an author.

Authors are then expected to write a short fic (minimum of 3,000 words) based on the art they choose.



We expect authors and artists to leave their Destiel Reverse Bang stories and artwork accessible and unlocked for at least six months after posting. We also strongly encourage that if you plan to delete or lock your journal after posting, that you consider archiving your work at an additional site such as AO3 or deviantart.



**Due to some issues addressed in another challenge, we will be requiring your story to be posted COMPLETE to LiveJournal, AO3, or Fanfiction.net and not posted over time to these sites for the sole purpose of driving up traffic/hits.

This decision is done so that there is a level playing field for all participants. It is not a "competition," it is a personal challenge and is meant to add creative content to the fandom and ship we all love.

-Besides, one of the draws to a Bang Challenge is the increased visibility of your work in the first place.





You must have a LiveJournal account to participate in this challenge, and all participants should join the community to ensure that they don't miss important deadlines or updates to the challenge. Some posts (like the art previews) will be members-locked.





Artist Rules:

By the rules of this challenge, each submission should be one (1) piece of new art, and it should be completed. Completed meaning, that it is fit to be a stand-alone piece. (You may still add and make changes to your work after claims, but an author should be able to use it as a prompt as-is).

Your art may NOT have been posted anywhere else previous to this challenge.



Minimum requirements: 400x600 pixels for 2-dimensional art and photos of 3-dimensional crafts, or 30 seconds for a video. There is no maximum, but keep your file sizes in mind so uploading isn't difficult. All media welcomed, be it digital or traditional, 2-D or 3-D!



Artists may submit up to two (2) separate pieces of art for this challenge, but only if they make the Early Bird deadline with the first of them. They may submit one (1) piece if they miss the Early Bird deadline.

The Early Bird deadline this year will be Wednesday, January 25, 2017. All other art will be due Saturday, January 28, 2017. (Feel free to send your art in before the deadline!)



This challenge is open to both Destiel and Cockles pairings, so long as it includes at least one character or actor from those two pairings. Artists may choose to specify what side pairings (if any) they envision in the story, maximum rating, squicks, and a short text description of their piece (optional). Please note: the description is not meant to be a story prompt or request!



We suggest:



Please avoid specific crossovers (ex: Marvel, Nightvale, StarWars, etc.). You can still make the art, but please allow the writer flexibility with the material. Don’t let this hinder your creativity, but please allow flexibility with the prompt.



We understand that not all writers may be willing to write RPF. We strongly suggest that Cockles artists allow for either Cockles or Destiel. If you don't mind your Destiel art being used for Cockles fic, please add it as an optional pairing.

