Bandom Winter Fest

Welcome to the 2026 BWF! We are a big bang challenge for medium to long fics, running through the summer months with final touches and posting done in the winter months! 18+ only, sign-ups begin June 1st!

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we're happy to announce that we're back for another year! this challenge fostered some really amazing creations last year, so we thought we'd keep it going and set up another round!

what is this? for those that don't know, this is the bandom winter fest! it's an AI-free fic challenge created for those who want to participate in fic challenges/big bangs but don't necessarily love the timeline and/or don't have time to work on fics during the winter! this challenge does the opposite; posting is in the winter (hence the name of the challenge), so we work through the summer/fall! we welcome anyone and everyone to participate in this challenge, and we are all more than happy to see what everyone submits in the end!

all signups open on june 1st! you can sign up as a writer, a creator, and/or a beta! you must be 18+ to sign up, no exceptions!

the information doc (which holds the guidelines/rules for the challenge, what to expect, timeline information, and a lot more!) can be found here! we also have a list of rules on our main blog page, right here!

we also have a discord server here! join in and chat with other contestants, ask the mods questions, and find support for your creative process!

we hope to see everyone soon!

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The time is here! Sign-ups for the 2026 Bandom Winter Fest are now OPEN!

Sign up as a writer HERE

Sign up as a creator HERE

Sign up as a beta HERE

If you have any questions about the sign-up process, you can either drop us an ask here on Tumblr or contact the mods directly in our Discord server!

We hope to see everyone soon for claims! Happy creating!!

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THREE DAYS until sign ups open!!

check out our info doc, and come hang out and chat with us in our event discord server!

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sign-ups for all roles open in (a little less than) one week! set your calendars for june 1st!!

[bandomwinterfest]

we're happy to announce that we're back for another year! this challenge fostered some really amazing creations last year, so we thought we'd keep it going and set up another round!

what is this? for those that don't know, this is the bandom winter fest! it's an AI-free fic challenge created for those who want to participate in fic challenges/big bangs but don't necessarily love the timeline and/or don't have time to work on fics during the winter! this challenge does the opposite; posting is in the winter (hence the name of the challenge), so we work through the summer/fall! we welcome anyone and everyone to participate in this challenge, and we are all more than happy to see what everyone submits in the end!

all signups open on june 1st! you can sign up as a writer, a creator, and/or a beta! you must be 18+ to sign up, no exceptions!

the information doc (which holds the guidelines/rules for the challenge, what to expect, timeline information, and a lot more!) can be found here! we also have a list of rules on our main blog page, right here!

we also have a discord server here! join in and chat with other contestants, ask the mods questions, and find support for your creative process!

we hope to see everyone soon!

[stefanyeah]

And thus it begins!

My Ghost/Mechanisms crossover for @bandomwinterfest is finally unleashed into the world!

As Perpetua tries to connect with his grudge-holding twin, a gang of immortal space pirates arrives on Earth. Events are set in motion that might just destroy famous landmarks as we discover the secret behind the Emeritus bloodline that goes far beyond Earth’s scope.

Links under the cut

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

SquidgeWorld Archive, a project of Squidge.org based on open-source code from the OTW

Neo/Neko might look the fanciest, since I have full CSS freedom there. They're also the only ones that don't require a log in

This are about 20 chapters, including the prologues and epilogue, that’ll be posting all during December. So expect new chapters almost daily. I don’t have a fixed schedule for this, so maybe I’ll be dropping two chapters some days as well, maybe I’ll take a break in between.

[floralegia]

@bandomwinterfest is HERE and I am VAMPIRING ABOUT IT (not a real verb)

Expect a chapter of this one every 2-3 days or thereabouts until the end of the year <3 read here!

[homochampagne]

surrender to instinct - chapter one: you’ll never find it if you’re looking for it

♡ Dogboy Quinn rescues stray catboy Bert. @bandomwinterfest

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five days left to sign up as a creator

do it. you know you want to

it's easy! all you have to do is choose one of the fics our writers are working on and create something based on it. it can be anything you can imagine from art to companion fics to moodboards to podfics to playlists to knitting a scarf inspired by the fic or anything else !!

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two days left to sign up as a beta

sign up as a beta reader to help shape a fic as it comes into being !

no experience necessary !

sign up here

and input your information to be matched with a writer here

more info on how we match betas and writers available in our info doc

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if you’re signed up, today is the last day to input info!!

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writers, you have one week left to opt in for an official beta

opt in here

info on our beta matching system in our info doc

[bandomwinterfest]

today is the last day to opt in!

[bandomwinterfest]

writers, you have one week left to opt in for an official beta

opt in here

info on our beta matching system in our info doc

[bandomwinterfest]

two days left to sign up as a beta

sign up as a beta reader to help shape a fic as it comes into being !

no experience necessary !

sign up here

and input your information to be matched with a writer here

more info on how we match betas and writers available in our info doc

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writers, beta opt ins are now open

🩵 no need to decide if you want a bwf beta until opt-ins close on july 30

🩵 if you already have a beta you want to work with, just let mods know and you guys are cleared to work together

🩵 we’ll be having betas and writers choose each other in a system we’re calling beta matching ! check out our info doc for more information on that and our challenge in general

🩵 we will be contacting all signed-up betas as well (sign up as a beta here)

🩵 get ready for an awesome collaborative experience

opt-in for a bwf beta here

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Hello! :)

Can you sign up to be a writer and a beta?

If you sign up to be a beta, do you have to have a discord?

Hi there! Thank you for reaching out!

Yes, you can sign up to be both a writer and a beta! And no, having a discord account is not required to participate in the challenge, but it is recommended in order to make communication easier. We have a discord server for the event's participants where we send out reminders and announcements, but we will also post those on this blog for those who don't have a discord/aren't in the server.

Hope this helps! If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to reach out to us! <3

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sign up as a writer here

sign up as a beta here

sign up as a creator here

all the challenge information available on our info doc

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one (1) day until challenge signups open !!!

check out our info doc for all the details

and come chat with us on discord